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About Transform

The School for Cultural & Social Transformation offers interdisciplinary degrees and programs in Ethnic Studies, Gender Studies, Disability Studies and Pacific Islands Studies. Our academic fields explore race and racism, ethnicity, gender, sexuality and sexual identity, disability, health and global diasporas.

Our full name is long so we often use "Transform" as a reference. We think it embodies what we are, do, and feel.

 

By the Numbers

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$9.86M

Research Grants

over the past 5 years

46

Awards

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219

Books / Articles

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912

Citations

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29

Fellowships

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1

Research Center

Center for Pasifika and

Indigenous Knowledges

Transform Programs

The strength of our divisions and programs comes from our interdisciplinarity and intersectional approach to historical, cultural, political and lived realities in today’s world.

ETHNIC STUDIES
Our Ethnic Studies program will expand your understanding of issues affecting underrepresented communities.
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DISABILITY STUDIES
Disability Studies is an interdisciplinary field that explores social, political, cultural, and economic factors that shape disability.
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GENDER STUDIES
Gender Studies offers a space for the study of a wide range of feminist thought, practices, theory and community-engaged learning.
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PACIFIC ISLAND STUDIES
The Pacific Islands Studies program provides courses that are designed from an Indigenous Pacific islander perspective.
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Leading the Way

1st

Best University in continental U.S. for Pacific Island Studies

2nd

Highest Number of citations per faculty and article production nationwide in
gender studies

Top 5

Intersectional Studies program nationwide
(Andrew W. Mellon Foundation)

5th

Best Gender Studies department in
terms of awards
(Academic Analytics)

3rd

Best University for Pacific Islands Studies

Student Employment

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TRANSFORMATIVE PERSPECTIVES

Event announcements and news about our people, programs and school

headshot of Andy Murphy

Gender Studies: Good for Law, Good for Business

For much of his life, Andy Murphy (Honors BS ‘08, Gender Studies & Economics) has...

Read More June 23, 2025
A dozen small felt shapes are hanging in front of a white board in a variety of shapes, colors, designs, and sizes to represent different aspects of student identity. Written on the white board is the sentence: "Pride is Felt."

Felt Identity

At the end of last semester Professor Juliet Reynolds did...

Read More June 12, 2025
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A Letter from the Dean

Dear Students and Transform Community, Last week, the faculty of...

Read More June 6, 2025
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Dr. Angela Marie Smith Receives Tobin Siebers Prize for Disability Studies in the Humanities

Dr. Angela Marie Smith Receives 2024 Tobin Siebers Prize for...

Read More June 4, 2025
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TRANSFORM YOUR DEGREE

Whether you want to take a broad approach or focus on a specific group or community, we’ve got you covered! Our majors, minors and certificate programs allow you to expand your understanding of issues affecting underserved communities.

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