The Department of Gender and Women’s Studies loves to highlight the work and experience of our students. This is a place to find inspiration in reading about your classmates – why they chose GWS and/or LGBTQ+ Studies, where they are engaged and involved on campus, and what kinds of plans they have for the future.
Andrew Briceno – GWS and LGBTQ+ Studies Student Spotlight
Andrew Briceno is a senior graduating in spring 2020 with majors in Gender and Women’s Studies, Political Science, and Sociology, and certificates in African Studies, Chicanx and Latinx Studies, and LGBTQ+ Studies. Find Andrew’s reflections …
Ariel Yang – GWS Student Spotlight
Ariel Yang is a junior majoring in Gender and Women’s Studies and Psychology. Find Ariel’s reflections below. Why did you choose Gender and Women’s Studies? Discovering GWS at UW is the most beautiful accident that …
Sarah Gaydos – GWS Student Spotlight
Sarah Gaydos is a senior graduating in December 2019 with a Gender and Women’s Studies major and the undergraduate certificate in Global Health. Find Sarah’s reflections below. Why did you choose Gender and Women’s Studies? …
Sarah Akakpo – GWS Student Spotlight
Sarah Akakpo is a second year student majoring in Gender and Women’s Studies with a certificate in Studio Art. Sarah started out in the LGBTQ+ Studies certificate and decided to pursue the GWS major this …
Kayla Wasserman – GWS Student Spotlight
Kayla Wasserman is a senior graduating in May 2020 with majors in Art History and Gender and Women’s Studies. Find Kayla’s reflections on her GWS courses, study abroad, and her work with Sex Out Loud …
Lariisa Stewart – GWS and LGBTQ+ Studies Student Spotlight
Lariisa Stewart is a senior graduating in August 2020 with a GWS major and a LGBTQ+ Studies certificate. Read Lariisa’s reflections on transferring to UW-Madison, choosing the major, writing a senior thesis, and preparing for …
Dylan Witte – LGBTQ+ Studies Student Spotlight
Dylan is a junior majoring in Life Sciences Communication and pursuing the LGBTQ+ Studies certificate alongside certificates in Classical Studies and Gender and Women’s Studies. Dylan is also the mastermind behind the Department of Integrative …
Julia De Georgeo – GWS Student Spotlight
Julia is a junior majoring in Gender and Women’s Studies and Health Promotion and Health Equity. In the last year, Julia worked with a team of physicians, health care and organization development experts to create …
Rachel Litchman – GWS Student Spotlight
Rachel Litchman is a senior with majors in Gender and Women’s Studies and Sociology and a certificate in Health and the Humanities. This summer, Rachel worked with a group of young people who to address …
Bianca Yue – GWS Student Spotlight
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 …
Want to suggest someone for the spotlight? Want to nominate yourself?
Contact the Undergraduate Advisor, Susan Nelson, at susan.nelson@wisc.edu for more information.