DePaul Women's and Gender Studies

DePaul Women’s & Gender Studies offers BA & MA degrees emphasizing the theory & action of feminism.

Women's and Gender Studies is a well-established Department that has been offering a cutting-edge interdisciplinary curriculum since 1985. Our department emphasizes feminist and social justice theory with a highlight on agency, social responsibility, advocacy and activism. We are committed to theorizing the interconnectedness of systems and structures of gender, race, class, sexuality, age, abilit

y, culture, religion and nation within broader historical, social, global, and transnational contexts. The courses and programming consistently make connections between theory and praxis, research and public policy, and the academy and the community. We offer an undergraduate major and minor, a Five year BA/MA program, a Master of Arts (MA) Graduate Program, and a four-course Graduate Certificate Program. A high percentage of Women's and Gender Studies undergraduate students double major in other academic departments or programs. The department offers students a unique educational experience by combining rigorous academic scholarship with an exciting array of programs that provide additional opportunities for research and advocacy, community and campus engagement, and service learning and internship experience. The department also offers students a range of opportunities for leadership development and building community. Graduates from the Department of Women's and Gender Studies pursue a variety of paths; many choose to continue their education in Law, Social Work, History, Communication, Philosophy, Women's and Gender Studies, African and Black Diaspora Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, Ethnic Studies, International Studies, among others. Many others choose to pursue opportunities in the non-profit arena in legal advocacy, human rights, social services, arts and media, education, among others. Please visit the Alumni Resources section of our website to connect with our broader WGS community and see the important work our Alumni are engaged in. In recognizing the needs of our students to fund their education, we also offer several Graduate Research Assistantships each calendar year as well as scholarships for both graduate and undergraduate students. In addition to these funding opportunities through the department, DePaul University also offers broad support for students seeking to fund their education.

05/08/2026

We invite you to join us as we wrap up the 2025-26 academic year with a series of special events celebrating our students and community in the Department of Women’s and Gender Studies & Program in Critical Ethnic Studies.

This year’s gatherings will feature:

- Women’s and Gender Studies Senior Capstone Presentations (6/3/26, 1-3pm)
- Women’s and Gender Studies M.A. & Critical Ethnic Studies M.A. Presentations (6/5/26, 5-7pm)
- Special celebration honoring Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies, Dr. Beth Catlett, in her retirement (6/3/26, 3-5pm)

We hope you can join us in recognizing our students’ incredible work and celebrating this meaningful milestone together!

04/29/2026

Please join us on Thursday, May 14, from 4:30–6:00pm in Arts & Letters 102 for a book launch celebration hosted by the Center for Latino Research and the Department of Latin American and Latino Studies.

We will be celebrating recent publications by two of our affiliated faculty members: Rocío Ferreira (De las Veladas literarias de Lima, 1876–1877 a la cocina ecléctica: mujeres, nación y cultura en el Perú decimonónico) and Susana Martinez (Coming of Age(ncy) on the Migrant Trail: Adolescent Journeys in Contemporary Latinx Young Adult Literature).

Light refreshments will be served.

We hope you can join us!

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04/25/2026

Join us today to celebrate this amazing activists, feminists poets! 6p @ Instituto Cervantes Chicago!

03/30/2026

It's that time of year! Creating Knowledge: The LAS Journal of Undergraduate Scholarship is accepting submissions of undergrad papers. If you're interested in having your work published, don't hesitate to submit now! Deadline is Wednesday, April 15th, 2026.

03/10/2026

Join us for Q***r Revolutions in the Hallway TOMORROW March 11th! A WGS 332/WGS 432/LGQ 332 showcase featuring revolutionary storytelling about Chicago Le***an, Q***r, Trans, D**e, Bisexual organizing and activism. There will be beautiful collages and powerful manifestos shared!

03/05/2026

¡Separen la fecha! El viernes 3.6.26 @ 12pm la Prof. Rocío Ferreira conversará en un panel (virtual) sobre literatura, migración y género con panelistas de lujo. Hablará, entre otras cosas, de este nuevo libro —Nadie es ilegal. Mexicanas en Chicago— que pueden leerlo aqui https://lnkd.in/gGSEFUp5

Invitación a la mesa redonda "Mujeres en Movimiento. Literatura, Migración y Género" CISAN UNAM Loyola University Chicago DePaul University Women's and Gender Studies
UNAM Chicago
Participan: Rocío Ferreira, Claudia Castillo, Camelia Tigau y Héctor García
📆Viernes 6 de marzo ⏰12 h
📍Sala "Mónica Verea", piso 7 de la Torre II de Humanidades
🟣Transmisión

02/26/2026

Join us! Dr. Rocío Ferreira’s Book Presentation with a poetry recital in Spanish by renowned Poesía en Abril Chicago Poets will be on Thursday, March 5, 2026 | 6pm | Arts & Letters 104 | DePaul University Lincoln Park Campus
Don’t miss it!

02/26/2026

The DHC is excited to invite you and your students to our next event:

02/26/26
CENSORSHIP and related acts of authoritarian desperation
6:00-7:30 pm
Lincoln Park Student Center, 314

Register at Eventbrite

We look forward to seeing you!