Home Home |  Contact Us  |  Giving to Mills
Back to Undergraduate

Departments & Programs

American Studies
Anthropology
Arabic
Art History
Art Studio
Asian Studies
Athletics, Physical Education, & Recreation
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Biology
Biopsychology
Book Art
Business Economics
Chemistry
Child Development
Chinese
College Seminar
Comparative Literature
Computer Science
Dance
Economics
Education
Engineering
English
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies
» Ethnic Studies
Film Studies
French & Francophone Studies
Government
History
Intermedia Arts
International Relations
Journalism
Latin American Studies
Law
Letters Division
Literary & Cultural Studies
Mathematics
Medicine/Health Sciences
Music
Nursing
Philosophy
Physics
Political, Legal & Economic Analysis
Psychology
Public Policy
Social Sciences Division
Sociology
Spanish & Spanish American Studies
Summer Academic Workshop
Women's Studies


Home > Academics > Faculty > Ethnic Studies >
Ethnic Studies
Faculty & Staff
Déborah Berman Santana Déborah Berman Santana
Professor, Ethnic Studies
Department Head
Kathryn P. Hannam Chair

At Mills since 1998

Office: Mills Hall 345
Phone: 510.430.3162
Email: santana@mills.edu
View Faculty's CV

Faculty Office Hours
Days Time Room
T, TH
and
11:00 - 12:00
by appointment
MH 345


Spring 2008 Schedule
Days Time Description Room
T 01:00PM-02:15PM ETHS 159/159
Hist of Latinas/os in the U.S.
MH 132
T 09:30AM-10:45AM ETHS 42/142
Ethnicity & Environ in Calif
MH 133
TH 01:00PM-02:15PM ETHS 159/159
Hist of Latinas/os in the U.S.
MH 132
TH 09:30AM-10:45AM ETHS 42/142
Ethnicity & Environ in Calif
MH 133


Education
  • BA Summa cum Laude, Geography major, Biology minor, San Francisco State University, 1986
  • MA Geography, University of California, Berkeley, 1989
  • PhD Geography, University of California, Berkeley, May 1993
Courses Taught
  • ETHS 39: Raíces (Roots): Latin America and the Caribbean
  • ETHS 42: Ethnicity and Environment in California
  • ETHS 47: The "Third World": Colonialism and Globalization
  • ETHS 51: Introduction to Ethnic Studies
  • ETHS 112: Race, Gender and the Environment
  • ETHS 158: Latino Immigration
  • ETHS 159: Latinas/os in the U.S.
Professional Interests

Economic sustainability, political sovereignty and environmental justice; theory and practice of community activism; historical legacy of racism and colonialism; militarism and the environment; Latin America and the Caribbean (especially Puerto Rico) and U.S. Latinas/os; comparative studies: U.S. Pacific territories; peoples of color in the U.S.

Program Information
Overview

» Faculty and Staff

Requirements

Courses
Full Course List

Ethnic Studies Course List

ETHS 039 - ETHS 157

ETHS 158 - ETHS 191

Schedule of Courses for
the Current Semester


Activities & Resources

Latina Heritage Month

Native American Heritage Month

Black History Month

Pow Wow

SAMEAPI Awareness Now!

Awards

Women of Color Resource Center

Diversity at Mills

Events

Contact Information

P: 510.430.2080
F: 510.430.2067
E: ethnic_study@mills.edu