A featured event of Sexual Assault Awareness Week, the opening reception for the art installation and project, “The Art of Survival,” spearheaded by student Laighton Cain is on Monday night, April 8. The exhibit will be available to view the entire week, from Monday 4/8 – Friday, 4/12.
Join WGS and Dr. Peter Blaze Corcoran to learn what you can do to advance social justice, including gender equity and sustainability, at the College and beyond!
EmpowHER provides significant funding for women students to intern in DC from June 1-August 1. The student has to have applied and/or been accepted to intern in DC, but it provides up to $5,000 for living expenses and some partial scholarships too, as well as programs during the 8-week term. The program is for young women who are looking to pursue public service careers and is open to all majors. The deadline is March 31 and requires a resume, transcript, essay, and letter of recommendation. Click the button below to learn more or apply.
Application deadline is MARCH 31. For more information about this internship or to apply, click the button below.
WFPG is looking for responsible and motivated interns to focus on planning and outreach for programs featuring international affairs officials and experts. In addition to assisting with our Author and Embassy Series programs, interns also contribute to Celebrating Women Leaders Benefit Luncheons. Interns will also research foreign policy topics before events, assist in media outreach and the production of our newsletter, update the WFPG database and webpage, and complete other office tasks as assigned.
The deadline is APRIL 5, 2019. For more information or to apply, click the button below.
WFPG is also looking for a specialized intern to focus on the WFPG e-newsletter, event invitations, social media, and webpage design/updates in addition to research and other general office duties. Communications interns also assist in production of materials for major fundraisers.
The deadline is APRIL 5, 2019. For more information or to apply, click the button below.
Join the CofC CLAW program for this awesome event, featuring panelists Eric Crawford, Ade Ofunniyin, and Heather Hodges.
A night of networking, conversation, and education surrounding the Act to Establish Pay Equity. Learn how you can help eradicate racial and gender wage disparities in South Carolina!
Monday, March 25 – “A Woman Supreme” – 5:00PM, Addlestone 227
What is it like to argue a case before the Supreme Court? What are obstacles and opportunities facing women in the workforce in 2019? Bring your questions and thoughts for a discussion with Distinguished Alumnus Arlinda Locklear (‘73)! All students welcome, Political Science and Pre-Law students encouraged!
This fall, 2019 CofC will be running a program in Trujillo, Spain that includes courses in Communication (COMM 336-Cross-Cultural Communications) and Political Science (POLI Comparative Gender Politics) that count towards the Women’s and Gender Studies major. There is also a Spanish course in this program,.
Specifically, the professors who will be present are:
Trujillo is a long-standing CofC program, making the college an important part of the Trujillo community. If you were to be accepted into the program, you’d be matched up with a local host family, most of which have been hosting CofC students for years. Trujillo (considered one of Spain’s “most romantic” villages) is a small, scenic town filled with local, national, and international history! And, equidistant between Madrid and Lisbon, you will be able to easily travel from there to other locations in Spain and in Europe.
Please note that you can use whatever financial aid you qualify for during the academic year to cover the costs of the program and tuition. WGS also has funds available to support student opportunities, including study abroad. More information about these funds can be found on this page. These funds are awarded on a rolling basis and, as such, applications are always open.
Please contact Kendra Stewart at stewartk@cofc.edu or 953-6691 if you have any questions!
Students, faculty and staff join us in the discussion on defining what is needed for inclusion of diversity and how to stimulate a more systematic stream of consciousness within our community on such diversity. Panel of administrators/directors to start the dialogue preceding with a response session from the audience.
What is it like to argue a case before the Supreme Court? What are obstacles and opportunities facing women in the workforce in 2019? Bring your questions and thoughts for a discussion with Distinguished Alumnus Arlinda Locklear (‘73)! All students welcome, Political Science and Pre-Law students encouraged!
Join LCWA, International Studies, and WGS for a talk from speaker Vicki Wilde, Senior program officer for Agricultural Development & Women’s Economic Empowerment. Visit the Global Foodways blog for more information about this awesome event.