Community Impact

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
April 23, 2026
Maria Breaux standing beside a GWSS banner, opening her jacket to show a ‘Vulveeta’ T-shirt.
Riot Grrrl, Revisited
April 23, 2026
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
April 23, 2026
ArtSci Roundup: April 2026
March 20, 2026
ArtSci Roundup: March 2026
February 2, 2026
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
Opinion: Epstein files lessons echo in WA: Stop protecting sex buyers
December 29, 2025
Headshot of Amanda Swarr, smiling, wearing a black sweater, against a gold background.
Welcome from the Incoming Chair of GWSS
December 12, 2025
Colleen Melody smiles while seated in a wood-paneled courtroom, wearing glasses and a navy suit. Judicial chairs and the U.S. and Washington State flags appear in the background.
Former GWSS Instructor Appointed to Washington State Supreme Court
December 12, 2025
Five GWSS faculty, alumni, and friends stand smiling beside a University of Washington table at the NWSA conference.
Leadership at the National Women Studies Association conference in San Juan, Puerto Rico 
December 5, 2025
Find UW alumni at art exhibits across Seattle (and beyond) this fall
August 7, 2025
College of Arts & Sciences Students Recognized in the 2025 Husky 100
June 12, 2025
Washington University Students Posing
April 19: Arts and Sciences Events at Admitted Student Day
March 2, 2025
Iconic Seattle lesbian bar toasts to 40 years
December 27, 2024
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
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
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