Ahoy dear GWS and LGBTQ+ Studies Alumni!

Here we are again—another autumnal season and the fall semester is wrapping up in a just few weeks! Perhaps the biggest piece of news is that we have officially landed in our new departmental home, the freshly built Levy Hall! First and forever, a massive shoutout to department superstars Lindsey Speaker and Jamie Gratrix, and our incomparable PhD students, for ensuring the move was a smooth success. If you think that ushering a gaggle of academics from one building to another a few blocks away is a cinch, well, you’ve never tried to do it! Many thanks to all of those in our awesome community who made it happen! The image below is just a glimpse into the new build!

A few updates to offer to our indelible alums! Though our alumni reading group is no longer holding regular meetings, we have established a new website space called The Shared Bookshelf. Each month, we will offer some hot recommendations for great reads and highlight current projects and books our faculty and staff have published! We also welcome reading recommendations from our alumni community, so please reach out with recommended reads and send to alumni@gws.wisc.edu!

I am proud to announce that we are now in our third season of the GWS in Action podcast and have a catalogue of more than 20 episodes available to listen to now, with more on the way! Be sure to find us and follow us on Spotify  to hear great conversations that matter with our GWS community, including staff, faculty, students, and of course, our wonderful alumni!

It is a highlight of my work to get to spotlight the many amazing contributions of our alums, and the myriad ways you are bringing your Gender and Women’s Studies educations to your professional and personal pursuits! If you are interested in being a featured alum on our website for our Alumni Spotlights, or a guest on our GWS in Action podcast, please reach out to alumni@gws.wisc.edu.

I would love to hear from you, uplift your voices, and learn more about what alumni programming we can keep bringing your way!

Onward the journey!

Cheers,
Dr. Kate