Welcome to the Department of Gender & Women's Studies
Spring 2020
Enrollment for spring 2020 is complete. More information on spring course offerings in GWS is available here.
Spring Classes Resume
Spring semester resumes January 21, 2020.
WGSC Conference
Registration is open for the UW-System Women’s & Gender Studies Consortium, UW-Madison’s 4W Initiative, & UW-Madison’s GWS Graduate Student conference, which will take place April 16-18, 2020. The theme is, “Resistance and Reimagination: Gender, Change, and the Arts.”
Hiring
Research Associate:
- Wittig Postdoctoral Fellow in Feminist Biology – Applications due February 12, 2020.
Undergraduate News
News, events, and involvement opportunities for undergraduate students. Learn about new courses, internships, study abroad, scholarships, and volunteer opportunities.
Student Spotlight
Why do students choose GWS and/or LGBTQ+ Studies? Where are they connected on campus? What are their plans for the future? Find answers in the December Student Spotlight.
Alumni Spotlight
Learn what GWS alums are doing now and how they are applying their GWS background to their work. Read Hope's Alumni Spotlight this month.
News & Events
GWS Alum is the Writer in the Room at Hallmark
Melvina Young has taken her experience in gender and women’s studies, women’s history, and African-American Studies classrooms and has developed a line of greeting cards as a senior writer at Hallmark. Melvina describes what she …
Alumni Spotlight: Hope Tyson, Class of 2012
Hope Tyson, Class of 2012, graduated with majors in Women’s Studies and Latin American Studies. Learn more about the work Hope is doing today. Describe your work. How did you get to this point in …
GWS Professor Chris Garlough won the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award
Gender and Women’s Studies Professor Chris Garlough has been awarded the Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award, an honor given out since 1953 to recognize UW-Madison’s finest educators. Established by former UW-Madison chancellor Edwin Young in 1973, …
30th annual Day With(out) Art Event features 3 GWS professors
Encore Screening and Talkback: STILL BEGINNING: The 30th Annual Day With(Out) Art On Tuesday, December 10 at 5:30pm, in recognition of the 30th annual Day With(out) Art, the Chazen Museum of Art will host an …
Sarah Gaydos – December Student Spotlight
Sarah Gaydos is a senior graduating in December 2019 with a Gender and Women’s Studies major and the undergraduate certificate in Global Health. Find Sarah’s reflections below. Why did you choose Gender and Women’s Studies? …
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Co-Sponsorship Procedure
For requesting a co-sponsorship from GWS, please email the following information to Prof. Janet Hyde, preferably at least 4 weeks in advance.
CRGW 2019-2020 Colloquium Series
Check out this year’s Center for Research on Gender and Women Colloquium Series. This year’s series consists of 3 speakers. Each event in the series is free and open to the public. More information here.
CRGW eBulletin
Check out the opportunities listed in the Center for Research on Gender and Women eBulletin. You’ll find talks, events, conferences, jobs, and other opportunities of interest to students, faculty, staff, and community members.