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OSU Faculty and Students Travel to the Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York
This summer, a small group of OSU students, including several of our own WGSS students, took a trip to New York City to attend the Human Rights Watch Film Festival, which is hosted in different…

Assistant Professor Juno Salazar Parreñas Featured on International Radio
Juno Salazar Parreñas recently discussed her forthcoming book, Decolonizing Extinction: The Work of Care in Orangutan Rehabilitation, with Berlin-based sound artists Island Songs (Nicolas Perret…

Announcing the Winners of The 2017-2018 Dana Greenblatt Award: Josh Truett and Hannah Dodd!
Joshua Truett and Hannah Dodd, two students currently studying at OSU for their doctoral degrees, are the winners of the 2017-2018 Dana Greenblatt Feminist Media Award!
The Dana…

Professor Treva Lindsey Publishes Book on Black Womanhood in Washington, D.C
Treva Lindsey, Associate Professor of the Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies department, has recently published her first book, Colored No More: Reinventing Black Womanhood in Washington, D.C…

Rossie and Swenson Named 2017 Mellon/ACLS Fellows
We are happy to announce that WGSS was recently awarded two of twenty fellowships for the 2017 Mellon/ACLS Competition.
Dr. Amanda Rossie received her Ph.D. from WGSS at Ohio State in 2014.…

WGSS Welcomes A. Marie Ranjbar!
We are happy to announce the department's newest faculty member, A. Marie Ranjbar.
Azita will have completed her dissertation from Penn State University in the fields of Geography and…

Sara Rodriguez-Arguelles Riva wins Presidential Fellowship!
Sara Rodriguez-Arguelles Riva, WGSS Ph.D. candidate, was recently awarded a 2017-2018 Presidential Fellowship. The Presidential Fellowship is the most prestiguous award given by the Graduate School…
WGSS Administrative Manager Lynaya Elliott Wins ASC Outstanding Staff Award
Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies Administrative Manager, Lynaya Elliott was recognized on Wednesday, April 12th for winning the Arts and Sciences Outstanding Staff Award.
The ASC…

WGSS's Professor Wendy Smooth Part of ASC's (Un)Hidden Figures
Hosting a series of conversations, Ohio State is inspiring meaningful dialogue to ignite change in our communities, schools and workplaces that create environments where women of all backgrounds…