Submissions Needed for the Annual UWM Student Research Paper and Project Contest In celebration of Women’s History Month, Women’s & Gender Studies hosts the annual UWM Student Research Paper & Project Contest. Guidelines The application process is now open for …
The application process is now open for the Florence L. Healy Scholarship. Qualified applicants will have: taken at least one Women’s & Gender Studies course research interests in Women’s & Gender Studies a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA demonstrated financial need This scholarship …
The application process is now open for the Casey O’Brien Outstanding Activist Award. Qualified applicants will have demonstrated involvement in student activism (on or off-campus) and leadership within the areas of women’s issues, gender and sexual equality, and social or …
Believe it or not, spring is just around the corner! Women’s & Gender Studies is offering some great courses, so check out the Spring 2021 Flyer so you can plan your semester! Remember to reach out to Melinda Brennan for …
Women’s & Gender Studies is proud to co-sponsor webinars presented by MATEC-WI. Presenters for this even include our own MA student, Katie Klein. ******************** The Intersection of Intimate Partner Violence, Sexual Assault, Trafficking and STI Risk in Indigenous Women: Identifying …
Congratulations to Associate Professor Carolyn Eichner who was elected to her second term on the Board of the International Federation for Research in Women’s History/Federation Internationale Pour la Recherche en Histoire des Femmes (IFRWH/FIRHF). Established in 1987, the aim of …
Warm congratulations to Krista Grensavitch for receiving the UWM 2020 Academic Staff Outstanding Teaching Award! Dr. Grensavitch completed her MA in Women’s and Gender Studies in 2014 and received her Ph.D. in History at UWM in 2019. Her Ph.D. thesis, titled …
Lisa Hager (English and Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at UWM-Waukesha) is the recipient of the Surridge Prize for best essay in the Victorian Review. Her essay, “A Case for a Trans Studies Turn in Victorian Studies: ‘Female Husbands’ of the Nineteenth Century,” …
Women’s & Gender Studies student Tasha Berillo has chosen show her support and advocacy for black lives through art and educating individuals around her. Through making this piece, she reflected on a Hannah-Jones’s article that was read in her coursework. …
As our WGS graduates were unable to attend a traditional ceremony this year, a few people wanted to wish them well. Please enjoy this 2020 Graduation Celebration.