{"id":79214,"date":"2021-08-24T10:43:54","date_gmt":"2021-08-24T17:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?page_id=79214"},"modified":"2025-05-07T20:10:53","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T03:10:53","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About Ethnic and Racial Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m8nbhjxg-0c2a777dc13c90373561e0a0cb2f2c1f\">\n.avia-section.av-m8nbhjxg-0c2a777dc13c90373561e0a0cb2f2c1f{\nbackground-repeat:no-repeat;\nbackground-image:url(https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/09\/Brook-Colley-classroom-Ethnic-and-Racial-Studies-Program-Academic-Minor-Southern-Oregon-University.jpg);\nbackground-position:100% 0%;\nbackground-attachment:scroll;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-m8nbhjxg-0c2a777dc13c90373561e0a0cb2f2c1f main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_submenu  avia-builder-el-first  home-box avia-full-stretch avia-bg-style-scroll av-minimum-height av-minimum-height-60 av-height-percent  container_wrap fullsize'  data-section-bg-repeat='stretch' data-av_minimum_height_pc='60' data-av_min_height_opt='percent'><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-79214'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n<div  class='flex_column av-wpr8um-bb96d46c646f7d45cc8285fb46667554 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-1  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  dog-house museo-head first flex_column_div  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m8nbgpxi-10c1e296825a269e75d440b31b2960ed\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-m8nbgpxi-10c1e296825a269e75d440b31b2960ed{\ncolor:#ffffff;\nfont-size:40px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-m8nbgpxi-10c1e296825a269e75d440b31b2960ed .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-m8nbgpxi-10c1e296825a269e75d440b31b2960ed .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:40px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-m8nbgpxi-10c1e296825a269e75d440b31b2960ed .special-heading-inner-border{\nborder-color:#ffffff;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-m8nbgpxi-10c1e296825a269e75d440b31b2960ed .av-subheading{\nfont-size:21px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-m8nbgpxi-10c1e296825a269e75d440b31b2960ed .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-m8nbgpxi-10c1e296825a269e75d440b31b2960ed .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-m8nbgpxi-10c1e296825a269e75d440b31b2960ed av-special-heading-h1 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  small-pillow head-fog av-inherit-size'><h1 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >ABOUT ETHNIC <span class='special_amp'>&amp;<\/span> RACIAL STUDIES<\/h1><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m8nbh06m-6553cc6b5d6c9965dd78f1d60288a812\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-m8nbh06m-6553cc6b5d6c9965dd78f1d60288a812 .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:18px;\ncolor:#ffffff;\ntext-align:center;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-m8nbh06m-6553cc6b5d6c9965dd78f1d60288a812 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock big-pillow av_inherit_color'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Shaping learners to be culturally competent, agile and responsive.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div><div class='clear'><\/div><div id='sub_menu1'  class='av-submenu-container av-478qsa6-20c6b3729779325977402f4d8f6bfb7d alternate_color  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  no-border goofy-foot av-sticky-submenu submenu-not-first container_wrap fullsize' style='z-index:301' ><div class='container av-menu-mobile-disabled av-submenu-pos-center'><ul id=\"menu-ethnic-and-racial-studies-menu\" class=\"av-subnav-menu\" role=\"menu\"><li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-79379\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Ethnic &#038; Racial Studies<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-79383\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/ers-certificate\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Program<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-83159\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/stories\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Stories<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-79382\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-4\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">About<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-79381\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/faculty\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Faculty<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li role=\"menuitem\" id=\"menu-item-79380\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-top-level menu-item-top-level-6\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/contact\/\" itemprop=\"url\" tabindex=\"0\"><span class=\"avia-bullet\"><\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-text\">Contact<\/span><span class=\"avia-menu-fx\"><span class=\"avia-arrow-wrap\"><span class=\"avia-arrow\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class='sticky_placeholder'><\/div>\n<div id='av_section_2' aria-label='SOU Ethnic and Racial Studies - About Page - Description Section' class='avia-section av-ksrzljjt-e9bfa5aa2a46d27f96b29e434941b97e main_color avia-section-default avia-shadow  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_submenu  el_before_av_section  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-79214'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1ncypke-3f2b0a39b65b2f41f9bb09422586a2c6\">\n.flex_column.av-1ncypke-3f2b0a39b65b2f41f9bb09422586a2c6{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0 0 0 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1ncypke-3f2b0a39b65b2f41f9bb09422586a2c6 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-6  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1akss3y-bc4d224d14694f26d106e6fcd3b703d8\">\n.flex_column.av-1akss3y-bc4d224d14694f26d106e6fcd3b703d8{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1akss3y-bc4d224d14694f26d106e6fcd3b703d8 av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ksrzmw7q-f2bdbb658c17917b46477328c7bc3ed0\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ksrzmw7q-f2bdbb658c17917b46477328c7bc3ed0{\npadding-bottom:0;\nfont-size:28px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ksrzmw7q-f2bdbb658c17917b46477328c7bc3ed0 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ksrzmw7q-f2bdbb658c17917b46477328c7bc3ed0 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:28px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ksrzmw7q-f2bdbb658c17917b46477328c7bc3ed0 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:14px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ksrzmw7q-f2bdbb658c17917b46477328c7bc3ed0 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ksrzmw7q-f2bdbb658c17917b46477328c7bc3ed0 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-ksrzmw7q-f2bdbb658c17917b46477328c7bc3ed0 av-special-heading-h2 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-8  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >About Ethnic <span class='special_amp'>&amp;<\/span> Racial Studies at 糖心传媒 University<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ksrznxtb-cc086f97a0315633693d3831b501d6bf\">\n#top .av_textblock_section.av-ksrznxtb-cc086f97a0315633693d3831b501d6bf .avia_textblock{\nfont-size:14px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ksrznxtb-cc086f97a0315633693d3831b501d6bf '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>The Ethnic and Racial Studies program is an interdisciplinary, comparative, and critical study of race, Indigeneity, and ethnicity with a primary focus on the lived experiences, perspectives, theories, and scholarship of and on Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), Jewish, and Muslim communities within the United States. Some courses will focus on one ethnic or racialized group and geographic area while other courses will work comparatively and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Students working toward a Certificate in Ethnic &amp; Racial Studies are required to meet with the ERS coordinator to declare the certificate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2toe32-4520899828b80a9d112c631a9c2b65f2\">\n.flex_column.av-2toe32-4520899828b80a9d112c631a9c2b65f2{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0 0 0 0;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-2toe32-4520899828b80a9d112c631a9c2b65f2 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-10  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-2lj2ej2-86d2a7b401329da146e5f8be46b04d97\">\n.avia-section.av-2lj2ej2-86d2a7b401329da146e5f8be46b04d97{\nbackground-color:#f3f3f3;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='av_section_3' aria-label='SOU Business Home Page - Button to Application Page' class='avia-section av-2lj2ej2-86d2a7b401329da146e5f8be46b04d97 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_section  academic-inquire avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-79214'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-m8v317pc-b6e0a3c0199e9a15cd630284d13109cf\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-m8v317pc-b6e0a3c0199e9a15cd630284d13109cf{\npadding-bottom:20px;\nfont-size:28px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-m8v317pc-b6e0a3c0199e9a15cd630284d13109cf .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-m8v317pc-b6e0a3c0199e9a15cd630284d13109cf .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:28px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-m8v317pc-b6e0a3c0199e9a15cd630284d13109cf .av-subheading{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-m8v317pc-b6e0a3c0199e9a15cd630284d13109cf .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-m8v317pc-b6e0a3c0199e9a15cd630284d13109cf .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-m8v317pc-b6e0a3c0199e9a15cd630284d13109cf av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-12  el_before_av_buttonrow  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Achieve Your ERS Certificate at SOU<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div  class='avia-buttonrow-wrap av-1w8uwwe-e5731a459128835492680f21df5de293 avia-buttonrow-center  avia-builder-el-13  el_after_av_heading  avia-builder-el-last '>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1ju5dpq-081ed67966b352e43a560e5a9a865a69\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-1ju5dpq-081ed67966b352e43a560e5a9a865a69{\nmargin-bottom:5px;\nmargin-right:3px;\nmargin-left:3px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href="https:\/\/sou.edu\/admissions\/visit\/"  class='avia-button av-1ju5dpq-081ed67966b352e43a560e5a9a865a69 avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-color-theme-color'   aria-label=\"VISIT\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >VISIT<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1bbw04u-d1f7ea55234d775eca5914aa161ff14b\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-1bbw04u-d1f7ea55234d775eca5914aa161ff14b{\nmargin-bottom:5px;\nmargin-right:3px;\nmargin-left:3px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href="https:\/\/sou.edu\/admissions\/discover\/request-info\/"  class='avia-button av-1bbw04u-d1f7ea55234d775eca5914aa161ff14b avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-color-theme-color'   aria-label=\"REQUEST MORE INFO\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >REQUEST MORE INFO<\/span><\/a>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-iiqwby-a7c6d44e577047759d19abea4b24d0b9\">\n#top #wrap_all .avia-button.av-iiqwby-a7c6d44e577047759d19abea4b24d0b9{\nmargin-bottom:5px;\nmargin-right:3px;\nmargin-left:3px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<a href="\/admissions\/apply\/how-to-apply\/"  class='avia-button av-iiqwby-a7c6d44e577047759d19abea4b24d0b9 avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-color-theme-color'   aria-label=\"APPLY NOW\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >APPLY NOW<\/span><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='av_section_4' aria-label='SOU Ethnic and Racial Studies - About Page - Contact Section' class='avia-section av-ksrzlryv-79598f37315e1464b4a223ccb6609777 alternate_color avia-section-default avia-no-border-styling  avia-builder-el-14  el_after_av_section  el_before_av_button  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-79214'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-ksrzml60-d797a3c1444c37bb8bbbf3b0ffba1f13\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-ksrzml60-d797a3c1444c37bb8bbbf3b0ffba1f13{\npadding-bottom:0;\nfont-size:28px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-ksrzml60-d797a3c1444c37bb8bbbf3b0ffba1f13 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ksrzml60-d797a3c1444c37bb8bbbf3b0ffba1f13 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:28px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-ksrzml60-d797a3c1444c37bb8bbbf3b0ffba1f13 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:16px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ksrzml60-d797a3c1444c37bb8bbbf3b0ffba1f13 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-ksrzml60-d797a3c1444c37bb8bbbf3b0ffba1f13 .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-ksrzml60-d797a3c1444c37bb8bbbf3b0ffba1f13 av-special-heading-h2 custom-color-heading blockquote modern-quote modern-centered  avia-builder-el-15  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-inherit-size'><h2 class='av-special-heading-tag '  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Contact the ERS Program<\/h2><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-ksrzmgcd-6abd993426bcbef3f8302de741e32c08 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center\">Ethnic &amp; Racial Studies<br \/>\n1250 Siskiyou Blvd.<br \/>\nAshland, OR 97520<br \/>\n<a href=\"tel:+15415526751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">541.552.6751<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>\u2013 Questions About ERS? \u2013<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- close content main div --><\/div><\/div><div id='after_section_4'  class='main_color av_default_container_wrap container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-79214'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'><div  class='avia-button-wrap av-ksrzm2ap-edb82fd0dd1384655d3ceadce79ab169-wrap avia-button-center  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-no-sibling '><a href="https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/contact\/"  class='avia-button av-ksrzm2ap-edb82fd0dd1384655d3ceadce79ab169 av-link-btn avia-icon_select-no avia-size-large avia-position-center avia-color-light'   aria-label=\"CONTACT US\"><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >CONTACT US<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"parent":79208,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-79214","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v26.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>About Ethnic and Racial Studies - SOU Academic Programs<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Ethnic and Racial Studies program is an interdisciplinary, comparative, and critical study of race, Indigeneity, and ethnicity.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"About Ethnic and Racial Studies - SOU Academic Programs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Ethnic and Racial Studies program is an interdisciplinary, comparative, and critical study of race, Indigeneity, and ethnicity.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SOU Academic Programs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SOUAshland\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-08T03:10:53+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/09\/Brook-Colley-classroom-Ethnic-and-Racial-Studies-Program-Academic-Minor-Southern-Oregon-University-on-Facebook.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"About Ethnic and Racial Studies - SOU Academic Programs\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"The Ethnic and Racial Studies program is an interdisciplinary, comparative, and critical study of race, Indigeneity, and ethnicity.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/09\/Brook-Colley-classroom-Ethnic-and-Racial-Studies-Program-Academic-Minor-Southern-Oregon-University-on-Twitter.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@souashland\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Sean Glassford\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/d63857b3b310cf49180208a32b86d2bc\"},\"headline\":\"About Ethnic and Racial Studies\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-24T17:43:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-08T03:10:53+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/\"},\"wordCount\":2808,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/\",\"name\":\"About Ethnic and Racial Studies - SOU Academic Programs\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-24T17:43:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-08T03:10:53+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Ethnic and Racial Studies program is an interdisciplinary, comparative, and critical study of race, Indigeneity, and ethnicity.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Ethnic and Racial Studies\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"About Ethnic and Racial Studies\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/\",\"name\":\"糖心传媒 University Academic Programs\",\"description\":\"SOU Academic Programs\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"SOU Academic Degree Programs\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization\",\"name\":\"糖心传媒 University\",\"alternateName\":\"SOU Ashland\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-LOGO-HZ-CMY-POS-scaled-1.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-LOGO-HZ-CMY-POS-scaled-1.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":621,\"caption\":\"糖心传媒 University\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SOUAshland\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/souashland\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/souashland\/\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/southern-oregon-university\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SouthernOregonUniv\"],\"description\":\"糖心传媒 University - SOU - is a Liberal Arts University in Ashland, Oregon. Serving the 糖心传媒 and Northern California regions, SOU provides offers many higher education degree pathways, including: Major degree Undergraduate programs, Masters degree Graduate programs, Minor degrees, Certificate programs, and Micro-credential pathways. 糖心传媒 University also provides Summer Youth Programs for students in the region from K-12, as well as continuing education programs through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). 糖心传媒 University welcomes students from abroad through SOU's International Programs, which also provides current SOU students opportunities to study away across the country and internationally through a multitude of partner universities. The beautiful SOU campus, nestled in the hills of Ashland, OR welcomes the surrounding community to come and enjoy many hosted events, including: sporting events at the SOU Raider Stadium and Lithia Motors Pavilion, theater performances hosted by the SOU Theatre program , musical performances at the SOU Musical Recital Hall, and art exhibitions at the Schneider Museum of Art and other campus art galleries. 糖心传媒 University has many specialized programs which help lower tuition costs, grant in-state tuition, provide accelerated graduation, give opportunities to adult learners, and allow students to graduate with internships leading to job placement.\",\"email\":\"provostsoffice@sou.edu\",\"telephone\":\"541-552-6114\",\"legalName\":\"糖心传媒 University\",\"foundingDate\":\"1872-09-01\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/d63857b3b310cf49180208a32b86d2bc\",\"name\":\"Sean Glassford\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d06c0ea896caf32907bcbdeae4e268bf90877fa2c09e7f919bd803e87634d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d06c0ea896caf32907bcbdeae4e268bf90877fa2c09e7f919bd803e87634d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Sean Glassford\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"About Ethnic and Racial Studies - SOU Academic Programs","description":"The Ethnic and Racial Studies program is an interdisciplinary, comparative, and critical study of race, Indigeneity, and ethnicity.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"About Ethnic and Racial Studies - SOU Academic Programs","og_description":"The Ethnic and Racial Studies program is an interdisciplinary, comparative, and critical study of race, Indigeneity, and ethnicity.","og_url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/","og_site_name":"SOU Academic Programs","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SOUAshland\/","article_modified_time":"2025-05-08T03:10:53+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/09\/Brook-Colley-classroom-Ethnic-and-Racial-Studies-Program-Academic-Minor-Southern-Oregon-University-on-Facebook.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"About Ethnic and Racial Studies - SOU Academic Programs","twitter_description":"The Ethnic and Racial Studies program is an interdisciplinary, comparative, and critical study of race, Indigeneity, and ethnicity.","twitter_image":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/09\/Brook-Colley-classroom-Ethnic-and-Racial-Studies-Program-Academic-Minor-Southern-Oregon-University-on-Twitter.jpg","twitter_site":"@souashland","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/"},"author":{"name":"Sean Glassford","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/d63857b3b310cf49180208a32b86d2bc"},"headline":"About Ethnic and Racial Studies","datePublished":"2021-08-24T17:43:54+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-08T03:10:53+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/"},"wordCount":2808,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/","name":"About Ethnic and Racial Studies - SOU Academic Programs","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#website"},"datePublished":"2021-08-24T17:43:54+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-08T03:10:53+00:00","description":"The Ethnic and Racial Studies program is an interdisciplinary, comparative, and critical study of race, Indigeneity, and ethnicity.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/about\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Ethnic and Racial Studies","item":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/ethnic-racial-studies\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"About Ethnic and Racial Studies"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#website","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/","name":"糖心传媒 University Academic Programs","description":"SOU Academic Programs","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization"},"alternateName":"SOU Academic Degree Programs","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#organization","name":"糖心传媒 University","alternateName":"SOU Ashland","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-LOGO-HZ-CMY-POS-scaled-1.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/04\/SOU-LOGO-HZ-CMY-POS-scaled-1.jpg","width":2560,"height":621,"caption":"糖心传媒 University"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SOUAshland\/","https:\/\/x.com\/souashland","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/souashland\/","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/school\/southern-oregon-university\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SouthernOregonUniv"],"description":"糖心传媒 University - SOU - is a Liberal Arts University in Ashland, Oregon. Serving the 糖心传媒 and Northern California regions, SOU provides offers many higher education degree pathways, including: Major degree Undergraduate programs, Masters degree Graduate programs, Minor degrees, Certificate programs, and Micro-credential pathways. 糖心传媒 University also provides Summer Youth Programs for students in the region from K-12, as well as continuing education programs through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI). 糖心传媒 University welcomes students from abroad through SOU's International Programs, which also provides current SOU students opportunities to study away across the country and internationally through a multitude of partner universities. The beautiful SOU campus, nestled in the hills of Ashland, OR welcomes the surrounding community to come and enjoy many hosted events, including: sporting events at the SOU Raider Stadium and Lithia Motors Pavilion, theater performances hosted by the SOU Theatre program , musical performances at the SOU Musical Recital Hall, and art exhibitions at the Schneider Museum of Art and other campus art galleries. 糖心传媒 University has many specialized programs which help lower tuition costs, grant in-state tuition, provide accelerated graduation, give opportunities to adult learners, and allow students to graduate with internships leading to job placement.","email":"provostsoffice@sou.edu","telephone":"541-552-6114","legalName":"糖心传媒 University","foundingDate":"1872-09-01"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/d63857b3b310cf49180208a32b86d2bc","name":"Sean Glassford","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d06c0ea896caf32907bcbdeae4e268bf90877fa2c09e7f919bd803e87634d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9d06c0ea896caf32907bcbdeae4e268bf90877fa2c09e7f919bd803e87634d1d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Sean Glassford"}}]}},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79214\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/79208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sou.edu\/academics\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}