Professors: Kenneth Carano, Maureen Dolan, Michael McGlade, Mary Pettenger
Associate Professors: Kathleen Connolly, Jaime Marroquin, Ricardo Pelegrin Taboada

Mission

A major in Ethnic Studies prepares students for careers that actively promote a more equitable and just society through analysis of culture, race, and ethnicity in global, national and regional history and the present. The major empowers students to understand and address issues of inequality in a wide range of professional areas, including government, non-profit organizations, industry, media and academic institutions.

Learning Outcomes

1. Evaluate the experiences and histories of the diverse ethnic groups in the United States and in global contexts.
2. Analyze systemic discrimination and the history, processes and methods of how ethnic groups and indigenous peoples have fought for equal rights and self-empowerment.
3. Demonstrate cultural competency through an understanding of the various forms of social discrimination via professional and non-professional practices.