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Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies department prepares students to become future professionals, scholars, activists, and artists who engage critically with issues of gender and sexuality across multicultural and transnational contexts.

 

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Congratulations to Our PhD Students on Advancing to Candidacy for Fall 2026! Published: September 10, 2026 Congratulations to LaQuette Holmes, Kassel Franco Garibay, and Peter Bruno for advancing to candidacy!! This reflects a tremendous... Read more
Welcome to WGSS, Assistant Professor Marleen Villanueva! Published: September 10, 2026 Marleen Villanueva (Pame – Chichimeca) is an Indigenous feminist scholar whose work is guided by relationships with... Read more
Joanna Wuest Wins Prestigious American Council of Learned Societies Fellowship Published: June 24, 2026 Joanna Wuest, an assistant professor in the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS), has received an... Read more
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