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Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies

WHAT WE DO

We offer students, faculty, staff, and visitors a gathering place, as well as an atmosphere of mutual encouragement and support for women of all ages and backgrounds.

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Educating, Promoting Research, and Building Community

The Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies educates about issues of gender and sexuality, promotes interdisciplinary research, and engages in community building to provide access and opportunity for all students.

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Part of the Sarah Isom Center's mission is service and community engagement. See how we are involved on the campus, local, state, and national levels.
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Events / Creative Scholarship

Sarahfest Celebrates a Decade of Art, Music and Community

OXFORD, Miss. – The Sarah Isom Center's Sarahfest turns 10 in October, marking a decade of bringing art, music and scholarship together to celebrate creativity and community at the University of Mississippi.

Center Events

  • Sarahfest Arts and Music Festival

    Sarahfest is an annual month-long festival hosted by the Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies that brings together art, music, and scholarship

    Sarahfest

  • Isom Student Gender Conference

    Created as the Isom Student Gender Conference (ISGC), the Isom Student Research Conference hosted the first undergraduate research conference at the University of Mississippi in 2001. The conference provides student scholars from the University of Mississippi and other institutions of higher learning an invaluable opportunity for professional development. At the conference, students share their research with others and are able to connect to academic and artistic communities and build support networks.

    ISGC