The study of diversity fosters understanding of cultural traditions, histories, and influences; sharpens critical and analytic thinking; explores sources of inequality in society; and encourages a vibrant intellectual community free of bias and prejudice.
Academic Programs
– Develops theories, methodologies, and curriculum that increase knowledge about Indigenous peoples and support the needs of Indigenous communities
— Engages both ethnic-specific and and comparative concepts, theories, and methods of inquiry in three curricular areas, African American Studies, Asian/Pacific American Studies, and Chicano Studies
聽— Provides opportunities through a minor and individualized major to develop a strong interdisciplinary foundation in the social, legal and political framing of disability
聽— Provides a framework for understanding how questions of sexuality, race, disability, class, gender, age, and nationality affect the ways people live their lives and the environment and society at large
聽— Designed to strengthen students鈥� understanding of how race, class, gender, disability, ethnicity, nationality, sexuality, religion, and age interact to define identities and social relations
聽— Provides an interdisciplinary liberal arts education focusing on the unique forms of social control, institutionalized disputing, and justice associated with law or legality
鈥� Supports University and community efforts that address issues of oppression, empowerment, and alliance building for social justice.