Gender Studies

The Gender Studies program is designed to introduce students to the academic analysis of gender in discipline-appropriate ways.  Gender Studies courses are offered by departments in the Humanities and the Social Sciences, and the Gender Studies curriculum helps student to develop the skills necessary to understand, analyze, and engage gender-related issues.

There is no formal Gender Studies major at the College, but there is a Gender Studies minor.

Did You Know?

  • Hendrix is ranked 28th in the nation among colleges and universities for the percentage of graduates who earn Ph.D.s within 6 years of graduation.
  • Hendrix is just one of 40 institutions selected for inclusion in Colleges That Change Lives by Loren Pope, former education editor for The New York Times.
  • More than half of our graduates enroll in graduate or professional school within 2 years of graduation.