Ethnic Studies at the Crossroads

One of the field's most respected veterans reckons with the state of ethnic studies, from its conflicted past to its transformative future.

Ethnic studies is more visible than ever. A project that once struggled at the margins of academic and public life has now achieved significant levels of prominence and impact, not without threat from well-funded political and legal campaigns against critical affirmative action, critical race theory, and diversity, equity, and inclusion policies. In thi...