Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies
(Formerly Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies)
With this major, Butler University lives up to its groundbreaking abolitionist and coeducational beginnings. —Professor Ann Savage
Where You Can Go
Students with GWSS expertise are sought after to work in a diverse and rapidly changing world in a variety of professions and occupations, such as public administration, the arts, public health, and media, while also providing students with a foundation for a variety of graduate work.
Sponsored Speakers
Each year, the program brings speakers to campus to enlighten, inform, and captivate. In recent years such speakers have included peace activist Cindy Sheehan; Judith Halberstam, Director of The Center for Feminist Research at University of Southern California; professor and author Erica Meiners; and film director and producer Denis Mueller.
Student Organizations
Students can become involved on campus through organizations such as Alliance, Demia, the Black Student Union, TRANSform, and Butler Latinos Unidos, exploring the diverse world in which we live.