/College of Arts and Sciences
Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Welcome to WGSS

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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WGSS NEWS

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
2026 WGSS GRADUATION Published: June 9, 2026 Congratulations to all of our 2026 WGSS graduates! Thank you for your hard work, dedication, and contributions—not only... Read more
First Annual WGSS Common Book Reading Group Spring 2026: Hijab Butch Blues A Memoir by Lamya H. Published: June 9, 2026 WGSS had its first annual WGSS common book reading group in spring 2026. WGSS majors and minors selected Lamya H’s Hijab... Read more
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