Aidan McDonough (he/they) graduated in May of 2024 with a B.A. in Psychology and a Certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies. Aidan is a first generation college student who recently finished his application for a …
GWS Student Spotlight – Anna Ravis
Anna Ravis is double-majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Global Health and getting a certificate in Health Policy. 1. Why did you choose GWS? As an aspiring health care provider, I chose the GWS …
GWS Student Spotlight – Maggie Veak
Maggie Veak is double-majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Political Science. 1.Why did you choose GWS? I stumbled across GWS when taking a political science class cross listed with GWS; The Politics of Gender …
Alex Garcia – Alumni Spotlight, Class of 2009
Alex Garcia (she/her) graduated from UW-Madison in 2009 with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Work and a certificate in Women’s Studies, followed by a Master’s in Social Work in 2010. After graduation, she worked in …
GWS Student Spotlight – Reyna Dogru
Reyna Dogru is majoring in Microbiology and getting certificates in Gender & Women’s Studies and Health & Humanities. 1.Why did you choose GWS? I chose GWS because it allowed me to learn and explore concepts …
GWS Student Spotlight – Lexi Everts
Lexi Everts is majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies, Sociology, and Legal Studies and getting a certificate in Criminal Justice. 1.Why did you choose GWS? I came to Madison with an academic plan in mind. …
Cate Wiley – Alumni Spotlight, Class of 1990
Cate Wiley (she/her) graduated with a Ph.D. from UW-Madison in 1990 in English with a Women’s Studies minor Check out her work here and listen to her talk about her new play Sheltered here. Bio …
GWS Student Spotlight – Brianna Washington
Brianna Washington is majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and getting certificates in Global Health and Health Policy. 1.Why did you choose GWS? I chose Gender & Women’s Studies because it gave me a lens …
GWS Student Spotlight – Alex Patterson
Alex Patterson is majoring in Biochemistry and getting a certificate in Gender & Women’s Studies. Why did you choose GWS? I chose GWS because I think it is very useful to remind myself that people …
Letter from the Chair – Fall 2024
Dear Gender and Women’s Studies community, Given the outcome of the recent election, much about the future is uncertain. But two things are crystal clear—the value of feminist scholarship and the importance of an institutional …