Jose Munoz

Dr. José Muñoz graduated with a PhD in Sociology from Stony Brook University. After several years of working as contingent faculty in the CSU system he joined the Department of Sociology in 2011. Along with attention to first-generation scholars, José’s other research foci include inequalities and attrition in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education, civil rights, labor, and global social movements and non-governmental organizations. He is a co-PI on an NSF S-STEM ($2.5 million award) Creating Pathways to Computing Careers through Experiential and Engaged Learning project with colleagues in Computer Science. From 2021-2022, José was a co-PI on an NSF HSI grant titled “Exploring the hidden realities of contingent Latinx faculty in STEM”.  This year José's collaborative work appeared in Sociology of Education, Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World, Journal of Latinos and Education, Journal of Higher Education Management, and TRAILS. Check out all of my scholarship (Google Scholar).

José co-organized and hosted the Inland Empire People's History Conference was held on June 1, 2024. The conference was organized by a collaborative that includes CSUSB, A People’s History of the I.E., the National Endowment for the Humanities, The Frontline Observer, UCLA Extension, Brown University, UC Riverside, UC Irvine and the University of Redlands. Conference unites historians, storytellers to showcase overlooked Inland Empire history | KVCR News

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ASA Task Force Charge

1. Develop a working definition of “first-generation” and “working class” drawing on existing literature, ASA tradition, and the task force’s substantive concerns.

2. Examine existing data and, if possible, collect additional data where gaps exist, to document:

    a. The pipeline into the profession, specifically the proportion of graduate students who are first-generation/working class.

    b. The representation of first-generation/working-class sociologists within each academic rank, and in various types of educational institutions.

    c. Appointment of first-generation/working-class sociologists in new positions as a share of all appointments, by rank of appointment.

    d. Comparing first-generation/working-class sociologists to their peers in terms of (1) salaries; (2) appointments to Department Chair and other administrative         

        positions (3) representation on the ASA Publications Committee, (4) representation on ASA Council, (5) representation on editorial boards of ASA journals, (6) 

        FAD grant awardees.

3. Solicit feedback from first-generation/working-class persons in sociology (at every level from graduate student through full professor status) regarding issues or concerns related to their status within the profession.

4. Review past and present efforts of other scholarly associations to address issues of underrepresentation of first-generation/working class sociologists.

5. Make recommendations to ASA Council as to how the Association can best address the challenge of integrating this population into our discipline in a way that maximizes equity. (Source: first-gen-and-working-community-task-force-report.pdf)

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Features

CSUSB recognizes first-generation students and alumni during First-Generation College Celebration

CSUSB awarded $2.5 million grant to create STEM scholarships in computer science and engineering.

Inside CSUSB article about my work on campus.

CSUSB Sociology Professor Institutes "homegrown" Experiences Into His Teaching 

CSUSB professor earns NSF grant to explore realities of Latinx faculty in STEM.

Task Force on First-Generation and Working-Class Persons in Sociology 

Working-Class Perspectives | Commentary on Working-Class Culture, Education, and Politics.