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The Brandeis University Women's and Gender Studies Program offers an undergraduate major and minor as well as nine joint M.A. programs.  The Joint M.A. degree in women's and gender studies and another discipline may be pursued in conjunction with a Ph.D. or independently. The program’s faculty is comprised of seventeen core and thirty-nine affiliate members from twenty-four departments and programs.  Sustained by the WGS National Board, the program offers lectures, symposia, and performances, as well as student prizes, scholarships, internships and other special opportunities.

Please explore our website to gain a fuller understanding of our degree programs, courses, projects, prizes, events, and opportunities for participation. We welcome your input and request that you please contact us with any questions or suggestions.

 News (archived news...)

Congratulations to all of the 2007-2008 Women's and Gender Studies prize winners:

Marianne McPherson – Phoebe and Dr. Donald Giddon Grant for Research on Women and Health

Sarah Fishman – Giller-Sagan Prize for the Outstanding Undergraduate Women’s and Gender Studies Senior Paper

Nurzhan Mamajunusova – Grant for Graduate Research in Women’s and Gender Studies

Shana D. Lebowitz  & Neena Pathak – Esther Kartiganer Prize for Excellence in Journalism and Women’s and Gender Studies

Sarah Baer & Georgette Kennebrae – Isak Kazes Prize in Women’s and Gender Studies

Emily Kadar – Chris Lerman Prize for Essays on Extraordinary Women

Edana Appel – Oliveri Prize in Women’s and Gender Studies

Jane Schlapkohl – Richard Saber Undergraduate Research Grant in Women’s and Gender Studies

The WGS Spring 2008 Newsletter is now online! (read more...)

 Recent Events

Distinguished Faculty Lecture
Professor Susan S. Lanser
March 6, 2008

13th Annual Tillie K. Lubin Symposium
February 13, 2008

Primary Questions: A Roundtable Discussion of Gender and Race in the US Primary Elections
February 7, 2008
Distinguished Faculty Lecture
Professor Erica Harth
November 8, 2007
Annual Eleanor Roosevelt Lecture
Ambassador Carol Moseley Braun
October 10, 2007

(click here to view video)
Upcoming Events

Joint M.A. Orientation
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
3:30-4:30 pm
Dubois Lounge, Rabb 119

Welcome Back Reception
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
4:30-5:30 pm
Dubois Lounge, Rabb 119

Annual Eleanor Roosevelt Lecture
Anne Fausto-Sterling

Wednesday, October 15, 2008
5:00 – 6:00 pm
Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Goldfarb Library

Fall Distinguished Faculty Lecture
Mary Baine Campbell
Thursday, November 13, 2008
5:00 – 6:00 pm
Rapaporte Treasure Hall, Goldfarb Library

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