WDBJ

Roanoke College to offer new Disability Studies major and minor

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - After 182 years since its opening, students at Roanoke College will have the opportunity to pursue a degree in Disability Studies. Professors and students at Roanoke College have ...
The Hoya

Disability Studies Program Launches Major

Beginning in the fall semester, students in the Georgetown University College of Arts & Sciences will have the option to declare a major in disability studies. The major will build on the program’s ...
The Stanford Daily

Save intro to disability studies

1 in 5. This is the proportion of Americans that have a disability according to the US Census. Disability is one of the largest marginalized groups in the United States. Yet, instead of investing in ...
Daily Bruin

UCLA launches new Bachelor of Arts degree in disability studies

This post was updated on Nov. 12 at 10:05 p.m. UCLA is offering a new Bachelor of Arts in disability studies, which aims to bridge academic theories with lived experience and encourage students to ...
The Stanford Daily

Disability studies course seeks academic department placement, risks being discontinued

The future of Stanford’s introductory course on disability studies — offered for the first time last fall — remains uncertain, following the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education’s (VPUE) ...
Miami University

Miami's disability studies program ranks among nation's best

Great College Deals has ranked Miami University’s disability studies program No. 9 in the nation. Miami offers a minor in disability studies. Miami made the top 20 list, compiled from a pool of 60 ...
Daily Sundial

CSUN launches disability studies minor with a keynote address by Lydia X.Z. Brown

CSUN’s College of Humanities celebrated the launch of its new Disability Studies minor by hosting attorney, disability rights activist, and Autistic People of Color Fund founder Xinzhen Zh?ngsun ...
Kaleido Scope

Hutchinson becomes first graduate of UAB’s Disability Studies and Rehabilitation Science undergraduate program

While Hutchinson explored different academic paths in the first semester of her junior year, her advisor recommended the new major, though she did not realize at the time how significant her decision ...
Inside Higher Ed

No Access

At a gathering for scholars interested in the intersection of health, humanities and disabilities this weekend, a professor who uses a wheelchair was asked to ring a bell to gain access to the meeting ...
Kaleido Scope

SHP introduces first-of-its-kind Disability Studies degree

UAB continues to prioritize disability health research and expand its footprint in the growing field of inclusion science. Recently receiving approval from the Alabama Commission on Higher Education ...
The Hoya

Disability Studies: Curating An Inclusive Perspective

On Oct. 13, disability studies took center stage in Red Square at Ramping Up for Access, an event hosted by the Disability Cultural Initiative. Amy Kenny, inaugural director of the initiative, remarks ...