Congratulations to Kelly M. Ward on receiving a Career Enhancement Fellowship from the Institute for Citizens and Scholars. This is a one year fellowship award which is funded by the Mellon Foundation. It provides a stipend for travel and research for “outstanding junior faculty committed to campus diversity and innovative research in the humanities and …
Join us in extending a hearty congratulations to GWS Associate Professor Annie Menzel for receiving one of thirteen Distinguished Teaching Awards! Professor Menzel was awarded the Class of 1955 Teaching Excellence Award. The Distinguished Teaching Awards have been given out since 1953 to recognize some of the university’s finest educators. A ceremony will take place …
Greetings dear GWS Alumni! For those of you who do not know me, I am excited and delighted to introduce myself as the newly named alumni engagement coordinator for Gender and Women’s Studies here at UW-Madison! My name is Dr. Kate Phelps (she/they) and I have been teaching with the department since the Spring 2017 …
Greetings Everyone: It’s hard to believe that we are nearly halfway through our spring semester! I’m always relieved by the snow melt, delighted by the sound of the returning cranes, and thrilled by the green sprouts reaching for the light, but I am always surprised by it all as well. Students are preparing for midterms, …
In the Fall 2023 newsletter, we asked our alumni about a piece of media (a book, an article, a film, etc.) that made an impact on them during their time in GWS, and what made it so memorable. The responses we received were wonderfully diverse and thought-provoking. What a pleasure to learn more about what …