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In Fall 2025, our department partnered with the Henry Art Gallery to bring acclaimed interdisciplinary artist Chloë Bass to campus. As part of Bass' visit, four undergraduate students were selected to create original audio companions to her sculptural installation at Volunteer Park, collectively titled Soft Services.The experience was immersive by design. Students traveled to Volunteer Park for a…
GWSS knows that our departmental staff are the best in the business — now the entire campus knows! Whitney Miller was honored at the 2026 Distinguished Staff Awards this winter.Miller joined the department in 2021 as Program Coordinator and Graduate Program Advisor, stepping into the role during COVID. From the start, she brought a rare combination of administrative expertise, creative thinking,…
Come curious. Leave inspired. The UW offers an exciting lineup of in-person and online events. From thought-provoking art and music to conversations on culture, history, and science, the UW community invites you to explore, learn, and connect across disciplines throughout the University. Sign up to receive a monthly notice when the ArtSci Roundup has been published. ArtSci On Your Own Time or…
Congratulations to Marielle Marcaida, who successfully passed her written and oral exams and is off to the Philippines to continue her doctoral research.During their exams, students create connections between 100+ books that they’ve read and their own proposed doctoral research. In hers, Marielle brilliantly elaborated upon her dissertation project, "Salvaging Maria: Urban Poor Mothers’…
Come curious. Leave inspired. The UW offers an exciting lineup of in-person and online events. From thought-provoking art and music to conversations on culture, history, and science, the UW community invites you to explore, learn, and connect across disciplines throughout the University. And you don’t have to wait until Marchtake a look at everything still happening this February. In addition,…
We are pleased to congratulate Professor Michelle Habell-Pallán on her award of a Simpson Center for for the Humanities Society of Scholars Fellowship for 2026–27.The Society of Scholars fellowship will support the completion of Michelle’s monograph, Chicanxfuturisms: Punk’s “Algo Rhythm” and the Sonic Practices of Convivencia and Cultural Citizenship. The…
On January 20, from 6:00–7:30pm in HUB Room 334, students will gather to celebrate the launch of the Pregnancy Test Access Project (PTAP), a new campus initiative that provides free pregnancy tests to UW students in accessible and private locations. One of those locations is the GWSS Advising Office (Padelford B110K), where tests will be available Monday through Thursday, 9:00-3:30.PTAP is the…
The Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies invites applications for undergraduate research grants. These research grants aim to elevate GWSS scholarship and create a more connected, experiential learning environment for our majors and minors. Deadline Extended: February 23, 2026FundingGWSS Undergraduate Research Grants of $1,000 are intended to jumpstart projects…
"Survivor accounts of the lasting effects of their prostitution at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein and his wealthy friends repeat the story of every trafficked girl and woman on Aurora Avenue in Seattle," writes Debra Boyer, affiliate faculty in the Department of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies at the UW.
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Our new chair, Dr. Amanda Lock Swarr, delivered these remarks at our 2025 Fall Reception, a time students, faculty, and alumni come together to welcome in the new year.Welcome to the 2025/26 academic year in the Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies. This is my first time addressing you as the incoming chair of the department, and I want to begin by thanking our outgoing…