University of Wisconsin–Madison

Month: May 2021

WGSC Member and UW-Stout WGSS Professor Rickie-Ann Legleigner Publishes New Book

Rickie-Ann Legleitner, WGSC member and UW-Stout Professor in the English department, advis0r to the Women and Gender Sexuality Studies program, and inclusive excellence action plan coordinator, published a new book called, “Women Writing the American Artist in Novels of Development from 1850-1932: The Artist Embodied.” From 1850-1932, American women artists found their bodies and desires …

WGSC Director Stephanie Rytilahti Cited in Telegraph Herald Article

Stephanie Rytilahti, WGSC Director and Co-Chair of the Caregiving Task Force, was featured in a Telegraph Herald article, “‘Balancing act’ for tri-state moms during pandemic.” An excerpt of what Dr. Rytilahti shared is below. Stephanie Rytilahti, director of University of Wisconsin System’s Women’s and Gender Studies Consortium, said parents also have dealt with the constant …

WGSC Member and UWGB Professor Jessica Van Slooten Received Faculty of the Year Award

UW System Wisconsin and Gender Studies Consortium Member and University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Manitowoc Professor of Women’s & Gender Studies Jessica Van Slooten received the 2021 Faculty of the Year Award from the UWGB-Manitowoc campus.  Professor Van Slooten has been a long-standing leader in the WGSC and previously participated in many critical efforts to grow …