Gender Studies

Gender Studies reflect core values that celebrate the extraordinary diversity of gender and sexual expressions.

The Gender Studies program, which offers a major leading to the BA as well as a minor, examines gender and sexuality from a variety of approaches, from anthropology to psychology, literature to performance.

Inside Gender Studies

The Buzz About Bees: Collecting Honey to Examine DNA

Professor Stephen Harris and students in this new course extract honey from our own Purchase College bee hives.
Professor Lisa Jean Moore Explores Horseshoe Crabs on Plumb Beach

Three alumni were among the group observing the crabs and their changing habitat.
Quoted: Visiting Instructor of Gender Studies CJ Jones

Jones comments on trans athlete bans for Sports Illustrated.
Professor Shaka McGlotten Named to HFPA Advisory Board

Professor of Media Studies has been selected to join the advisory board for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA), the organization behind the Golden Globe Awards.