D. in Asian American Studies, American Studies, Ethnic Studies, Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies, Education Studies, History, Sociology, or other closely related field; or MFA in writing, visual art, multimedia arts, and/or performing arts. A community of 72,000, Eau Claire is the largest city in western Wisconsin with thriving arts and music scenes, as recently featured in Volume One, the area's arts and culture weekly, as well as the Star Tribune and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.