Why are the folks at CSU Bakersfield shocked. Under Biden they were able to misrepresent any and all loans and grants—and get more. Under Trump, the law is being enforced—racism, sexual grooming, payoffs, misuse of grant money is being ended. Now we need to get the abused money back.
“”Our program officer didn’t even know the grant was terminated because the letter was sent directly by Doge, and then again, 80% of that staff is laid off, so we don’t have anybody to really communicate with,” he said.
The program, titled “California Dreamin: Migration, Work and Settlement in the Other California,” aimed to highlight the stories of migrant workers and share the rich legacy rooted in the region.
Rosales noted the program’s significance, saying, “We had over 300 applicants from across America. K-12 educators. We read their applications. They were excited to come to Kern County and learn about Central Valley history and to take it back to their classrooms across America. So this is part of an attack, in my view, on the Central Valley.”
It appears this grant was to be used to promote and encourage law breaking by illegal aliens. Instead of discusses the costs, criminal acts and overcrowding due to illegal aliens, it was to make it seem illegal aliens were as American as apple pie. No wonder this was cancelled.
Federal grant termination shocks educators at CSU Bakersfield
by Jasmin Knox, Eyewitness News, 4/9/25 https://bakersfieldnow.com/news/local/federal-grant-termination-shocks-educators-at-csu-bakersfield
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Faculty and staff at California State University, Bakersfield (CSUB) were taken by surprise, when they learned that the Trump administration had terminated a $190,000 federal grant.
The grant, which was part of the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), funded a program designed to educate teachers about the migrant and farm history in the Central Valley.
Oliver Rosales, a professor at Bakersfield College and one of the educators involved in the program, expressed his dismay at the decision.
“Our program officer didn’t even know the grant was terminated because the letter was sent directly by Doge, and then again, 80% of that staff is laid off, so we don’t have anybody to really communicate with,” he said.
The program, titled “California Dreamin: Migration, Work and Settlement in the Other California,” aimed to highlight the stories of migrant workers and share the rich legacy rooted in the region.
Rosales noted the program’s significance, saying, “We had over 300 applicants from across America. K-12 educators. We read their applications. They were excited to come to Kern County and learn about Central Valley history and to take it back to their classrooms across America. So this is part of an attack, in my view, on the Central Valley.”
Rosales emphasized the importance of the program’s content, which included topics such as the story of agriculture, migrant labor, and significant historical figures like Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta.
“Our landmarks here are associated with the story of agriculture, the story of migrant labor. And folks in New York, from Florida, Alaska, Hawaii, were interested in coming to the valley because of that rich legacy,” he said.
The termination of the grant is part of a broader $360 million reduction by the Department of Government Efficiency, affecting NEH grants nationwide.
Rosales remarked “I learned today that it was part of a $360 million attack by Doge, the Department of government efficiency, upon NEH grants. So it might be a small percentage of a larger attack on the endowment as a whole.”
The decision has left many educators out of work and has disappointed students who value the program’s focus on migrant history.
CSUB student Daniella Lujan expressed her concerns, stating, “People like migrant workers are so important here in this city so– be aware that the stuff that you do vote on is very important, especially in the community you live in. I personally have professors that their jobs will be risked next year and so it’s just a shame.”
CSUB’s Chancellor’s Office acknowledged the situation in a statement, saying, “We are aware that some campuses across the CSU system have been notified of NEH funding cancellations. We are reviewing the details as they become available and assessing the potential impact. No further information is available at this time.”
As the staff are currently brainstorming new ideas to fund the program, Professor Rosales urges the community to ,contact your member of Congress and tell them that you support the National Endowment for the Humanities that has been funding humanities projects for college educators, high school teachers, elementary students, scholars and authors since 1965 and that Congress needs to support the National Endowment for the Humanities.
