The Center for the Study of Culture, Race, and Ethnicity offers two minors, in African Diaspora Studies and Latino/a Studies. The aim of these minors is to help students live ethically and knowledgeably in a multi-racial, multi-ethnic, and poly-cultural world by studying the experiences of groups that have traditionally been marginalized, underrepresented, or misrepresented in our society as well as in the curriculum. By exploring the relationship between Self/ Other (whether conceived in terms of race or of the interconnections between the United States and the rest of the world), students will be better able to understand their own identities and location in the world.
 

The African Diaspora Minor focuses on the lives and experiences of African peoples in North and South America with a special emphasis on African-Americans.  Its goal is to prepare students to live in a multi-racial, multi-ethnic, and poly-cultural world by learning to see themselves in relationship to others.

 The Latina/o Studies Minor focuses on the lives and experiences of the descendents of people from Latin America whose primary identity formation has occurred as a result of living in the U.S.; i.e., Latinos and Latinas. The goal of such a focus is to help students to live in a richly diverse, multi-racial, multi-ethnic, and poly-cultural world by learning to see themselves in relationship to others. 

Both Minors require a total of 18 credits, or six courses, spread over five categories.  Additional details are available on each respective webpage.