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Douglass Residential College

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Welcome to Douglass

We’re so glad you’re here. Douglass Residential College is an empowering, close-knit community within Rutgers that enhances the college experience for students of all majors by adding a feminist lens to your education. Douglass welcomes all undergraduate students, regardless of sex, including students of diverse gender identities, inspiring them to examine inequality, center women’s lived experience in their exploration of the world, and embolden women’s leadership.

 

Your Path to Success at Rutgers

The Douglass curriculum is designed to ensure that you leave Rutgers with a robust resume full of the academic, professional, and co-curricular experiences that will make you a competitive candidate in the job market, graduate school application process, or any other endeavor you choose to pursue.

Douglass News

Reilly the robot

From March 19 to March 23, 2025, Douglass Residential College students participated in the inaugural Dublin City University (DCU) FIRST® LEGO® League Intervarsity Hackathon—and came home with first place in the overall competition!

Throughout the 24-hour event, teams used LEGO® Education SPIKE™ Prime kits to tackle the SUBMERGED℠ challenge, developing autonomous robots and innovative solutions to real-world underwater issues, such as marine conservation and deep-sea exploration. Six students from Douglass’ STEM Living-Learning Communities; Mehak Mantoo DRC’25, Kristodya Koduah DRC’26, Rachel Chempiel DRC’26, Rabiya Haque DRC’25, Alyssa Schmidt DRC’25, and Aishat Agboola DRC’25 traveled to Dublin, Ireland to compete. The all-expenses-paid trip abroad was sponsored by generous donations from Douglass alumni to the Women in Science and Engineering program.

Constance Borde, Sheila Malovany-Chevallier

Sheila Malovany-Chevallier DC’63 and Constance Borde DC’63 have dedicated their careers to feminist scholarship and advocacy—a path that began at Douglass College and led them to their groundbreaking translation of Simone de Beauvoir’s The Second Sex.

Sheila and Constance’s time at Douglass College laid the foundation for their future work in feminist discourse. “At Douglass, we were constantly encouraged to question, to challenge, and to push beyond conventional thinking,” Constance recalls. “It was an environment that nurtured strong women and prepared us for the world beyond.”

Students with a women's history month banner

Celebrate the end of Women's History Month with a recap of Women's Day at Douglass! This year's annual event showcased henna, a fashion show, dance performances, a community mural, service activities, and much more. Listen to what Douglass students have to say about the meaning of women's empowerment on International Women's Day and every day at Douglass.