A Culture of Inclusive Excellence
Academic Affairs is committed to fostering a culture of inclusive excellence at Virginia Wesleyan University. We provide an academic experience that aids the institution in achieving our mission of inspiring “students to build meaningful lives through engagement in Coastal Virginia’s dynamic metropolitan region, the nation, and the world.” Virginia Wesleyan University envisions an open and safe campus climate for all who learn, live, and work in our campus community.
We value faculty diversity in its many forms and strive for an inclusive campus climate where all faculty feel empowered to do their best work and fully engage in the life of the university.
Inclusive and Interdisciplinary Curriculum
To aid VWU students prepare for meaningful lives, Virginia Wesleyan brings an interdisciplinary approach to academics. As part of their liberal arts experience at VWU, students may take classes on such topics as:
- North African Authors
- The Literature of Slavery
- France and the French Today
- African American History
- LGBTQ Literature
- Mediating Religious Conflicts
- Images of Women in Theatre and Film
- Topics in Mexican Culture and History
- Cross Cultural Psychology
- Health and the Hispanic Community
- U.S. Women’s History
- Complex Global Challenges
- Buddhist Philosophy
- Globalization & Its Discontent
- Homeless in America
- Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion in Sports
- Travel’s Impact on Culture and the Environment
- International Human Rights
- Queer Cultural Studies
- Women Writers
- Beyond the Border: Stories of Immigration
- Extreme Religion and Religious Freedom
- Diversity & Society
- Diversity in American Literature
- Music and Art Around the World
- Women in Culture and Society
- African-American Religious Experience
- Theatre of Diversity
- The American Protest Tradition
- Aging in the Media
- Africa in Transition
- Race, Gender, and Leisure
- Art of Africa, Asia, and the Americas
- Feminist and Gender Theory
- African American Literature
- German Women Filmmakers
- U.S. Latino Culture
- History of South Africa
- Women on the Brink
- Music and Folk Culture of the Southern Appalachians
- Judaism through Food
- Ethnicity and Politics: Latinos in America
- Immigration and Citizenship
- Disability in the Media
Africana Studies
Africana Studies is an interdisciplinary academic program that engages students in critical analyses of current and historical sociological, economic, political, psychological, and cultural issues concerning the African American experience, Africa, and the African Disapora – the global dispersion of peoples of African descent. Students enrolled in the program will be introduced to a wide range of historical and contemporary perspectives through an interdisciplinary approach to the coursework and research. The program offers students the opportunity to develop an individualized program of studying black people’s religions, sociologies, cultures, cultural expressions, and history throughout the world.