Category: GWS/LGBTQ+ Studies Student Spotlight

Sarah Gaydos – GWS Student Spotlight

Sarah Gaydos is a senior graduating in December 2019 with a Gender and Women’s Studies major and the undergraduate certificate in Global Health. Find Sarah’s reflections below. Why did you choose Gender and Women’s Studies? I was a pre-nursing student during my first two years at UW–Madison and wanted to specialize in women’s health. I …

Ariel Yang – GWS Student Spotlight

Ariel Yang is a junior majoring in Gender and Women’s Studies and Psychology. Find Ariel’s reflections below. Why did you choose Gender and Women’s Studies? Discovering GWS at UW is the most beautiful accident that has ever happened in my life. Coming to college, I had very limited knowledge of feminism and gender studies. As …

Andrew Briceno – GWS and LGBTQ+ Studies Student Spotlight

Andrew Briceno is a senior graduating in spring 2020 with majors in Gender and Women’s Studies, Political Science, and Sociology, and certificates in African Studies, Chicanx and Latinx Studies, and LGBTQ+ Studies. Find Andrew’s reflections on GWS and LGBTQ+ Studies below. Why did you choose GWS and LGBTQ+ Studies? After completing my first year at …