Gender studies are essential to higher education

Gender studies are essential to higher education

Under the guidance of the United States Department of Education, there have been major budget cuts for higher education, but few have been felt as hard as those made to humanities departments. At the University of Minnesota, the vote to cut the budget of academic departments suggests an uncertain future for a number of liberal arts programs. As of the 2027 fall semester, the Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies department has had to put application…