Changing Hearts and Stretching Minds
The Center for the Study of Women, Gender, and Sexuality promotes vibrant, interdisciplinary study of intersectional feminism and LGBTQ+ studies, helping students to build critical thinking skills necessary for navigating the current political and social moment.
Programs prepare students to reach toward more just and equitable futures for all people, by becoming informed citizens and agents of change. Through the study of women, gender, and sexuality, students go on to make a difference in the lives of others in their communities, in their careers, and in society by critically evaluating and fostering change in unjust practices, beliefs, and standards about gender and sexuality.
Currently, the Center offers undergraduate and graduate certificate programs, academic minors, and a major in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
Gifts In Action
Your donation to the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality supports:
Innovative teaching and learning...
- Academic majors, minors, and certificate programs in Women's and Gender Studies and LGBT Studies
- Courses in women's and gender studies; global gender issues; feminist theory; LGBT studies; women in science; gender, technology, and culture; and more
Community engagement...
- Campus partnerships focused on gender equity at NIU
- Affiliated student organizations such as the Women and Gender Advocacy Alliance and Prism
Faculty and student research...
- Innovative faculty and student research on LGBT youth history; transgender Latina immigrants; gender, justice, and environmental change
- Annual Research and Artistry Symposium, presentations by guest scholars and artists, and other co-curricular events
