COLLEGE OF ETHNIC STUDIES

College of Ethnic Studies group photo during Honors Convocation
Students from the College of Ethnic Studies in front of King Hall
College of Ethnic Studies group photo during Honors Convocation
Students from the College of Ethnic Studies in front of King Hall
The College of Ethnic Studies (CoES) at California State University, Los Angeles was established in 2019 and is the first such college to be established at a university in the U.S. since 1969. The CoES is composed of a community of faculty, staff, and students across three departments: Asian and Asian American Studies, Chicana(o) and Latina(o) Studies, and Pan African Studies. The college offers a transformative educational experience grounded in the principles of academic excellence and the histories, cultures, struggles, and accomplishments of diasporic communities of color and Indigenous communities, making connections between the local and transnational.
 
The mission of the college is to develop leaders who engage in rigorous, self-reflexive study that motivates critical engagement, self-determination and decolonial understandings of the world. The college provides an interdisciplinary intellectual space that inspires students to transform inequities based on race, ethnicity, nationality, gender, sexuality, ability, class, and the intersections among them, while advancing visions of social, political, and economic justice.
 

Under the leadership of Dean James Ford and our dedicated faculty and staff, philanthropic priorities include:

  • Student Success and Leadership.  Expand opportunities that prepare Ethnic Studies students for meaningful careers and community leadership.
  • Community Engagement and Collaboration. Build partnerships that connect Ethnic Studies education with communities, cultural knowledge, and real-world opportunities.
  • Academic Excellence and Innovation. Advance innovative teaching, interdisciplinary research, and scholarship that center diverse histories, cultures, and experiences.
A gift to our college contributes to making a difference in the lives of our students and in the lives of our community members.
 
For more information on how you can support the College of Ethnic Studies, please contact:
 
James Ford III, DMA
Dean, College of Ethnic Studies
Tel: (323) 343-6960
Email: [email protected]
Website: College of Ethnic Studies

Pamela A. Jones-Tintle
Associate Vice President for Development, University Advancement
Tel: (323) 343-3074
Email: [email protected]

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