Professor Emeritus Richard Luevano, who as a student activist led the campaign for ethnic studies to be taught at Stanislaus State, points to 1971 as the beginning of the program, the year its classes were no longer offered through the sociology program.

Officially, current Ethnic Studies Department Chair Xamuel Bañales said, and Luevano agrees, ethnic studies became its own program in 1972.

Mariah Rose Panlasigui started her second year at Stan State this semester, but for the pre-licensure nursing student, being on campus feels like a brand-new experience.

Stanislaus State’s presentation series Next UP: Forward Thinking continues this fall with a watch party and interactive live discussion of the documentary film “exiled,” which is based on the personal experiences and 25 years of research on trauma and refugees by Pollie Bith-Melander, an assistant professor of social work at Stan State.

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Theatre Production, on the main stage theatre with live performances. 

Please be prepared to follow safety protocols including physical distancing, wearing a face covering, and filling out a quick daily self-screening form prior to coming on campus.