Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women

The Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women is a global leader in research and scholarship focused on gender, sexuality, and power.

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Building on a Strong Foundation

With the renovation of Pembroke Hall complete, for the first time in its 44-year history the Pembroke Center’s full range of offerings is united under one roof, including its undergraduate concentration and graduate certificate program in gender and sexuality studies, the Pembroke Seminar, the Pembroke Center Archives, and the feminist cultural studies journal differences. 

The center is grounded in Brown’s mission to serve the community, the nation, and the world by discovering, communicating, and preserving knowledge. Its unique array of programs and resources includes: 

  • The Pembroke Seminar, a year-long advanced research seminar
  • An undergraduate concentration and graduate certificate in Gender and Sexuality Studies
  • Public conferences and lectures
  • International partnership projects
  • Postdoctoral fellowships
  • Seed grants and fellowships for Brown faculty and students in any discipline whose work concerns gender or sexuality
  • The Pembroke Archives, dedicated to feminist and queer scholarship and the history of women at Brown and in Rhode Island

Through philanthropic investment from the community, the Pembroke Center will continue to transform scholarship in key areas such as:

  • Feminist Philosophy
  • Women, Gender, Science and Technology Studies
  • LGBTQIA+ History
  • Feminist Antiquity Studies

“ We stand at a critical historical juncture. As global social and political dynamics shift, we are seeing traditional perspectives on gender re-emerge. In this climate, the Pembroke Center’s transnational perspective on gender, sexuality, and power is not just academic, it is urgent and it is essential. ”

Leela Gandhi Shauna McKee Stark ’76, P’10 Director of the Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women, John Hawkes Professor of the Humanities and English

Why give now?

Support the Pembroke Center’s critical, collaborative scholarship and directly enhance education, advising, and mentoring for students and scholars.

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For information about specific giving opportunities, contact:

Shelley Roth P’17, P’20
Director of Development for Academic Initiatives
shelley_roth@brown.edu

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