The College’s inaugural Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Staff Retreat seeks to celebrate and raise awareness of the different identities and backgrounds that coexist within our community. Staff presenters from across the College will join us to share insights and lived experiences. Our goal is to promote ongoing individual and collective understanding of our diverse community.

Changing Perspectives on Sex, Gender, Humanity, and the World

Most people around the planet firmly believe there are two and only two kinds of people in the world: men and women. When we think about human beings, we assume these are the only two possibilities. Above all else, male and female are seen as separate entities, mutually exclusive, complementing but never overlapping categories. Like much of the world, Western society rests on the assumption that all persons exist unambiguously as either man or woman. Like most things, it just isn’t quite that simple.