The Interdisciplinary Gender and Sexualities Studies (INGS) major and minor promote a critical, feminist, intersectional, and cultural understanding of gender, sexuality, and power in a global context and across disciplinary boundaries. They can help you to better understand the world around you and provide you with the knowledge and skills necessary to be a leader for justice and equity in your career as well as the rest of your life.

Student Spotlights:

Jenna Kozal

Jenna Kozal

Jenna Kozal is a senior studying Criminology, Philosophy, and Gender and Sexualities Studies. In her free time, she is captain of the sailing team and works at the center for peacemaking. She wants to use what she learns in her studies to investigate sensitive crimes, and recently interned with the Milwaukee Police Department sensitive crimes division. She is always interested in learning about how Gender and Sexualities Studies intertwines with other academic programs at Marquette and it's use in the real world.  

Annie Palider

Annie Palider

Annie Palider is a freshman majoring in Gender and Sexualities studies. She is apart of GSA on campus, and is passionate about social justice. She plans to attend law school in the future and use her knowledge from Gender and Sexualities Studies to become a human rights attorney. She expresses that these kinds of studies are important for understanding every perspective and for ensuring that minority groups have a voice in the community.