
INSTITUTE NEWS
Read below for the most up-to-date news from the Institute for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS).
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Recent Institute News
Faculty News, Fall 2022
WGSS Director Dr. Jennie Burnet’s new book, To Save Heaven and Earth: Rescue in the Rwandan Genocide, is to be published in January 2023 by Cornell University Press. The book considers people who risked their lives in the 1994 Rwandan genocide of Tutsi to try and...read more ❯
Alumni Update: Ella Bardin
Ella Bardin graduated with a BA from the Institute for Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies in 2021. She is now working as a Manager of Talent and Culture at Ammunition, an advertising agency. In this interview, we talk more with her about her experience in the...read more ❯
Alumni Update: Crystal Rodgers
Crystal Rodgers is a WGSS alumna who earned her BA in 2011 and went on to pursue a career in library science- working primarily in Special Collections. In this interview, we talk more with Crystal about her experience in the department and her current endeavors and...read more ❯
New Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Daniel Coleman
This fall, we were thrilled to have Dr. Daniel Coleman join the faculty of the Institute for Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies as an Assistant Professor.
This semester, he is teaching Black Feminist Thought, and in Spring 2023 he will teach Intro to WGSS and...read more ❯
Graduate Student Spotlight: Christopher Vanbeukering
Christopher Vanbeukering is a first-year MA student and a Graduate Research Assistant at the Institute of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies at GSU. In this interview, we talk with Christopher about his research interests and his first semester at GSU.
Please...read more ❯
Graduate Student Spotlight: Vic Kennedy
Vic Kennedy is a second-year MA student and Graduate Teaching Assistant at the Institute for Women's Gender and Sexuality Studies at GSU.
They recently gave a presentation at the Thinking Trans // Trans Thinking conference at Goucher College on October 29th, 2022....read more ❯
Conference 6/22-6/23: Why social ecologies matter: thinking about conflict-related sexual violence and transitional justice through a resilience lens.
The University of Birmingham (UK) is hosting an online conference on Wednesday, June 22- Thursday, June 23: Why social ecologies matter: thinking about conflict-related sexual violence and transitional justice through a resilience lens.
From their...read more ❯
Alumna Interview: Caroline Jackson
Caroline Jackson (she/her) graduated with her MA in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies from GSU in the Spring of 2021. She is currently working on her Ph.D. in WGSS at Emory University. In this interview, we chat with Caroline about her experience in the MA program...read more ❯
Undergraduate Spotlight: Bridget Bailey
Bridget Bailey is graduating this spring with a BA in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and a minor in Sociology. While at GSU, Bridget served as co-president of the WGSS undergraduate student organization, Faces of Feminism. In the fall, she'll begin the MA...read more ❯
Undergraduate Spotlight: Maria-Paula Ramirez Wong
Maria-Paula Ramirez Wong was named Outstanding Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Undergraduate Student for 2021-2022. The committee chose Maria- Paula because of her substantial contributions to the Institute for Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, in...read more ❯
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