Department Chair: Dr. Robbie Lieberman
With its mission rooted in interdisciplinary teaching, scholarship, and community service; and with a special focus on cultural and international subjects, the ISD stands in a unique position to contribute to the University's mission of diversity and community outreach.
The programs within the ISD share a commitment to interdisciplinary learning and scholarship, critical cultural analysis, intersectionality, transnational perspectives, and public engagement.
ISD's eight programs draw on departments all across the campus. Faculty members collaborate to teach students new approaches to subjects and encourage out-of-the-box thinking and experimentation while also grounding them in solid research and presentation skills.
The Department offers a Bachelor of Arts in African and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) and another in Asian Studies; minors in AADS, American Studies, Asian Studies, Gender and Women's Studies, Latin American; Latino Studies, Peace Studies, and Religious Studies; courses in Science, Technology, and Society, and a Master of Arts in American Studies. A young and growing department, ISD is working on a proposal for a new major focused on gender