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Prof. Wendy Smooth Receives President and Provost's Award for Distinguished Faculty Service

Dr. Wendy Smooth, WGSS associate professor and associate dean of diversity, equity and inclusion, recently received the President and Provost's Award for Distinguished Faculty Service! The award…

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Prof. Juno Parreñas Wins 4th Book Award for Decolonizing Extinction

The Association for Asian Studies awarded Juno Salazar Parreñas (Assistant Professor, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies) the 2020 honorable mention for the Henry J. Benda Prize, which is…

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Professor Juno Parreñas Wins 2019 Michelle Rosaldo Book Prize

Dr. Juno Parreñas, Assistant Professor in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, was recently awarded the 2019 Michelle Z. Rosaldo Book Prize for her book, Decolonizing Extinction: The Work of…

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Dr. Mizejewski Receives Title of Distinguished College Professor

WGSS professor Dr. Linda Mizejewski was recently nominated and awarded the title of Distinguished College Professor by the College of Arts and Sciences!

The title of Distinguished College…

WGSS PhD Candidate Mahaliah Little

Mahaliah Little Receives SSRC-Mellon Graduate Studies Enhancement Grant

Mahaliah Little, PhD Candidate in WGSS, recently won the SSRC-Mellon Graduate Studies Enhancement research grant!

Awarded by the SSRC-Mellon Mays Graduate Initiative Program, the Graduate…

Alumna Sabrina Hersi Issa (BA, 2006)

WS Alumna Sabrina Hersi Issa Receives Young Alumni Achievement Award

Women’s Studies alumna Sabrina Hersi Issa recently won the 2019 Young Alumni Achievement Award!

Each year, the College of Arts and Sciences recognizes several alumni who have contributed to…

WGSS Professor Treva Lindsey

Professor Treva Lindsey Receives 2019 Diversity Enhancement Faculty Award

Treva Lindsey, Associate Professor in WGSS, recently received the 2019 Diversity Enhancement Faculty Award from the College of Arts and Sciences!

The Diversity Enhancement Faculty Award is…

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WGSS Alum Sara Riva Receives 2019 Marie Curie Fellowship

Former PhD student Dr. Sara Riva has been awarded a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship, a very prestigious European fellowship that will allow her to expand her dissertation findings for the next…

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Professor Mary Thomas Wins Ratner Teaching Award

WGSS Professor Mary Thomas is one of the recipients of the 2019 Ronald and Deborah Ratner Distinguished Teaching Award!

The Ratner is an award of up to $20,000 that goes to tenured faculty…