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To foster an intellectual climate that supports inclusion and collaboration to examine the
intersections of oppression and privilege and promote solutions to inequality
The Matrix advances research, curriculum, and faculty development examining the dynamics of oppression
and privilege in the United States and around the globe. Our central focus is on the intersections of
gender, race/ethnicity, and sexuality, as they interact with each other and with other dimensions of
inequality. We strive to foster an intellectual climate that supports inclusion and collaboration among
our faculty, students, and the community.
The Matrix houses and collaborates with the Ethnic Studies Program, which offers a minor, and the
Women’s Studies Program, which also offers a minor. Both the Ethnic Studies and Women’s
Studies Programs prepare students to enter a diverse society and workplace. Diversity is central to the
mission of the University of Colorado system and the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs,
affirming the importance of understanding our diverse experiences, traditions, and heritages.
The Matrix sponsors curricular transformation projects across the campus, including the Knapsack
Institute: Transforming the Curriculum. The Institute supports faculty at UCCS as well as across the
nation as they create or revise courses to integrate race/ethnicity, gender, and social inequality. The
Center also promotes the development of a more inclusive pedagogy by offering brownbag workshops for
faculty throughout the school year.
The Center sponsors a range of extra-curricular programming, including conferences, workshops, a
film series and visiting speakers. The Center sponsors the Rosa Parks and Cesar Chavez Student
Scholarship Competitions. The Center encourages community outreach programming, and sponsors two k-12
outreach programs: The Centennial Elementary School Creative Writing Partnership, and the Smart-Girl
Program for middle-school girls.
We have a Faculty Advisory Board as well as a Community Advisory Board. To learn more, contact Dr.
Abby Ferber, Director, at: aferber@uccs.edu
We welcome you in the Matrix!
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