About Transform
The School for Cultural and 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.
Transform Programs
The strength of our divisions and programs comes from our interdisciplinarity and our 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.
DISABILITY
STUDIES
Disability Studies is an interdisciplinary field that explores social, political, cultural, and economic factors that shape disability.
GENDER
STUDIES
Gender Studies offers a space for the study of a wide range of feminist thought, practices, theory and community-engaged learning.
PACIFIC ISLANDS
STUDIES
The Pacific Islands Studies program provides courses that are designed from an Indigenous Pacific islander perspective.
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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 marginalized groups and underrepresented communities.
TRANSFORMATIVE PERSPECTIVES
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We are accepting applications from November 6 through December 1.
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