AY 2024 - 2025

Dr. Rogers Discusses His Transdisciplinary Program at Sac State

February 28, 2025

Dr. Rogers discussed his Invention Education course at Sacramento State, which brings together Sociology, Engineering, and Business students to identify community problems, design solutions, and develop business plans for their inventions. Students work in transdisciplinary teams in these courses to create practical innovations that correspond to the needs of community members, putting at the forefront the stories and lives of the people students engage with every single day. Dr. Rogers is also committed to expanding students’ career options, especially into STEM and Tech industries, where sociologists/social science are needed and welcomed in an ever-changing environment where more innovative solutions require a sociological imagination to fix real-world problems.

Dr. Chris Rogers fosters interest in STEM.

January 29, 2025

Learn how Dr. Chris Rogers joined forces with professors and students to foster interest in STEM careers.

Dr. Sarabia discusses the impact of immigration laws

November 13, 2024

Dr. Sarabia, interviewed for Sacramento Bee Article, “California’s most anti-immigrant law passed 30 years ago. Do Latinos care about it today?” discusses her migration history to Sacramento in the 1990s, and the impact Proposition 187 had on her and her family.

Dr. Sarabia discusses the lack of Chicanx/Latinx Leadership Representation at Sac State

September 18, 2024

Dr. Sarabia, interviewed for Sac State News Article, “Faculty ‘cluster hire’ to increase support for Latinx students at Sac State,” discusses the importance of Chicanx/Latinx faculty representation and hiring at Sac State.

AY 2023 - 2024

Dr. Sarabia discusses the importance of Chicanx/Latinx faculty hires at Sac State

July 10, 2024

Dr. Sarabia, interviewed for Sac State Hornet Article, “CHLFSA calls on Sac State to increase Latinx/Chicanx representation and leadership,” discusses the lack of Chicanx/Latinx Representation in leadership positions at Sac State

Dr. Barajas and Dr. Sarabia discuss their work at the Center on Race, Immigration, and Social Justice (CRISJ)

October 3, 2023

Dr. Barajas and Dr. Sarabia, interviewed for Sac State Hornet Article, ‘We are very diverse’: Sac State professor reflects on migrant upbringing and overcoming adversity,” discuss their work at the Center on Race, Immigration, and Social Justice (CRISJ)

AY 2022 - 2023

Dr. Sarabia pens open letter to the next President of Sac State

April 19, 2023

Dr. Sarabia, interviewed for Sacramento Bee Article, “Hispanic-serving colleges like Sacramento State increasing. But some say equity gaps remain,” discusses the open letter she wrote for the next President of Sac State–calling them to tend to the needs of Chicanx/Latinx Students at Sac State. discuss their work at the Center on Race, Immigration, and Social Justice (CRISJ)

Dr. Sarabia discusses gender, politics, and mobilization in a Center on Race, Immigration, and Social Justice (CRISJ) Podcast

2023-2024 Season, Episode 2

Listen in as Sac State alumni Víctor R. Rodríguez Tafoya talks with Sac State Professor Heidy Sarabia about gender roles, power dynamics, education, and the importance of building social and political participation (In Spanish).

Dr. Sarabia discusses belonging in Sac State SOMOS Podcast

February 3, 2023

Reporter Angelica Vera-Franco speaks with Dr. Heidy Sarabia, professor of sociology and co-president of Sac State's Chicanx/Latinx faculty and Staff Association (CHLFSA). Dr. Sarabia discussed her life as a first generation academic and undocumented, sharing what attracted her to Sac State and how she became a teacher (In Spanish)