Courses are taught by distinguished faculty from many colleges and departments. These active teachers and researchers contribute to scholarship on women and other underrepresented groups through books and articles, ongoing research, speeches, papers, and presentations. In addition to their contributions to women's and gender studies scholarship nationally, they are involved in University and community life, serving on committees and boards, guest lecturing, and volunteering with community service agencies

The Women’s and Gender Studies Core Faculty hold joint appointments in Women’s and Gender Studies and other departments. These faculty build bridges to their departments and colleges to create a collegial, interdisciplinary, and diverse community of scholars and teachers.

Affiliate Faculty

Affiliate status is granted to individuals through an application process. Affiliate appointments are for three years. Appointments can be renewed at the end of three years. The Women’s and Gender Studies Advisory Board reviews affiliate applications and makes recommendations to the Director. New applications for affiliate faculty status are accepted throughout the year.

There are three different categories of affiliation.

• whose research and publications are gender-focused and
• who provide some service to the Women's and Gender Studies Program (e.g., serve on Women's and Gender Studies committees, as a liaison, serve on student committees).

2. Adjunct Faculty and Staff: Associates of the program who are not full-time employees of the University, who also fulfill requirements in #1 above.

3. Friends of Women's and Gender Studies: Supporters of the program who are not currently active in Women's and Gender Studies teaching, research, or service, but who wish to be identified with Women's and Gender Studies goals and mission. Affiliated faculty and staff are expected to serve the Women's and Gender Studies program in the following ways:

• teach Women's and Gender Studies core or cross-listed courses and/or conduct research and publish scholarship that is gender-focused; and
• provide service to the Women's and Gender Studies program (e.g., serve on Women's and Gender Studies committees, as a liaison, or student committees).

Affiliate Responsibilities During the three-year term, affiliate faculty and staff will be expected to serve the Women's Studies program in the following ways:

A. Teaching and/or Scholarship

Teach one Women's and Gender Studies course and/or conduct gender-focused scholarship as well as have a commitment to the mission of the Women's and Gender Studies Program.

B. Service (at least one of the following)

Serve on a Women's and Gender Studies Committee - Advisory, Governance, Research, Graduate, Undergraduate, Programming, Hiring

Serve as liaison to other on- or off-campus organizations

Serve on student committees

C. Vitae and Course Syllabi

Submit a current curriculum vitae to the Women's and Gender Studies program each year.

Submit all Women's and Gender Studies core and approved course syllabi to the program office.