University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: February 2024

Abigail Perkins – Alumni Spotlight, Class of 2023

Abigail Perkins (she/her) graduated in May 2023 with a degree in English and certificates in GWS and African American Studies. She is currently taking a gap year in her hometown before returning to graduate school in the fall, where she will pursue a Master of Arts-Business in Arts and Creative Enterprise Leadership at UW-Madison. She …

Paige Leiser – Alumni Spotlight, Class of 2022

Paige Leiser (she/her) graduated in May 2022 with a degree in Political Science, and certificates in Gender and Women’s Studies, Education Policy, and Global Health. She is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Public Health at Boston University’s School of Public Health, focusing on Public Health Law and Policy. Her primary focus is on sexual …

Course Spotlight – Special Topics Course on Queer Indigenous Studies

Course Title: Queer Indigenous Studies What is this course about? “Queer Indigenous Studies” is a course designed to introduce students to the experiences, ideas, art, and lives of Two-Spirit and LGBTQ Indigenous people both in North America and beyond, as well as to explore key ideas in the emerging field of Queer Indigenous Studies. In addition …

GWS Student Spotlight – Rachel Delmar

Rachel Delmar is double-majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Education Studies. Rachel is getting certificates in: Disability Rights and Services and Preparing to Teach Abroad. 1.Why did you choose GWS? I chose GWS because I am interested in the intersection of education and gender, particularly sex education reform. I knew that GWS in addition to …

Susan Stanford Friedman’s Scholarly Legacy: Unpacking the Planet – Modernisms, Feminisms, Comparisons

We are excited to announce a special conference dedicated to the life and legacy of Susan Stanford Friedman, Virginia Woolf Professor Emerita of English and Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. A scholar of literary modernisms, gender, women, global languages and cultures, and planetary life, Professor Friedman was committed to reimagining what the humanities …

Judith Houck Publishes New Book – Looking Through the Speculum: Examining the Women’s Health Movement

Professor Judith Houck’s newest book, Looking Through the Speculum: Examining the Women’s Health Movement, was recently published by the University of Chicago Press in January 2024. The book examines the women’s health movement of the 1970’s through the lens of medical history and second wave feminism. Professor Houck highlights the experience of lesbians, straight women, …

Anna Campbell Wins Exceptional Service Award

Join us in congratulating Professor Anna Campbell on winning the Exceptional Service Award. The Exceptional Service Support Program acknowledges and supports assistant and associate professors who perform service activities beyond what is expected of tenure-track and tenured faculty members. Congratulations, Professor Campbell!

GWS Student Spotlight – Jenessa VanCalster

Jenessa VanCalster is double-majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Sociology. Jenessa is getting certificates in: Education and Educational Services, Educational Policy Studies, and LGBTQ+ Studies. 1.Why did you choose GWS? I chose Gender and Women’s Studies because it aligned perfectly with my evolving interests. Initially pursuing a track in pre-nursing, I stumbled upon the …