Critical Race & Ethnic Studies

2021 Summer Session Classes Are Up!

Summer Session enrollment is just around the corner!

New Black Studies Minor!

Effective Fall 2020. Click to learn more.

The Center for Racial Justice

The CRJ is a vital hub for campus-wide dialogue on race and racial justice. Click here to learn more!

Remote Advising for Spring 2021

All advising will be conducted via email, Zoom or phone (when necessary). To make an appointment with the CRES advisor, click here.

Critical Race & Ethnic Studies at UCSC

Here we explore how race and ethnicity have structured societies past and present, both in the U.S. and globally, and how power and domination and struggles for liberation have been articulated and enacted throughout modern history up to present day.

Design your own CRES major!

See the UCSC Catalog for course requirements and full list of upper-division electives.

2018 CRES Newsletter

Now in its fifth year, CRES is undergoing a vibrant boom as a program. We welcome seven new principal faculty members, and our major numbers more than doubled last year alone. Learn more!

Calendar

Apr 16: Add/Drop/Swap Deadline
May 7: Last Day to Withdraw from Class (for a W), UCSC or Take an LOA
May 28: Last Day to Change Grading Option
Jun 10: Removal of Incomplete Deadline

News and Events

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Graduate Research Spotlight

Theresa Hice-Fromille is a PhD candidate in Sociology and Critical Race and Ethnic Studies whose research explores community-based roots travel organization (CBRTO). Read more here.

The Center for Racial Justice

Established in 2019, the CRJ is a vital hub for campus-wide dialogue on race, decolonized worldviews, and racial justice. Click here to learn more and get involved!

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