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

Examining Data Science Through an Equity Lens

The Computer Science and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies departments collaborated on a new cross-listed course.

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June 04, 2024 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Inked in History

Professor tells stories behind her traditional tattoos.
April 10, 2024 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

UMD Launches Institute Focused on Ethical AI Development

Dr. Neda Atanasoski appointed Associate Director of Education for ethics focused Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland
December 05, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGSS Professor & Alumni Genna Rosenberg featured in Maryland Today

WGSS Alumni and professor of WGSS277 discusses toys that stand the test of time
November 20, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Indigenous Futures Lab featured in Maryland Today

Dr. Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner and the Indigenous Futures Lab were featured in the November 20, 2023 issue of major University publication, Maryland Today
September 22, 2023 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, History, Douglass Center

Breaking the M.O.L.D. Launches Second Cohort for Leaders of Color and Women in Higher Ed

The Mellon Foundation-funded initiative prepares underrepresented arts and humanities faculty at three Maryland universities for leadership roles.
April 20, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Exciting Online Summer 2023 Courses

Check out these exciting online summer courses!
February 28, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Professor Neel Ahuja's Planetary Specters Awarded an Honorable Mention in The Association for Asian American Studies Awards

The Association for Asian American Studies awarded Dr, Ahuja an honorable mention for his book, Planetary Specters: Race, Migration and Climate Change in the Twenty-First Century.
February 02, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

An Open Letter to the UMD Community from the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies

An open letter from the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies, written in solidarity with the 7 December 2022 petition to President Pines written by UMD students with disabilities.
February 01, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Dr. Hageman's "Shiplap" Named as one of 2022's Best Video Essays by the British Film Institute

The British Film Institute featured Dr. Eva Hageman's video essay "Shiplap" as one of 2022's best video essays.

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Bonnie Thornton Dill named co-PI on Values-Enacted Leadership Institute

October 22, 2024 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Dr. Dill joins researchers from Michigan State University, Carnegie Mellon, the European University Institute and the Modern Language Association at the Values-Enacted Leadership Institute

ARHU 2024 Service Award Winners Announced

October 15, 2024 American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, Communication, School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Five exceptional members of the ARHU community received an annual service award.

Danielle LaPlace and Rahma Haji awarded AAUW Dissertation Fellowships

October 02, 2024 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGSS PhD students join 2024-2025 AAUW Fellows Cohort

Disability Studies Speaker Series 2024

September 30, 2024 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Celebrate Disability History and Awareness Month with WGSS
Maryland Today

'Find Something Bigger Than Yourself'

September 25, 2024 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGSS Alumna Dawn Moore talks Doing Good, Children's Mental Health, and the Legacy of Harriet Tubman in conversation with ARHU, BSOS, and EDUC

2024 Annual Newsletter now available

September 09, 2024 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Read the WGSS annual newsletter now

Announcing the 2024 WGSS Speaker Series

August 28, 2024 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGSS to welcome 5 speakers to campus for fall and spring speaker series

WGSS PhD Applications Now Open

July 11, 2024 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Apply by November 15, 2024
College of Computer, Mathematical, & Natural Sciences

Examining Data Science Through an Equity Lens

June 26, 2024 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The Computer Science and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies departments collaborated on a new cross-listed course.

Inaugural Arts for All Fellows To Work Across Art, Tech, Science and Social Justice

June 13, 2024 Art, English, School of Music, School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The 10 faculty and 5 students come from units across campus and will work on projects that engage the public.