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🎉 2023-24 GWSS Awards: Nominations Open Until April 30!

Exciting news! We are thrilled to announce that nominations for the GWSS 2023-24 Awards are now officially open. This is your chance to recognize and celebrate the remarkable contributions of students in our department. Your nominations are instrumental in acknowledging the great work they're doing! For comprehensive details on each award, including eligibility criteria and nomination guidelines, please visit our … Read more
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Spotlighting Black Art: Q&A with Kemi Adeyemi // UW Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity

This year, during Black History Month, the Office of Minority Affairs & Diversity (OMAD) highlighted Associate Professor Kemi Adeyemi. In an engaging Q&A session, they delved into Adeyemi's profound connection to Black art, her insights on writing about Black art, and her aspirations for the future with The Black Embodiments Studio. Featured on OMAD's Website
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GWSS Graduate Students Awarded Human Rights Funds

The Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies celebrates the remarkable achievements of two graduate students who have recently been awarded prestigious human rights funds. Marielle Marcaida has been granted $5000 from the Peter Mack and Jamie Mayerfeld Endowed Fund for Human Rights, and $3,482 from the SEAREG Pre… Read more
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alma khasawnih Promoted to Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at The College of New Jersey

Effective August 2023, alma khasawnih has been promoted to an Associate Professor, a faculty position in the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department at TCNJ.  khasawnih's manuscript project, Urgent Ephemera as Site of Revolutionary Collectivity, focuses on urgent ephemera–graffiti, murals, posters, and other visual culture production–that are produced during moments of political, social, and cultural revolution and unrest. Through transnational feminist imaginaries and… Read more
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‘Work of passion:’ How Catalina Velasquez’s life led her to immigrant rights advocacy // Washington State Standard

Catalina Velasquez, a Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies Ph.D. student, has been recognized for her impactful role in immigrant rights advocacy. Recently featured in an article by the Washington State Standard, Velasquez discusses her journey and the importance of queer, trans voices in leadership positions within the immigrant rights movement. To read more about her work and insights,… Read more
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Internship with Queer Joy Collective Leads to Career Exploration Fair 

GWSS Internships often offer more than just professional experience—they provide opportunities to work as catalysts for change in organizations that are at the cutting edge of movements for political, social, and economic transformation.  For Kelen Tamurian, the journey to becoming the communications and marketing intern at Queer Joy Collective (QJC) was serendipitous. She explains that QJC learned about her accomplishments as a published author… Read more
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Mellon Grant Recognizes GWSS as UW Hub for Feminist Thought and Action

The Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies at UW is part of the Affirming Multivocal Humanities, a new set of grants from the Mellon Foundation that recognize the importance of studying race, ethnic, gender, and sexuality studies. The grant to our department will support guest speakers, student research and workshops, and community outreach events to broaden the visibility and impact of feminist scholarship on and beyond campus. Stay tuned for the departmental programming that will… Read more
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Empowering Change: Dr. Sara Diaz Launches Major in Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Gonzaga

We're delighted to share the recent accomplishments of Dr. Sara Diaz, a 2012 Ph.D. graduate from the Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies. Currently serving as the Associate Professor and Department Chair of the newly renamed Department of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Gonzaga University (formerly Women’s and Gender Studies), Dr. Diaz has successfully… Read more
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Celebrating the Success of Dr. Noralis Rodriguez-Coss: 2024 Runger/Dolliver Faculty Excellence Awardee

The Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies proudly celebrates the accomplishments of alumna Dr. Noralis Rodriguez-Coss. A 2016 Ph.D. graduate, Dr. Rodriguez-Coss has been honored with the prestigious 2024 Runger/Dolliver Faculty Excellence Award for the College of Arts and Sciences at Gonzaga University, where she currently serves as assistant professor in the department of Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies. The awards committee praised Dr. Rodriguez-Coss, stating, "Dr.… Read more
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Catalina Velasquez Honored with National LGBTQ Task Force's Creating Change Immigration Award

Catalina Velasquez, a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies and the Executive Director of the Washington Immigrant Solidarity Network (WAISN), has received the prestigious Creating Change Immigration Award from The National LGBTQ Task Force. This esteemed award highlights Velasquez's outstanding leadership in advancing LGBTQ… Read more