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

Harriet Tubman Day Poster Award Winners

Check out the winner and runner-ups for the 2025 Tubman Day Poster Contest

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June 26, 2024 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.
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
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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Exciting Fall 2023 Courses in WGSS

April 20, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

We have Fall courses both online and in-person!

Exciting Online Summer 2023 Courses

April 20, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Check out these exciting online summer courses!

April 26th is Undergraduate Research Day!

April 19, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Join us for the The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Undergraduate Research Day is coming! 

The Rodler-Wood Scholarship is open for applications!

April 14, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Applications are due April 25th.

April 19th: Black Women's Studies Movie Night

March 28, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Join us for  Black Women’s Studies Movie Night!
Stories Beneath the Shell

Harriet Tubman Commemoration Day

March 15, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies' commemoration featured in Stories Beneath the Shell.
Maryland Today

Unearthed Foundation, Artifacts Shed New Light on Harriet Tubman’s Early Life

March 10, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Adjunct professor leads the exploration of newly discovered home at hero abolitionist’s birthplace.
The Informer

U.Md. Event to Commemorate Harriet Tubman Day

March 02, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Read about WGSS' Harriet Tubman Day celebration in The Informer.

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

February 28, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

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.