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May 2019

A fond farewell to Maria Medina-Smith

May 23, 2019

After twenty years with Women’s and Gender Studies (previously the Center for Women’s Studies) at UWM, Maria Medina-Smith retired from her role as office manager and administrative assistant. Her last day in our front office was Wednesday, May 22. We … Continue Reading »

Carolyn Eichner is the recipient of a 2019 RACAS award

May 23, 2019

Prof. Carolyn Eichner (Women’s and Gender Studies and History) received a 2019 Research and Creative Actives Support (RACAS) award from the UWM Graduate School for her project “The Mark of Identity: Metropolitan Jews, Liberated Afro-Caribbeans, Algerian Muslims, and the Surname.” … Continue Reading »

Kristin Pitt named as CLACS Faculty Fellow

May 23, 2019

Congratulations to Prof. Kristin Pitt (Women’s & Gender Studies and Comparative Literature), who has been named a 2019-2020 CLACS Faculty Fellow by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Prof. Pitt will be working on her research project, “Migration, Gender, and … Continue Reading »

WGS endorses Center for Jewish Studies statement, “No Room for Hate at UWM”

May 9, 2019

Earlier this week, a student held a swastika sign near a public student event celebrating Israeli Independence Day. While his action may fall within the purview of the First Amendment, it lies far outside the feminist values we work to … Continue Reading »

Welcome to Jeremiah Favara, Visiting Assistant Professor joining WGS in Fall 2019

May 2, 2019

Jeremiah Favara is a gender studies scholar specializing in feminist media studies and queer studies whose research and teaching focus on intersecting dynamics of gender, sexuality, race, class, and other forms of difference. He is a graduate of Montana State … Continue Reading »

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