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WGSI Faculty Member Bonnie McElhiny Receives 5 year NSERC grant (2026-2031)

The WGSI is pleased to announce that WGSI faculty member Bonnie McElhiny is the recipient with Soren Brothers (Climate Change Curator, ROM) and Curtis Avery (Environmental Director, Nippissing First Nation), […]

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WGSI Collaborative Student Josie Bitter Awarded the 2026 Kay Armatage Graduate Women and Gender Studies Entrance Prize

The WGSI is delighted to announce that incoming WGSI Collaborative student Josie Bitter has been awarded the Kay Armatage Graduate Women and Gender Studies Entrance Prize for the 2026-2027 academic year. This award is […]

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Congratulations Dr. Valley Weadick!

Please join the WGSI in congratulating Valley Weadick who successfully defended their doctoral dissertation  –  “Trapped in the Wrong World: Transgender and Paranormal Phenomena” Valley’s committee consisted of supervisor Dina Georgis and committee […]

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WGSI PhD Student Shalom Brown Featured in BRN Brilliance Series

WGSI PhD Student Shalom Brown was featured in the Black Research Network’s BRN Brilliance series which spotlights Black-led interdisciplinary research, teaching and collaboration at the University of Toronto. Read the […]

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Remembering Yanar Mohammed

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of prominent Iraqi women’s rights activist Yanar Mohammed, who was assassinated on March 2, 2026 in front of her home […]

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WGSI Faculty Member R. Cassandra Lord named director of Black Research Network

WGSI Faculty Member Dr. R. Cassandra Lord was named director of the Black Research Network. In addition to her graduate appointment in Women and Gender Studies at the University of […]

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An Interview with Elisa Privitera, Gender and Environmental (In)Justice Course Instructor

WGS273H1: Gender and Environmental (In)justice course instructor Dr. Elisa Privitera is one of the recipients of the Courageous Scientists Award for Environmental and Climate Justice. The international prize acknowledges researchers whose work advances […]

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WGSI PhD Candidate Adriana Perez-Rodriguez awarded the Graduate Award for Scholarly Achievement in the Area of Gender-Based Violence

The WGSI would like to congratulate PhD candidate Adriana Marcela Pérez Rodríguez on being awarded the Graduate Award for Scholarly Achievement in the Area of Gender-Based Violence. Established in 2016, […]

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WGSI Collaborative Student Phoebe Chih Receives the Janka Seydegart Scholarship in Feminist Studies

The WGSI is pleased to announce that Collaborative Student Phoebe Chih (they/them) has been selected as the recipient of the Janka Seydegart Scholarship in Feminist Studies. This award is to support an exceptional graduate student […]

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Congratulations Dr. Ryan Persadie

Please join the WGSI in congratulating Ryan Persadie who successfully defended his doctoral dissertation – “Sounding Qoolie Diasporas: Indo-Afro-Caribbean Relationalities, Chamkay Feminisms, and the Queer Politics of Fête in Toronto and […]