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A lecture theater at the University of California Santa Barbara. (credit: The Graduate Post at UC Santa Barbara)

California assembly member introduces resolution to include Sikhism in college religion courses

February 21, 2013 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

In California, State Assembly Member Dan Logue has introduced an Assembly resolution supporting the addition of Sikhism to world religion courses offered by the University of California (UC), California State University (CSU), and California Community Colleges systems (via the American Sikh Political Action Committee): “I am a proud supporter of the Sikh community which has the largest community in the United States in the Yuba-Sutter area,” said Logue. “It’s about time that the CSU and UCs recognize the importance that […]

Categories: News Bits • Tags: ACR-20, California, California Community Colleges, California State University, Dan Logue, Education, University of California, world religions courses

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UC Santa Cruz instructor Nirvikar Singh, left, speaks to Hannah Elston, center, Kevin Deutsch, second from right, and Virginia Perez, right, during lunch at the Sikh Gurdwara in San Jose. (David Butow, For The Times / October 21, 2012)

Sikh academics in California’s universities

November 21, 2012 by Rupinder Mohan Singh

A recent article in the Los Angeles Times looks at the growth of academic Sikh studies programs, including the Sikh and Punjabi Studies Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz, in the broader context of efforts to raise awareness about the Sikh American community: For Nirvikar Singh, leading Santa Cruz’s program has been an act of seva, or selfless service expected by the Sikh faith. “I felt I really could not pass this up,” said Singh, a professor of […]

Categories: Civil Rights, News Bits • Tags: California, Los Angeles Times, Nirvikar Singh, Santa Cruz, Sikh and Punjabi Studies, University of California

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