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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

Indgenous 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

Undergraduate Research | Fall 2024 – Spring 2025

Fall 2024 Research Symposium Presenter: Mar Smith Mentor: Kim Hackford-Peer Presentation: Forging Representation in the...

Read More April 24, 2025

Alumni Corner: Pat Ross

What are you up to now? Since graduating in 2022...

Read More March 25, 2025

Putting Drag to Werk

When Colin Baker (they/them) started at Utah Valley University as...

Read More March 21, 2025

William Smith Named AERA Exemplary Scholar

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has announced the selection...

Read More March 17, 2025

 

 

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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