Student Success

Typewriter with a yellow background. The paper in the typewriter reads "GWSS Scholars Receive Simpson Center Funding"
GWSS Graduate Students and Faculty Receive Simpson Center Support for 2025–2026
May 27, 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
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
From left, headshots of Kavita Dattani, Saad Khan, and Nastasia Paul-Gera on a purple background with a gold bar at the bottom with text reading "2025-26 Society of Scholars Award Winners."
Three GWSS Scholars Awarded Society of Scholars Fellowships
January 3, 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
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GWSS Graduate Students and Alumni Featured in UW’s National First-Generation College Day Celebration
November 14, 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
Keila Taylor wearing a yellow shirt and overalls standing in a field with her legs spread and firmly planted and her hands clasped behind her head. She's looking up at the sky.
Keila Taylor Awarded Graduate School Presidential Dissertation Fellowship in Social Sciences
June 10, 2024
Headshots of Saad Khan and Marielle Marcaida on a purple background with stars. Above their photos in large letters "2024 Nancy C.M. Harstock Award Recipients." Below their photos, their names: "Saad Khan" and "Marielle Marcaida" in caps.
Saad Khan and Marielle Marcaida Announced as Recipients of this Year's Nancy C. M. Hartsock Graduate Student Prize 
June 6, 2024
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Christina Yuen Zi Chung Awarded CAS Dean's Medal
June 6, 2024
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Congratulations to Our Newest PhDs!
June 6, 2024
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Learning Hard Truths Through Internships // Perspectives
May 30, 2024
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Bobbi Kindred Accepts Tenure-Track Position at UT San Antonio
May 15, 2024
Marielle Marcaida presenting her project to a classroom of students. She is standing behind a lectern and on the screen behind her it reads: "Marielle Y. Marcaida, Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, PhD in Feminist Studies."
Unveiling 'Ronda Girls of Pateros': Marielle Marcaida's Impact as a UW Libraries Research Communication and Equity Fellow
May 13, 2024
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Marielle Marciada Adds Chester Fritz Fellowship to Growing List of Achievements
May 2, 2024
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GWSS minor, Nora Medina, awarded Husky 100
April 30, 2024
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Anna Zhao Awarded 2024 Luce/ACLS Travel Grant in China Studies
April 25, 2024
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GWSS Graduate Students Awarded Human Rights Funds
April 22, 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
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
Promotional image recognizing Catalina Velasquez as the Creating Change Immigration Award recipient. Includes her headshot and logos for Creating Change Conference and the National LGTBTQ Task Force.
Catalina Velasquez Honored with National LGBTQ Task Force's Creating Change Immigration Award
January 25, 2024
Ramon Johnson with their exam committee.
Ramon Johnson Attains ABD Status and Embarks on Pivotal Dissertation Project
January 2, 2024
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Yasmine Gomez Receives LACS Award for Pop Conference
December 4, 2023
Portraits of first generation UW students and alumni
We are First-Generation: College of Arts & Sciences Students and Alumni
October 15, 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
Upper torso shot of Mediha Sorma
Dr. Mediha Sorma Successfully Defends Dissertation
August 3, 2023
Upper body shot of Saad Khan smiling at the camera. He's wearing a light-blue v-neck t-shirt and glasses. The background is blurred greens indicating he may be outside.
Saad Khan Receives Presidential Dissertation Fellowship for Groundbreaking LGBTQ Activism Research in Bangladesh
June 26, 2023
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Alum Spotlight: A Journey of Personal and Professional Growth, by Alva He
June 15, 2023
Full body shot of Christina Chung wearing long black and white coat, with hands crossed in front of her, smiling at the camera. Cherry blossom trees in the background.
Christina Yuen Zi Chung Receives Nancy C. M. Hartsock Award for Research on Gender Dynamics in Hong Kong
June 15, 2023
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Dr. Iris Viveros Avendaño Successfully Defends Dissertation
June 12, 2023
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Dr. Michelle Morado Successfully Defends Dissertation
June 5, 2023
fabian romero standing in front of the woods wearing a pocket t-shirt, with tattoos on arms and neck, hair shaved on the sides and curly on top
Dr. fabian romero Successfully Defends Dissertation
June 5, 2023
Upper body shot of Marielle Marcaida with her hair slicked back into a ponytail, wearing a white collared shirt, and smiling at the camera.
Marielle Marcaida and Jamelah Jacob Receive Support for Graduate Research Cluster on Transnational Filipinx Diaspora Studies
May 31, 2023
Headshot of Anna Zhao smiling at the camera. She is wearing a black blazer, long gold necklace, and her hair in a ponytail with long side bangs.
Anna Zhao Awarded Chester Fritz Fellowship for Research on Medicalized Childbirth in China
May 16, 2023
Headshot of Bobbi Kindred smiling at the camera. They have a short afro, and are wearing a thin gold chain and a grey sweater.
Bobbi Kindred Awarded UW College of Arts & Sciences' Prestigious Alvord Endowed Fellowship
May 1, 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
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2023 Husky 100
April 24, 2023
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fabian romero Selected as Graduate School Gonfalonier for UW Commencement
April 19, 2023
Full body shot of Christina Chung wearing long black and white coat, with hands crossed in front of her, smiling at the camera. Cherry blossom trees in the background.
Christina Yuen Zi Chung Awarded Prestigious 2023-24 American Dissertation Fellowship 
April 18, 2023
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Calling All GWSS Graduates: Tips for a Great Commencement Day
March 27, 2023
Full body shot of Christina Chung wearing long black and white coat, with hands crossed in front of her, smiling at the camera. Cherry blossom trees in the background.
Christina Yuen Zi Chung Awarded Competitive Women's Studies Dissertation Fellowship
March 22, 2023
Full body shot of Christina Chung wearing long black and white coat, with hands crossed in front of her, smiling at the camera. Cherry blossom trees in the background.
Christina Yuen Zi Chung Awarded the Joseph and Yetta Blau Award for Excellence in Research
February 16, 2023
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Alum Spotlight: Tylir McKenzie
February 6, 2023
fabian romero standing in front of the woods wearing a pocket t-shirt, with tattoos on arms and neck, hair shaved on the sides and curly on top
fabian romero Accepts Assistant Professor of Indigenous Knowledge Position at Ohio State University 
January 3, 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
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Michelle Morado Accepts Tenure-Track Position in History at Seattle Central College
December 14, 2022