Dr. Del McWhorter was recently recognized for 25 years of service to the University of Richmond.
National studies confirm that women’s studies is more popular than ever — read the full story here.
The WGSS Program’s response to gender-based violence on the University of Richmond campus. The Program offers an 8 Point Plan for Addressing Gender-Based Violence and 3 Appendices. The first Appendix, a "Green Paper," includes the array of community voices WGSS gathered from faculty, students, alumni, and administrators over the past few weeks.
WGSS Program’s Statement in Response to Campus Incidents on Halloween
"Queer Palestine & the Empire of Critique" Book Talk
FRIDAY OCTOBER 4, 2024
Humanities Commons, Humanities Building
12-1:30 pm
This event is only open to UR faculty, staff, and students. RSVP is requested, as lunch will be provided. For more info or to register, please visit: https://sl.richmond.edu/ut.
The Student Center for Equity & Inclusion and the Women, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Program would like to invite you to kickoff LGBTQ+ History Month with "Queer Palestine & the Empire of Critique", a book talk and discussion with Dr. Sa’ed Atshan (he/him) on Friday, October 4th from 12 - 1:30 PM in the Humanities Commons.
will Program
will is a nationally recognized program for students interested in exploring gender and social justice issues both in and out of the classroom. Students strengthen their leadership skills, build close friendships, and actively work to create a more equitable world.
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Faculty Highlights
Sydney Watts, associate professor of history and women, gender and sexuality studies, discussed her research project, "The Channel Islands: Borderlands Migration in the Atlantic World, 1763-1815” on the Hagley History Hangout Podcast during her scholar-in-residence term at the Hagley Museum and Library, in Wilmington, Delaware.
View BioErika Zimmermann Damer, associate professor of classical studies and women, gender, and sexuality studies, published a new translation of Ovid's Dido from the Heroides in Women in Power: Classical Myths and Stories from the Amazons to Cleopatra.
View BioMariela Méndez, associate professor of Latin American, Latino, and Iberian Studies, published the chapter "A imprensa 'para mulheres': Possível roteiro de leitura" in Por uma história feminista da literatura brasileira, the first volume of the Feminist History of Brazilian Literature.
View BioPatricia Herrera, professor of theatre and dance, was elected president of the American Society for Theatre Research (ASTR) for a three-year term.
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Contact Us
Mailing address:
Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies Program
University of Richmond
211 Richmond Way
Richmond, Virginia 23173
Phone: (804) 289-8080
Program Coordinator: Julietta Singh
Academic Administrative Specialist: Nancy Propst