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Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department

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Examining Various Lived Experiences

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The Department of Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (REGSS) is an interdisciplinary department. REGSS coordinates intersectional teaching, research, and scholarship in the fields of Critical Hmong Studies, Ethnic Studies, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and LGBTQ Studies. We examine lived experiences as they are impacted by systems of power and oppression. 

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Majors and Minors in Race, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality Studies

Whether you pursue a major, minor, or one of the certificates offered through the Race, Ethnicity, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department, you'll leave UW-Eau Claire well-equipped to think critically while keeping an open mind. Graduates go on to pursue a wide variety of meaningful work, making a positive impact wherever they go.

Meet the Faculty

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Intersectional Women’s Center

The Intersectional Women's Center provides an educational and activist gathering space for all and supports those with intersectional and marginalized identities. The IWC is an antiracist center whose mission is strongly informed by Women of Color Feminism. Learn more about feminist and LGBTQ+ social movements and participate in event programming from the Intersectional Women’s Center.

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Engaged Faculty

Our core REGSS faculty's research and creative scholarship is reflected in their classrooms when teaching Blugolds. Their work covers current, cutting-edge events in the fields of Critical Hmong Studies, Ethnic Studies, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, and LGBTQ Studies.

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Commitment to Research

REGGS students are invited to collaborate with faculty to conduct local, regional, national, and international research. Every year, the Gender Studies Consortium (WGSC) honors the wonderful achievements of WGSS students in the UW-System by recognizing their scholarship with a WGSC research award.

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Study Away

The REGSS Department has an amazing international faculty-led immersion experience during Winterim in North India, but REGSS students may also choose to dedicate a full semester of their undergraduate career to learning and examining feminist theory in a different country.

As a national leader in study abroad, UW-Eau Claire encourages students to include a study abroad experience in their program of study — and REGGS fully supports this value.

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Hibbard Humanities Hall 384
124 Garfield Avenue
Eau Claire, WI 54701
United States

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