Rubén González

Rubén González, proudly from Greenfield, California, is a PhD candidate in Race, Inequality, and Language in Education at Stanford University. His dissertation explores how students and teachers of color develop and enact an abolitionist praxis in classroom, school, and larger community settings. Prior to his graduate studies, Rubén was a high school English teacher in Sacramento, California. As a high school teacher, he also co-founded and co-advised the Social Justice & Equity Collective (SJEC), an after-school and student-led organizing and activist space. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree in English at Sacramento State University after transferring from Hartnell College.