Breadcrumb
Frank Herrera
I was born and raised in San Diego, CA. I graduated with a BA in Liberal Arts with a specialization in linguistics from SDSU and a Master of Education: TESOL from USD. After I graduated, I taught at the International Rescue Committee, Catholic Charities, and with CBET program. At one point, I taught nine classes from morning till late at night nearly every day to make ends meet. I worked with refugees from Sudan, Russia, Iraq and many other countries. I also worked at USD and Cuyamaca College as an ESL teacher. After a year I started teaching at SDSU and eventually started a Pre-MBA/Pre-Master's program for primarily international students. I was the director of this program for around 10 years, before I came to Humboldt in the spring of 2019.
Favorite Quote: “Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.”- Epictetus
Areas of Interest
Social and Environmental Justice,Critical Pedagogy (transformative education), Stoicism (philosophy). Deconstruction (Jasque Derrida's philosophical and literary analysis), Absurdism (Albert Camus), minimalism (sometimes called essentialism).
Liaison Roles and Committee Memberships:
Campus Diologue on Race; Social Justice Summit; International Advisory Committee; Institutional Programming Model- Large Scale Events; Diverse Male Scholars Initiative; Humboldt Advisory Committee on Sustainability; Graduation Pledge Alliance
- B.A in Liberal Arts with a specialization in linguistics from San Diego State University
- Master of Education: TESOL from University of San Diego