Recently Gender and Women’s Studies proudly celebrated our 50th anniversary as a department here at UW Madison. Over a few exciting days, students, faculty, staff, and alumni came together to share in the memories of …
Alumni
The Scoop from Dr. Kate – Alumni Newsletter Fall 2025
Hello dear GWS and LGBTQ+ Studies Alumni, As I write this, it is a stunning fall day here in Wisconsin. The wind is encouraging the remaining leaves to loosen their grip from the trees, fall …
Reflections on Dr. Brittney Cooper’s Keynote Address from Ph.D. Student, fatou janneh
“We are the storm…We are the light and the lightning and the boom back and the thundercloud. We are the storm”— Dr. Brittney Cooper In delivering Saturday’s keynote address on the 50th anniversary of the …
Letter from the Chair Nick Syrett – Alumni Newsletter Fall 2025
Dear Alumnae/i and Friends: I write to you from the Gender and Women’s Studies Chair’s Office in Sterling Hall, an office I have now occupied for not quite three months. Let me first introduce myself: …
Alumni Spotlight – Rodlyn-mae Banting, Class of 2022
Rodlyn-mae Banting (they/them) is a Filipino American poet, journalist, and cultural critic writing at the intersections of the arts, race, gender, and empire. They graduated with an MA in Gender & Women’s Studies from UW-Madison …
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, …
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 …
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 …
Letter from the Chair Judith Houck
Dear Gender and Women’s Studies Community, It is a profoundly challenging and demoralizing moment as the Gender and Women’s Studies community, and the values we affirm, are under attack. But our community is wide and …