Alumni raise concerns as Univ. of Iowa reviews Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies program
Local news i9 reported on widespread concerns among UI alums about the pending closure of UI’s Gender, Women’s and Sexuality Studies (GWSS) program.
“Alumni of the University of Iowa are raising concerns over the future of the university’s Gender, Women’s, and Sexuality Studies program, saying they’ve learned it could be eliminated as part of a broader academic review. TV9 first learned of the potential change from a recent Ph.D. graduate who said more than 120 alumni have signed an open letter urging university leaders and the Iowa Board of Regents to reconsider what they describe as the pending elimination of the major.”