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    The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    WGSS Seeks Applicants for Black Feminist Thought and/or Black Women’s Studies Faculty Position

    WGSS Seeks Applicants for Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Black Feminist Thought and/or Black Women’s Studies

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    September 08, 2021 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    Department Welcomes New Chair

    The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Welcomes New Chair, Dr. Neda Atanasoski
    March 11, 2021 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    A Day to Remember Harriet Tubman

    Event celebrates revolutionary’s legacy, department’s name change.
    March 05, 2021 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    Announcing Queering Health/Care: A Virtual Series from DC Queer Studies at UMD

    Presenting: Mutual Care; Pandemics, Plural; and Queering Health/Care: A DC-area Symposium

    February 03, 2021 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    Harriet Tubman Day Call for Submissions

    Help us celebrate Harriet Tubman Day by submitting artwork that celebrates what Harriet Tubman means to you or what it means to you that our name now honors her.  
    February 03, 2021 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    Video introduces the department and programs

    Check out this video to learn more about the department and this new website
    September 17, 2020 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    Women’s Studies Chooses Icon of Freedom as Namesake

    Abolitionist, suffragist Harriet Tubman symbolizes department’s commitment to values.
    September 15, 2020 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    Ruth Enid Zambrana Co-Authors ‘Equity and Inclusion’ Guidebook

    The new guidebook for college and university leaders draws from the Distinguished University Professor’s book and a 2018 conference.

    September 04, 2020 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    UMD Names Academic Department After Legendary Marylander Harriet Tubman

    Scholarship on Tubman’s life and works will be incorporated into curricula, programming and service impacting the entire campus.
    July 09, 2020 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    Ruth Enid Zambrana Named Distinguished University Professor

    Zambrana is a renowned and pioneering interdisciplinary scholar and mentor.

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    WGSS Seeks Applicants for Position in Transgender Studies

    September 27, 2021 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    WGSS Seeks Applicants for Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Position in Transgender Studies

    Neel Ahuja's new book reviewed in Scientific American

    September 23, 2021 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    Professor Neel Ahuja has a review of his new book printed in Scientific American

    Neda Atanasoski guests on the Good Robot podcast!

    September 23, 2021 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    Neda Atanasoski speaks on AI, Racial Capitalism, and Labor on the Good Robot Podcast.

    2021–22 New Faculty Appointments

    September 19, 2021 College of Arts and Humanities, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, Communication, American Studies, History, Art

    The college welcomes a new faculty cohort.

    WGSS Seeks Applicants for Black Feminist Thought and/or Black Women’s Studies Faculty Position

    September 16, 2021 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    WGSS Seeks Applicants for Tenure-Track Faculty Position in Black Feminist Thought and/or Black Women’s Studies

    Department Welcomes New Chair

    September 08, 2021 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Welcomes New Chair, Dr. Neda Atanasoski

    Department Welcomes New Faculty

    September 08, 2021 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    The Harriet Tubman Department Welcomes New Faculty Member, Dr. Neel Ahuja

    Applications Now Open for the Charlotte Brozer Shapiro Scholarship

    September 07, 2021 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    Applications Now Open for the Charlotte Brozer Shapiro Scholarship in Women's Studies

    WGSS Career Development: What Can You Do With a WGSS Education?

    April 14, 2021 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    Our Spring 2021 Careers video is now online!

    Summer 2021 Course Offerings

    March 30, 2021 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

    Summer Registration is Open!