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Spring Open House at CIIS campus, February 22nd, 2025.
Faculty News

Systems Thinking for Changemakers: Scholarship for Navigating the 21st Century

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Campus News

How Expressive Arts Coaching Deepens the Traditional Life Coaching Process

Anthropology & Social Change Visiting Scholar Series: Weird Ecologies with Dr. Amber Huff, Sept. 30th, 2024 at CIIS.
Campus News

What Can You Do With a Degree in Anthropology and Social Change?

People Spotlight

Portrait of Nick Blanc
People Spotlight

Bringing the Ancestors Home: One Student’s Journey in Healing Work at CIIS

Nick Blanc ’26 left a fulfilling career in homeless services to pursue undergraduate education at CIIS rooted in ancestral wisdom, indigenous traditions, and community healing.

Layla Minoui, Journey to Rebirth Recording Session - “Recording session for Journey to Rebirth, 2023”
People Spotlight

From Composing to Coaching: How the Arts Sustain One Student’s Work

Film composer Layla Minoui shares how healing from cancer led her to CIIS’ Expressive Arts programs and a new purpose as an emerging coach.

Headshot of Linette Illastron
People Spotlight

Teacher as Student, Student as Teacher: How CIIS Helped an Early Childhood Educator Rediscover Her Own Passion for Learning

Preschool teacher Linette Illastron returned to school after a decade and rediscovered her voice, her strength, and her passion for learning at CIIS.

Benjamin Tong, former professor in the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (PsyD) at California Institute of Integral Studies, CIIS, in San Francisco, CA
Faculty News

Existential Psychotherapies: An Introduction

While the term “existential” conjures up questions like “why am I here?” and issues about meaninglessness, death, and our limited lifespan, existential therapy is about much more