Community Impact

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
December 23, 2024
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Arts & Sciences Guide to UW Family Weekend
October 18, 2024
Retired professor Angela Ginorio standing next to GWSS Alumni Award recipient Martina Kartman. Martina is holding the Alumni Award plaque in her hands.
Martina Kartman Receives 2024 GWSS Alumni Award
October 17, 2024
ArtSci Roundup: Kicking the school year off with gallery exhibitions, a faculty comedy show, filming screening, and more!
ArtSci Roundup: Kicking the school year off with gallery exhibitions, a faculty comedy show, filming screening, and more!
September 20, 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
Sana Shetty with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal.
Learning Hard Truths Through Internships
May 30, 2024
Catalina Velasquez at an immigrant rights protest outside of the Washington State Capitol.
‘Work of passion:’ How Catalina Velasquez’s life led her to immigrant rights advocacy // Washington State Standard
April 10, 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
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
UWCHR 2022-23 Annual Report Cover
UWCHR Unveils First-Year Findings: Empowering Massage Parlor Workers and Students
November 3, 2023
Picture of Andrea Woody
I am First-Generation: Andrea Woody
October 19, 2023
Portraits of first generation UW students and alumni
We are First-Generation: College of Arts & Sciences Students and Alumni
October 15, 2023
Portraits of first generation students UW faculty and staff
We are First-Generation: College of Arts & Sciences Faculty and Staff
October 5, 2023
Dr. Bushnell
I am First-Generation: Jeanette M Bushnell
October 5, 2023
Fabian Romero
I am First-Generation: fabian romero
October 3, 2023
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
Tent setup next to a wall of graffiti
Professor Josephine Ensign Joins Humanities Washington's Speakers Bureau to Address Homelessness
September 14, 2023
Dawg Daze logo on a purple background
Dawg Daze Digest: Planetarium Shows, Art Tours, Trivia, Information Sessions and more!
September 8, 2023
Stack of folder newspapers
Kemi Adeyemi Explores "The Art of Junk Mail" // South Seattle Emerald
June 21, 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
Graphic for UW Center for Human Rights Spring Symposium, includes registration link, list of speakers, location and event lineup.
University of Washington Center for Human Rights' 2023 Spring Symposium Spotlights Strategies for Massage Parlor Workers' Rights Project
June 15, 2023
The exterior of the Hans Rosling Population Health Building, a modern and architecturally striking facility with sleek lines and large windows, surrounded by landscaped green spaces.
UW Population Health Initiative Awards Grant to Interdisciplinary Team of Researchers Studying the Impact of Abortion Myths on Healthcare Providers
June 1, 2023
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2023 Husky 100
April 24, 2023
Upper body shot of Marika Cifor wearing red blouse and glasses with long brown hair over right-shoulder. UW's Suzzallo Hall is in the background and has purple "Welcome" banners draped on both sides of the entryway.
Marika Cifor Awarded Grant to Develop Spanish-Language Homosaurus 
April 6, 2023
University of Washington medal on a purple ribbon with a solid grey background
2023 GWSS Award Nominations Open!
April 3, 2023
ArtSci Roundup: Faculty Concerts, Women’s Liberation Movement Book Talk, Dover Quartet and more
ArtSci Roundup: Faculty Concerts, Women's Liberation Movement Book Talk, Dover Quartet and more
March 31, 2023
A Styrofoam monument of George Washington on the University of Washington's quad, which was temporarily erected for filming of the show "The Sex Lives of College Girls"
Sasha Welland Quoted on the Dearth of Monuments to Women in Seattle // Axios Seattle
March 31, 2023
ArtSci Roundup: Strings for Peace, Curator Tour: Thick as Mud, University Lecture and more
ArtSci Roundup: Strings for Peace, Curator Tour: Thick as Mud, University Lecture and more
March 17, 2023
ArtSci Roundup: Health and Houselessness, BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play, Angela Hewitt, and more
ArtSci Roundup: Health and Houselessness, BLACK GIRL: Linguistic Play, Angela Hewitt, and more
March 10, 2023
Headshot of Tylir wearing a fleece pullover on top of a pink t-shirt which matches their left-side swept bright pink hair. They are wearing glasses with grey sky and a few trees in the background.
Alum Spotlight: Tylir McKenzie
February 6, 2023
Harriet Dumba, a dark-skinned black woman with long braids pulled back in a ponytail, wearing a blue blouse and patterned skirt, holding her 2022 GWSS Alumni Award plaque and smiling at the camera.
2022 GWSS Alumni Awardee Harriet Poni Dumba: “There is so much work for us to do out there.”  
December 15, 2022
Book cover with purple background, white flowers and birds covered by black lines symbolizing prison bars with the bar in the middle replaced by a pencil
Mediha Sorma Contributes to Translation of Prison Writings by Kurdish Women Politicians
December 9, 2022
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
ArtSci Roundup: Assessing the 2022 Midterm Election Results With Implications for the Next Two Years and for 2024, Empires Strick Back: Football and Colonialism, and more
ArtSci Roundup: Assessing the 2022 Midterm Election Results With Implications for the Next Two Years and for 2024, Empires Strick Back: Football and Colonialism, and more
November 3, 2022
Image of woman (Martha Gonzalez) sitting in the middle of a couch playing a guitar with her son and husband on either side of her also playing guitars.
Martha Gonzalez Receives 2022 MacArthur Fellowship
October 13, 2022
Gray scale image of the back of a person with shoulder-length hair holding a white sign with black handwriting that reads "My Body, My Choice"
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies Statement on Reproductive Justice
July 20, 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 shot of a Black woman wearing a black hoodie and her afro in a ponytail. She's looking directly at the camera and has a neutral expression.
Kemi Adeyemi’s Visionary Black Embodiments Studio Generates Synergy at UW and Recognition of Black Arts in Seattle 
July 18, 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
Graphic image of an Asian woman with long black hair, wearing a tank top and looking left. Above the image is the name of the woman pictured, "Christina Yuen Zi Chung"
Christina Yuen Zi Chung Contributes to New SAAM Exhibit and Asian Art Archive Series
July 18, 2022
Line of protestors with various signs including one reading "Ready to Fight" which features fallopian tubes wearing boxing gloves
Professor Bettina Judd Discusses the Inequitable and Unjust Impacts of SCOTUS's Ruling to Overturn Roe v. Wade
June 24, 2022
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Washington state reacts to the overturn of Roe v. Wade
June 23, 2022
An upper body photo of professor Bettina Judd, a black woman with long braids and her head tilted to the left, wearing black framed glasses and a black top
‘Folks on the ground have been activated and ready’: UW expert on reproductive justice and the U.S. Supreme Court
June 23, 2022
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How we decided what stories to tell in our Black Arts Legacies project
June 15, 2022
Celebrate Pride Month through LGBTQIA+ Work from UW Faculty, Staff & Students
May 31, 2022
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Reconnecting GWSS Community
April 5, 2022
bell hooks
Remembering bell hooks 
April 5, 2022
Feminista Frequencies Book Cover
Monica De La Torre, GWSS alum and author of "Feminista Frequencies," featured in the Seattle Times
March 21, 2022
Illustration of Toxic Waste Being Dumped into Waterway
GWSS Graduate, Magdalena Angel Cano, Featured in Seattle Times Article on Duwamish Superfund Cleanup
January 6, 2022