Departments and Institutes

Institute for Ethnic & Racial Studies
The institute seeks to affirm the identities, diverse experiences, and influences of ethnic and racial groups that have historically been oppressed i the United States.

Institute for Latina/o and Latin American Studies
The institute promotes an understanding of Latin America, facilitates contact among professors with Latin American specialties, seeks to respond to student and community groups and presents speakers and other programs.

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Sponsors a number of activities aimed both at attracting women to higher education generally and at enhancing opportunities for female students on this campus, including the Single Parent Self-Sufficiency Program.