Affiliated Faculty & Degree Programs
The W offers students a range of courses and interdisciplinary programs of study focused on the role of gender in society and the dynamics that shape women's lives in diverse cultural contexts and time periods. Undergraduate students may pursue a minor or a Bachelor of Arts in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; at the graduate level, the Master of Arts in Women's Leadership offers a unique curriculum based in leadership theory and praxis. In addition, the Women's College encourages leadership development and nurtures a sense of community among students who are interested in coursework and extracurricular activities related to gender and women's studies.
Academic Programs
Using an interdisciplinary approach, students in the Women's Leadership program critically examine the social construction of gender and leadership in diverse cultural contexts and time periods. At the heart of this degree is a women's leadership practicum requirement. The practicum affords unique opportunities far beyond the walls of the classroom in women's centers, businesses, non-profits, community arts councils and museums, legal offices, domestic violence shelters and more.
Students in the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program choose courses from across a range of academic fields to develop an interdisciplinary understanding of the social construction of gender and the status of women. The program emphasizes both scholarly exploration and the application of knowledge to practical women's issues.
The WGSS program offers both a major--leading to a Bachelor of Arts in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies--and a minor, which requires eighteen hours of coursework.
The WGSS program offers both a major--leading to a Bachelor of Arts in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies--and a minor, which requires eighteen hours of coursework.
Grounded in the university’s rich history of academic and leadership development for women, the Women’s College empowers students by helping them make sense of the dynamics that shape women's lives and professional opportunities; providing them with a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community of students, faculty, and alums; showcasing women's excellence and leadership in the past and present; and giving them skills and experiences to help them forge their own paths and become transformational leaders in their professions and communities.
Affiliated Faculty
Professor of English and Religion
Founding Director, Women's College
Founding Director, Women's College
Professor of Family Science
Chair, Psychology & Family Science Department
Chair, Psychology & Family Science Department
Visiting Assistant Professor and former Director of Outreach & Innovation at The W.
Christina Chunn
Instructor of Health Education
Associate Professor of English
Graduate Director, Master of Arts in Women’s Leadership
Graduate Director, Master of Arts in Women’s Leadership
Associate Professor of History
Chair, History, Political Science, & Geography Department
Chair, History, Political Science, & Geography Department
Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Faculty Fellow, Women's College
Faculty Fellow, Women's College
Mary Gremillion
Adjunct Professor of Health Education
Professor of Health Education
Emma Ody Pohl Chair, Department of Health & Kinesiology
Emma Ody Pohl Chair, Department of Health & Kinesiology
Associate Professor of Political Science
Director, Women's Center for Research & Public Policy; Faculty Fellow, Women's College
Director, Women's Center for Research & Public Policy; Faculty Fellow, Women's College
Bridget Pieschel
Professor Emeritus of English and Women's Studies
Van Roberts
Professor Emeritus of Communication