About Our Program
Women's Studies is an "interdisciplinary discipline" that produces cutting-edge research and fosters innovative teaching. The subject matter of women's studies is more than women: research and teaching focus on the ways that relations of gender, intersecting with race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, nation, ability, and other differences, affect every aspect of society.
The Women's Studies Program, with ten core and 42 affiliated faculty members, offers a multifaceted curriculum that invites students to deepen their understanding of diverse women's lives, cultures, and histories in the United States and around the globe. It offers a major, minor, and a doctoral emphasis for graduate students in affiliated departments, and it houses a minor in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer studies.