On July 1, Women’s & Gender Studies said farewell to Kathy Miller-Dillon, who served as Assistant Director and later Assistant Chair. Kathy mentored, taught, and advised hundreds of undergraduate students and oversaw many internships and independent studies. A tireless supporter … Continue Reading »
Assistant Professor of WGS Xin Huang Granted Tenure and Promotion
Beginning in fall 2019, Xin Huang will be the first Associate Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies with a full appointment in our department and the first to be tenured in WGS! Xin teaches feminist theory, feminist research methods, and … Continue Reading »
Gwynne Kennedy wins teaching award
Congratulations to Gwynne Kennedy, chair of Women’s and Gender Studies and associate professor of WGS and English, who is one of the recipients of the 2019 UWM Distinguished Undergraduate Teaching Award. We’re looking forward to the UWM awards ceremony in … Continue Reading »
Carolyn Eichner on UWM Today
Prof. Carolyn Eichner of Women’s and Gender Studies and History was recently on WUWM’s UWM Today, talking about the history of women’s pursuit of the right to vote.… Continue Reading »
A fond farewell to Maria Medina-Smith
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
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
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”
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
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 »
WGS associate professor Carolyn Eichner interviewed in In Focus
History and women’s and gender studies professor Carolyn Eichner’s new article details how French anarchist-feminist Louise Michel translated and transcribed the oral tales of the Kanak of New Caledonia.… Continue Reading »