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Assistant Professor Kristie Soares, faculty member in women and gender studies and co-director of the LGBTQ Studies Program, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Joanne Arnold Courage and Commitment Award . This annual award is given to a faculty, staff, alumnus, or community member who embodies the character...

News from the CU Boulder College of Arts & Sciences Magazine

These events are part of the Department of Women & Gender Studies’ Feminist Abolitionist Futures series, which will offer three semesters of programming dedicated to exploring abolition as both a vision and a set of practices. Decarcerating Disability: Deinstitutionalization and Prison Abolition A talk by Dr. Liat Ben-Moshe Tuesday, April...

Defining life and personhood: What science, philosophy, and religion have to say On this episode of Life Examined, Samira Mehta , associate professor in the Department of Women and Gender Studies and director of the program in Jewish Studies at the University of Colorado in Boulder , shares her insights...

WGST Assistant Professor Kristie Soares recognized for activism by Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine and by KGNU. You can read about Dr. Soares work to comfort and protect students in wake of Club Q killings here. You can listen to Dr. Soares' interview with KGNU about the role of play,...

The Racism of People Who Love You has just been selected as one of Oprah's books she can't wait to read in 2023 ! About the book: In this emotionally powerful and intellectually provocative blend of memoir, cultural criticism, and theory, scholar and essayist Samira Mehta reflects on many facets...

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On campus resources: OVA (CU's Office of Victim Assistance); www.colorado.edu/ova/ CAPS (Counseling and Psychiatric Services); www.colorado.edu/counseling/about-caps Off campus resources: Safe Shelter of St. Vrain Valley ; 24/7 Crisis Line: 303.772.4422, Phone: 303.772.0432 SPAN (Safehouse Progressive Alliance for Non-violence) Hotline: 303.444.2424 email: hotline@safehousealliance.org 835 North Street, Boulder, CO 80304 MESA (Moving...