{"id":4749,"date":"2022-01-05T18:16:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-06T02:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/?p=4749"},"modified":"2022-01-07T19:04:19","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T03:04:19","slug":"palomar-adopts-new-ethnic-studies-requirement-to-align-with-csu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/palomar-adopts-new-ethnic-studies-requirement-to-align-with-csu\/","title":{"rendered":"Palomar Adopts New Ethnic Studies Requirement to Align with CSU"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"open-para\">The update replaces the previous Multicultural Studies requirement with courses focused on race and ethnicity under Chicano Studies, Africana Studies and American Indian Studies.<\/p>\n<p>SAN MARCOS \u2014 Next fall, when students resume their path toward an Associate of Arts degree at Palomar College, they will face a new requirement that educators say represents a major step toward aligning Palomar\u2019s standards with state universities, while furthering Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>The college has maintained a Multicultural Studies (MS) requirement for more than 20 years. As of Fall 2022, it will be replaced by an Ethnic Studies (ES) requirement, in alignment with new state standards.<\/p>\n<p>The change follows the statewide implementation of <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1460\">CA Assembly Bill 1460<\/a>, which established an Ethnic Studies graduation requirement for students in the California State University system who will graduate in 2024\u201325.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a bold and necessary step forward for Palomar College, which advances our commitment to equity while helping students prepare for undergraduate programs across the state,\u201d said Palomar\u2019s Superintendent\/President, Dr. Star Rivera-Lacey.<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Jack Kahn, the Assistant Superintendent\/Vice President of Instruction, said that no classes are being eliminated under the change; rather, the graduation requirement is being shifted to a smaller, more intensive cluster of courses.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Frankly, I think all courses should be taught from a multicultural perspective,&#8221; said Dr. Kahn. &#8220;For example, we have wonderful courses that currently satisfy the Multicultural Studies requirement in Anthropology, Cinema, Communications, Dance, History and Religious Studies, among many other disciplines. This change (to Ethnic Studies) emphasizes the importance of honoring the specific expertise and training of our ethnic studies faculty and their own lived experiences.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As of next fall, Dr. Kahn explained, the approved courses will be more rigorously focused on the core subject matter. The text of AB 1460 defines Ethnic Studies as \u201can interdisciplinary and comparative study of race and ethnicity with special focus on four historically defined racialized core groups: Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, and Latina and Latino Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Patti Dixon, a Professor of American Indian Studies at Palomar and a Luise\u00f1o tribal leader from Pauma Valley, said that the long-standing Multicultural Studies courses served their purpose. But the switch to Ethnic Studies will help provide students with a deeper understanding of cultural and ethnic subjects, both in history and the present day.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe intent is to expose the deficits of our American system, but at the same time, to learn and heal and form a collaborative approach to being the American people,\u201d said Dixon. \u201cEthnic Studies is going to have a dramatic impact in certain areas, and ideally it will help us see each other more clearly as human beings, and treat each other with respect.\u201d<\/p>\n<h6>A New Approach to Ethnic and Cultural Education<\/h6>\n<p>\u201cThis is an important change for the college to make,\u201d said Rodolfo Jacobo, Associate Professor and Chair of the Ethnic Studies Department at Palomar. \u201cIf the idea is to help our students understand the experiences of people of color, then it\u2019s best for them to be enrolled in classes that are dealing with those experiences every day of the semester.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the Ethnic Studies disciplines, he said, \u201cNot only are the faculty trained to teach in this area, but many of us have had those experiences ourselves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AB 1460, which was approved by the California State Legislature in August 2020, requires that all students enrolled at the 23 CSU campuses take a 3-unit Ethnic Studies course in order to graduate. The bill also provided specific outcomes that approved courses are required to deliver, and limited the academic disciplines that may teach the newly required classes.<\/p>\n<p>Wendy Nelson, Associate Professor of Media Studies and Co-Chair of the Curriculum Committee, said the change at Palomar will help prepare transfer students by aligning general education requirements with those that they will encounter at university.<\/p>\n<p>Nelson also emphasized that the update involves far more than a new title.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are very specific core competencies necessary in order to meet the ES requirement,\u201d she said. \u201cOur faculty spent several months having conversations and really rethinking what we\u2019re teaching in these courses, and how we\u2019re going to meet these core competencies.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The previously required Multicultural Studies courses, meanwhile, \u201care not going away, because they still meet the requirements of different programs within the college.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ben Mudgett, Palomar\u2019s Articulation Officer and an Associate Professor of Business, said that there will now be nine classes for students to choose from, under the three disciplines of Chicano Studies, Africana Studies and American Indian Studies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were the only community college in the state to get 100 percent of our Ethnic Studies proposals approved by the CSU,\u201d Mudgett said. \u201cThe faculty had brave conversations about what this means for our departments and courses. We all had to put aside our biases and really listen to our Ethnic Studies faculty and what our students need.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was determined that we should make these bold general education changes so that every student getting their associate degree will be better prepared when they go on to a state university,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>The change was unanimously approved by the Curriculum Committee on December 1, 2021, followed by final approval by the Faculty Senate on December 6.<\/p>\n<h6>Moving Forward with Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion<\/h6>\n<p>Campus leaders say replacing the Multicultural Studies requirement with an Ethnic Studies requirement is a more significant shift than it may seem, revealing a profound commitment to Diversity, Equity &amp; Inclusion (DEI).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe goal is to give our students an unfiltered lens to see the world we live in, appreciate our diversity, and heal the wrongs that have happened in the past,\u201d said Dixon.<\/p>\n<p>One anticipated effect of the change will be a decreased demand for classes that previously fulfilled the Multicultural Studies requirement, and the discussion involved many faculty members who will be affected.<\/p>\n<p>The result, according to those involved in the process, has been a resounding vote of support for DEI at Palomar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEveryone who has a course that meets the Multicultural Studies requirement was aware that there could be some effects on their enrollments in those classes,\u201d said Nelson. \u201cOur faculty understood that. However, we didn\u2019t get that much pushback. I think everyone knew it was time to make this change. We\u2019re at a place in our country where we need this, and our students will benefit from it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr. Kahn added, \u201cI was so impressed with our faculty in this decision. It\u2019s one thing to have discussions about DEI, but this is one area where it will really have an impact. This is a significant change that shows people are willing to make sacrifices in the spirit of equity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And Jacobo, who has dedicated decades of his career to teaching and advocating for more equitable instruction at Palomar, said he is encouraged by the move: \u201cThe main focus is the students\u2014how are we preparing them to live and work in an increasingly diverse community and world? That\u2019s the best news of all of this, it\u2019s for the students\u2019 sake.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The update replaces the previous Multicultural Studies requirement with courses focused on race and ethnicity under Chicano Studies, Africana Studies and American Indian Studies. 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