The Department of Gender and Women’s Studies further affirms and celebrates our trans*, nonbinary and gender expansive community members. We will continue to work for the fullest presence of trans*, nonbinary and gender expansive lives; we view it as our job as public educators to actively protect and promote trans* access to public facilities, health …
This year, in the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies (GWS), our goal is to make unpaid research, professional travel, and internship opportunities more accessible to our students. We are raising funds to provide GWS and LGBTQ+ studies students with financial support to participate in these kinds of professional development opportunities. Our students benefit immeasurably …
Celebrate the release of Dr. Sami Schalk’s new book, Black Disability Politics, at one of two (or both!) book release events! Wednesday October 26 10-11:30am CST. The Ford Foundation will host a hybrid (in person in NYC and streaming) event where Dr. Schalk will be in conversation with several of the activists she interviewed for the project, …
The Department of Gender and Women’s Studies at University of Wisconsin Madison seeks applications from scholars with expertise in gender and indigeneity, and/or race and ethnicity, for a nine-month, full-time, permanent tenure-track position to begin August 2023. Applicants with PhDs in Gender and Women’s Studies are especially invited to apply but scholars with appropriate training …
We are aware that a speaker is coming to campus on 10/24 with a film and viewpoints that are intentionally harmful and threatening to our trans* and nonbinary community members. People associated with the event have targeted GWS, hanging no less than 40 posters on departmental hallways and bulletin boards. We recognize that such actions …