The Institute for Research on Women and Gender is the locus of interdisciplinary feminist scholarship and teaching at Columbia University. Offering an undergraduate degree program in Women's and Gender Studies, and graduate certification in Feminist Scholarship, the Institute draws its faculty from all disciplines in the Humanities and Social Sciences, and provides rigorous training in interdisciplinary practice. Courses survey the history and theory of gender studies, preparing students for professional work or further academic engagement in the field.

Institute for Research on Women and Gender 763 Schermerhorn Extension 1200 Amsterdam Avenue Columbia University MC 5508 New York, NY 10027 Phone: (212) 854-3277 Painting by Huda Lutfi

	Events “What is Feminist Politics Now? Local and Global” Conference Rites of Return: Poetics and Politics Symposium Feminist Interventions	News New faculty workshop New courses for Fall 2008 Video added for Reconstructing Womanhood Symposium Audio added for "The Past and Future of Women's Friendship" Panel