Announcements

Headshot of Michelle Habell-Pallán
Michelle Habell-Pallán Receives Simpson Center Society of Scholars Fellowship
January 29, 2026
Flyer announcing a “Pregnancy Test Access Project” launch party on January 20, 2026, from 6:00–7:30 PM in HUB Room 334, with information about free pregnancy tests on campus, snacks, health resources, and a presentation.
From Feminist Praxis to Campus Care: Students Launch the Pregnancy Test Access Project
January 15, 2026
Purple graphic with abstract swirling shapes and white text reading “GWSS Undergraduate Research Grants.”
Deadline Extended!: Undergraduate GWSS Research Grants
January 8, 2026
Headshot of Amanda Swarr, smiling, wearing a black sweater, against a gold background.
Welcome from the Incoming Chair of GWSS
December 12, 2025
Colleen Melody smiles while seated in a wood-paneled courtroom, wearing glasses and a navy suit. Judicial chairs and the U.S. and Washington State flags appear in the background.
Former GWSS Instructor Appointed to Washington State Supreme Court
December 12, 2025
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Yasmine Gomez Receives Peter T. Johnson Fund Award
December 5, 2025
Portrait of writer and researcher Shuxuan Zhou, recipient of a 2025 Artist Trust GAP award.
Shuxuan Zhou Receives 2025 Artist Trust GAP Award
October 23, 2025
Light purple graphic with large white letters spelling “H E R” vertically. Each letter begins a word: “Her,” “Entrepreneurial,” and “Rise.” The words “Entrepreneurial” and “Rise” are underlined in dark purple, with small gold dots at the ends of the lines. In the bottom right corner, white and gold text reads: “Women’s Entrepreneurial Leadership Program Student Board.”
Podcast Launch: Season Two of Her Entrepreneurial Rise
October 17, 2025
Portrait of artist Chloë Bass smiling at the camera, wearing an orange and gray striped shirt against a neutral background.
Chloë Bass: Soft Services Inspires GWSS Event Series on Care, Memory, and Connection
October 14, 2025
Upper body shot of Ramon wearing a long white jacket with hands clasped in front of him and leaning against a shelf of books.
Ramon Johnson Publishes Book Review in Men and Masculinities
October 1, 2025
Book cover of "From Forest Farm to Sawmill: Stories of Labor, Gender, and the Chinese State" by Shuxuan Zhou. The title appears in bold blue, black, and red text above a black-and-white illustration of workers—mostly women—lifting and loading a large log onto a truck in a mountainous, rural setting.
Shuxuan Zhou’s From Forest Farm to Sawmill Continues to Receive Acclaim
September 29, 2025
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Jey Saung Joins Fairhaven College as Visiting Assistant Professor
September 24, 2025
Akanksha Misra walking down a rural street, turning to face the camera over her shoulder.
Akanksha Misra Promoted to Associate Professor at SUNY Plattsburgh
August 5, 2025
Cover of the book Navigating Academia as a Transnational Scholar from the Global South: Treasuring All the Knowledges. The title appears in white text on a black background, surrounded by a colorful abstract border of swirling blue, orange, pink, and red patterns. A turquoise banner at the bottom reads “Insider Guides to Success in Academia,” with the Routledge logo in the lower right corner.
Iris Viveros Avendaño and Elizabeth Ramirez Arreola Contribute to New Anthology on Transnational Scholarship
August 1, 2025
Headshot of Shelley Pryde.
Shelley Pryde Publishes in Africa Is a Country
July 30, 2025
Banner for the GWSS Oral History website. A black background features “Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies” in bold block text at the center, with “University of Washington” above and “Oral Histories” below. Along the bottom are colorful images of people connected to the department.
Oral History Digital Archive Provides Living Record of Feminist Scholarship
July 15, 2025
Sasha Su-Ling Welland and Amanda Swarr outside with trees in the background
Letter from the Chair
July 15, 2025
Jey Saung with dissertation committee members Chandan Reddy, Sasha Su-Ling Welland, and Amanda Swarr.
Jey Saung Successfully Defends Dissertation on Queer Kinships and the Resident Alien
July 11, 2025
Typewriter with a yellow background. The paper in the typewriter reads "GWSS Scholars Receive Simpson Center Funding"
GWSS Graduate Students and Faculty Receive Simpson Center Support for 2025–2026
May 27, 2025
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Rachel Gardner Willson Named 2025 Bonderman Fellow
May 19, 2025
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GWSS Majors Shine at the 2025 UW Undergraduate Research Symposium
May 12, 2025
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Christina Yuen Zi Chung Joins University of Oregon as Assistant Professor
April 30, 2025
Upper body shot of Lou Chow standing with her hands in her pockets and smiling upwards and off into the distance.
Lou Chow named to 2025 Husky 100
April 21, 2025
GWSS Awards 2024/5 nominations open now through April 30, with a sparkling gold and purple background.
2024-25 GWSS Award Nominations Now Open – Submit by April 30!
April 9, 2025
Fiona Rivera, an undergraduate student, stands at Machu Picchu, wearing a blue and green tie-dye Earth shirt. The stone terraces and misty mountains are visible behind her.
Fiona Rivera Explores Queer Animality and Andean Cosmology in New Article  
March 24, 2025
Poster promoting the Modern Girl Around the World lecture series held at the University of Washington from 2001 to 2002.
The Modern Girl Keeps Having Transgressive Fun Around the World, Now in Chinese! 
March 20, 2025
A promotional graphic for Her Entrepreneurial Rise, a podcast hosted by Kelen Tamurian. The image features a podcast player with the show's title, a photo of Kelen, and icons related to audio and entrepreneurship on a purple background. Text reads "New Podcast!" and "Listen now.
Kelen Tamurian Launches New Podcast on Entrepreneurship and Gender Equity
March 10, 2025
Promotional banner for Spring GWSS courses featuring vibrant colors and course titles: GWSS 420: Gender & Sexuality in India, GWSS 490: Revolutionary Genders, and GWSS 490/590: Feminist Ethnographic Studio, alongside thematic images.
Spring 2025 Featured Courses 
January 15, 2025
From left, headshots of Kavita Dattani, Saad Khan, and Nastasia Paul-Gera on a purple background with a gold bar at the bottom with text reading "2025-26 Society of Scholars Award Winners."
Three GWSS Scholars Awarded Society of Scholars Fellowships
January 3, 2025
Dr. Amanda Lock Swarr receives the Bonnie & Vern L. Bullough Book Award, standing on stage with the award presenter, holding the plaque against a blue curtain backdrop
Amanda Lock Swarr Receives Bonnie & Vern L. Bullough Book Award
December 1, 2024
A tribute graphic with the heading 'Learning with Shirley J. Yee' and the subheading 'A Celebration of Her Storied Career' on a purple background. Below the text is a portrait of Shirley J. Yee framed in a decorative gold border.
A Celebration of Shirley Yee’s Storied Career
November 14, 2024
A collage with a purple 'I AM FIRST GEN' graphic on the left and photos of three individuals on the right, each labeled with their name: Yasmine Gomez, Keila Taylor, and Fabian Romero.
GWSS Graduate Students and Alumni Featured in UW’s National First-Generation College Day Celebration
November 14, 2024
Shelley Pryde stands at a podium presenting during Scholars' Studio. The presentation slide behind them features the title, 'The art of drag in Shanghai,' along with the quote, 'We’re all born naked and the rest is Communism.' A vibrant image of a drag performer is displayed on the slide.
Shelley Pryde to Present at Scholars' Studio 
November 14, 2024
The cover of Feminist Formations, Volume 36, Issue 2, Summer 2024, features an abstract, white line drawing of a fish with long, flowing fins on a deep blue background. The title "Feminist Formations" is written at the top in light blue and white text. The issue number and date are noted at the bottom.
Special Issue of Feminist Formations Featuring Professor Amanda Swarr's Book Published
October 24, 2024
Artistic image of beige book that has fallen open with a teal blue background
Winter 2025 Featured Courses
October 15, 2024
The Northern Lights glow in vibrant green over Kirkjufell Mountain in Iceland. A nearby waterfall cascades into a river, surrounded by lush greenery, with the iconic mountain peak rising in the background under the aurora-lit sky.
Explore Feminism and Democracy in Iceland: Study Abroad Opportunity
October 7, 2024
Purple banner reading "GWSS Undergraduate Mellon Foundation Research Grants"
GWSS Undergraduate Mellon Foundation Research Grants (Round #2)
October 2, 2024
Logo of the Northwest New Works Festival, with "Northwest New Works Festival" in bold black letters on a white background.
GWSS Professor Kemi Adeyemi Joins On the Boards Curatorial Team for NWNW 2025
September 24, 2024
Envisioning African Intersex Book Cover
Amanda Swarr’s Book Nominated for Prestigious African Studies Association Award
September 20, 2024
Envisioning African Intersex Book Cover
Professor Amanda Swarr Awarded 2024 DSREI Professional Book Award 
September 3, 2024
The cover of "Keywords for Gender and Sexuality Studies" features a series of wrenches against a black background, with text underneath reading "edited by The Keywords Feminist Editorial Collective."
Listen to Kemi Adeyemi’s Podcast on Deviance 
August 13, 2024
Dr. Kavita Dattani headshot
Kavita Dattani Receives Royalty Research Fund Scholar Award
August 13, 2024
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Amanda Swarr Receives Evidence-Based Teaching Fellowship
August 13, 2024
Cover of Bangtan Remixed. The cover has a pink background with yellow and white lettering. It features purple line drawings of the heads of BTS group members.
New Anthology Bangtan Remixed Features Associate Professor Regina Yung Lee
July 31, 2024
Kelen Tamurian, a young woman with long brown hair and glasses, sitting on a wooden porch with a lake in the background.
Kelen Tamurian Awarded Herman S. & Dorothy B. Lederman Endowed Scholarship
June 24, 2024
Upper body shot of Jordynn smiling at the camera and giving a thumbs up. She has long brown hair in a ponytail and is wearing a graphic t-shirt. In the background is Germany's famous Neuschwanstein Castle.
Jordynn Hays Awarded Mary Katherine Mackenzie and Mary Ann Whitmore Endowed Scholarship
June 18, 2024
Sasha Welland headshot: shoulder-length grey cruly hair, red framed glasses, dangly earrings and smile showing teeth
GWSS Chair and Professor Sasha Su-Ling Welland Receives Prestigious Population Health Initiative Award
June 17, 2024
A person stands at a podium speaking, with a presentation slide behind them about the 2024 Distinguished Book Award Honorable Mention for "Envisioning African Intersex" by Amanda Lock Swarr.
Amanda Lock Swarr Receives Distinguished Book Award Honorable Mention from the Section on the Sociology of Sexualities
June 10, 2024
Keila Taylor wearing a yellow shirt and overalls standing in a field with her legs spread and firmly planted and her hands clasped behind her head. She's looking up at the sky.
Keila Taylor Awarded Graduate School Presidential Dissertation Fellowship in Social Sciences
June 10, 2024
Headshots of Saad Khan and Marielle Marcaida on a purple background with stars. Above their photos in large letters "2024 Nancy C.M. Harstock Award Recipients." Below their photos, their names: "Saad Khan" and "Marielle Marcaida" in caps.
Saad Khan and Marielle Marcaida Announced as Recipients of this Year's Nancy C. M. Hartsock Graduate Student Prize 
June 6, 2024