For Students

Overlook of the Academic Year as a WLPer!

Apply for Housing!

You will live in Somers Hall on the Mount Vernon campus with your WLP peers.

Apply for Housing!
Visit My College Roomie and complete your profile.

You can choose a roommate from your cohort or you can select “random” and we will pair you with someone.

WLP Courses:

Please note that you will be automatically enrolled in your WLP courses which include:

Women’s Leadership Symposium (WLP 1111 Spring/WLP 1110 Fall), R 6:10 pm - 8:00 pm

And your cohort course:

IP - Intro to Comparative Politics
IAC - Women in the Creative Process
SHM - Intro Biology
GEB - Microeconomics

Note: You are encouraged to meet with your CCAS/Elliot/SEAS/Milken advisor, your cohort leader or WLP Director Professor Jordan for help designing your schedule.

University Writing Courses:

You will be reached out by the WLP administration to choose your preferences for WLP University Writing course and Optional ECON course in June.

Professor Donovan- Writing Women's Lives

This course will examine the genre of the graphic novel as it pertains to women. We will trace the history of the genre from the periodical press, newspapers, and comics of previous eras, and we will analyze how women have been depicted when visuals combine with text. As graphic novels gain increasing respectability as more than lowly pulp fiction, we will also think about distinctions, legitimate or arbitrary, that are assigned to culture. The novels that we read are all by women authors and take a transnational approach. Texts include the following: Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi; The Best We Could Do by Thi Bui; Fun Home by Alison Bechdel; Ms. Marvel, No 1: No Normal by G. Willow Wilson.

Professor Smith- Communicating Feminism

Most of us have probably seen the iconic image of Beyoncé in front of a giant screen on which the word FEMINIST is emblazoned. You may even be familiar with the feminist author Chimamanda Ngozie Adichie’s speech “We Should All Be Feminists,” which Beyoncé samples in her song “Flawless.” But, have you ever considered what Beyoncé means by feminism? Or how her feminism might be similar or different to Adichie’s? What does the term feminism actually signify? In this course, we will study the history of the feminist movement and consider the various strategies that feminist writers use to educate and inspire their audience. Students will have an opportunity to explore a range of feminist issues from different disciplinary angles. We will also produce our own feminist writing in a variety of genres. Students will work in partnership with the Wiki Education foundation to create and revise content about feminists and feminist issues on Wikipedia in order to help close Wikipedia’s gender gap. Students will also research and write on the feminist topic of their choice for an independent research project. The skills we will work on in this introductory course will prepare students for other academic challenges throughout the remainder of their college career.