Brown Bag Series Presentations for Spring 2020

Women’s & Gender Studies’ Brown Bag Series of presentations are back!  These These sessions are held one Wednesday each month at 12:30 pm in Curtin Hall 535B. Here is a list of presenters and topics.  Free and open to the …

Congratulations Krista Grensavitch

The latest issue of MAI: Feminism and Visual Culture is out, and a video essay by Women’s & Gender Studies’ Lecturer Krista Grensavitch (and her colleague Allain Daigle) is included.  This issue focuses on Feminist Pedagogies, and the inclusion of …

Krista Grensavitch contributes to the Encyclopedia of Milwaukee

Women’s & Gender Studies is proud to share that our very own Krista Grensavitch, Ph.D. has co-authored the “Gender” entry for the online Encyclopedia of Milwaukee.  Please see an excerpt from the project’s website below to learn more, and join …

Exploring Women’s & Gender Studies

The UWM Exploring Majors Fair on Monday, October 21 was a huge success.  We are thankful to all the volunteers who helped at the table, and a special thank you to Molly McCourt, WGS Undergraduate Advisor, for doing such a …

WGS’s Gwynne Kennedy Recognized for Excellence in Teaching

Join us on Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 2:00 pm in the Wisconsin Room at the UWM Union to recognize all of the recipients at the Annual Fall Awards Ceremony.  Among those being honored is Women’s & Gender Studies’ Associate …

Fall, 2019 Brown Bag Series Speakers Announced

Women’s & Gender Studies is hosting the Brown Bag Series of lectures again this fall.  One Wednesday per month, we invite anyone to join us in Curtin Hall, room 535B at 12:30 pm to hear esteemed lecturers speak on a …

Open House, September 12

As we begin the new academic year, we are excited for all the changes taking place in Women’s & Gender Studies.  We have a new Visiting Assistant Professor, Jeremiah Favara, a new Assistant Chair and Undergraduate Advisor, Molly McCourt, and …

Florence J. Healy Scholarship Winners

Women’s & Gender Studies is proud to announce the recipients of the Florence J. Healy Scholarship for 2019-2020.  This year’s pool of worthy candidates was difficult to narrow down, but the panel chose Jessica Coffey, a Master of Social Work …

Welcome to Jeremiah Favara!

WGS is thrilled to introduce Jeremiah Favara as a Visiting Assistant Professor starting the Fall, 2019 semester.  Jeremiah is a gender studies scholar specializing in feminist media studies and queer studies whose research and teaching focus on intersecting dynamics of …