Undergraduate News

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.”
Apply Now!: Undergraduate GWSS Research Grants
January 8, 2026
Upper-body portrait of Nina Zafra sitting backward on a chair, smiling broadly with her arms resting across the chair back against a black background.
Nina Zafra Wins Best Undergraduate Paper in Labor Studies
October 13, 2025
College of Arts & Sciences Students Recognized in the 2025 Husky 100
College of Arts & Sciences Students Recognized in the 2025 Husky 100
June 12, 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
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
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
Washington University Students Posing
April 19: Arts and Sciences Events at Admitted Student Day
March 2, 2025
"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
December 31, 2024
Arts & Sciences Guide to UW Family Weekend
Arts & Sciences Guide to UW Family Weekend
October 18, 2024
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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
Thea Deanon, a young woman with olive-toned skin and long brown hair, sitting at a table in what appears to be a lunch room. She is wearing a dark sweatshirt, a thin necklace, and has her hands clasped in front of her. She is smiling at the camera.
"There are some days where you think…‘I saved a life,’” Thea Deanon on working as a queer youth counselor at the Trevor Project
July 3, 2024
Upper body shot of Kai Mai in a black tshirt with a baseball cap on his head. Kai is a young Asian male with light skin and is smiling at the camera.
Cementing Career Goals in Queer and Trans Focused Healthcare across State Lines
July 3, 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
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Learning Hard Truths Through Internships // Perspectives
May 30, 2024
Sana Shetty with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.
Learning Hard Truths Through Internships
May 30, 2024
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GWSS minor, Nora Medina, awarded Husky 100
April 30, 2024
Pencil line drawing of a shoulder and face with flowers growing out of the head. On the line of should it reads "you are simply enough"
Internship with Queer Joy Collective Leads to Career Exploration Fair 
April 5, 2024
Purple banner with white and gold lettering. On the left it reads "GWSS Annual Awards" above a gold line with "nominations now open, deadline April 30" underneath. To the right of this text are 6 bullet points in the shape of stars, each one listing a different GWSS award.
🎉 2023-24 GWSS Awards: Nominations Open Until April 30!
March 12, 2024
Purple banner reading "GWSS Undergraduate Mellon Foundation Research Grants"
Deadline Extended: GWSS Undergraduate Mellon Foundation Research Grants
January 17, 2024
The outside of the Cathedral of Leon, a gothic cathedral in Leon, Spain.
Embark on a Cultural Odyssey: "Sounds of Social Justice" Study Abroad Program in Spain 2024
January 9, 2024
Two side by side photos. The one on the left features a young woman (Sana Shetty) sitting on a rock wall with the city line of Lisbon in the background. The one on the right features a young woman (Stephany Janssen) posing for a photo in front of the Royal Palace of Madrid.
Connecting GWSS Learning with Study Abroad Opportunities 
January 4, 2024
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A Warm Welcome to Adrian Kane-Galbraith, GWSS's New Undergraduate Academic Advisor 
January 4, 2024
Daisy Federspiel-Baier holding a protest sign and chanting outside a Starbucks store.
GWSS major Daisy Federspiel-Baier Speaks Out on Starbucks Workers' Struggles in NY Times Interview
January 2, 2024
Deeya Sharma holding up free pregnancy tests
Advancing Reproductive Healthcare Access on Campus and Beyond: Deeya Sharma and Kels Cook on Their Reproductive Justice Adjacent Projects 
October 2, 2023
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Dawg Daze Digest: Planetarium Shows, Art Tours, Trivia, Information Sessions and more!
September 8, 2023
Upper body shot of Alva He wearing a green blouse, khaki pants, and her hair in a bun. She is standing in front of a desk with the emblem for Harvard Division of Continuing Education behind her.
Alum Spotlight: A Journey of Personal and Professional Growth, by Alva He
June 15, 2023
Hailey Capps crouched next to Dubs, an Alaskan Malamute, who is on a table to her right. They are in front of a purple backdrop covered in gold "W"s and the Adidas logo.
Alum Spotlight: Hailey Capps, "What Can You Do With A GWSS Degree? Anything and Everything"
April 27, 2023
2023 Husky 100
2023 Husky 100
April 24, 2023
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GWSS is Excited to Welcome Prospective Students and Families to the UW!
March 9, 2023
Full body image of Kenji Fujinaka sitting on a cement wall with the Seattle skyline in the background, wearing a green sweatshirt, black running pants, and white gym shoes and smiling at the camera
“Helping People on the Ground,” Kenji Fujinaka on their internship at the QLaw Foundation
November 17, 2022
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New Winter 2023 Courses Respond to Current Events
October 10, 2022
A man standing in the center of a stage designed to look like a bedroom with a chair, desk, bed, and artwork on the walls. The man with shoulder-length brown hair is wearing a sweater over a button-up shirt, black pants and shoes, and a mask on his face.
Community Development and Trans-Centered Choral Pedagogy, Mikey Prince on his internship with Symphony Tacoma Voices 
July 20, 2022
Upper body shop of woman smiling at camera, wearing winter jacket and scarf, with shoulder-length brown hair which is blowing in the wind and in her face. Background is beach and tree line.
"An Extension of All My Classes and Vice Versa," Brooke Fulton on her internship with the Seattle City Attorney's Office
July 18, 2022
Simona Liao
GWSS major, Simona Liao, awarded Husky 100 
May 23, 2022
Zhehui (Simona) Liao
Simona Liao Member of Husky 100
April 25, 2022
Stained Glass Inside a Spanish Cathedral
Apply now for Study Abroad in Spain, co-led by GWSS Professor Michelle Habell-Pallan
March 3, 2022
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GWSS Awards: Nominations Open!
February 15, 2022
Assistant Professor Kemi Adeyemi and new media artist Shawné Michaelain Holloway meet with Black Embodiment Studio students.
Celebrating Fifty Years of Outsized Impact
June 1, 2021
The UW's trailblazing women studies program turns 50
The UW's trailblazing women studies program turns 50
April 12, 2021
Revolutionary BIPoC women of the UW: Dr. Luana Ross
Revolutionary BIPoC women of the UW: Dr. Luana Ross
March 12, 2021
Revolutionary BIPoC women of the UW: Kemi Adeyemi
Revolutionary BIPoC women of the UW: Kemi Adeyemi
March 8, 2021
After Prison
After Prison
December 1, 2020
Reimagining Social Care and Racial Justice
Reimagining Social Care and Racial Justice
November 19, 2020