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Center for Women's Studies

The Center for Women’s Studies is a multipurpose space where students, faculty, and staff can gather both formally and informally to discuss a multitude of topics spanning the feminist spectrum and consider the intersectionality of identities and various forms of oppression.

The Center for Women's Studies is located in East Hall.

About the Center

Located in East Hall, the Center for Women's Studies serves as an academic and social space for the Colgate community (campus map).

Our facilities include a lounge, a classroom, a seminar room, offices, and a library with a wide array of print resources on women’s studies, gender, sexualities, women’s health, race, and feminist theory.

Each Tuesday afternoon, we host brown bag lunches, bringing together the Colgate community with lectures and presentations on various gender issues. These brown bags encourage discussion and action by community members involving these topics. Check out the campus calendar to keep track of our upcoming events.

Weekly Programming

Spring 2013 Brown Bag Poster

Check back for our Film Screening schedule soon!

Who Works Here?

The center is home to the offices of:

Meika Loe: director of Women’s Studies and associate professor of Sociology & Anthropology 

Ken Valente: director of LGBTQ Studies and professor of Mathematics and University Studies 

Mary Simonson: assistant professor of Film & Media Studies 

Casey Sprock
: lecturer in LGBTQ Studies

Kimmie Garner: program assistant 

Letta Palmer : administrative assistant

Student interns:
  • Natalie George '13, Women's Health
  • Kelsey Gibb '13, Information Technology & Resource
  • Che Hatter '13, Multicultural and LGBTQ Affairs
  • Gloria Kebirungi '15, Women's Studies Monitor
  • Christina Liu '13, Sexual & Gender-Based Violence Awareness
  • Xavia Publius '13, Publications
  • Stephanie Rameau '15, Women's Studies Monitor
  • Michelle Van Veen '14, Community Action and Alumni Affairs

In addition, Sisters of the Round Table (SORT), which is a student activist group that focuses on women of color, has an office located in the center.