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WGSS Director Kavita Daiya with students at the March 2019 Open House for Undergraduates
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Congratulations to Dr. Eiko Strader on her research being published in "A Second Chance in the Military" on the Work in Progress blog site! Dr. Strader explores one of the largest employers to regularly hire people with a criminal record, the United States military, and how there is little about these people's lives and experiences. This research adds to the growing body of knowledge about the nature of jobs that are available to the people who come into contact with the criminal justice system.
The WGSS community was incredibly honored and inspired to have a guest speaker in WGSS 2135 "A Study of Gender and Media" in September 2020. The distinguished 82nd Attorney General of the United States (2008-2015) Mr. Eric H. Holder, Jr. Undergraduate and graduate students were very inspired by his reflections on voter suppression, the importance of voting, and fighting for justice. He shared brilliant advice with great moral clarity and warmth for the next generation on imagining and creating change, and left us all so inspired and motivated.
A CCAS award by Eiko Strader, a professor of women's, gender, and sexuality studies and public policy, earned the Award for Excellence in Graduate Faculty Mentoring.
WGSS Director and Associate Professor of English Kavita Daiya was selected as a Fulbright Specialist (2020-2023) with expertise in Gender Studies, Migration and Peace Studies, and Postcolonial Literature and Cinema.
WGSS Program Director Kavita Daiya urges people to reframe negative messages about eating and weight loss.
Undergraduate students Ariella Neckritz (BA ’16) and Shakti Naidoo (BA ’15) interned at the Rape Crisis center while studying abroad in Cape Town. During the internship, the students held discussion-based seminars with local teens about rape and gender equality and learned to develop effective support models for survivors. The once-in-a-lifetime opportunity was made possible by a WGSS Program partnership with the crisis center.
