Bio

Dr. Cirian Villavicencio has been Professor and Co-Chair of the Department of Political Science at San Joaquin Delta College since 2012. A Stanford Global Studies EPIC Fellow (2024–2025), he focused on internationalizing the curriculum in higher education. He serves as a gubernatorial appointee and faculty representative on the California Community Colleges Board of Governors. Previously, Dr. Villavicencio worked for the California Asian American Pacific Islander Legislative Caucus and chaired the California Commission on Asian and Pacific Islander American Affairs, where he advanced legislation on data disaggregation and human trafficking, and advocated for Filipino WWII veterans to receive the Congressional Gold Medal. He also led the advocacy effort to establish the AANHPI Student Achievement Program across California Community Colleges and California State Universities, supporting the unique needs of first-generation, low-income AANHPI students.