Nolan Higdon
2190 Blackrock Place ¿ Martinez, CA 94553 ¿ (925) 408-5716 ¿
Education & Degrees
San Francisco State University — San Francisco, CA
Doctorate of Education with an emphasis on social justice and critical media literacy, 2017
San Diego State University — San Diego, CA
Master of Arts (MA) in History with an emphasis on US and Latin America, 2012
University OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS — Davis, CA
Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History with an emphasis on US, 2009
Employment History
California State University, Maritime — Vallejo, California Lecturer, 2015 – Present
Mills College — Oakland, California Lecturer, 2015
California State University, East Bay — Hayward, California Lecturer, 2014 – Present
Los Medanos College — Pittsburg, California Adjunct Faculty, 2014 – 2015
Ohlone College — Fremont, California Adjunct Faculty, 2014 – Present
Columbia College — Alameda, CALIFORNIA Adjunct Faculty, 2014 – Present
JFK Univeristy — PLEASANT HILL, CALIFORNIA Lecturer, 2012 – 2015
Berkeley City College — Berkeley, California Adjunct Faculty, 2013 – 2014
Diablo Valley College — PLEASANT HILL, CALIFORNIA Adjunct Faculty, 2012 - Present
Chabot College — Hayward, California Adjunct Faculty, 2012 - Present
Las POSITAS College — Livermore, California Adjunct Faculty, 2012 - Present
Alameda College — Alameda, California Adjunct Faculty, 2012 - 2015
Laney College — Oakland, California Adjunct Faculty, 2012 – 2013
Courses Taught
® 20th Century World History
® Advanced Writing Composition in English
® America Since 1900
® Ancient History
® Bad Girls: Women in America
® California History
® Colonial Latin American History
® Civic Media
® Critical Communication Theory
® Critical Reasoning in History
® Critical Thinking in English
® English Composition
® Ethics and Law I Communication
® General Studies
® Gender and Identity Representation in Media
® History of Latin American Civilization
® History of Latin America from Independence to 1950
® History of Mexico
® Introduction to Communication
® Introduction to Composition
® Introduction to History
® Media and Human Rights
® Media in Cuba
® Mexican-Latin American Studies
® Professional Writing for Technical Engineers
® Small Group Communication
® Terrorism in The Global Age
® The World Wars
® US History from a Mexican-American Perspective
® US History through1877
® US History Post 1877
® Western Civilization to 1600
® Western Civilization since 1600
® Women’s History
Relevant Experience
The Role of Critical Media Literacy in Flex Workshop Leader 2016
Social Justice Education
Diablo Valley College
The 2016 Media Freedom Summit Main Summit Organizer 2016
Sonoma State University
Muslim Student Alliance Club Faculty Adviser 2016
Las Positas College
Diversity and Social Justice Pedagogy Faculty Learning Community 2015-2016
California State University, East Bay
Social Justice Associate Arts Transfer Degree Co-Designer 2015
Diablo Valley College
Student Learning Outcomes Evaluation Evaluator 2015 California State University, East Bay
Global Critical Media Literacy Project Co-Founder 2014
Media Freedom Foundation
Student Learning Outcomes Evaluation Evaluator 2014
Las Positas College
History Department Program Review Co-Reviewer 2014
Diablo Valley College
Umoja Program Faculty Mentor 2014-2016
Diablo Valley College
Project Censored Student Club Faculty Adviser 2013-Present Ohlone College
History and Conflict Program Co-Designer 2013
JFK University
Law and Society Student Club Faculty Adviser 2013
Diablo Valley College
Student Learning Outcomes Evaluation Evaluator 2013
Diablo Valley College
Project Censored Student Club Faculty Adviser 2012-Present
Diablo Valley College
Other Relevant Positions
Project Censored Show Radio Host 2014-Present
Union for Democratic Communications Steering Committee 2016-Present
Northwest Alliance for Alternative Board Member 2016-Present Media and Education
Media Literacy and Digital Culture Graduate Program National Adviser 2016-Present
Sacred Heart University
Global Critical Media Literacy Project Coordinator 2014-2016
Media Freedom Foundation Board Member 2014-Present
ACME: Action Coalition for Media Education Secretary Board Member 2014-2016
Project Censored Critical Media Literacy Officer 2012-Present
Conference Panelist
® “Effective Critical Media Literacy Pedagogy In Higher Education: Turning Social Justice Theory Into Practice,” Critical Media Literacy Conference, Savannah, GA, 2017.
® “Power Dynamics And Problem Solving: Engaging Both To Explore Civic And Community Engagement,” Media Freedom Summit, Cotati, CA, 2016.
® “Effective Critical Media Literacy Pedagogy: Turning Social Justice Theory into Practice,” Union for Democratic Communications Conference: Troubled Waters, Detroit, Michigan, 2016.
® “9/11: A Teachable Moment: Social Justice Pedagogy in a Post-9/11 World,” 9/11 Film Festival, Oakland, CA, 2016
® “What Can Community Colleges and Four-Year Institutions Teach Each Other About Social Justice?,” National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE), San Francisco, CA, 2016
® “Social Justice Pedagogy in The Digital Age,” Action In Media Education Summit, Fairfield, CT, 2016
® “Effective Critical Media Literacy Pedagogy in Higher Education,” Leadership in Equity, Achievement, and Praxis Colloquium, San Francisco State University, 2016
® “Global Critical Media Literacy Project,” English Council Of California Two-Year Colleges Conference, San Jose, CA 2015
® “Re-Inventing Media and Systems That Serve Communities and those who live and work there by Creating Systems that Empower Potential,” What’s Possible Conference, San Francisco, CA, 2015
® “Media Education and News 2.0: Solutions for the Digital Generation,” Union for Democratic Communications: Circuits of Struggle Conference, University of Toronto, 2015
® “An Expert Educational Panel on The Drug War,” Students for Sensible Drug Policy Club Event, University of California, Davis, CA, 2015
® “Muzzling Investigative Work,” Holding Power to Account Conference, University of Winnipeg, 2014
® “Screening and Q&A of Project Censored” Law and Disorder Conference, Portland State University, 2014
Guest Lecturer
® “Civic Media in The Age of ‘Fake News’” University of San Francisco 2017
® “Millennials and Social Justice” Sonoma State University 2016
® “The Global Critical Media Literacy Project” University of San Francisco 2016
® “Student Engagement & Activism in the Digital Age” University of San Francisco 2016
® “The Global Critical Media Literacy Project” State University of Worcester 2016
® “Social Justice in a Digital Age” University of Vermont, Burlington 2016
® “Project Censored and Service Learning” University of San Francisco 2016
® “Censorship in The Digital Age” Sonoma State University 2015
® “Critical Media Literacy and Project Censored” University of San Francisco 2015
® “Journalism in the 21st Century” Laney College 2014
Grants and Certificates
® Travel Fund Recipient, San Francisco State University, 2017
® Quality of Teaching and Learning (QOLT) Certification for Online and Hybrid Courses, California State University East Bay, 2016
® Online & Hybrid Course Quality Transformation Grant recipient, California State University East Bay, 2016
® Faculty Development Fund Recipient, California State University Maritime Academy, 2016
® Quarter To Semester Course Conversion Grant Recipient, CSU East Bay, 2015
® Faculty Development Fund Recipient, Diablo Valley College, 2015
Publications
® Book Chapters
o “Millennial DeMockracy: The Corporate Media’s War on Social Justice,” The Global Critical Media Literacy Project, GCML.org, 2016.
o “Junk Elections and The Façade of Democracy: The Corporate Media’s 2016 War on Social Justice,” Huff, Mickey, and Andy Lee Roth, eds. Censored 2017: Fortieth Anniversary Edition. New York, NY: Seven Stories Press, 2016.
o “A Vision for Transformative Civic Engagement: The Global Critical Media Literacy Project,” Huff, Mickey, and Andy Lee Roth, eds. Censored 2016: The Top Censored Stories and Media Analysis of 2014-15. New York, NY: Seven Stories Press, 2015.
o “A Vast Wasteland: The Ongoing Reign of Junk Food News and News Abuse,” Huff, Mickey, and Andy Lee Roth, eds. Censored 2016: The Top Censored Stories and Media Analysis of 2014-15. New York, NY: Seven Stories Press, 2015.
o “Ukraine: Another Step in Capitalism’s Global Dominance Strategies and Power Inside the Transnational Global Corporate Class and US-NATO Global Empire,” Stephen Lendman, ed., Flashpoint In Ukraine: How The US Drive For Hegemony Risks World War III.” Clarity Press, 2014.
o “Mea Culpa, Mi Amore: Sorry for all the Junk Food News and News Abuse,” Huff, M. and Roth, A.L. eds., Censored 2015: Inspiring We the People; The Top Censored Stories and Media Analysis of 2013-2014. Seven Stories Press, 2014.
o “Can’t Touch This: Junk Food and News Abuse” Huff, M. and Roth, A.L. eds., Censored 2014: Fearless Speech in Fateful Times; The Top Censored Stories and Media Analysis of 2012-13. New York, NY: Seven Stories Press, 2013.
® Electronic Articles
o “Justice For Sale part 1-5,” Project Censored, 2015
o “The Millennial Media Revolution part 1-4,” Thought Catalog, 2014.
o “KPFA Is Supposed To Be Against Greed And Exclusion, And So, What Their Directors Did Against College Students Is Revolting,” Thought Catalog, 2014
o "Disinfo Wars: Alex Jones War on Your Mind," Project Censored, 2013.
® Miscellaneous
o “Effective Critical Media Literacy Pedagogy in Higher Education: Turning Social Justice Theory into Practice,” doctoral dissertation, San Francisco State University, 2017
o “The Global Critical Media Literacy Educator’s Resource Guide,” co-editor, 2015
o "The Politics of Desertion," master’s thesis, San Diego State University, 2012.
Media Appearances
§ Greg Buckley, “History professor fights against news censorship,” Las Positas College Express, March 17, 2017.
§ “Facebook begins ‘fake news’ crackdown with ‘disputed’ story tag roll out,” Russia Today, March 5, 2017.
§ Jonah Engel Bromwich And Bonnie Wertheim, “Does Bigfoot Have a Soul? A Radio Host’s Audience Ponders,” New York Times, February 20, 2017.
§ Challenging the Rhetoric with Cheri Roberts Podcast 2016
§ Out of This World Radio Program 2015
§ Populist Dialogues Television Show 2014
§ KBOO Wednesday Radio Program 2014
§ Kevin Barratt’s Truth Jihad Radio Radio Program 2013
§ Project Censored The Movie Film Documentary 2012
References
§ Dr. Mary Cardaras
California State University, East Bay
510-885-3000 (x3925)
§ Dr. David Hemphill
San Francisco State University
415-338-2689
§ Dr. Nicholas Baham III
California State University, East Bay
(510) 885-3256
§ Dr. Linda Ivey
California State University, East Bay
(510) 885-2166
§ Mickey Huff
Diablo Valley College
925-969-2500
§ Dr. Peter Phillips
Sonoma State University
707.664.2588