妇女的研究是一个跨学科领域，其根植于学术和行动主义，将性别置于研究的中心。当女性与阶级，种族，族裔，国籍，性取向和年龄相交时，妇女的研究将根据性别制度调查和挑战社会不平等。教师在许多新的研究领域中工作，包括身份和身体理论，妇女与环境理论，酷儿理论，第三世界女权主义和批判种族女权主义。该部门与妇女资源中心以及性别认同/表达和性取向资源中心保持着密切的关系。女性研究的学生往往是希望改变世界的人们。他们的个人目标和智力发展对我们的教师至关重要。该计划强调在全球和激进主义者的背景下进行协作学习和批判性思维，使学生
Women's studies is an interdisciplinary field rooted in scholarship and activism that places gender at the center of inquiry. Women's studies investigates and challenges social inequalities based on systems of gender as they intersect with class, race, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, and age. Strengths of the program: Faculty work in a number of new research areas, including theories of identities and bodies, women and the environment, queer theory, third-world feminism, and critical race feminism. The department maintains close relations with the Women's Resource Center and the Gender Identity/Expression and Sexual Orientation Resource Center. Women's studies students tend to be people who want to make a difference in the world. Their personal goals and intellectual development are of major importance to our faculty. The program emphasizes collaborative learning and critical thinking in a global and activist context, one that gives students ownership over their education. Each student is assigned a faculty mentor who is a resource for majors who are pursuing graduate degrees, undergraduate research, academic publications, and career exploration within the field.