Congratulations to our
2020 WGST Scholarship
& Award Recipients!

Joanne Easley Arnold
Outstanding Senior Award:
Emma Breitman
Emmaline Kelly
Effie Shannon
 
Commitment to Community
Activism Award:
 
Jean Dubofsky Scholarship:
 
Lucile Berkeley Buchanan Scholarship:
 
S. Antoinette Bigelow Scholarship:

 

From the Chair

Dear WGST Friends,

In the midst of such stress and uncertainty brought on by COVID-19, I am happy to share some good news with you!

While sheltering in place, WGST faculty, staff, and students alike rose to the new challenges posed by remote education. We graduated 18 majors, 27  minors, and 5 graduate certificate students this Spring. I invite you to learn about and honor these new graduates and award recipients by looking through our Virtual Yearbook.

Several of our amazing students have received college recognition for their work. Three WGST majors are Van Ek scholarship recipients, one of the College of Arts and Sciences’ highest honors: Mariana Galvez Seminario, Olivia Gardner, and Madie Boreman. Olivia has also received ODECE's Equity and Excellence student award. More information on these awardees can be found below.

We do not yet know all that the fall semester holds for us—whether it will be remote, in-person, or a hybrid approach. But we do know of a few changes.

College Professor of Distinction Alison Jaggar is officially retiring, though she remains affiliated with the university and WGST as she continues her research. Please join me in celebrating her brilliant career and wishing her well in retirement. If you'd like to share your favorite memories of Alison, or your thanks to her, please send these to us at wgst@colorado.edu.

Also, as I step down as chair after my second term, it is my great pleasure to leave the position in the very capable hands of Professor Kaifa Roland. You can learn more about Dr. Roland, who was recently named Graduate School Outstanding Faculty Mentor, on her Department of Anthropology profile, and we will also feature a profile of Dr. Roland in our next newsletter.

Here’s to a wonderful summer! Stay safe. Stay cool.

Sincerely,
Lorraine Bayard de Volo
Chair & Professor, Women and Gender Studies

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Join us in celebrating the WGST Class of 2020 with our 'Virtual Yearbook', filled with profiles of our graduates, information on all our scholarship and award winners, and a special video featuring messages from our faculty, staff and students.
View the 'Virtual Yearbook' at www.colorado.edu/wgst/2020Yearbook

WGST News:

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Dr. Alison Jaggar announces retirement

May 21, 2020

WGST would like to announce the retirement of esteemed feminist philosopher, Dr. Alison Jaggar. Dr. Jaggar, who has a joint appointment in the Department of Philosophy, has been an integral part of the feminist community on CU Boulder campus since 1990. We are grateful to Dr. Jaggar for her years...

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Three WGST Students receive 2020 Van Ek Award

May 20, 2020

Three women and gender studies students received this year's Jacob Van Ek scholarship, one of the College of Arts and Sciences' highest honors: Madie Boreman, Olivia Gardner, and Mariana Galvez Seminario. This award is given to exceptional undergraduates for their academic work and their community and campus involvement. Students are...

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Mehta featured on May 27th panel 'Mrs. America: Feminism Then and Now'

May 20, 2020

The Jewish Women's Archive (JWA) is presenting a lively discussion of Mrs. America , the FX/Hulu miniseries on the battle for the ERA. "Drawing on the insights of historians, cultural critics, and activists of the time, we will explore feminism and the ERA then and now, Jewish women in the...

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Alum's podcast discusses Young Adult fantasy through a critical lens

May 20, 2020

"JK, It’s Magic" is a recurring podcast featuring two book-loving friends who enjoy discussing YA fantasy novels through a critical feminist lens. One of the creators, Dr. Kelly Drumright, has recently completed her PhD in Spanish and Latin American Literatures and the Graduate Certificate in Women and Gender Studies with...

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Gonzalez receives Helen Christy Fellowship & Eloise Timmons Award

May 20, 2020

Cassandra Gonzalez, PhD student in the Department of Ethnic Studies and WGST Graduate Certificate recipient, has received two recent honors from the Graduate School: The Helen Christy Fellowship for her work, which examines the phenomenon of domestic human trafficking utilizing an intersectional criminological framework, and the Eloise Timmons Award for outstanding graduate student.

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KGNU Podcast "COVID-19 Exacerbates Existing Inequities" features Buitrón Vera

May 20, 2020

KGNU and the Community Foundation of Boulder County discuss the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people of color in this podcast, which features insight from Dr. Gabriela Buitrón Vera, a recipient of the Graduate Certificate in Women and Gender Studies.

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Meet WGST Alumna Meredith Nass: "a conscientious community organizer seeking social change"

May 19, 2020

Meredith Nass, a graduate of the Bachelor's and Master's Program (BAM) in Ethnic Studies and Education , is featured in a recent profile by The School of Education, as the 'Outstanding Graduate in Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice'.

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Shneer wins top honor from American Council of Learned Societies

May 19, 2020

David Shneer, CU Boulder historian and WGST associate faculty, has won a prestigious ACLS fellowship for his project "Art is My Weapon: Anti-Fascist Music, Yiddish Performance, and Holocaust Memory (1933-1989)", which tells the story of one woman and her husband’s attempt to redeem post World War II Germany from its Nazi past with their Yiddish performance and socialist politics.

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Olivia Gardner (WGST & ETHN) receives ODECE Equity and Excellence Award

April 21, 2020

Graduating senior Olivia Gardner has been awarded the 2020 Equity and Excellence Student award by the Office of Diversity, Equity and Community Engagement (ODECE). Gardner, who has "emerged as a mentor to younger students on social justice and equity matters" was also recognized for her work to promote inclusivity in leadership and community engagement.

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UROP Celebrates 2020 Outstanding Faculty Mentors

April 2, 2020

The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) is pleased to announce Dr. June Gruber, Assistant Professor in Psychology and Neuroscience Clinical Psychology, and Dr. Celeste Montoya, Associate Professor in Women & Gender Studies and Director of the Miramontes Arts & Sciences Program (MASP), as recipients of this year's Outstanding Mentor Awards.