Ethnic Studies

Ties that bind

African, African-American, and students of color should work together more.

By Kambi Gathesha | Mar 20 07:27 pm ET

History, not just heritage

Should the University reassess its approach to Black Heritage Month?

By Gary Okihiro | Feb 26 06:46 pm ET

Reflections of self and labor

Professor Gary Okihiro on how learning African history was his tool to fight oppression.

By Gary Y. Okihiro | Jan 19 06:22 pm ET

Opposition to AZ law sparks Ethnic Studies Week

This week Columbia students observed the first ever Ethnic Studies week, to honor the sometimes contentious discipline that focuses on retelling history of racialized peoples on their own terms.

By Anushka Lobo | Oct 7 02:20 am ET

Ethnic studies majors merge as center grows

The restructuring of the Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race has led to a new major, more classes and faculty hiring.

By Jackie Carrero | Feb 9 03:33 am ET

Interdisciplinary concentration in ethnic studies to be offered at Barnard

This March, the Barnard College Committee of Instruction approved a small-scale ethnic studies program after a group of students and faculty collaborated together to create a proposal.

By Andrea Garcia-Vargas | Mar 31 02:48 am ET

Columbia rethinks ethnic studies program

With a new director at its helm, Columbia’s Center for the Study of Ethnicity and Race (CSER) is now evaluating its role on campus and preparing to make program-wide changes.

By Marc Kilstein | Feb 16 03:04 am ET

Feeling the Power in the Ethnic Studies Debate

The problem that we Barnard students face today is two-fold and contradictory. There is far too much breadth in the Nine Ways of Knowing, and at the same time, there is not enough.

By Keondra Prier | Mar 5 10:05 pm ET

Proceeding With Caution

The new year has seen developing controversy and discussion over the direction of a proposed ethnic studies program at Barnard College.

By Editorial Board | Mar 4 02:11 am ET

Views on BC Ethnic Studies Diverge

After a semester filled with discussion of issues of diversity and education, Barnard College is grappling with how best to address race and ethnicity in an academic context.

By Stephanie Turner | Feb 15 02:29 am ET

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