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Making an Impact

WMS graduate Hilarie Dahl has journeyed to Mexico to help those in need. She says her Brockport experience helped lead her to success.

Read Hilarie's Story.

About the Department

Women and Gender Studies at The College at Brockport is one of the few majors and minors of its kind in the region. Our interdisciplinary program offers students a well-rounded undergraduate education leading to expertise in a wide variety of skills that prepare students for career and graduate school success. Students have an opportunity to understand themselves and their society within an inclusive view of the human experience.

The Program enjoys a leadership presence in the Rochester and Seneca Falls area with academic and community partnerships that further gender-equity causes.
Women and Gender Studies courses emphasize skills that all employers and graduate schools desire in applicants: analytical thinking, organization, oral and written communication, and the ability to respect and work effectively within culturally diverse groups.
Our classes are proudly cooperative, collaborative and student-centered. Our faculty emphasize participatory learning, encouragement of social understanding and activism, and the development of critical thinking. Women and Gender Studies Program faculty stand ready to assist you in any way possible to ensure the success of your studies at Brockport.