Race and Ethnic Studies Program

The Native Peoples of the Americas Colloquium is an annual gathering that shines light on Indigenous Peoples' history, culture and spirituality.

Students pursuing a B.A. in Race and Ethnic Studies can obtain a double major, or one or more minors.

The minor in Africana studies is an interdisciplinary approach to the study of the peoples of Africa and African descendants in the Americas, Africa, and throughout the diaspora.

The minor in Latinx and Latin American studies offers interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary approaches to the study of these identities and their complex socio-historical contexts.

This minor in race and social justice is designed to develop students' intercultural competencies by focusing primarily on the experiences of American-based domestic racial and ethnic populations.

The goal of the program is to cultivate the intersectional thinking necessary to address systemic differences in power in order to pursue the work of equity and inclusion in conjunction with experiential learning as a means to forward the University’s anti-racist mission of serving the common good. This knowledge will enable students to more effectively integrate race into the broader social justice mission of the Marianist charism, and to also appreciate the diversity of cultural experiences that comprise American life.

Students gain experience in integrating research with social action and applying academic knowledge to on-campus communities, as well as beyond the University.

100 percent of our students participate in multiple experiential learning activities. Students explore research, service, leadership, shadowing and community-engaged learning opportunities through myriad on-campus and community organizations.