Institute for Women's Studies

Traditional academic disciplines have devoted little systematic attention to issues of gender, race, class, and sexuality. In the past 30 years, feminist scholars have contributed to the reinterpretation of existing data and to the presentation of new knowledge about the diversity of women's experiences. Through coursework and outreach, the Institute for Women's Studies offers students an opportunity to explore women's lives in global and multicultural contexts.

Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute

The Latin American and Caribbean Studies Institute seeks to stimulate long-term collaboration with Latin American and Caribbean counterparts, to review and develop curriculum in the languages and culture of the region, to administer an undergraduate degree program, to organize and participate in regional conferences and workshops, and to promote collaborative research and academic exchange among scholars and students with agreements wiht Latin american Universities

Religion

The major in religion provides a broad academic study of religion from a humanistic point of view. It covers the principal religions of the world, including Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto. In addition, it offers courses in African-American Religion and Native American Religion, as well as programs in classical Hebrew and Arabic.