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  • What is CHID?

    CHID is a one-of-a-kind program where students enjoy the freedom of an interdisciplinary liberal arts degree within the context of a renowned research university.

    About CHID

  • CHID Turns 40

    40 years ago, we founded an undergraduate program centered on student leadership, radical pedagogies, and public service. Today, these core values remain our north star.

    Our History

  • Transformational Travel

    Through engagement with local scholars, artists, political leaders, activists, and community members, our study abroad programs prepare students to engage with an increasingly globalized world.

    Study Abroad

  • Question. Critique. Create.

    Our students ask questions that matter, think critically about education, and creatively express their understanding within a community of learners.

    Our Program

  • If you can dream it, you can achieve it

    We offer students the freedom to tailor their education to their own intellectual interests and professional goals.

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Upcoming Courses

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Featured Course

CHID 480 B: "Power/Language: Philosophical Grammar for a Binarized World"
Winter 2019

Taught by: Jonathan Rey Lee Description: According to Ludwig Wittgenstein, “a whole mythology is deposited in our language.” Against this mythology,... Learn more
Study Abroad

Study Abroad

Study Abroad with CHID

Our international programs are renowned across the university and attract students from all majors. For over 20 years, CHID faculty have immersed students in the cultural contexts of their sites and built relationships with local communities. CHID believes that true global citizenship requires a powerful experience of leaving one’s comfort zone.

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News & Events

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CHID Graduate Alyssa Taylor ('18) featured by @UWArtSci!
June 14, 2018
CHID study abroad program students and program directors in front of a store in Peru
CHID Peru 2017: The Politics of Blackness and Indigeneity in Peru
May 3, 2018
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