The “HERstory” panel, once a webinar, was hosted in-person for the first time on Mar. 17 in the Jane Bancroft Cook Library. Moderated by Associate Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies Emily Fairchild, the event focused on how the panelists are creating their own HERstory.…
Members of the New College community gather to participate in Feminist Fridays, an initiative that aims to create a regular and informal space for intellectual exchange by viewing a variety of topics through a feminist lens. Feminist Fridays occur nearly every Friday from 12-1 p.m.…
With only about 50 years and 5,000 alums under our belt, I’m frequently taken aback by the immense, enthralling and unique history our tiny college possesses. While browsing through New College’s digital and physical archives, moments arise when I imagine our campus as a series…
While there are still plenty of people out there who confuse being a feminist with being a man-hating lesbian, New College students do not seem to be confused about what it means to be a feminist and why the world needs feminism. The New College…
The Feminist Writing Collective tutorial reached out to students, faculty and staff calling for submissions for FemZine. The zine will contribute to the tutorial’s project titled “Writing in the Margins, Vol. 3: Erotic Autonomy, Self Care, and Beauty.” The writing collective accepted submissions in…
For the third year in a row Resident Advisors (RAs) have held a New College Needs Feminism photo-shoot with an impressive turnout. Originally started in 2012 by thesis student Skylar Ead, the event was continued this year by RAs Amanda Bragg and Kaylie Stokes. Over…
Time magazine was the focus of a recent Internet debacle over an online poll that allowed readers to select a term used frequently in pop culture that they would like to see disappear. It was not the existence of this poll that caused a stir,…
