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  2. Year: 2020
  3. Month: April

Month: April 2020

Associate Professor Sami Schalk Receives Provost’s Early Career Award

Posted on April 27, 2020

Associate Professor Sami Schalk has received the Provost’s Early Career Award. This award provides flexible funds for research, publication, project assistantships, or other expenses related to scholarly activity. Congratulations, Professor Schalk, on this great honor!

Posted in 2020, Award

GWS/LGBTQ+ Studies Advisor Susan Nelson Wins L&S Academic Advising Award

Posted on April 27, 2020

GWS Undergraduate Advisor Susan Nelson has won one of this year’s L&S Academic Advising Awards! Susan’s contributions to our students and our department go above and beyond. The L&S Academic Advising Award is awarded to …

Posted in 2020, Award

Dylan Witte – LGBTQ+ Studies Student Spotlight

Posted on April 16, 2020

Dylan is a junior majoring in Life Sciences Communication and pursuing the LGBTQ+ Studies certificate alongside certificates in Classical Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies. Dylan is also the mastermind behind the Department of Integrative …

Posted in Uncategorized

Professor Jenny Higgins Weighs in on Reproductive Health During Pandemic

Posted on April 9, 2020

Jenny Higgins, Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Laurel Rice, Professor and Chair of UWSMPH’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, wrote a Capital Times article called, “Access to contraception and …

Posted in 2020

Lariisa Stewart – GWS and LGBTQ+ Studies Student Spotlight

Posted on April 7, 2020

Lariisa Stewart is a senior graduating in August 2020 with a GWS major and a LGBTQ+ Studies certificate. Read Lariisa’s reflections on transferring to UW-Madison, choosing the major, writing a senior thesis, and preparing for …

Posted in GWS/LGBTQ+ Studies Student Spotlight, Uncategorized

Associate Professor Sami Schalk’s Essay Featured in L&S Magazine

Posted on April 6, 2020

Associate Professor Sami Schalk’s essay, “Understanding Oppression,” has been featured in the Spring 2020 Issue of Letters and Science Magazine, Sift and Winnow. Schalk writes, “Everyone needs to have a basic understanding of systems of …

Posted in 2020

GWS Lecturer Dr. Kate Phelps Has Received a 4W Innovation Grant

Posted on April 6, 2020

GWS Lecturer Dr. Kate Phelps has received a 4W Initiative Innovation Grant for her “body mapping research project that is exploring experiences of gendered embodiment in the university setting, especially related to how the perceived …

Posted in 2020, Award

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