We are pleased to have Dr. Nick Syrett join us as the new Chair of the Gender & Women’s Studies Department! To help students, faculty, and the community get to know him better, Dr. Syrett …
Year: 2025
GWS Faculty Shout Out: Kong Pheng Pha
Congratulations to Professor Kong Pheng Pha! We are thrilled to celebrate Professor Kong Pheng Pha for receiving the Early Career Achievement Award from the Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS) earlier this year! This award …
GWS Faculty Shout Out: Kate Phelps
Join us in congratulating Dr. Kate Phelps for the release of her 2025 book Digital Girlhoods, her feature in May’s L&S newsletter, and her receipt of a 2025 Teaching Excellence Award! In an interview with …
Letter from the Chair Judith Houck – Summer 2025 Alumni Newsletter
Dear Gender and Women’s Studies Community, At our recent commencement event, I chatted with our graduating students about their experiences in our department. They praised individual instructors and the department for providing life-changing instruction and …
The Scoop from Dr. Kate – Summer 2025
Happy Almost Summer, GWS and LGBTQ+ Studies Alumni! Writing this on Tuesday, May 6th, I am filled with gratitude in this moment, relaxing in my big, comfy chair, having given a talk about my book, …
Faculty Focus: Rachel Kuo
Name: Rachel Kuo Title: Assistant Professor of Gender and Women’s Studies and Asian American Studies Hometown: Chicago, IL (or Chicago area) Educational/professional background: I have a Ph.D. and MA in Media, Culture, and Communication from …
Summer Herrmann – Alumni Spotlight, Class of 2021
Summer Herrmann graduated from UW Madison in 2021 with a BA in Sociology and Gender & Women’s Studies. Post graduation, Summer did a variety of jobs, including as an Administrative Accounting Assistant for an elevator …
GWS Student Spotlight – Becca Enos
Becca Enos is majoring in Psychology and getting a certificate in Gender & Women’s Studies. Why did you choose GWS? I took my first GWS class with Dr. Kate Phelps in the spring of 2021, and …
GWS Faculty Shout Out – Jill Casid
Professor Jill Casid noted as a “particularly influential” Art History professor by alum curating the 2026 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, the longest-running survey of American art and …
Marlena Holden – Alumni Spotlight, Class of 2000
Marlena G. Holden (she/her) graduated with a double major in English and Gender and Women’s Studies in 2000 and was a Powers-Knapp and Chancellor’s Scholar. She received her Master’s degree in Women’s Studies from The …