Mario Salas, Ph.D.

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Mario Salas, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor of Practice, Bicultural-Bilingual Studies/Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies

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Bio

Mario Marcel Salas is an Assistant Professor of Practice in two departments at UT San Antonio:  Bicultural-Bilingual Studies/Race, Ethnicity, Gender & Sexuality Studies as well as Political Science and Geography. He has taught at UT San Antonio for over 20 years, including such courses as Texas Politics, Federal Politics, Political History, African American Studies, Civil Rights, and International Conflicts. In addition, he has authored a segment on the history of African Americans in San Antonio for a collaborative effort between Bexar County and UT San Antonio. He served as a City Councilman for the City of San Antonio and was very active in the Civil Rights Movement for many years. He has authored several textbooks including, Foundation Myth in Political Thought: The Racial Moorings of Foundation Myth, and other mass-produced books and materials. Professor Salas helped to develop the first economic relationship with an African country that involved the City of San Antonio and Mahikeng, South Africa. He championed the establishment of a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Texas state holiday and served as Vice-President for the Judson Independent School Board of Trustees. He is currently the President of San Antonio Community Radio (KROV), a member of the Bexar County Historical Commission, and served as a commissioner with the San Antonio Tricentennial Commission.