Category Archives: Education

Celebrating The Life of Professor Dipa Basu

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With colleagues, friends, and familia – Celebrating the life of Professor Dipa Basu from Pitzer College “where she became beloved as the “Professor of Hip Hop,” inspiring generations of students through her work on the sociology of music, Black popular culture, and the politics of race and ethnicity. She also co-edited the influential book The Vinyl Ain’t Final: Hip Hop and the Globalization of Black Popular Culture (2006), which brought critical international perspectives to hip hop studies and remains widely cited.

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Two Organizers In Pomona Are Still Connecting Their Learning With Community-based Oranizing

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Laud these two students, Chris Gutierrez and Orlando Arias-Pulido, who I have known and walked paths with them as organizers in Pomona since their high school days – and are now building their pathways in higher education – with Chris completing his B. A. Degree and Orlando completing his first year at UC-Berkeley. As shown here, they are still connecting their learning with community-based organizing.

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In Memory Of Professor Manuel Castillejos

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On Monday, June 30, 2025, at 3:00 PM, Parking Lot 13 will be officially renamed in memory of Professor Manuel Castillejos — a cherished community leader and passionate arts advocate.
Join us as we unveil a memorial plaque in his honor and celebrate his lasting impact.
🗓️ June 30 at 3pm
📍VPD Lot 13 (2nd Street and S. Garey Avenue)
Questions? Please contact Pomona Public Works (909) 620-2261 ☎️

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Celebrating with the Segovia Family

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Celebrating with the Segovia family – the graduation of their daughter, Alyssa Segovia, and her friend Grecia Acevedo (with the Acevedo Family) – earning M. S. Degrees from the University of Oregon. Oscar Segovia, who is on the Latino and Latina Roundtable board and Education Committee shared how their many achievements add to the growing number of Latina and Latino students who are now graduating from University graduate programs and paving the way for the kind of change makers that we need in the future.