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Students of the Class of 2026 stands and crouches for a group photo wearing their black graduation cap and gown in front of a projector screen
GWSS Graduation: Congratulations to the Class of 2026!
A group of students and faculty sit around a table and in chairs along the wall looking toward a projector screen as a presentation is being shown
GWSS Undergraduate Students Share Brilliant Original Research Projects
Liz and Sasha stand smiling holding the traditional GWSS Ph.D. sash with multiple years etched
Congratulations to Liz Zhihe Zeng for Passing her Exams and Advancing to Doctoral Candidacy!
A flyer with several individuals spread across the image
Annual Spring Celebration: Join GWSS: Thriving in the Face of Adversity
Eli stands in front of a projector screen pointing to the image displayed and presenting
Subversion from Within: Coalition-Building and Transfeminist Legal Praxis in Ecuador
A husky wearing a purple University of Washington scarf stands in front of rows of red chairs
One Day of Giving, Ongoing Impact
Headshot of Shelley Pryde.
Shelley Pryde's Work Published Through LARB Publishing Workshop
ArtSci Roundup: Summer 2026
Dr. Akanksha Misra smiling while seated outdoors beside a pond and fountain on a university campus.
Former GWSS Ph.D. graduate Dr. Akanksha Misra featured in Press-Republican
Saad Khan with committee members.
Saad Khan Earns Doctorate in Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies
Yasmine Gomez with committee members
Yasmine Gomez Passes General Exams
Dr. KT standing with their committee members
Dr. KT Successfully Defends Dissertation, Earns PhD in Feminist Studies
Petrus Liu presents at a podium in a lecture hall, standing beside a projected slide reading “The Value Turn in Queer Theory,” with his name, Boston University, and the date displayed.
Off the Syllabus and Into the Room
Speakers and a graduate student pose together at a GWSS book launch, holding a copy of Navigating Academia as a Transnational Scholar from the Global South.
Redefining What Knowledge Looks Like
Maria Breaux standing beside a GWSS banner, opening her jacket to show a ‘Vulveeta’ T-shirt.
Riot Grrrl, Revisited
Colorful illustrated cover of Ragtag Best Friends Bicycle Club, showing a diverse group of kids joyfully riding bikes together on a notebook-style background.
Marley Blonsky Releases Debut Children’s Book Celebrating Inclusive Cycling
Headshot of Shelley Pryde.
Shelley Pryde Selected for LARB Publishing Workshop Fellowship
Maria Breaux standing beside a GWSS banner, opening her jacket to show a ‘Vulveeta’ T-shirt.
Punk rock is alive and well, and it’s in ‘Vulveeta’ //The Daily
Martha Gonzalez seated and smiling, wearing a black top and a colorful embroidered skirt.
Martha Gonzalez (Ph.D. ’13) Featured in Inaugural UW Graduate School Magazine
Headshot of Ramon Johnson
Ramon Johnson Featured in UW Graduate School Student Story
Headshot of Shelley Pryde.
Shelley Pryde Receives Ottenberg-Winans Fellowship
a student holding their cellphone in front of Chloë Bass' artwork
Launch of Student Audio Projects
Two photos with people holding photo props within a purple banner reading "Distinguished Staff Awards 2026"
Congrats to Our Distinguished Staff!
ArtSci Roundup: April 2026
Marielle Marcaida celebrating with her dissertation committee — Cricket Keating, Amanda Swarr, Chandan Reddy, and Rick Bonus — after passing her PhD general exams.
Marielle Marcaida Passes Exams