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: …
GWS Student Spotlight – Haleigh Smith
Haleigh Smith is majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies, English, and History. Why did you choose GWS? I chose to add GWS as a major because I knew I was interested in fem/women’s history and literature. …
GWS Student Spotlight – Carson Schwartz
Carson Schwartz is majoring in Psychology and Spanish and is getting certificates in Health Policy and LGBTQ+ Studies. Why did you choose LGBTQ+ Studies? I enrolled in GWS 200: Intro to LGBTQ+ Studies on a whim …
GWS Student Spotlight – Violet Pandya
Violet Pandya is majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Sociology and is Honors in the Liberal Arts. Why did you choose GWS? I chose GWS because I have always been passionate about feminism and …
GWS is Now Hiring Spring 2026 Tas!
The Department of Gender & Women’s Studies (GWS) is looking for graduate students interested in TAing undergraduate courses for the Spring 2026 semester. Applications for these 50% Teaching Assistant positions are open to both incoming …
GWS Student Spotlight – Selah Cole
Selah Cole is majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Psychology. Why did you choose GWS? My interest in GWS was first sparked during my freshman year in a first-year interest group (FIG) on the …
Alumni Spotlight – Rodlyn-mae Banting, Class of 2022
Rodlyn-mae Banting (they/them) is a Filipino American poet, journalist, and cultural critic writing at the intersections of the arts, race, gender, and empire. They graduated with an MA in Gender & Women’s Studies from UW-Madison …