The Spectator P.M. Ep. 215: The Anticipated End of the Gender Studies Major Is Here
Harvard University is downsizing its Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program due to low enrollment. Other institutions, like Texas A&M, are eliminating the program entirely as interest wanes. The Spectator P.M. Podcast discusses the implications of these changes and critiques the ideology behind gender studies.
- ▪Harvard's Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program is facing downsizing due to low enrollment.
- ▪Texas A&M has cut its gender studies program altogether.
- ▪The Spectator P.M. Podcast hosts discuss the ideology fueling the gender studies major.
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| Publication time | Tue, 19 May 2026 15:29:36 +0000 |
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Harvard University is beginning to downsize its Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program as enrollment reaches an all-time low over the past 15 years. Other universities like Texas A&M are cutting the program altogether due to the lack of interest. (RELATED: Trump Administration Hits New Roadblocks in Clash With Harvard University) On this episode of The Spectator P.M. Podcast, hosts Ellie Gardey Holmes and Lyrah Margo discuss the woke ideology fueling the gender studies major and celebrate the downfall of the degree program. Ellie expands on her previous reporting about Durba Mitra, a gender studies professor who was denied tenure at Harvard, and her wonky scholarship.
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