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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
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
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
Robyn Maynard Receives 2025 Governor General’s Gold Medal
The WGSI is proud to announce that Robyn Maynard is one of three recipients of the 2025 Governor General's Gold
Extended: 2025-2026 Community Knowledge Alliance Call for Proposals
This Call for Proposals is being RE-POSTED. Funds remain available to support CKA Projects. The Community Knowledge Alliance (CKA) fund
2025-2026 Community Knowledge Alliance Call for Proposals
The Community Knowledge Alliance (CKA) fund is meant to galvanize, encourage, and facilitate discussions across different sites of intellectual inquiry
WGSI Collaborative Student Taylor Chalker Awarded the 2025 Kay Armatage Graduate Women and Gender Studies Entrance Prize
The WGSI is delighted to announce that incoming WGSI Collaborative student Taylor Chalker has been awarded the Kay Armatage Graduate Women and Gender
Congratulations Dr. Jade Nixon!
Please join the WGSI in congratulating Jade Nixon who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation  -  “The Site of Feeling: Black
Four WGSI Students Receive 2025-2026 OGS Awards
The Women & Gender Studies Institute is pleased to announce that four of our students, Yusra Khogali Ali, Esra Kazanbas,
Congratulations Dr. Hazal Halavut
Please join the WGSI in congratulating Dr. Hazal Halavut, who successfully defended her doctoral dissertation – “Archives of Absence: Nation’s