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 …
March 11, 2024Letter 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 …
March 11, 2024Alumni 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 …
March 11, 2024Abigail Perkins – Alumni Spotlight, Class of 2023
Abigail Perkins (she/her) graduated in May 2023 with a degree in English and certificates in GWS and African American Studies. She is currently taking a gap year in her hometown before returning to graduate school …
February 29, 2024Paige Leiser – Alumni Spotlight, Class of 2022
Paige Leiser (she/her) graduated in May 2022 with a degree in Political Science, and certificates in Gender and Women’s Studies, Education Policy, and Global Health. She is currently pursuing a Master’s Degree in Public Health …
February 29, 2024Course 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 …
February 28, 2024GWS 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 …
February 27, 2024Susan 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 …
February 26, 2024Judith 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 …
February 20, 2024Anna Campbell Wins Exceptional Service Award
Join us in congratulating Professor Anna Campbell on winning the Exceptional Service Award. The Exceptional Service Support Program acknowledges and supports assistant and associate professors who perform service activities beyond what is expected of tenure-track …
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