Gender & Women’s Studies Undergraduate student, Rachel Litchman, has been honored with the UW–Madison, College of Letters & Sciences Ginsberg Family Award. This award, formerly the Meyerhoff Undergraduate Excellence Awards for Leadership, Service and Scholarship, recognized students who have made outstanding leadership and service contributions to the University and/or the surrounding communities while maintaining a …
The Department of Gender & Women’s Studies is proud to announce that the Gender and Sexuality Campus Center (GSCC) has chosen Dr. Sami Schalk as their 2022 Honorary Rainbow Degree recipient. This award was created to honor a faculty, staff, or community member for their strong partnership to the GSCC and/or their mission. Dr. Schalk’s …
This year’s Dr. Ruth Bleier Scholarship in the Natural Sciences award winner is Kimberly Stathas (she/her). Kimberly is an undergraduate student with a planned graduation date of Spring 2023 with degrees in Biology, and Gender & Women’s Studies. After graduation, she plans to attend medical school and apply feminist theory to providing quality care, as Dr. Ruth …
Celebrate Graduation with the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies Join the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies to celebrate GWS and LGBTQ+ Studies graduates on Wednesday, May 11 from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm. Drop by the conference room (3401 Sterling) to enjoy a cupcake, pick up a graduation gift, choose some decor for …
Join us in congratulating the Spring 2022 winners of the LGBTQ+ Studies Scholarship winners. This scholarship, generously provided by David A. Kaplan and Glenn A. Ostergaard, and the Brautigam/Kaplan Foundation, was created with the intention of encouraging outstanding students in the LGBTQ+ Studies Certificate program. Read on for more information on this year’s winners, their …
Centering Resistance: Imaginings of a New Feminist Future April 7-9, 2022 Co-Convened by UW System Women’s and Gender Studies Consortium and UW System Gender and Women’s Studies Librarian Fully Virtual Event This year’s theme rests on an urgent line of inquiry: What has the pandemic revealed about the type of world we need to rebuild …
Name: Lyddia Ruch-Doll (Ruch rhymes with book) Pronouns: she/her (they/them also acceptable) Hometown: Sun Prairie, WI Position Title(s): Administrator, Gender & Women’s Studies, Center for Research on Gender and Women, and the UW-System Women’s and Gender Studies Consortium How long have worked at GWS? Since September 2021! I’m pretty new to GWS, but I …
Claudia Liu graduated from UW–Madison with majors in Biochemistry and Gender and Women’s Studies and a certificate in Japanese Professional Communication in May 2021. Claudia is currently a first-year Ph.D. student at Harvard University in the Chemical Biology Graduate Program. How does Gender and Women’s Studies matter in the day-to-day of your professional life? I …
Bianca Yue is a senior with a majors in Economics and Mathematics with a certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies. Bianca will graduate in May 2022. Read Bianca’s student spotlight to learn more. When and why did you choose the Gender and Women’s Studies certificate? I decided to add the GWS certificate during my first …
Applications are open for two scholarships aimed at Undergraduate Students this spring. For the second year in a row, we’re excited to offer the Scholarship in LGBTQ+ Studies for Undergraduate Students. This scholarship is intended to encourage students who pursue LGBTQ+ Studies. It is generously provided by David A Kaplan and Glenn A Ostergaard, the …