Professor Maryam Kashani (GWS/Asian American Studies) published her book Medina by the Bay: Scenes of Muslim Study and Survival on Duke University Press in September 2023: From the Black Power movement and state surveillance to Silicon Valley and gentrification, Medina by the Bay...

Professors Toby Beauchamp and Mimi Thi Nguyen won the 2023 Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Award for Advocacy for LGBTQ Affairs, specifically for their collaborations to build trans studies at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign....

Welcome to GWS!  Amidst the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, GWS remains steadfast in its commitment to your well-being and academic progress.  All of the courses taught by core GWS faculty are being offered remotely in Fall 2020.  (...