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The Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program offers students the opportunity to study a wide range of fields from the perspectives of feminist and LGBT critical analysis, in a global context and with the purpose of promoting social justice.
Encouraging a growth mindset and being more subtle about the pursuit of power and dominance are among the ways women might rise through the ranks in the workplace, according to a new model that maps women’s pathways to influence.
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The Cornell Center for Social Sciences offers multiple grants to help Cornell faculty maximize their research impact. These awards help seed ambitious projects and provide support to teams of faculty applying to major external funding and collaboration opportunities
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Check out FGSS & LGBT Studies course offerings for the Spring 2026 semester.
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Read all about Victoria McMillan, a Senior triple major in FGSS, Government, and American Studies!
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Stacey Langwick, associate professor of anthropology in the College of Arts & Sciences, will speak on "Healing in a Toxic World: Reimagining the Times and Spaces of the Therapeutic."
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Join us in welcoming Dr. Michell Chrisfield as an Affiliated Faculty member of the Feminist, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program! Read more about her here!
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A new book by Shirley Samuels examines the story behind today’s divided America in literature and art created during and soon after the Civil War.
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Feeling overwhelmed by the state of the nation? Unsure about how to maintain hope and take action? Join us for a roundtable discussion of strategies for defending the rights of LGBTQ+ people and sustaining opposition in current times. Trans and queer scholars will offer concrete suggestions for buil...
Read moreCornell University is located on the traditional homelands of the Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' (the Cayuga Nation). The Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' are members of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, an alliance of six sovereign Nations with a historic and contemporary presence on this land. The Confederacy precedes the establishment of Cornell University, New York state, and the United States of America. We acknowledge the painful history of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' dispossession, and honor the ongoing connection of Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' people, past and present, to these lands and waters.
This land acknowledgment has been reviewed and approved by the traditional Gayogo̱hó꞉nǫ' leadership.