17th Annual womens and gender studies symposium
March 30th, keynote address will be Dr. Tiya A. Miles! Save the Date!
The Women’s and Gender Studies Program offers an undergraduate minor and graduate certificate, with a curriculum of 35 courses in ten academic departments in addition to Women’s and Gender Studies. Students have the opportunity to learn from and work with dedicated faculty and community members, participate in events and take advantage of a multitude of resources to further their learning.
Mission Statement
A strong and viable Women's and Gender Studies Program is essential to the University's mission to provide a high-quality liberal arts education. Our undergraduate minor and graduate certificate programs enhance any major and prepare students to think critically about gender as they become global citizens who value life-long learning and social justice.
Vision Statement
The Women's and Gender Studies Program is a multidisciplinary community of scholars committed to a transformative analysis of gender as it intersects with class, sexuality, race, ethnicity, ability, age, nationality, and transnationality. We are engaged in innovative and collaborative scholarship, teaching, and service that promote new knowledge and socially responsible activism.
Minor and Graduate Certificate Program
The Women’s and Gender Studies minor and graduate certificate program enhance any major by integrating with the student's field(s) of study a working analysis of gender as it intersects with class, sexuality, race, ethnicity, ability, age, nationality, and transnationality. Our program also offers six professional practice internships with local community organizations.
17th Annual Women's and Gender Studies Program
View flyers for the following Spring 2012 courses:
ENG 261: Women Writing War and Peace
ENG 495: Troubling Racialized Sexuality and Gender Constructs in Holocaust Literature
HIS 308: Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves: Women and Sexuality in Greece and Rome
