Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies News
Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
WGSS Welcomes Prospective Students at UAlbany Fall Preview Days
Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies welcomes prospective students and their families at UAlbany's Fall Preview Days on Oct. 27 and Nov. 2. Students interested in our programs are encouraged to contact the department for additional information.
President Highlights Achievements, Recognizes Publicly Engaged Faculty in Fall University Address
University at Albany President Havidán Rodríguez delivered his Fall University Address on Thursday, updating the community on the state of the University and highlighting achievements in enrollment, rankings, research, and student success and supports.
Noteworthy: Research grants, awards and publications
The latest developments on University at Albany faculty and staff who are receiving research grants, awards and other noteworthy attention.
Surviving Hip-Hop: A Dialogue with Drew Dixon - November 20, 2024 at 3 p.m.
Drew Dixon, music executive/producer, artist, activist, and an important advocate for the game-changing New York State Adult Survivors Act, which expired in 2023. Free and open to the public in the Campus Center Extension Multipurpose Room.
UAlbany Alum Samhita Mukhopadhyay Spoke about her New Book “The Myth of Making it”
Samhita Mukhopadhyay, a UAlbany alum who graduated with a BA in Women’s Studies in 2000, visited our university to present her new book “The Myth of Making it: A Workplace Reckoning” (Random House, 2024).
Abortion Rights, Body Politics and Visual Interventions in Latin America: A Workshop
Thursday, September 19, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. Free and Open to the Public. Location: Standish Room of the Science Library, 3rd Floor on the Uptown Campus, University at Albany.
Abortion Politics in Transnational Perspective
Featuring the work of Dr. Aideen O'Shaughnessy and Dr. Nayla Luz Vacarezza. To be presented Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 3 p.m. in the Standish Room, 3rd floor Science Library at the University at Albany Uptown Campus. The two featured authors will present their scholarship on abortion politics and what's at stake when abortion is largely illegal or severely restricted. They will also showcase strategies for social change.