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 …
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Letter from GWS Alumni Engagement Coordinator – Spring 2024
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 …
Letter from the Chair – Spring 2024
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 …
Alumni Voices: Material that Moved Us
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 …
Gen&WS 525: Gender and Global Health in Critical Perspective
Course Spotlight – Special Topics Course on Queer Indigenous Studies
Course Title: Queer Indigenous Studies What is this course about? “Queer Indigenous Studies” is a course designed to introduce students to the experiences, ideas, art, and lives of Two-Spirit and LGBTQ Indigenous people both in North …
GWS Student Spotlight – Rachel Delmar
Rachel Delmar is double-majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Education Studies. Rachel is getting certificates in: Disability Rights and Services and Preparing to Teach Abroad. 1.Why did you choose GWS? I chose GWS because I …
Susan Stanford Friedman’s Scholarly Legacy: Unpacking the Planet – Modernisms, Feminisms, Comparisons
We are excited to announce a special conference dedicated to the life and legacy of Susan Stanford Friedman, Virginia Woolf Professor Emerita of English and Women’s Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. A scholar of …
Bound Lives: Africans, Indians, and the Making of Race in Colonial Peru
Judith Houck Publishes New Book – Looking Through the Speculum: Examining the Women’s Health Movement
Professor Judith Houck’s newest book, Looking Through the Speculum: Examining the Women’s Health Movement, was recently published by the University of Chicago Press in January 2024. The book examines the women’s health movement of the …