Jose Z. Calderon, PhD
Professor
- With Pitzer Since:1991
- Field Group: Sociology/Chicano Studies
- Campus Address: Broad Center 216
- Phone:909.607.2852
- Campus email: jose_calderon
Education:
- M.A., Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles
- B.A., University of Colorado
Expertise Areas
Urban and Political Sociology; Race and Ethnic Relations; Multi-Ethnic Coalitions; Urban Community Development; Critical Ethnography and Participant Observation; Language Rights; Experimental and Service Learning; Chicano and Latino Communities
Recent Publications, Appointments, and Awards
Recipient of 2004 Richard E. Cone Award for Excellence and Leadership in Cultivating Community Partnerships in Higher Education, presented by the California Campus Compact (CACC) to individuals who demonstrate excellence in building partnerships between communities and higher education.
“Partnership in Teaching and Learning: Combining the Practice of Critical Pedagogy With Civic Engagement and Diversity,” in Peer Review, American Association of Colleges and Universities, Spring 2003.
Resource Materials Manual for Teaching Latino/a Sociology, (edited with Gilda Ochoa), American Sociological Association Teaching Resource Center, 2003.
Appointed member of the National Advisory Council of the New Institute on Liberal Education and Civic Engagement of the American Association of Colleges and Universities and Campus Compact.
Appointed to three-year position, Distinguished Career Award Committee, American Sociological Association.
Finalist for the Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service Learning, Campus Compact
Presentations at the American Sociological Association in August 2003
“Teaching Chicana/o and Latina/o Sociology”
“Connecting Research, Teaching, and Community Organizing,” to Sociology Honor’s students
“Participatory Research in the Pomona Day Labor Center.”