Human Rights and Border Studies Interdisciplinary Minor

FAIN: AKA-285843-22

San Diego State University Foundation (San Diego, CA 92182-1931)
Mark R. Wheeler (Project Director: September 2021 to present)
Grace Cheng (Co Project Director: April 2022 to present)

Creation of a faculty planning committee across two campuses to design curriculum for an interdisciplinary minor.

The San Diego State University campus in Imperial Valley (SDSU-IV) and the San Diego State University campus in San Diego (SDSU-SD) are Hispanic Serving Institutions situated at the intersection of the borders among California, Arizona, and two states in Mexico (Baja California and Sonora). SDSU alongside community partners seeks support from the NEH to develop a new undergraduate and interdisciplinary minor in Human Rights and Border Studies. The minor, which is in the early planning stage, shall integrate curricula and faculty expertise from colleagues in Chicana/o Studies, Criminal Justice, History, International Security and Conflict Resolution, Philosophy, Political Science, and Psychology, and shall provide courses and experiential learning opportunities for undergraduate students from all backgrounds.