Department of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies

This has been a surreal semester in a surreal year. We have had to share pain, milestones, and celebrations at a distance, through screens. Yet, as I reflect on the year, I am humbled at how our center community came ...

The Black Affairs Faculty Fellowship is a new initiative for the 2020-2021 academic year. The purpose of the fellowship is to create a pathway for students to have access to UF Black faculty and increase their engagement with faculty. The ...

How are sexual assaults investigated and prosecuted in Alachua County? This is the question being explored by a team of Center faculty and students, in collaboration with Alachua County Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center. Dr. Maddy Coy serves on ...

Dr. Anita Anantharam published an article on transformative pedagogy through study abroad and service learning in the journal Frontiers of Contemporary Education. She presented on Diversity and Inclusion in Business at UF’s annual “Inspiring Women Leaders Conference.” Dr. Anantharam continued ...

We appreciate the generosity of our donors at all levels. For those thinking of a significant gift, we have some suggestions: For majors gifts and other naming opportunities, please contact Christy Popwell, Director of Development, CLAS: (352) 392-1964 or cpopwell@ufl.edu. Read more ...

Thanks to everyone whose generosity helps the Center continue to thrive, including the following donors:   Gifts to the Center are used to fund conferences, educational travel for graduate students, scholarship funds, speaker honoraria, and exhibit support   Read more "With an Attitude of ...

For complete list of cosponsors, see events calendar on our website https://wst.ufl.edu/ Perreo as Queer Feminist Resistance: A Creative Conversation was held on October 3rd 2020. The event featured Dr. Jade Power Sotomayor, DJ Sad Boy, and Dania Warhol. This ...

The Center for the Humanities and the Public Sphere (CHPS) in the UF College of Liberal Arts and Sciences offers sponsorships of workshops and speaker series with support from the David Yulee Endowment. The goals of the events are to ...

Maria Saldana graduated with the BA in Women’s Studies and a BS in Psychology in 2020. She has since started the Women’s Studies MA program at the University of Florida. For many undergraduate students at the University of Florida, the Center ...

Center Awards Inaugural AAUW–Gainesville Branch Grants The Center is proud to announce the inaugural winners of the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Gainesville Branch Grants. These grants are made possible by the generosity of the AAUW Gainesville Branch to support ...

As part of the Edna Saffy Lecture Series, the Center co-sponsored Dr. Safiya Noble’s lecture, “Your Search Algorithm is Political.” This talk was organized by the African American Studies Program and cosponsored by multiple units on campus. Dr. Noble is ...

Two of our Center core faculty colleagues are transitioning to other opportunities. We offer our deep gratitude for all of their contributions and wish them great success and joy in the next chapter of their path.   Dr. Elizabeth Garcia joined the ...

Congratulations to our MA graduates! Sunshine Adam graduated with an MA in Women’s Studies in the Spring of 2021. Thanks to the mentorship of Dr. Della V. Mosley and Dr. Alyssa Zucker, they successfully defended their thesis project titled “Building Academics ...

Our Center is thrilled to partner with student advocates and Housing and Residence Life to launch a new living learning community (LLC): Lavender LLC. Thematic LLCs at UF allow students to live in designated dorms with others who share common ...

This spring, the Center was abuzz with interviewing candidates for new positions. We ended this very busy year with three new colleagues joining us in fall. We are thrilled to introduce our new colleagues! Dr. Nilufer Akalin is a critical health ...