It\u2019s been a long, long time coming \u2014 10 years, to be exact. At last, Colorado College is able to introduce the new Race, Ethnicity, and Migration Studies (REMS) major. On the docket since 2006, the introduction of the REMS major reaffirms the college\u2019s commitment to diversifying both its curriculum and the dialogues that occur across its community.<\/p>\n
\u201cIssues of diversity, including belonging, racial and ethnic history, have always been important from an intellectual and analytical perspective,\u201d says Claire Garcia, professor of English and director of the REMS program. \u201cStudents want attention paid to issues of racial justice, social inequality,\u201d she says, adding \u201cthe college has a duty to this work also.\u201d<\/p>\n
Aimed at providing students with \u201cthe intellectual, analytical, and terminological tools to make sense of the world,\u201d the REMS program serves as a reminder that what students glean from the classroom can, and should, have a real, profound impact on the community beyond.<\/p>\n
Garcia\u2019s hope for the program is that it \u201cgives everyone the theoretical and conceptual language to talk about personal experiences of being racialized, gendered, and marginalized in a safe environment.\u201d It\u2019s vital that people involved in these discussions \u201cget the language and concepts right, as this will only help broaden and deepen conversations across our campus community,\u201d Garcia says.<\/p>\n
Past efforts to launch a program like this were sidelined due to financial constraints and difficulty acquiring dedicated faculty for teaching posts.<\/p>\n
\u201cKudos and thanks must be given to President Jill Tiefenthaler and her leadership team for giving us the traction to get the program launched,\u201d Garcia says. Backing the program has reaped immediate rewards: Even before the official launch, two students signed up to begin their coursework this fall, with many others expressing interest in majoring.<\/p>\n
REMS faculty includes Dwanna Robertson, who teaches Indigenous Studies; Michael Sawyer, who teaches Africana Studies; and Jamal Ratchford, who teaches African American and Sports History.<\/p>\n
More than 30 faculty contribute cross-listed courses to the REMS program, in departments such as German, Sociology, Feminist and Gender Studies, English, Political Science, Philosophy, and Anthropology, to name a few. \u201cThe wave of \u2028the future is interdisciplinarity,\u201d Garcia says.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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