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Composite image depicts three portraits of Judge Seth Marnin smiling outdoors in a suit and tie, UAlbany President Havidán Rodríguez in a suit and glasses outside, and SUNY Chancellor John B. King, Jr. in a suit and glasses against a blue backdrop with the SUNY logo.
Featured Speaker Judge Seth Marnin Highlights Women’s Studies Education
New York State Judge Seth Marnin was a featured guest at the UAlbany Leading Questions event on February 13. He spoke fondly about his experience at the University at Albany, where he earned a BA in Women’s Studies and Sociology (’92) and a MA (’94) in Liberal Studies. He offered a powerful testimonial about the impact of his education, and spoke in detail about Women’s Studies (now WGSS).
Composite image with five headshots of the featured presenters: Rachel Breidster, a woman with short pink hair and green sweater; Carol Tonge Mack, a woman with shoulder-length curled black hair, white blazer and white top; Aja Martinez, a woman wearing a green V-neck wrap dress and long brown hair; Kristi Clemens, a woman with half shaved head and curly brown hair swept to the left, wearing a bright blue top; Brian Arao, man with short beard wearing brown and teal rectangle-rimmed glasses.
‘Conceptualizing, Implementing and Sustaining Inclusive Spaces’ Workshop and Speaker Series
UAlbany’s Writing and Critical Inquiry Program is poised to kick off the “Conceptualizing, Implementing and Sustaining Inclusive Spaces” workshop and speaker series, which will run through the Spring 2024 semester, with events open to UAlbany students, faculty and staff, and the broader community.
Senior faculty are honored as part of UAlbany's Research and Entrepreneurship Week. (Photos by Patrick Dodson)
UAlbany Spotlights Senior Faculty for Research, Creative Arts and Scholarship
As part of Research and Entrepreneurship week, the University at Albany hosted a senior faculty recognition ceremony on Oct. 17.
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UAlbany Students Celebrate LGBTQ History Month
UAlbany students share what LGBTQ History Month means to them.
Barbara Sutton stands right dressed in black, with an award in one hand while accepting a certificate from Thenkurussi (Kesh) Kesavadas. Kesh stands on the left, presenting the certificate in a blue suit. Behind them is a repeating backdrop with repeating logos that reads "Research & Entrepreneurship Week" and "University at Albany".
Professor Barbara Sutton Receives Senior Faculty Recognition
WGSS Professor Barbara Sutton was selected for a Senior Faculty Recognition based on her "impactful research/scholarship/creative work, collaborations, and extramural grant activity"—including her expansive study of women’s lives, body politics, violence, the dynamics of social inequalities, and the forces of societal transformation in Latin America.
A composite of Barbara Sutton, left, smiling outdoors in a black shirt and glasses, with a book cover featuring nine illustrations of people wearing various styles, with a red site mark hovering between four of the drawings. The title, white text on a red background, reads "Bulletproof Fashion/Security, Emotions and the Fortress Body/Barbara Sutton.
Book Signing, Presentation of Bulletproof Fashion: Security, Emotions, and the Fortress Body
On Wednesday, October 18, 12 p.m., WGSS Professor Barbara Sutton will deliver a presentation and sign copies of her new book Bulletproof Fashion: Security, Emotions, and the Fortress Body. The event will take place in the Standish Room on the 3rd floor of the Science Library on UAlbany's Uptown Campus.
WGSS Associate Professor Dr. Rajani Bhatia sits at a table with two other women and speaks into a microphone. A blue tablecloth covers the table with the text "New York State Attorney General Letitia James" and the seal of New York State.
WGSS Faculty, Alum Provide Testimony on Burdett Birth Center
Members of the WGSS department provided testimony at Attorney General James' public hearing on the status of Burdett Birth Center in the Capital Region.
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Between Reproductive Choice and Sex Selection in New Zealand's Abortion Reforms
Dr. Rachel Simon-Kumar, Associate Professor at the University of Auckland/Waipapa, will deliver a lecture, "Between Reproductive Choice and Sex Selection in New Zealand's Abortion Reforms: The Dilemma of Agency for Ethnic Minority Communities," on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023 at 3 p.m. at the University at Albany's Uptown Campus, Humanities 354. The event is free and open to the public.