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  • Alumni Spotlight – Shannon Patterson, Class of 2010

    Shannon Patterson, PhD (she/her), is a licensed psychologist specializing in eating disorders and health psychology, who graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 2010 with degrees in Psychology and Sociology, along with certificates in Gender …

  • Faculty Focus: Alexandra Kralick

    The Department of Gender & Women’s Studies is so pleased to have Dr. Alexandra Kralick joining us as a Wittig Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Feminist Biology! To help you get to know her, we asked …

  • GWS Student Spotlight – Kahlila Barnes

    Kahlila Barnes is double-majoring in Legal Studies and Political Science and getting certificates in Gender & Women’s Studies and Criminal Justice. Why did you choose GWS? I decided to add a GWS certificate to my course load because …

  • GWS Student Spotlight – Sarah Task

    Sarah Task is majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Psychology. Why did you choose GWS? To be honest I feel like I didn’t choose GWS so much as GWS kind of chose me. I am …

  • GWS Student Spotlight – Sadie Reilly

    Sadie Reilly is majoring in Psychology and getting a certificate in Gender & Women’s Studies. Why did you choose GWS? Growing up in a household that was different from what much of society has set as …

  • Celebrating 50 Years of Gender & Women’s Studies at UW-Madison

    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 …

  • Course Spotlight – Reproduction Before, Since, & Beyond Roe

    Course Title: Reproduction Before, Since, & Beyond Roe What is this course about? Reproduction Before, Since, & Beyond Roe is a course on the history of reproductive health, labor, and politics in the United States. …

  • 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: …

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