Maddie Beckmann is majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and getting a certificate in Public Policy. Why did you choose GWS? Before I knew that GWS was an option, I was pre-vet. I took chemistry and bio and was absolutely questioning if I should be pursuing my education. I took an elective (GWS 101), and …
Michael Rozier is majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies. Why did you choose GWS? I chose to pursue GWS for a couple of reasons. First, as a person that is passionate about social justice, I was drawn in by the large number of intersectional course offerings. Most importantly though, it was the passion conveyed through …
Hannah Cacciapaglia is double-majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Political Science. Why did you choose GWS? I chose GWS after feeling seen and understood through the course content in GWS 102 taught by Dr. Kate. Not only has GWS opened up doors to safe spaces on campus, with even better people, but it has become …
Bella Ferak is double-majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Journalism. Why did you choose GWS? I chose Gender & Women’s Studies to immerse myself in narratives often erased from common curricula. Armed with the desire to see myself and my communities reflected in an academic course, I found the courses to be representative, relevant, …
Greetings everyone, Graduation marks a momentous transition. College, at its best, involves compelling challenges, unexpected failure, surprising success, new friendships, bumps in the road, emerging identities, awesome instructors, mind-blowing discoveries, nascent skills. It’s so often heady and humbling and heartbreaking, exhilarating and inspiring. For all it asks and all we give, it can be hard …
Hello again dear Gender and Women’s Studies and LGBTQ+ Studies alumni! A very happy cusp of summer to you! We have reached the end of another academic year, and with that occasion, we are gifted the opportunity to reflect on our own collegiate experiences and the feelings evoked as we consider what was going on …
This spring 2024 our very last cohort of four MA students will graduate! Since 2007 we have welcomed between two and five MA students each year. As they move through the program and exercise their scholarly voices, we then watch them graduate and take their degrees to the next chapters of their lives, to new …
Join us in extending a hearty congratulations to Professor Anna Campbell for receiving the Emily Mead Baldwin Award in the Creative Arts! The Emily Mead Baldwin Award in the Creative Arts (established in 1997) recognizes and honors extraordinary artistic projects and endeavors of the highest quality carried out by tenured members of the UW–Madison arts faculty. …
V. Rodrigo is double-majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Psychology. 1.Why did you choose GWS? As a transfer student coming from Miami, FL, I had not been able to take any GWS courses due to the multitude of educational restrictions and state laws impacting universities and schools across the state. Fall 2023 was the …
Jamie Goldin is double-majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Social Work. 1.Why did you choose GWS? I chose GWS because I am passionate about social justice issues and learning about the intersections between various systems of privilege and oppression. Specifically, I am interested in learning how to deconstruct and dismantle oppressive systems and ideas. …