Safer Spaces Resolution
For black, brown, and indigenous people of color (BIPOC) impacted by state and police violence
The Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy offers both academics (one major and two minors) and direct services to students.
Our Commitment
The Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy stands for the justice and equitable treatment of our Black, Brown Indigenous, & Immigrant students. We recognize that individuals with these identities are facing increased institutionalized hostility and marginalization during these precarious times.
Our Resolutions
Sanctuary Resolution
For immigrants and members of vulnerable communities directly impacted by anti-immigration policy
Reproductive Rights & Bodily Autonomy Statement
In solidarity with women, non-binary, trans, agender and all people with uteruses
Upcoming Events
Croc Pot Cookout
Second Wednesday of Every Month
12pm-2pm
Learn more about GITA Staff and Faculty & explore the services we offer.
GITA offers multiple DEI trainings that can be adapted to the needs of your office or group.
Our Vision, Mission and Goals
Our Vision
The Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy’s vision is of a queer feminist future in which people and communities are free from all forms of oppression and fear. We envision a world in which liberated communities live with dignity and joy!
Our Mission
The feminist mission of the Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy is to provide space for those most impacted by the intersecting oppressions present in our society and everyday lives. As such, we collaborate through academics, advocacy, and programming to equip students and communities with the skills to empower themselves to abolish systems of oppression through education towards liberation.
Our Goals
The Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy’s goals are to create space for oppressed groups to build community, organize for liberation, and engage in self-care. Further, our goals are to teach critical analysis, communication, and organizing skills so that students feel empowered to work against the systems of oppression in their lives and communities.
Our Values
We commit to equity for all genders and to understanding the overlap between gender discrimination and other forms of oppression based on race, ethnicity, economic status, sexual identity, ability, nationality, and other identities. We value the richness of diverse identities and the strength multiple perspectives bring to the learning process.
We advocate for social justice on campus and in our communities at large. We strive to be thoughtful and effective collaborators by providing intersectional feminist education and supporting active student-led organizations.
We strive to overcome systemic barriers to education and to make opportunities within reach for all students, especially LGBTQIA+, low-income, first-generation, people of color, immigrant, and students with disabilities who need specific support.
We help students to reach their full potential, to take an active role in their own lives, and to contribute to the community at large. We value collaboration across the campus and disciplines, and among faculty, staff, students, and community members.
We value research, scholarship, and interdisciplinary inquiry that contributes to the evolution of new knowledge and theory within the field of Gender, Women, and Sexualities Studies. We value an anti-oppression analysis in our teaching and scholarship. We value a transnational approach to teaching and learning that encourages individuals and groups to become informed worldmakers.
Giving to the Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy
Your generous donations support MSU Denver students pursue their dreams.
Your tax-deductible donation will help the Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy continue to provide a quality and competitive education for our students.
Contact US
Main Line: 303-615-2052 | [email protected]
Hours of Operation: M-T 9am-4pm, Available Fridays Virtually
Mailing Address:
Campus Box 36
PO Box 173362
Denver, CO 80217
Campus Location:
Boulder Creek, Room 132
950 10th Street Plaza
Denver, CO 80204
