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GWS Chair Judy Houck Receives the Chancellor’s Inclusive Excellence Award
The Department of Gender and Women’s Studies is pleased to announce Dr. Judy Houck — Gender & Women’s Studies Chair, and Professor of Gender & Women’s Studies, and History — has been honored with …
Congratulations to our December Grads!
Celebrate our December 2021 GWS & LGBTQ+ grads with us! Read about the lessons they learned, their future plans, and encouraging words from GWS faculty.
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GWS Chair Judy Houck Receives the Chancellor’s Inclusive Excellence Award
The Department of Gender and Women’s Studies is pleased to announce Dr. Judy Houck — Gender & Women’s Studies Chair, and Professor of Gender & Women’s Studies, and History — has been honored with …
Dissertation Fellowship in LGBTQ+ Studies Recipient – Simon D. Elin Fisher
The Department of Gender & Women’s Studies, and the Center for Research on Gender & Women are excited to announce our first ever Dissertation Fellow in LGBTQ+ Studies, Simon D. Elin Fisher! Simon is a …
Body Mapping Research with Kate Phelps and Delaney Dvorak
Join Delaney Dvorak and Dr. Kate Phelps, Lecturer in the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies at UW-Madison for a body mapping workshop in two sessions. Body mapping is an arts-based method used for a …
Rachel Litchman – GWS Student Spotlight
Rachel Litchman is a senior with majors in Gender and Women’s Studies and Sociology and a certificate in Health and the Humanities. This summer, Rachel worked with a group of young people who to address …
Associate Professor Sami Schalk nominated for UW System Outstanding Women of Color Award
The Department of Gender and Women’s Studies is delighted to announce that Associate Professor Sami Schalk has been nominated for the University of Wisconsin System Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award, created in 1994 …
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