CABSC Teacher Fellows

NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS!  APPLY BY AUGUST 15, 2025!

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The California Black Studies Curriculum (CABSC) Inaugural Teacher Fellows Program is now accepting applications!

Join a powerful cohort of high school educators committed to shaping the future of Black Studies education in California.

As a CABSC Teacher Fellow, you will:

  • Engage with Dr. LaGarrett J. King’sTeaching Black History Framework

  • Explore curriculum foundations rooted in the California Reparations Task Force’s work

  • Participate in allpractice-based learning and culturally responsive pedagogy workshops

  • Pilot interdisciplinary Black Studies curriculum modules in your classroom during the 2025-26

  • Submit all student work samples and written reflections on:

    • Your teaching process

    • Student learning and engagement

    • Your personal development as a fellow

    • Recommendations for future cohorts

  • Receive a $1000 stipend

  • Optional continuing education credit available

Program Details:

  • Who Should Apply: High school teachers (grades 9–12) interested in Black Studies, social and racial justice in education, and culturally responsive teaching

  • Program Duration: August  2025 - August 2026

    • Four virtual workshops over the course of the 2025 - 2026 academic year

  • Stipend: $1000 per participant (*stipend is contingent upon participation in all workshops and completion of all deliverables)

  • Optional continuing education credit

Key Dates

  • Application opens: June 2025

  • Application closes: August 15, 2025

  • Fellows notified: August 31, 2025

  • Program runs:  September 2025 - August 2026

Questions?  Email us at creeo@berkeley.edu 

*Note: only one submission per applicant. 

We welcome your interest and commitment to advancing educational equity in California.

Apply by August 15, 2025!