We mourn with the Asian American and Asian communities the murder of eight people, six of them women of Asian heritage, in Georgia on March 16. While there is still much unknown about these killings, …
2021
Professor Kelly Marie Ward Receives Early Achievement in Social Science Research Award
GWS and Sociology Professor Kelly Marie Ward has received the 2021 Carole Joffe and Stanley Henshaw Early Achievement in Social Science Research Award. This award, given by the National Abortion Federation (NAF), honors an individual …
Professor Nan Enstad Launches Collegeland Podcast
We are excited to announce the new podcast, Collegeland, hosted by GWS faculty affiliate and Community and Environmental Sociology Professor Nan Enstad and UW-Madison graduate Lisa Levenstein. 23 million people work and study at U.S. …
Peter Zook – Alumni Spotlight, Class of 2010
Peter Zook graduated from UW-Madison in 2010 with majors in Sociology, Journalism & Mass Communications; and Certificates in LGBT Studies and African Studies. He is now a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Philadelphia, PA. How …
Professor Pernille Ipsen’s Book Nominated for Three Major Prizes in Denmark
Professor Pernille Ipsen’s book, Et åbent øjeblik (An Open Moment)—a collective biography of her seven mothers and their lives in and with the Danish women’s and lesbian movements in the 1970s—has been nominated for three …
Professor Annie Menzel Receives Research Service Grant Award
Professor Annie Menzel received a Research Service Grant Award for Summer 2021, for her summer research project, “Birthing Paradox: Race, Colonization, and Radicalism in US Midwifery.” This award recognizes the “service contributions that untenured faculty …
Faculty Focus: Kelly Marie Ward
Assistant Professor Kelly Marie Ward, whose position began in Fall 2020, is our February Faculty Focus. She is currently an Anna Julia Cooper Postdoctoral Fellow, and they will begin teaching courses in Gender and Women’s …
Professor Anna Campbell Selected for Appointment as Vilas Associate
Professor Anna Campbell has been selected for appointment as a Vilas Associate, which “recognizes new and on-going research of the highest quality and significance.” Congratulations, Professor Campbell on this remarkable accomplishment!
GWS Faculty Focus: LiLi Johnson
Assistant Professor LiLi Johnson, whose position began in Fall 2019, is our January Faculty Focus. In Fall 2020, she began teaching courses in Gender and Women’s Studies and Asian American Studies. Her research focuses on …
Ethics of Care Workshop Spring Conference, May 13 & 14
The UW-Madison Ethics of Care Workshop Spring Conference will take place virtually on May 13 and 14, 2021. Abstract submissions were open through February 18, 2021. Please see the Call for Abstracts and the Ethics …