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Feminist and Gender Studies (FGS) is an interdisciplinary field that investigates how categories of gender and sexuality are embedded in law, policy, medicine, media, and culture. These categories are shaped by complex social structures like race, class, and citizenship that shift and change across historical, political, and geographical contexts. The FGS Department offers students a strong foundation in feminist theory, critical race feminisms, transnational feminist analysis, and queer studies, as broad frameworks through which to understand these structures. FGS students learn to read texts closely, write with precision, and engage new ideas with rigorous attention to context.

In addition to the opportunity to take a variety of courses at introductory, intermediate and advanced levels, students also learn through work experiences offered by the department, research opportunities with faculty, internships with local organizations, and participating in social change work in and outside the classroom. Our graduates go on to pursue careers as researchers, teachers, lawyers, doctors and nurses, artists and filmmakers, mental health clinicians and therapists, social workers, and activists.

 

Image of Miranda Romnek, smiling white woman wearing glasses with brown & dyed pink hair, in a green I plan to attend law school following graduation. Feminist and Gender Studies prepares me to excel in law school, but more importantly prepares me to be a better lawyer. My FGS major helped me get an internship with my local public defenders’ office and guided me during the experience. Being an FGS major means you can go forward and pursue any career path. All in all, FGS supports me in my career as well as my personal journey to be the best version of myself.

-- Miranda Romnek (Feminist & Gender Studies/Religion, Culture, Power '28)

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Prof. Heidi R. Lewis Leads Successful Intensive Academic Writing Retreat this Summer

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Prof. Heidi R. Lewis Leads Successful Intensive Academic Writing Retreat this Summer

Nan Lanier (Psychology Major and FGS Minor ’20) Graduates with Dual Master’s Degrees in Social Work and Couple & Family Therapy from University of Louisville

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Nan Lanier (Psychology Major and FGS Minor ’20) Graduates with Dual Master’s Degrees in Social Work and Couple & Family Therapy from University of Louisville

Dr. Melissa L. Durland (FGS and Psychology ’15) Appointed Director of the Psychological Services and Training Center at University of Washington

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Dr. Melissa L. Durland (FGS and Psychology ’15) Appointed Director of the Psychological Services and Training Center at University of Washington

Dr. Heidi R. Lewis Joins the Expanding Frontiers Book Series Editor Team

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Dr. Heidi R. Lewis Joins the Expanding Frontiers Book Series Editor Team

A Black female student with curly hair and a red tshirt smiles as she stands next to the arpillera she created on display at the Fine Arts Center

Student Genevieve Berry (FGS '28) stands in front of the arpillera she created for Dr. Joana Chavez's course.

Students and faculty stand in a long white hallway in the Fine Arts Center looking at the many arpilleras on display on the walls.

Students, FGS faculty, and others stand in the Fine Arts Center examining the arpilleras on display from classes taught by Dr. Joana Chavez (FGS) and Dr. Chantal Figueroa (Sociology).

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Academic Administrative Assistant
Whitney Hampson
(719) 389-6909
whampson2025@coloradocollege.edu

Visit Us at the Interdisciplinary Studies (ID House)
1115 N. Cascade 
Colorado Springs, CO 80903

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819 N. Tejon 
Colorado Springs, CO 80903


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