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alma khasawnih Promoted to Associate Professor of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at The College of New Jersey
(April 22, 2024)
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Empowering Change: Dr. Sara Diaz Launches Major in Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies at Gonzaga
(February 23, 2024)
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Celebrating the Success of Dr. Noralis Rodriguez-Coss: 2024 Runger/Dolliver Faculty Excellence Awardee
(February 23, 2024)
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Unwrapping the Politics: Kristy Leissle, the Doc of Choc, Featured on Last Week Tonight
(January 22, 2024)
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Cornell University Hosts Inspiring Chicana Feminism Celebration Featuring GWSS Professor and Alumna
(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)
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Monica De La Torre, Ph.D. Alum, to Present at Second Annual Henry R. Fenbert Challenging History Lecture
(September 13, 2023)
Book Cover for "Stories that Bind: Political Economy and Culture in New India": Title (black text) and subtitle (red text) are at the top of the image, stacked on top of one another, with the title being significantly larger is at the top in all caps. The authors name (Madhavi Murty) is at the bottom of the page. The majority of the cover is filled with color pencil drawings of Indian men and women engaged in various daily activities.
Madhavi Murty Honored with Outstanding Book Award by the International Communication Association
(June 20, 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)
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Former UW Swimmers, Including Olympic Medalist, Visit GWSS 262: Gender & Sport 
(June 12, 2023)
Monica De La Torre Promoted to Associate Professor at Arizona State University's School of Transborder Studies
(May 10, 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)
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)
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)
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.
Genius Award for GWSS Alum// Perspectives
(November 14, 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)
Shuxuan Zhou
Shuxuan Zhou's Essay "The Posthumous Child" Wins Grand Prize in Sixth Tone Writing Contest
(September 12, 2022)
Celebrate Pride Month through LGBTQIA+ Work from UW Faculty, Staff & Students
(May 31, 2022)
Monica De La Torre appears on KING 5’s New Day Northwest to discuss her new book Feminista Frequencies
(May 27, 2022)
Monica de la Torre, author of Feminista Frequencies, speaks with KUOW's Southside about her new book 
(April 25, 2022)
Feminista Frequencies Book Cover
Monica De La Torre, GWSS alum and author of "Feminista Frequencies," featured in the Seattle Times
(March 21, 2022)
Feminista Frequencies Book Cover
University of Washington Magazine Profiles GWSS graduate student, Monica De La Torre's, new book "Feminista Frequencies" due out Spring 2022 from University of Washington Press
(March 9, 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)
Dr. Nina Kim Hanson Holding Certificate of Election Win
Congratulations to GWSS Alum, Dr. Nina Kim Hanson, for her recent election win!
(January 3, 2022)
Hijas de Cuauhtémoc Event Flyer
GWSS Alum, Dr. Martha Gonzalez, participates in 50 year anniversary celebration of Chicana feminist newsletter, Hijas de Cuauhtémoc 
(November 18, 2021)
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GWSS Alum, Shuxuan Zhou, Develops Racial Equity Website for the City of Seattle
(November 17, 2021)
Chican@ Artivistas Book Cover
GWSS Alum, Dr. Martha Gonzalez, wins a gold medal for her book, Chican@ Artivistas: Music, Community, and Transborder Tactics in East Los Angeles
(November 8, 2021)
Collage of work by Arts & Sciences faculty, students and alumni related to Hispanic Heritage Month
Celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month
(September 8, 2021)
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Awards of Excellence
(June 15, 2021)
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Husky 100
(June 15, 2021)
Assistant Professor Kemi Adeyemi and new media artist Shawné Michaelain Holloway meet with Black Embodiment Studio students.
Celebrating Fifty Years of Outsized Impact
(June 1, 2021)
Collage of AAPI book covers and art work by faculty
Celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
(May 14, 2021)
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The UW's trailblazing women studies program turns 50
(April 12, 2021)
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Shuxuan Zhou Article "The Real Lives of America’s Chinese Masseuses" in Sixth Tone
(April 5, 2021)
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ArtSci Roundup: Fighting Visibility: Unpaid Gendered & Racialized Labor for the UFC, Beverly Guy-Sheftall – Say Her Name: The Urgency of Black Feminism Now, and More
(March 25, 2021)
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Revolutionary BIPoC women of the UW: Dr. Luana Ross
(March 12, 2021)
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Revolutionary BIPoC women of the UW: Kemi Adeyemi
(March 8, 2021)
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ArtSci Roundup: Katz Distinguished Lecture: Ruth Wilson Gilmore, Contemporary Environmental Issues In Taiwan, Global Perspectives on Restorative Justice & Race, and More
(February 17, 2021)
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After Prison
(December 1, 2020)
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ArtSci Roundup: Global Challenges Discussion, Katz Lecture: Abderrahmane Sissako, and more
(November 3, 2020)
Jiwoon Yulee
Jiwoon Yulee Wins NWSA/UIP First Book Prize
(October 28, 2020)
Kelly Clingan
Alumni Update - Kelly Clingan
(October 28, 2020)
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BLACK AND CENTER: ARCHIVING INDIGENOUS AND BLACK FUTURES
(October 23, 2020)
Martha Gonzalez Book Launch
A Chican@ Artivistas Four-Part Book Launch Party - Alumna Martha Gonzalez
(October 5, 2020)
Alma Khasawnih
Alum Alma Khasawnih's New Position at The College of New Jersey
(September 21, 2020)
Martha Gonzales, Chican@ Artivistas: Music, Community, and Transborder Tactics in East Los Angeles
Chican@ Artivistas: Music, Community, and Transborder Tactics in East Los Angeles - A New Book from GWSS Alum, Martha Gonzales
(September 15, 2020)