Join us for lunch to listen and learn from visiting scholar and Oxy alumni, Dr. Kēhaulani Vaughn '02.
The Center for Community Based Learning invites you to the inaugural event of the CCBL’s 25th Anniversary Celebration, “Kuleana as Cultural Praxis: Indigenous Methodologies and Community Engaged Research for Decolonial Possibilities” a lunch time guest lecture by Kanaka ‘Ōiwi scholar and 鶹ƵAlumni, Dr. Kēhaulani Vaughn ‘02.
Dr. Vaughn's lecture will be held on Thursday, March 19th from 11:30am-1:30pm in Lower Herrick. Guests may arrive anytime between 11:30am and 11:45am. Buffet lunch will begin at 11:30am, followed by the agenda at 11:45am.
If you are able to join us, please RSVP by Friday, March 6th, 2026.
About Dr. Vaughn
Kēhaulani Vaughn is an Associate Professor of Indigenous Feminisms in the
Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Riverside. She is also the
Co-Director of the California Center for Native Nations at UCR. She is a Kanaka ‘Ōiwi
scholar whose research engages Pacific Islander and Indigenous feminist theorizations
of land, environment, and regeneration. Dr. Vaughn’s research examines how diasporic
Native Hawaiians and Oceanic relatives create and maintain kinship with California
Indians and their lands as Native feminist projects of regeneration. Her research has
been awarded fellowships by the Ford and Spencer Foundations. As a community-
engaged scholar, Dr. Vaughn is involved and has co-founded numerous community
organizations seeking to improve the lives of Pacific Islander and Indigenous
communities. Before her role as faculty, she worked as a practitioner in higher
education. She is a proud Occidental alumna (02’) and resides in Riverside on the lands
of the Tongva, Cahuilla, and Luiseño peoples.
