In the News
MetroWest Daily News: Framingham State Rolling Out New Events to Promote Diversity
Assessment
In the late spring, CDI will survey the campus on issues relating to diversity and inclusion and will present its findings to the campus community.
CDI Meetings
It is never too late to join CDI; we encourage students, faculty and staff to become members. If you have any questions about CDI, please contact Millie Gonzalez at vgonzalez@framingham.edu.
Communication
CDI has its own Twitter account. If you would like to publicize any events, activities or news related to diversity and inclusion on our campus or outside of our campus, email the information to bpierre@framingham.edu or vgonzalez@framingham.edu.
Diversity and Inclusion Research Guide
Access resources on diversity and inclusion through this online research guide.
Framingham State offers a minor in Gender Studies. To earn a Gender Studies minor, students must apply in writing to the Chair of the English, History, or Sociology Department.
To complete the minor, no more than two (2) courses may be taken in a single department. Only one (1) course may be taken within the student’s major department. No course may fulfill both major and minor requirements, but courses in the minor may be used to fulfill general education requirements. No Gender Studies minor will be awarded without compliance with the above format.
The minor requires five (5) courses as follows:
One (1) required courses:
SOCI 253 Gender Across Cultures
Four (4) electives from the following list:
Anthropology:
ANTH 258 Critical Approaches to Men and Masculinities
Art & Music:
MUSC 220 Women in Music
English:
ENGL 250 Literature and Gender
ENGL 269 Women Writers
ENGL 277 Contemporary World Literature by Women
History:
HIST 326 Women in American History
HIST 365 The History of Gender, Sexuality, and the Body
HIST 371 Women in Europe
Psychology:
PSYC 286 Psychology of Women
PSYC 369 Human Sexuality Sociology
Sociology:
SOCI 218 Women in Society
SOCI 369 Sex & Sexualities in Society
