Maddie Beckmann is majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and getting a certificate in Public Policy. Why did you choose GWS? Before I knew that GWS was an option, I was pre-vet. I took chemistry …
Maya Cherins – Alumni Spotlight, Class of 2022
Maya Cherins (she/her) graduated from UW-Madison in May 2022 with majors in Gender and Women’s Studies and Community and Nonprofit Leadership and a certificate in Global Health. After graduating, she took a brief gap year …
GWS Student Spotlight – Michael Rozier
Michael Rozier is majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies. Why did you choose GWS? I chose to pursue GWS for a couple of reasons. First, as a person that is passionate about social justice, I …
GWS Student Spotlight – Hannah Cacciapaglia
Hannah Cacciapaglia is double-majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Political Science. Why did you choose GWS? I chose GWS after feeling seen and understood through the course content in GWS 102 taught by Dr. Kate. …
GWS Student Spotlight – Bella Ferak
Bella Ferak is double-majoring in Gender & Women’s Studies and Journalism. Why did you choose GWS? I chose Gender & Women’s Studies to immerse myself in narratives often erased from common curricula. Armed with the …
GWS is Now Hiring Spring 2025 TAs!
The Department of Gender & Women’s Studies (GWS) is looking for graduate students interested in TAing undergraduate courses for the Spring 2025 semester. Applications for these 50% Teaching Assistant positions are open to both incoming …
Amanda Gennerman – Alumni Spotlight, Class of 2000
Amanda Gennerman (she/her) graduated from UW-Madison in 2000 with a dual degree in Women’s Studies and Afro-American Studies (which is what both programs were called back then!) She has practiced immigration law exclusively since her …
Shaniya Auxier – Alumni Spotlight, Class of 2022
Shaniya Auxier (she/her) graduated from UW-Madison in the spring of 2022, with a major in Psychology and a certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies. Since graduation, Shaniya has been a teaching assistant in the UW-Madison …
Ollie DiPietro – Alumni Spotlight, Class of 2023
Ollie (he/they) is a 2023 grad from the GWS MA program. He is currently the co-owner of The Big Gay Market LLC, a barista, a visual artist, and a beginning taxidermist for their business, The …
Chair’s Letter – Summer 2024
Greetings everyone, Graduation marks a momentous transition. College, at its best, involves compelling challenges, unexpected failure, surprising success, new friendships, bumps in the road, emerging identities, awesome instructors, mind-blowing discoveries, nascent skills. It’s so often …