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Category: WAGE Center

GWSS Faculty, Students and Staff Win Numerous Awards

Rowsofglasses

We are always proud of all of our faculty, students and staff. This year, we are thrilled that so many of them have been recognized for their incredible work. Dr. Jessi Willis won the College of Social Sciences Teaching Excellence Award for their enthusiasm and innovation in the teaching and/or learning process, their ability to

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“White people: Let’s listen and ‘not turn away'” by Judy Rohrer

May 5, 2021 by Will Hall

Black Lives Matter march in DC

Our Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies director, Judy Rohrer, PhD encourages white people “to stop, to really listen, to not turn away, to directly confront the violence and trauma of White supremacy” in this recent article published in the Inlander.

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Contemporary Issues in Feminist Research: Spring 2021

Audience at CIFR

EWU Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies presents for spring 2021 Contemporary Issues in Feminist Research, featuring faculty and staff presenting research in their disciplines from a feminist perspective. From Classroom to Community – Mujeres in Action Del salón de clases a la comunidad – Mujeres in Action April 22 Noon – 1 pm Register Here

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Sexual Assault Awareness Month is Virtual and Physically Distanced in 2021

Photo by Gretchen Dyson from Pexels

Sexual Assault Awareness Month Reimagined The WAGE Center team and Counseling and Wellness have reimagined Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) for a virtual and physically distanced experience in 2021. Virtual event kits will be provided with tee shirts, markers, teal decorations, and a few surprises! Stop by our physically distanced table in PUB NCR on

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Black Lives and Movements Matter: Black History Month Graphic Design Contest Winners

Black Lives and Movements Matter: Black History Month Graphic Design Contest Winners

An Innovative Collaboration Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies (GWSS) and the Women’s and Gender Education (WAGE) Center were pleased to collaborate with Visual Communication Design faculty Sonja Durr, MFA to host the Black Lives and Movements Matter: Black History Month graphic design contest in her Visual Communication Design 3 – Design for Social Change students.

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Intersections: Feminist Conversations

Intersections - Feminist Conversations

We gather weekly for a casual feminist conversation about current events, networking, and a brown-bag lunch. Despite the pandemic, we have continued to offer this space virtually. Students, staff, faculty, and members of the larger community are invited to join us via video chat Winter 2021 Weekly Meeting Time: Tuesday Noon-1 pm

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Activist in Residence 2021

Activist in Residence

The Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies Program and the Women’s and Gender Education Center are the lead organizers of the Activist In Residence (AIR) program on the EWU campus. For an eighth year, AIR will bring an activist to campus to work with EWU students, staff, faculty, and community members during winter quarter of 2021.

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GWSS Director Contributes to Guest Opinion with Community Partners

Image by Ted Eytan

Katie Horvath, the executive director of the Spectrum LGBTQ+ Center, Judy Rohrer, the director of Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies at EWU, and Naghmana Sherazi, a board member of the Peace & Justice Action League of Spokane worked together on this Guest Opinion for the Spokesman-Review. They remind readers that 52 community partners in and

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Critical Menstruation Studies Workshop Series

The Crimson Wave - Jen Lewis

EWU Workshop Series: Handbook of Critical Menstruation Studies All sessions will begin at 1 p.m. Pacific/4 p.m. Eastern (Note that Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. ends at 2:00 a.m., November 1, 2020). All readings are available online at Palgrave book site: https://www.palgrave.com/us/book/9789811506130. HCMS Seminar Series Flyer  

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Gender, Women’s & Sexuality Studies Releases 2019-2020 Annual Report

Students in conversation in the WAGE Center

Despite a year that ended in a virtual environment, the Women’s and Gender Studies Annual Report is filled with videos, images, and stories of our 2019-2020 academic year. Please click the image below to read the report. This is our last annual report from before we got our sexy new name. We are now Gender,

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