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Gaston Alonso is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at Brooklyn College’s School of Humanities and Social Sciences. His teaching focuses on American politics, particularly the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality, while his research explores the historical and contemporary education of non-white populations in the U.S. and its territories. He has received multiple PSC-CUNY grants and a fellowship from the Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute.
- B.A., University of California, Berkeley (Political Science), 1992
- M.A., University of California, Berkeley (Political Science), 1994
- Ph.D., University of California - Berkeley (Political Science), 2001
Alonso’s research examines how racial ideologies and pedagogical practices in U.S. history shaped the political subjugation of marginalized groups, including Black Americans, Native Americans, Native Hawaiians, Mexicans, and Puerto Ricans. His forthcoming book, Educating Workers Not Citizens: Public Education, Imperialism and Citizenship in US History, bridges U.S. politics and area studies by analyzing systemic inequities across regions.
The 2011 article by Alonso and Joshua M. Dunn, published in Perspectives on Politics, explores legal interventions in education (e.g., Missouri v. Jenkins) and critiques of urban education failures. Themes include education policy, racial segregation, and legal frameworks.
- PSC-CUNY Research Grant Award
- PSC-CUNY Research Grant Award
- Ethyle R. Wolfe Institute Faculty Fellowship in the Humanities
- PSC-CUNY Research Incentive Award
Alonso has mentored students through courses such as Proseminar on American Politics and Independent Research. His academic contributions align with broader efforts to address systemic inequities in education and urban policy.
