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The Norman Levan Faculty Colloquium Series Program is made possible by a Foundation contribution from Dr. Norman Levan, a practicing physician in Bakersfield for over 50 years, and a strong advocate of examining societal issues.

Bakersfield College plans on holding one seminar each semester with the goal of bringing faculty, administrators and staff together to discuss the current scholarly work of our faculty and to foster intellectual and scholarly discussion on campus.

Upcoming Events...

Alumnus and Noted Author Comes Home to Bakersfield College

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Gerald Haslam, native of Bakersfield and Bakersfield College alumnus, is returning to Bakersfield College as part of the Levan Eminent Scholar in Residence program provided for by Dr. Norman Levan’s gift last Fall.  Haslam is best known as an author of books about California’s great Central Valley.

Gerald Haslam is a prize-winning author who is noted for his fiction and non-fiction about the Great Central Valley.  Born in Bakersfield and raised in Oildale, he is an alumnus of Bakersfield College. He will discuss how Bakersfield and the Valley have influenced his writing and will sign books.

Discovering Home

Featuring Gerald Haslam

November 7

6:30 p.m.

Bakersfield College’s Fireside Room

Free to the public