A Living-Learning Community is a a self- selected group of students who share similar academic interests and explore them together in common courses and out of classroom activities at no extra cost to the student. Students in learning communities report making friends quickly and expanding their faculty, and staff network. Learning community residents are afforded unique opportunities for academic and social success.
Douglass Learning Communities are designed to give students a shared experience around their academics and/or residential environment. They connect students to faculty within and beyond the classroom, and help to facilitate students’ transition from high school to college.
The Global Village Learning Communities offer a year-long, credit-bearing experience in a themed “house." Throughout the year, students participate in local excursions, engage with community organizations in New Brunswick, and deepen their understanding of global justice issues. Open to both residents and commuters, Global Village welcomes students from all majors who are eager to connect their academic interests with social justice, community engagement, and collaborative learning.
The Global Village Learning Communities offer a year-long, credit-bearing experience in a themed “house." The historic Africana House centers the lives, experiences, and contributions of Black women, girls, and femmes across Africa and the African Diaspora. Students will engage deeply with Black feminist thought, cultural identity, and community-based resistance across time and geography.
This course explores the urgent need for environmental justice and sustainable development through a global, feminist lens. Students examine how climate change, environmental policy, and ecological systems intersect with gender, race, and socioeconomic inequality. Topics include sustainable food systems, green infrastructure, climate migration, and the role of activism in environmental change.
Drawing from gender studies, sociology, and political science, students will examine how systems of power influence everything from civil rights to education to access to basic needs. Through a feminist lens, the course encourages students to think critically about how policies are created, who they serve, and how they can be challenged or reimagined.
Explore how social structures, identity, and systems of power influence health outcomes across the globe. This course focuses on health equity through feminist and LGBTQ+ perspectives, with an emphasis on the experiences of historically excluded populations. Students will investigate issues such as healthcare access, reproductive justice, and the role of bias in medical research and practice.
The course explores what it means to be Latine and Caribbean in the U.S. and across the globe, tracing the impact of colonialism, migration, activism, and cultural identity across generations and regions. Students will examine issues such as language, representation, family, and gendered experiences within the Latine diaspora, while developing research and writing skills that reflect their communities and interests.
This collection of living and learning communities offer Douglass students in science, technology, engineering, and math an opportunity to live alongside peers in their disciplines.
As the first STEM LLC, established in 1989, it welcomes up to 70 first-year students intending to major in the sciences. Located on the Douglass Campus, the Sciences LLC provides a nurturing environment that fosters a strong sense of belonging and promotes academic excellence among women in science. Watch Video!
"Stay in the Loop” with the Computer Science LLC! Since 2016, up to 40 first-year students intending on majoring in computer science have the opportunity to participate in this impactful community for women in computing. This community is on the Busch Campus. Watch Video!
“Get the Prescribed Care” that will help you thrive in the Douglass Pharmacy and Nursing LLC. Since 2023, up to 40 first-year students in the Schools of Pharmacy and Nursing live together in this health focused community which takes place on the Busch Campus. Watch Video!
“Get in Gear” with the Engineering LLC! Since 2012, up to 50 first-year students in engineering have the opportunity to participate in this robust community for women in engineering. This community is on the Busch Campus. Watch Video.
The Gender & Arts Living-Learning Community is designed to bring arts education to students in a range of fields who have varied experience, training, and skill levels. No prior arts experience is required!
The Gender & Arts Living-Learning Community is designed to bring arts education to students in a range of fields who have varied experience, training, and skill levels. During a year-long experience, students learn about representations of gender in art, explore their creativity, work with artists, gain hands-on experience, and exhibit artwork in the Spring!