Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies News
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UW-Eau Claire professor co-directing project to commemorate 50th anniversary of Hmong resettlement in U.S.
A community-based traveling exhibit will launch in January 2025 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Hmong resettlement to Wisconsin. Dr. Kong Pheng Pha, an assistant professor at UW-Eau Claire, is helping lead the project.
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Eight receive excellence awards as academic year opens.
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Chancellor James Schmidt honored eight faculty and staff members for their excellence during the Blugold Breakfast and academic year opening meeting on Aug. 24.
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Stakes of Intersectionality: Advocacy, Coalition, & Equity
According to Dr. Brennan, intersectionality is a critical lens, a mode of thinking that requires action and encourages supportive work across difference.
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Register today: Film screening for Women's History Month event
Register by end of day on Thursday, March 11, to access online screening of documentary film "Picture a Scientist," and take part in a March 22 Zoom discussion. EDI Tier 2 credit available for the event. Film also available to view in McIntyre Library.
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Dr. Selika Ducksworth-Lawton receives MLK Social Justice Leadership Award
Each year one UW-Eau Claire faculty or staff member is honored. This year, Ducksworth-Lawton has been recognized for her exceptional ability to advocate and lead in the areas of equity, diversity and inclusion in the community.
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WGSS Alumna Lindsay Sherman Spotlighted by the Women’s & Gender Studies Consortium
Women’s & Gender Studies Consortium spotlighted Lindsay Sherman, 2018 UWEC WGSS graduate.
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Students in WGSS 222 (Women in the Civil Rights Movement) create virtual mental health awareness concert.
Months of planning by the students all comes down to a virtual mental health awareness concert on Wednesday, November 18.
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UW-Eau Claire to celebrate Women's History Month
In honor of Women's History Month in March, UW-Eau Claire will host a series of events, speakers and discussions aimed at highlighting the issues, lives and accomplishments of women today and throughout history.
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Dr. Chandra Talpade Mohanty to be International Women's Day guest speaker
Mohanty, one of the world's leading feminist scholars, will present "Borders and Bridges: Neoliberal Regimes, Anti-Fascist Struggles and Insurgent Feminist Praxis" at 5 p.m. March 9 in Woodland Theater of Davies Center.
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'Blugold Spotlight' features Dr. Kong Pheng Pha
Fueled by his personal experiences, Dr. Kong Pheng Pha is amplifying the fieldwork of critical ethnic studies and feminist studies through research and the contribution of knowledge to the body of scholarship.
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Proposed curricular changes in College of Arts and Sciences
Following are proposed curricular changes in the College of Arts and Sciences.
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Researchers create tools to test hearing in people who speak Hmong
Speech-language pathologists will eventually have a better option for testing the hearing of their patients who speak Hmong thanks to the work of a UW-Eau Claire faculty-student research team.
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'Blugold Spotlight' features Christopher Jorgenson
When two-time Blugold alumnus Christopher Jorgenson reflects on his lengthy history with UW-Eau Claire, the Waupaca native recalls the prideful moment in Towers South, Room 530 to be exact, that changed his life forever.
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WGSS Statement on New Zealand Killings
The Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program acknowledges the pain and suffering that the recent white supremacist shooting in Christchurch, New Zealand has caused for our communities.
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UW-Eau Claire celebrates Women's History Month
March is Women's History Month, and UW-Eau Claire will host a series of events, speakers and discussions aimed at highlighting the issues, lives and accomplishments of women today and throughout our history.
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Dr. Rose-Marie Avin earns 2019 MLK Social Justice Award
Dr. Rose-Marie Avin has spent over 30 years working tirelessly and often behind the scenes to transform the lives and experiences of Blugold students, faculty and staff. Her dedication has earned her the 2019 MLK Social Justice Award, presented on Feb. 6.
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Pamela Forman receives UW System award for LGBTQ advocacy
Dr. Pamela Forman, sociology department chair and co-founder of the Eau Queer Film Festival, is the university's recipient of the UW System's Dr. P.B. Poorman Award for Outstanding Achievement on Behalf of LGBTQ People.
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Blugold fosters reading and literacy skills at local elementary school
Is there any greater feeling than getting lost in a good book? Ask UW-Eau Claire senior Michaela Smith, and she’ll probably tell you this: the only thing greater than being consumed by great literature is being able to help a child while doing so.
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Blugold spends spring break serving refugees in Clarkston, Georgia
For UW-Eau Claire sophomore Elizabeth Nolden, spring break 2018 was anything but conventional. While most college students found themselves soaking up the sun on the beach or soaking up Netflix on the couch, Elizabeth travelled over 14 hours to Georgia an
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Dr. Rose-Marie Avin takes multidisciplinary approach
Dr. Rose-Marie Avin, chair of the Women's, Gender and Sexuality studies program, professor of economics, and a member of the Latin American Studies Steering Committee at UW-Eau Claire, is featured in a Blugold Spotlight.
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Women's Lives and Experiences in Nicaragua
Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) Program, and it is centered around learning about the feminist movement and the lives of women in Nicaragua. Each in the program stayed with host families, further immersing ourselves in Nicaraguan culture.
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Women's Studies Newsletter Spring 2018
The annual newsletter, Voices and Visions, recaps important events, research, and accomplishments in the Women's Studies Department each year.
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See shares Circles of Change experience in essay
Wondering what it’s like to spend hours with a dozen people — mostly strangers — talking about race relations at UW-Eau Claire and in the Chippewa Valley? In a recent Volume One essay, Patti See shares her powerful experience as a part of a pilot Circles of Change discussion group.
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Making Eau Claire a safer place for LGBTQ+ people
Community members will gather this month to celebrate a new Blugold-led initiative aimed at making Eau Claire a safer place for LGBTQ+ individuals seeking medical care. Safe Spaces Coalition of the Chippewa Valley will celebrate the first edition of its “Resource Guide to LGBTQ+ Friendly and Competent Service Providers” during an April 17 launch party. The event, open to all members of the community, will run from 6-8 p.m. in the Eau Claire Room of L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library in downtown Eau Claire.