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The Chicana/o Studies Program is an international, cross-disciplinary program of research, teaching, and public service intending to provide U.C. Davis students an opportunity to understand and work with the experiences, values, cultural representations, and socio-economic issues of the Chicano/Latino community. Knowledge of its theoretical and methodological framework also serves students seeking comparative analysis with other populations and global communities.
The program includes a dedicated faculty of accomplished research scholars, inspiring avant-garde professionals, excellent support staff, a curriculum strong in the use of cultural expression, theory and analysis of the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality, a dedication to fostering excellent student research, and support for community service activities.
The Chicana/o Studies faculty is internationally recognized for its contributions to Latin American and Chicana/o Studies scholarship, public policy, and community relations. The program's Center for Public Policy, Race, Ethnicity and Gender is acclaimed for its pioneering research and service initiatives in community and public health. And, the program's Taller for artistic expression is advancing unprecedented "college-going" awareness among low-income students of Yolo County.
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The faculty is interdisciplinary, representing a variety of professiona
fields and perspectives. The Program includes a Students to ensure
academic success and to build an enriched environment for learning. As
a reflecction of the faculty, the Program offers an interdisciplinary curriculum to address the Chicana / Chicano Experience through analysis of
class, race-ethnicity, and gender.
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