{"id":416924,"date":"2026-07-29T19:21:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T19:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/416924\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T19:21:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T19:21:14","slug":"they-once-taught-about-a-hero-now-faculty-rethink-cesar-chavez-lessons-after-allegations-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/416924\/","title":{"rendered":"They once taught about a hero. Now faculty rethink C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez lessons after allegations | News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The same day The New York Times published its investigation of labor rights leader C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez\u2019s alleged actions of sexual abuse, Bakersfield College professor Oliver Rosales was scheduled to teach his class, History of Chicanos in the Southwest. 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