Safe Zone members are cordially invited to our social events and topical seminars. Folks interested in joining Safe Zone and obtaining a sticker must complete one of our new-member trainings. Check out our member list linked at the left. You will be in great company!

Winter Social
Friday 2/13, 4:30-6:00 pm
Bring your people & share the warmth! See your email for location. 

New-Member Training

Register here for an in-person workshop:   

• Mon 2/16, 12-2 pm - East Campus
• Wed 2/18, 11:30-1:30 pm - East Campus
• Thur 4/30, 3-5 pm - West Campus

Or register here for the online Canvas course

Spring Social
Friday 4/17, 4:30-6:00 pm
Share some collective renewal at the end of the semester.

Teaching About the Biology of Sex
    a topical seminar for members
    facilitated by Dr. Cynthia Bauerle, JMU Biology

   Wednesday, April 22, 11:30-1 pm on Zoom
    Registration will open soon.

Many of us at JMU teach about the biology of sex and/or sex difference, whether as a focal subject in its own right or as an element integrated into analyses of gender in societal, biomedical, industrial or other interdisciplinary contexts. As someone who has been teaching about sex biology in both biology and women’s/gender studies courses for over 25 years, I am always trying to keep up with the relevant biological literature on the subject – what does the research on sex and sex difference tell us today? 

In the area of molecular genetics where I am most comfortable, the last two decades of discovery have pushed the field to the brink of new paradigms for understanding what sex is, why it is, and how it works. As is often the case, research-based consensus has been slow to make it into textbooks, medical resources and public awareness. I’d love to share what I’ve tried and hear how others are grappling with this – how do we do justice to current biological understanding in the face of the status quo? Let’s talk!

(Can you offer a topic? Just let us know.) 

Safe Zone is a voluntary organization.

We do not offer mandatory training to JMU offices. If you are seeking educational materials for a class, please reference that in your course goals and/or catalog description, then send your syllabus to brysonbp@jmu.edu for assistance.

Safe Zone is a voluntary organization of allies in the JMU community who participate with Safe Zone for our own individual reasons (moral obligations, empathy for others, disciplinary ethical responsibilities, etc.). All views expressed in our capacities as Safe Zone members are our own and do not necessarily represent the views of James Madison University or any other organization.

Direct workshop questions to  Bethany Bryson, but please be patitnet with us. We are not an office of the university; we have no staff and no budget.