New ES Topic in Fall 2025: Asian/American Ghosts

ES 470: Asian/American Ghosts delves into the themes of "ghostliness" in Asian/American literature and pop culture. This course will be led by Dr. MT Vallarta.

ES at the NACCS Annual Conference

Ethnic Studies faculty, students, and alumni at the National Association of Chicana/o Studies conference in New Mexico

ES Awarded Mellon Foundation Grant to Start Five New Minor Programs

ES awarded the Mellon Foundation Grant for Advancing and Expanding Ethnic Studies from The CSU! This will support ES faculty to develop five new minor programs...

Simon Silva Art Talk, March 6th

The Ethnic Studies department will be bringing Chicano artist Simon Silva to campus on March 6th, 2025. Co-sponsored by Art & Design and La CASA...

New ES Course, Spring 2025: Star Wars, Race, & Rebellion

Dr. Jenell Navarro from the Ethnic Studies Department is offering a new course in Spring 2025!

ES Alumni and Student Awarded at ¡Viva Los Mustangs!

Ethnic Studies Alumni Jeremiah Hernandez and Ethnic Studies Major Mariana Perez were both recognized during the Viva Los Mustangs! award ceremony on October 12th, 2024..

Indigenous Surfers’ Symposium: Oct. 9-11

Surf Sovereignty: Coastal Stewardship, Embodied Activism, and Indigenous Wave Riders is a three-day event that will draw Indigenous surfers, coastal stewards, and activists together from across the...

ES Mentored BEACoN Research Projects 2024

ES Faculty mentored projects: A Decolonial Approach to International Education: Insights from a Cal Poly Global Program in Palermo, Sicily & The Unspoken Journey: Postpartum Mental Health of Black Male Parents...

ES Students and Faculty Create Indigenous Campus Walking Tour

ES students Amy Contreras and Sophie Martyrossian led the project beginning in 2023

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WE SUPPORT AND STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH OUR UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS, STAFF AND FACULTY DURING THIS UNCERTAIN TIME.