Social Justice Studies (Ethnic Studies) is an interdisciplinary program with a focus on equity and social change.

Ethnic Studies

  1. Overview
  2. Degrees
  3. Faculty

Social Justice Studies (Ethnic Studies) is an interdisciplinary program with a focus on equity and social change. Students who choose to major in Social Justice Studies and related fields have a wide range of career options: activists, community organizers, public policy analysts, conflict resolution specialists, human relations workers, NGO workers, human rights groups, political campaigners, workers in environmental organizations, alternative media, human rights groups, political campaigns, religious organizations, international agencies, mediators, rights advocates, journalists, lobbyists, and community organizers. Most careers require more than an Associate degree.

Degrees

Associate in Arts in Social Justice Studies for Transfer (Ethnic Studies)

Associate in Arts in Social Justice Studies for Transfer (General Studies)

Ethnic Studies Associate of Arts

Faculty

Vivian Varela

Distance Education/Sociology | Sociology
Associate Professor of Sociology and Distance Education Coordinator, Vivian Varela, had a traumatic introduction to Ukiah. As a small child, her family was passing through the city when an automobile ...
Associate Professor of Sociology and Distance Education Coordinator, Vivian Vare...
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Lori Thomas

Ethnic Studies | Ethnic Studies
Professor Lori Laiwa Thomas (Pomo/Huchnom/Coast Miwok) is an enrolled member of the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians. She grew up on the Point Arena side of Manchester Rancheria, attending roundhouse danc...
Professor Lori Laiwa Thomas (Pomo/Huchnom/Coast Miwok) is an enrolled member of ...
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Lori Thomas