Strengths of the program

• Central to our consideration of gender are the ways class, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, age, and ability shape the human experience.
• CES courses have an interdisciplinary focus on popular culture, sports, media, and social issues and how they relate to race, class, and gender.
• CES faculty scholars facilitate understanding of how the social constructions of race impact the social fabric of our historical and contemporary world, and prepare community members to actively and critically engage in their civic responsibilities, especially with respect to social justice.
• A speaker series that brings top scholars and activists to campus.
• Unique opportunities to work closely with faculty on independent studies or special projects.
• The diverse and flexible curriculum allows students to take an in-depth examination of a particular community or prepare for a specific career.
• Opportunities for seminars, fieldwork, study abroad, and other experimental modes.
• Each student is assigned a faculty mentor who is a resource for majors who are pursuing graduate degrees, undergraduate research, academic publications, and career exploration within the field.