The Center's program brings together people from every Western cultural tradition and occupation in settings where all Westerners can contribute to the dialog ue about critical matters ranging from water and grazing to regional identity, from community development to public policy, and from the region's history to the character of Western literature, music, and arts. The Department of Ethnic Studies promotes interdisciplinary research and teaching in Afroamerican studies, American Indian studies, Asian American studies, Chicano studies, and in cross-cultural and comparative race and ethnic studies.
Ethnic studies is an established undergraduate degree program.