New Demand for Ethnic Studies Educators

With the increased demand for Ethnic Studies Professors at the university level to meet this new requirement in the CSU, we are also seeing an increased demand for qualified Ethnic Studies teachers in Community Colleges in California who recently passed an Ethnic Studies requirement as a graduation requirement. In addition, school districts in California are now required by state law to teach ethnic studies courses, increasing the demand for even more qualified teachers in American Indian Studies.

With the new growing demand for qualified Ethnic Studies educators, students should seriously consider adding the Minor in Native American Cultures or the Certificate in American Indian Studies and Indigenous Studies to be more competitive and employable when they graduate. Most students can graduate on time while earning a Minor in Native American Cultures and a Bachelor’s degree at CSULB.

Contact Dr. Theresa Gregor at theresa.gregor@csulb.edu for more information, and the ATLAS team at to declare your minor or certificate.