People Spotlight

Alumni News

How one CIIS alumna moved from seeking answers about consciousness to living — and leading — inside the inquiry.

Alumni News

CIIS alum Missy Lahren is fighting to give forests, rivers, and living ecosystems a formal voice in the legal system.

People Spotlight

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.

Student News

Sibling Directors on Drama, Therapy, and Drama Therapy

Faculty Interview

A discussion with Professor Charlotte María Sáenz about community education, collective responsibility, philosophy and imagining brighter futures for students.

Faculty Interview

CIIS Professor Alfonso Montuori and CIIS alumna Professor Gabrielle Donnelly were curious how to combat the despair and increasingly dystopian expectations of the future, and how creativity specifically could be used to inspire hope and action.