Juan G. Berumen

Juan G. Berumen is a Lecturer in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, examining the agency and resiliency of historically marginalized students navigating systemic inequities through political, economic, and social lenses.

His research interests include:

• Critical Pedagogy
• Critical Race Theory and Praxis
• Decoloniality
• Educational Policy
• Qualitative and Design-Based Community Participatory Inquiry

Current projects focus on East Bay educational equity social movements (1960s-1990s) and statewide implementation of California's Ethnic Studies high school graduation requirement (CA SB 101).

Dr. Berumen actively engages in community initiatives:

• Community of Practice Lead Facilitator for the California Regional Ethnic Studies Collaborative (funded by California Department of Education)
• Strategic Partner for Equity supporting Berkeley City College's Title V grant for Hispanic Serving Institutions
• Core Committee Member for African American Latino Action Alliance's Black-Brown solidarity events
• Board Member of Oakland Emiliano Zapata Street Academy (freedom school founded 1973)

He teaches courses including ChS 190 Community Engaged Research in Reimagining Education Through Speculative Fiction, ChS 180 Resistance and Resiliency in Education, and ETHSTD 135 The Myths & Realities of US Immigration, centering student realities and community complexities.