Two WGSC members have been named UW System Teaching Fellows & Scholars Program participants, Co-Chair and UW-Green Bay Women’s and Gender Studies Professor Jessica Van Slooten and UW-River Falls Women’s and Gender Studies Professor Desiree Wiesen-Martin. The UW System Teaching Fellows & Scholars Program “provides UW faculty and teaching academic staff a unique opportunity to …
The WGSC Published a Ms. Magazine article titled, “COVID-19, Disaster Capitalism and the Crisis in Women’s and Gender Studies.” This piece contextualizes some of the trends happening in GWS and higher education within Wisconsin in a larger national and historical context. “For those at the intersections of multiple identities, the current moment only enhances the …
The UW System Women’s and Gender Studies Consortium joins AAUP-Wisconsin and other groups across the state in calling for a new search for the UW System President. As COVID-19 and police brutality intensify the deep roots of systemic racism, it is more important than ever that the new UW System leader embraces a vision of …
UW System GWS Librarian Karla Strand has written a Ms. Magazine article titled, “The Ms. Q&A: Madame Gandhi on Creativity and Feminism—During COVID and Beyond.” This piece is a Q&A dialogue between Karla and Madame Gandhi. Below is an excerpt from Karla’s piece: In 2015, I read an article about a woman who ran the …
Please see this statement from the Women’s and Gender Studies Consortium Advisory Board regarding UW System President Ray Cross’s blueprint.
UW System Wisconsin and Gender Studies Consortium Co-chair and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Manitowoc Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies Jessica Van Slooten gave a TEDx Talk at UW-Green Bay, “Romance Novels Are Feminist.” Congratulations, Professor Van Slooten, on this exciting accomplishment!
Dr. Dong Isbister, Professor and WGSC Coordinator for the UW-Platteville WGS Program, received the UW System 2019 Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award for her outstanding work. This award was presented at a ceremony at UW–Madison on on November 7, 2019. Professor Isbister has been leading the growth of Platteville’s WGS program, and is …
Dr. Deb Hoskins, Professor of the UW-La Crosse Women’s and Gender Studies Department, received the UW System Dr. P. B. Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement on Behalf of LBGTQ+ People. Professor Hoskins is one of 13 honorees of this award, “an annual honor given to LGBTQ+ people or their allies who have helped to create …
A book by WGSC member and University of La Crosse Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Professor Jodi Vandenberg-Daves’ book was cited in the New York Times. Professor Vandenberg-Daves’ book is called “Modern Motherhood: An American History.” Congratulations, Professor Vandenberg-Daves!
Dear Conference Audience, In order to ensure the safety and wellbeing of everyone involved, the conference co-conveners have decided to postpone “Resistance and Reimagination: Gender, Change, and the Arts,” scheduled April 16-18, 2020. This decision comes with careful consideration for and compliance with the recently announced UW–Madison campus-wide notice to avoid large group events. We truly …