Department of Ethnic, Gender & Disability Studies
About the Department
The Department of Ethnic, Gender & Disability Studies is a cutting-edge academic program that explores how race, gender, disability, sexuality, class, citizenship, and other social categories shape our lives. The Department is committed to fostering civic-minded, critical thinking, and culturally informed students. Our interdisciplinary and intersectional degrees prepare students for careers in education, law, health, social work, and community organizing.
Department Happenings
Abolitionist Archives presents a feminist political agenda focused on prison abolition, family abolition, and anti/post-work refusal together with a methodological defense of the kind of...
Hosted by GNDR 4750 Doors open at 4 PM, showing starts at 4:30 PM Campus Locations Marriott Library - J. Willard (M LIB) Room Name/Number...
Preferred Name: Brendan Hatch Pronouns: he/they Program(s): Gender Studies (major), Psychology (major), Sociology (minor) (alum, BS '23) Current career: Academic Advisor, University of Utah "I...
Preferred Name: Nes Chavez Pronouns: he/him Program/Major: graduate from the College of Nursing (alum, BS ‘21) and Ethnic Studies (alum, BS ‘24). Current Career: nurse,...
Preferred Name: Quincy Brown Pronouns: they/them Program/Major: Political Science (major), Gender Studies (major) “I was introduced to the gender studies program in my first year...
Recently we caught up with modern dance and gender studies student Terra Killpack-Knutsen on her work as co-curator of the upcoming exhibit Half a Century...
Preferred name: Sadie Werner Pronouns: she/they Program(s): Psychology (major), African American Studies (minor, Ethnic Studies), Family Financial Planning (minor) “My identity led me to this...
We’re excited to share that Dr. Allison Saenz has joined us as an Assistant Professor in Ethnic Studies. Welcome to the community, Professor Saenz! What's...
We’re excited to share that Dr. Chelsea Bouldin has joined us as an Assistant Professor in Ethnic Studies. Welcome to the community, Professor Bouldin! What's...
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Land Acknowledgment
We acknowledge that this land, which is named for the Ute Tribe, is the traditional and ancestral homeland of the Shoshone, Paiute, Goshute, and Ute Tribes. The University of Utah recognizes and respects the enduring relationship that exists between many Indigenous peoples and their traditional homelands. We respect the sovereign relationship between tribes, states, and the federal government, and we affirm the University of Utah’s commitment to a partnership with Native Nations and Urban Indian communities through research, education, and community outreach activities.