To the Editor:
We were pleased to learn in The Herald ("Students advocate for more queer studies offerings," Feb. 22) that students are uniting "to advocate for more academic offerings dealing with queer issues."
As concentration advisers for gender studies and Sexuality & Society, we would like to take this opportunity to announce the recently approved merger of the two concentrations - starting this spring, the Gender and Sexuality Studies Program will replace them. We invite interested students to look to gender and sexuality cross-listed courses for a variety of classes on LGBTQ topics.
In our experience, there has been a high demand for such courses at Brown. While departments, rather than interdisciplinary programs such as ours, determine hiring decisions and curricular offerings, the program's faculty will continue to advocate for hiring in gender and sexuality studies and to work with students to promote these fields of study.
Tamar KatzAssociate Professor of EnglishProgram Director and Concentration AdviserGender Studies and Gender and Sexuality Studies
Gretchen SchultzAssociate Professor of French StudiesConcentration AdviserSexuality and SocietyFeb. 26
