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Sasha Su-Ling Welland and Amanda Swarr outside with trees in the background
Letter from the Chair
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
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
Headshot of Amanda Lock Swarr
Amanda Swarr Addresses Anti-Trans Violence in The Daily
Headshot of Rachel Gardner Willson
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
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
Sasha Welland headshot: shoulder-length grey cruly hair, red framed glasses, dangly earrings and smile showing teeth
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  
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! 
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
Washington University Students Posing
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
Sumangala Damodaran from waist up and in front of a microphone
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
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
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