People Spotlight

Faculty Interview

Professor Jeanine Canty explores how the Transformative Studies Ph.D. prepares visionary changemakers to address humanity's disconnection from nature and each other.

Faculty Interview

Dr. Janis Phelps founded the world's first academically approved psychedelic therapy training program, preparing clinicians for a transforming field of mental health.

Faculty News

Playwright and activist Alex Burger brings his global experience into the CIIS MFA classroom, teaching art as transformation, and crisis as creative fuel.

Campus News

"Continuously weight your heart at every moment. Decide whether or not it is in alignment with other bodies, the planet, and your ancestors. Every moment. Because the world will tell you you’re going in the wrong way and you’re not."

Alumni News

Community Mental Health graduate Dr. Patsy Tito on bringing mental health support to the Samoan and Pacific Islander community