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Statement Regarding the Anti-Trans & 2SLGBTQ+ Protests

On Wednesday September 20, 2023, a nationally organized “Million Person March for our Children” is scheduled to take place. One of the locations is Queens Park – in other words […]

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Congratulations Dimitri!

The WGSI community would like to congratulate our Graduate and Undergraduate Administrator Dimitri Thompson as he transitions to a new role at University College. Dimitri has accepted the position of […]

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Former WGSSU President and UofT Alum Azrah Manji-Savin wins at Collision 2023

UofT Alum and former WGSSU President Azrah Manji-Savin recently presented a winning pitch at Collision 2023. The culinary production platform start-up that she co-founded, Syzl has its roots in her […]

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Congratulations to Jordache A. Ellapen – Winner of the Claire G. Moses Award

Congratulations to Jordache A. Ellapen, Assistant Professor of Feminist Studies in Culture and Media has been awarded the Claire G. Moses Award for the Most Theoretically Innovative Article for “Siyakaka Feminism: Intersectionality, African […]

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‘A lot of hardship’ for Caribbean women working seasonally in Canada: WGSI PhD student examines their experiences

WGSI PhD student, Julie-Ann McCausland, was profiles in A&S News for her work on women in the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Program (SAWP). Read the full profile here.

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Congratulations to Julie-Ann McCausland – Brianna Hersey Scholarship

The Women and Gender Studies Institute is delighted to announce that WGSI Doctoral Student Julie-Ann McCausland had been awarded the Brianna Hersey Scholarship. The Brianna O’Connor Hersey Scholarship at WGSI […]

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Open Statement of Solidarity with Professor and Students Targeted in Violent Attack at the University of Waterloo, Women’s and Gender Studies Recherches Féministes (WGSRF)

Women’s and Gender Studies Recherches Féministes (WGSRF) Open Statement of Solidarity with Professor and Students Targeted in Violent Attack at the University of Waterloo. View the letter here. For staff, […]

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Congratulations to Vanbasten Noronha de Araujo – OGS Recipient

Please join us in congratulating WGSI Doctoral Student, Vanbasten Noronha de Araujo who has been awarded a 2023-2024 Ontario Graduate Scholarship at the University of Toronto. From the School of […]

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Congratulations to Kate Lahey and Leslyn Stobbs – Recipients of the 2022-2023 June Larkin TA Award

Congratulations to Kate Lahey and Leslyn Stobbs on receiving the 2022-2023 June Larkin TA Award. Kate was nominated by Ali Greey for their support in the Women and Gender Studies […]

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Congratulations to WGSI Alum Rui Liu

Please join the WGSI in congratulating our very own MA alum, Rui Liu on their acceptance to the NYU American Studies PhD program where they will be working with Gayatri […]