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Bachelor of Arts in Gender, Race, and Identity

In the Gender, Race, and Identity major, you can choose any one of the following options:

  • Gender, Race, and Identity, B.A.
  • Gender, Race, and Identity (Ethnic Studies Specialization), B.A.
  • Gender, Race, and Identity (Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Specialization), B.A.

Minors

  • Black Studies
  • Ethnic Studies
  • Holocaust, Genocide, and Peace Studies
  • Indigenous Studies
  • Latinx Studies
  • LGBTQ Studies
  • Religious Studies
  • Social Justice
  • Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Masters of Arts in Gender, Race, and Identity

Graduate Certificate in Gender, Race, and Identity

Donate to GRI

We encourage you to consider a gift to the Mary White Stewart Memorial Scholarship, established to honor the legacy of Dr. Mary White Stewart (1945-2021), a scholar, mentor and advocate who played an instrumental role in the founding of our department. The scholarship in her name will provide financial support to undergraduate or graduate students pursuing degrees in GRI or sociology. Please consider making a one time or monthly gift to continue Dr. Stewart’s impact.

You may also consider a charitable gift to GRI through a general donation to support students, faculty research and public programming in the Department of Gender, Race, and Identity. We thank you for your support!

Upcoming courses

GRI Summer 2023 Undergraduate Courses

Please review the course catalog for accuracy. To view class times and sections, visit MyNevada.

GRI Summer 2023 Undergraduate Courses
Course Instructor
ETS 280: Native American Identities and Culture Harry
WMST 101: Introduction to Women’s Studies Huerta
WMST 300: Genders, Cultures, and Identities Purdy
WMST/ENG 427A: Women and Literature Hill

GRI Spring 2023 Graduate Seminars

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GRI Fall Graduate Courses
Course Instructor
GRI 663: Colloquium Huerta
GRI 693: Queer History and Theory Ahern
GRI 712: Theories of Identity and Difference/ENG 724: Latinx Literature Escobar
GRI 790: Special Topics (Capitalism & Social Justice)/ENG 781: Victorian Age Hill

GRI Research

The Great Vanishing Act book jacket

Dr. Debra Harry, "Decolonizing Colonial Constructions of Indigenous Identity: A Conversation Between Debra Harry and Leonie Pihama"

The Great Vanishing Act

Applied Research book jacket

Dr. Lydia Huerta, "Queering communication studies: a Journal of Applied Communication Research forum"

Journal of Applied Communication Research

Returned book jacket

Dr. Deborah Boehm, Returned: Going and Coming in an Age of Deportation

Returned

Lavender and Red book jacket

Dr. Emily Hobson, Lavender and Red: Liberation and Solidarity in the Gay and Lesbian Left

Lavender and Red

Latin American Perspectives book jacket

Dr. Guadalupe Escobar "Testimonio at 50"

Latin American Perspectives

Black Social Economy book jacket

Dr. Prisca Gayles, “The Social Economy of Africans and African Descendants in Buenos Aires”

The Black Social Economy in the Americas

Ethnic and Racial Studies book jacket

Dr. Vadricka Etienne, "Rather be known as Haitian: identity construction of the ethnically-identified second generation"

Ethnic and Racial Studies