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College of Arts & Sciences Students Recognized in the 2025 Husky 100
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GWSS Graduate Students and Faculty Receive Simpson Center Support for 2025–2026
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Amanda Swarr Addresses Anti-Trans Violence in The Daily
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Rachel Gardner Willson Named 2025 Bonderman Fellow
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GWSS Majors Shine at the 2025 UW Undergraduate Research Symposium
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Christina Yuen Zi Chung Joins University of Oregon as Assistant Professor
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Lou Chow named to 2025 Husky 100
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Sasha Su-Ling Welland Featured in Interpretive Guide for Henry Art Gallery Exhibition
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!
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  
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The Modern Girl Keeps Having Transgressive Fun Around the World, Now in Chinese! 
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
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April 19: Arts and Sciences Events at Admitted Student Day
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 
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
"Convos in the Office" logo featuring a steaming cup of coffee in a white circle with dashed lines, set against a teal background. The text "A CHID Podcast" appears below.
Matthew Judd Explores Journaling and Memory on CHID Podcast and in Winter 2025 Focus Group
Iconic Seattle lesbian bar toasts to 40 years
Martha Gonzalez seated against a dark background, wearing a vibrant multicolored skirt with embroidered floral patterns and a black long-sleeved top, resting her chin on her hand with a thoughtful expression.
GWSS Alum Martha Gonzalez Featured in Viewpoint Magazine’s 20th Anniversary Edition
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Fulbright Spotlight: Sumangala Damodaran's Impact at the University of Washington
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Barbara Boswell presents lecture on Black feminist epistemic justice in post-apartheid South Africa // The Daily
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
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A Celebration of Shirley Yee’s Storied Career
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
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 
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