By bridging disciplines, the program will be academically rigorous while also enhancing courses across the University, said Dean of the College Laurent Boetsch. We hope to attract students from a variety of majors and bring the widest array of viewpoints to the issues examined. Students will not major in Women's Studies. But upon completion of its 21-credit requirement, their specialized work will be noted on their transcripts. For faculty, the program offers opportunities to broaden research, enrich courses and develop new ones, said Lesley Wheeler, an associate professor of English who previously developed a Women in Literature course.
Literature is one of the mediums where women's voices have most been heard.
It's in languages that we see social changes. Notices will appear on a space available basis, with preference given to University-wide announcements.