Career
From 1981 to 1987, Basu taught in the Political Science department at Amherst College. After serving as a visiting scholar at Columbia University for one year, she returned to Amherst College, and joined the Women and Gender Studies department. As of 2011 Basu divides her time between teaching Political Science and Women's and Gender Studies. She also chairs the Women and Gender Studies department and serves on the Committee of Six.
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