Summer Institute supports and addresses the timely need for educators to meet the Ethnic Studies high school graduation requirement in California. Through this 5-day institute, K-12 educators will gain theoretical and practical knowledge from award-winning UCSB faculty in Asian American, Black, Chicana/o, Feminist Studies, and Education Studies. Participants will also work closely with community members doing Ethnic Studies work to best meet the demands of the state, districts, and most importantly, our students.

 

Registration for the 2025 Summer Institute will open in Spring 2025.

We look forward to you joining us!

 

"A group of 23 teachers who participated in the 2024 EXITO Summer Institute smile while holding a white banner featuring the EXITO logo""

2024 Summer Institute Participants and ÉXITO Team Members

2024 Institute Details

Dates

Monday, June 24th-Friday, June 28th, 2024 (9am-4pm daily)

Cost

Registration Fee: FREE

Included

Breakfast and lunch daily 

Curriculum development workshops led by Roxana Dueñas

Poetry sessions led by Orange County Poet Laureate Gustavo Hernandez

Lectures/Discussions led by award-winning UCSB faculty including:

  • Inés Casillas (Chicana/o/x Studies), "Language, Race, and Ethnic Studies"
  • Ingrid Banks (Black Studies), "Intersection Blackness Matters: Considering the A.P. African American Studies Course"
  • Diane Fujino (Asian American Studies), "Origins of Ethnic Studies"
  • Hui-Ling Malone (Education), "Education as the Practice of Freedom: Enacting Ethnic Studies Pedagogies"
  • Lisa Sun-Hee Park (Asian American Studies) and Laury Oaks (Feminist Studies), "Ethnic Studies and the Struggle for Immigrant Health Justice" 
  • Victor Rios (Sociology), "Is Ethnic Studies a Matter of Life or Death?"