Dr. Eric R. Felix
Title: Assistant Professor, College of Education, San Diego State University
Education: B.A., history, California State University, Fullerton; M.A., educational leadership and student affairs, San Diego State University; Ph.D., urban education policy, University of Southern California
Age: 37
Mentors: Dr. Estela Mara Bensimon, University of Southern California; Dr. Shaun R. Harper, University of Southern California; Dr. Frank Harris, San Diego State University; Patricia Alvarado, California State University, Fullerton.
Words of encouragement/wisdom: “I’m all about having fun and being in a community. I say having fun because I know that I’m going to get articles rejected from journals. I know it won’t be easy to go through the tenure process. But I’m also a first-generation college student; no one expected me to even graduate college. So, I’m going to enjoy what I do. And second, I’m going to center building a community. To show my students and colleagues of color that we’re going to face challenges — and we’re still going to find optimism. There will be many times we’ll feel like outsiders as the only faculty of color. So, if we’re going to struggle in these ways, there’s a need for solidarity.”
