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New in WGSS: LGBTQ+ Studies Minor
In Autumn 2020, Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies launched a new LGBTQ+ Studies minor, available to undergraduate students across the university. Professor Shannon Winnubst, professor and…

Alumna Sabrina Hersi Issa Creates and Awards The Bold Prize
Sabrina Hersi Issa, CEO of Be Bold Media and OSU graduate, recently awarded the first ever Bold Prize, an annual award created to recognize young Black women who are courageously calling for…

Professor Shannon Winnubst Featured on Voices of Excellence Podcast
Professor Shannon Winnubst, professor and chair of WGSS, was recently featured as a guest on Voices of Excellence, the College of Arts and Sciences' podcast.
Voices of Excellence is a…

In The News (June 2020)
Dr. Treva Lindsey discusses the erasure and lack of justice for Black women and girls in the movement against police brutality in her article, “The Lack…

A Word on #BlackLivesMatter
4. June 2020
The Department of Women’s, Gender & Sexuality Studies stands in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter, #SayHerName, #blacktranslivesmatter, and all activists…

Mahaliah Little Receives AAUW Dissertation Fellowship
WGSS Ph.D. Candidate Mahaliah Little recently received the AAUW Dissertation Fellowship!
Awarded by the American Association of University Women (AAUW), the Dissertation Fellowship is…

Professors Treva Lindsey and Jennifer Suchland Named 2020 Mellon/ACLS Fellows
WGSS professors Dr. Treva Lindsey and Dr. Jennifer Suchland have recently been named 2020 Mellon/ACLS Scholars & Society Fellows!
The Mellon/ACLS Scholars & Society Fellowship is…

Tatsiana Shchurko Receives 2020-2021 Presidential Fellowship
WGSS Ph.D. Candidate Tatsiana Shchurko was recently awarded a 2020-2021 Presidential Fellowship!
The Presidential Fellowship is offered to graduates during the spring and fall of…

Incarcerated and Non-Incarcerated Students Learning Together: Inside-Out Courses at OSU
The Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program is an educational program with an innovative pedagogical approach tailored to effectively facilitate dialogue across difference. During the semester-long…