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WGS Welcome Back Reception

Facade of Monroe Hall on a sunny day

Welcome Back from Women’s and Gender Studies Thursday, Oct. 10 3:30-4:30 p.m. Women’s and Gender Education Center, MON 207 We hope you will join Women’s and Gender Studies’ core faculty and staff, our affiliated faculty, and our students as we reveal some exciting developments in our program. We will also enjoy refreshments. Refreshments and mingling are

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Resisting la Migra/ICE

Abolish ICE March

Resisting la Migra/ICE Abigail Scholar Executive Director, Central Washington Justice For Our Neighbors Thursday, Nov. 21 Noon to 1 p.m., Multicultural Center, PUB 329 Abigail has been the Executive Director of Central Washington Justice For Our Neighbors since early 2018. She serves on the coordinating committee of the Walla Walla Immigrant Rights Coalition. She is

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Contemporary Issues in Feminist Research: Fall 2019

Panel of Women Leaders

Women’s and Gender Studies presents for Fall 2019 Contemporary Issues in Feminist Research: featuring faculty and staff presenting research in their disciplines from a feminist perspective. Embodiment, Empowerment, and Community: Feminist Pedagogy for Inclusive Teaching and Learning Tuesday, Oct. 8 Noon to 12:50, 207 Monroe Hall This research explores the use of Feminist Pedagogy as

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The Stakes for Asylum Seekers Could Not Be Higher

September 16, 2019

Mosaic that reads "Eres mi otro yo"

Women and Gender Studies professor Judy Rohrer discusses what she learned from working with Al Otro Lado (AOL), a bi-national non-profit.

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NEW Leadership: A One-Day Women’s Leadership Institute

A young woman reads a book in the library

About NEW Leadership™ is a program developed by the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, to educate, empower, and encourage college women to become politically active and to take on leadership roles. We are thrilled that Eastern Washington University’s Women’s and Gender Education Center and Women’s

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Contemporary Issues in Feminist Research: Spring 2019

Facade of Monroe Hall on a sunny day

The EWU Women’s & Gender Studies Program presents for Spring 2019 “Contemporary Issues in Feminist Research,” featuring faculty and staff presenting research in their disciplines from a feminist perspective. Revisiting the Body as Home Ryan Parrey, PhD Director of Disability Studies Wednesday, Apr. 24 Noon to 12:50, 207 Monroe Hall Developing the notion of “the

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Contemporary Issues in Feminist Research: Winter 2019

Snow covered campus

The Winter 2019 “Contemporary Issues in Feminist Research” features faculty and staff presenting research in their disciplines from a feminist perspective. The events are hosted by the EWU Women’s & Gender Studies Program. Contemporary Language Policy and Practice on the Colville Indian Reservation SimHayKin Jack Lecturer of American Indian Studies Tuesday, Mar. 5 Noon to

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Activist in Residence Event Dates

December 15, 2018

Rowena Pineda

The Women’s and Gender 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 a sixth year, AIR will bring an activist to campus to work with EWU students, staff, faculty, and community members during winter quarter of 2019: Jan.

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Contemporary Issues in Feminist Research: Fall 2018

Snowy campus shot of the little school house

Jacki Hedlund Tyler, PhD, Director of Social Studies Education and Assistant Professor of History presents “A Woman’s Space: School Boards in the Nineteenth Century West.” The event will be held on Nov. 7 from noon to 12:50 p.m. in 207 Monroe Hall. Holding a school board position and voting in school elections was an important

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