Director Suzanne Holt

Women's Studies Program

College of Arts & Sciences

Women's Resource Center
PO Box 5190 Kent, OH 44242
Director's phone: 330-672-8042
Main phone: 330-672-9230

fax: 330-672-9232
e-mail: information

The Women’s Studies Program (WMST) at Kent State University affords an opportunity for KSU students to take -- for a sustained moment -- vital, timely and ultimately necessary perspectives offered by the distinct scholarship across fields and disciplines which we term Women's Studies.

Women's Studies -- at present -- is an interdisciplinary minor program requiring 21 credit hours; its coursework is flexible and diverse enough that students can, in large part, shape it to meet their individual needs.  WMST Minors choose one of two required courses (WMST 30000, Colloquium in Women's Studies or WMST 30001, Feminist Theory) in addition to completing 15 credit hours of coursework -- offered by WMST affiliates from more than 25 different academic fields.  In addition, each term, the Program presents a number of WMST-Special Topics courses -- which may be counted toward the minor.

WMST minors -- finally --may  design and complete two defining courses, according to their individual needs:  WMST 30196, Individual Investigation (a required capstone course), and, if they choose, WMST 40992, Practicum in Women;'s Studies (an optional course).  Students are encouraged to consult WMST faculty affiliates and the WMST Director when planning their course of study for the WMST Minor.  Click HERE for the Individual Investigation form.  Click HERE for the Practicum form.

The program is housed in the Women’s Resource Center in the Alumni Carriage House off Midway Drive. The center is open Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and provides a safe physical space for WMST students to meet, both inside and outside of class. Books and periodicals housed in the center are available for short-term lending, and students are encouraged to browse through the center’s holdings as they pursue their WMST Minor. 

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Program Director, Dr. Suzanne Holt --

via e-mail: suzannet1@copper.net or slholt@kent.edu.

The Director's office is located inside the Women's Resource Center. Her office hours are Tuesdays, 7-9 p.m. and Thursdays, 4-5 p.m.,

but office hours may be arranged other days and times by appointment.

Your interest is most welcome.