Ernesto Colín

Associate Professor Loyola Marymount University

  • Los Angeles CA

Department of Teaching and Learning

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Biography

Ernesto Colín is an Associate Professor and Academic Program Director in the department of Teaching & Learning at Loyola Marymount University. He is a trustee of Anawakalmekak School in Los Angeles and chair of the National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies. A first-gen student and son of immigrants, he recieved his Ph.D. from Stanford University in Anthropology of Education and is a two time LMU alumnus with degrees in Chicanx Studies, Spanish, and Secondary Education. A danzante, visual artist, and former public high school teacher, he has delivered keynote addresses, presentations, and workshops at over 200 schools. Dr. Colín is the founder, host, and producer of the Serenata de Tríos radio program (established in 1998) on 88.9FM KXLU.

Education

Stanford University, School of Education

Ph.D.

Anthropology of Education

2011

Loyola Marymount University, School of Education

M.Ed.

Secondary Education

2001

Loyola Marymount University

B.A.

Spanish and Chicana / Chicano Studies

1995

Social

Areas of Expertise

Indigenous Education
Anthropology of Education
Aztec Dance
Chicana/O Studies
Qualitative Research
Ethnography
Instructional Technology
Cultural Anthropology
Mesoamerican Studies
Spanish Translation

Industry Expertise

Education/Learning
Research
Training and Development

Accomplishments

Valedictorian

Awarded by Loyola Marymount University

Ignatian Award

The highest university honor for a male student, awarded by Loyola Marymount University

John Milton Oskison Writing Prize

Awarded by Stanford University Native American Cultural Center

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Affiliations

  • National Association of Chicana and Chicano Studies
  • American Anthropological Association, AIA, ALLLA, CAE
  • American Education Research Association
  • Native American and Indigenous Studies Association
  • Associatoin of Mexican American Educators
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Media Appearances

Off-Press Podcast. Episode 40

LMU Magazine  online

2020-02-15

The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted far more than the day-to-day operations of America’s schools. “What happened here is that the pandemic has revealed the fissures that we have in education settings and amplified all of them,” says Ernesto Colín, LMU professor of education. Colín talks about what we’ve confronted and what we’ve learned.

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Diversity in preschools: Does teacher race or quality matter more?

89.3KPCC  online

2014-09-29

Training for educators is a good place to start in building cultural sensitivity, said Ernesto Colin, professor in urban education at Loyola Marymount University. But he said preschool directors need to look more deeply at the kind of education they are providing. "There have been a lot of things that haven't worked where the education was more monolithic or Eurocentric or mainstream," Colin said...

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