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Prof. Emma Velez Discusses Residency in Aotearoa New Zealand
During Fall 2024, GWS Assistant Professor Emma Velez was a scholar-in-residence at Waipapa Taumata Rau (Auckland University) in Aotearoa New Zealand. Read more about the experience here!
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Position Announcement: Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowship in Transgender Studies
Applications will be accepted through January 10, 2025 for this postdoctoral research position in the GWS department!
GWS Majors Discuss Experiences as Legislative Interns
GWS Seniors Abigail Estrada and Emma Murphy held internships in Washington, D.C.
Professor Blair Ebony Smith Co-Curates Exhibit on Black Life & Kinship
The exhibit features Jen Everett's work on Black life, care, and intimacy.
GWS Professors Launch Big Ten Trans Studies Initiative
Professors Beauchamp and Nguyen won a three-year grant to build trans studies scholarship and pedagogy across the Big Ten campuses
23-24 Outstanding Awards
Check out this year's GWS departmental awards for outstanding students, teaching assistants, and faculty!
The Gender and Women's Studies Department Awards 2023-2024
This year's winners of our department's student scholarships and research awards!
GWS 2022-2023 Award Winners
Congratulations to GWS' Departmental award winners from Fall 2022 and Spring 2023. You can read more about what the awards and the criteria here: https://gws.illinois.edu/resources/department-awards.
Professor Maryam Kashani Publishes Medina by the Bay
Prof. Kashani's first book is out from Duke University Press!