SDSU Chicana and Chicano Studies

SDSU Chicana and Chicano Studies For over 50 years, the Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service.

In 1969, a small group of committed faculty members and students from San Diego attended the historic Santa Barbara conference where the Plan de Santa Barbara was born. This document established the blueprint for developing Chicano Studies departments. Since then almost every major public and private university or college in California has developed a Chicano Studies program or department. We are

proud to be among the first departments established, and now celebrate over 40 years. The Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service. The Chicana and Chicano Studies degree provides the student with a timely, interdisciplinary education regarding the nation's fast-growing ethnic group, the Chicano/Latino, and the interplay of culture, politics, economics and society in the dynamic U.S.-Mexican border region. The Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies also endeavors to contribute to the development of knowledge about the Chicano/Latino populations and the border region through original scholarship on the part of its faculty and students. The department recognizes women and gender based issues as integral to a Chicano studies program.

Thank you all for attending the CCS Open House yesterday! It was great to meet so many students and welcome back returni...
08/27/2026

Thank you all for attending the CCS Open House yesterday! It was great to meet so many students and welcome back returning students. We greatly appreciate President Adela de la Torre for stopping by!

Curious about Chicana/o Studies? Meet with CCS faculty and learn more about the department at our open house on August 2...
08/17/2026

Curious about Chicana/o Studies? Meet with CCS faculty and learn more about the department at our open house on August 26th from 12-2pm! Pan dulce will be provided as well!

Honoring the legacy of Gilberto Cárdenas (1947-2026) at San Diego State University ¡Aztlan esta de luto! The Department ...
07/31/2026

Honoring the legacy of Gilberto Cárdenas (1947-2026) at San Diego State University

¡Aztlan esta de luto! The Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies (CCS) at San Diego State University mourns the passing of Dr. Gilberto Cárdenas, an internationally recognized sociologist, arts advocate, and avid collector and champion of Chicana/o/x art. We extend our deepest condolences to Dolores Carrillo Garcia, the extended Cárdenas family, and all who were touched by his life and work.

At SDSU, through Gil's decades-long friendship with CCS professor Dra. Norma Iglesias Prieto, we were fortunate to count on the support of Gil and Dolores, who generously loaned dozens of art pieces for our department's four-site transnational exhibition of Chicana/o art celebrating the department's 50th anniversary in 2020.

Dr. Gilberto Cárdenas leaves a lasting impact in the worlds of Chicana/o-Latina/o Studies and the broader Chicana/o/x art world.

Dr. Gilberto Cárdenas, 1947-2026 ¡¡PRESENTE!!

Congrats to Dr. Gretel Vera-Rosas on receiving the Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity Faculty Intramural Grant (...
07/24/2026

Congrats to Dr. Gretel Vera-Rosas on receiving the Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity Faculty Intramural Grant (2026–2027) for her project titled, "Imagining and Enacting a Politics of Sustenance: Visualizing Solidarity and Central American Migrant Illegality."

Congrats to the CAL Microgrant Award recipients of Chicana and Chicano Studies!
07/23/2026

Congrats to the CAL Microgrant Award recipients of Chicana and Chicano Studies!

Apply for the CCS scholarships now! Deadline is September 4th!
07/23/2026

Apply for the CCS scholarships now! Deadline is September 4th!

Recent Publications in Chicana/o Studies!"Revisiting Karttunen and Lockhart's Nahuatl Nasals" by Professor Andrés Ehecat...
07/21/2026

Recent Publications in Chicana/o Studies!

"Revisiting Karttunen and Lockhart's Nahuatl Nasals" by Professor Andrés Ehecatl Aguilar

Congratulations to Dr. Natalie Santizo on being named a Career Enhancement Fellow for the 2026–27 academic year!
07/15/2026

Congratulations to Dr. Natalie Santizo on being named a Career Enhancement Fellow for the 2026–27 academic year!

Are you interested in learning more about Chicana history from 1848 to the present?
07/15/2026

Are you interested in learning more about Chicana history from 1848 to the present?

Take a look at our Fall 2026 timely course on Mexican Immigration taught by Professor Vera-Rosas!
07/15/2026

Take a look at our Fall 2026 timely course on Mexican Immigration taught by Professor Vera-Rosas!

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