History of Major

Ethnic Studies is an inter- and multi-disciplinary study of Indigenous, African, Latino/a, and Asian peoples in the United States.  It is an important and valuable area of study that is indispensable to the academic experience of all students.  With this understanding, a program in Ethnic Studies was established at Cal Poly in 1992.  The expectation was that the program would continue to evolve and flourish and play an increasingly significant role in the life of the university.  Thus, in 1994, the Ethnic Studies Program developed into the Ethnic Studies Department.   Since its beginning over a dozen years ago, Ethnic Studies has steadily compiled the necessary critical mass of faculty, curricula, and material resources required to establish and sustain an academically rigorous and sound major degree program.

Read more about the Proposal Highlights for the Comparative Ethnic Studies Major (2005)

 

Mustang Daily (Feb. 17, 2005)