Gender Identity & Expression
Smith is a community which includes and celebrates people with a wide range of gender identities and expressions. This page includes resources for transgender and nonbinary students, staff, and faculty, as well as educational resources about policies, practices, and procedures for anyone who would like to learn more about how to support transgender and nonbinary colleagues and classmates.
Gender Diversity on Campus
Transgender students, staff, and faculty often have specific questions about gender diversity on campus, some of which are addressed below.
Admission to Smith
Pronouns
A pronoun is a part of speech that takes the place of a noun; it is used to refer to someone or oneself, like “I,” “you, “she,” “he” or “they.” When we are talking about gendered language in a U.S. context, we most commonly are referring to third-person singular pronouns, which are gendered in English.
Changing Your Name
Resource Center for Sexuality & Gender
Everyone is invited to the RCSG! Smith students, faculty, and staff with a valid OneCard can access the Center from 7 a.m. to midnight. Guests attending a meeting, event or program in the RCSG will find the door unlocked for them. Students, organizations, departments and offices may reserve the center to host programs focused on topics of gender and sexuality.
Oversight
The RCSG is co-coordinated by Raven Fowlkes-Witten and Toby Davis of the Office for Equity and Inclusion, as well as a student program coordinator.