Department of Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Faculty
Tatiana M. F. Cruz, Associate Professor and Chair of Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies; Interdisciplinary Program Director of Africana Studies and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Diane Grossman, Professor of Philosophy and Graduate Program Director of Gender and Cultural Studies
Becky Thompson, Professor and Undergraduate Program Director of Sociology
Suzanne Leonard, Professor of Gender and Cultural Studies
Dawna M. Thomas, Professor of Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (on leave Fall 2025 semester)
Overview
The Department of Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies houses the Master of Arts in Gender and Cultural Studies and undergraduate programs in Africana Studies, Migration Studies, Sociology, and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.