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Department of Gender & Women's Studies
925 N Tyndall Ave
P.O.Box 210438
Tucson, AZ 85721-0438
Tel: (520) 621-7338
Fax: (520) 621-1533
SBS-GWS@email.arizona.edu
Applications will be accepted starting Spring 2012. Apply here. This scholarship is offered annually in honor of the life and work of Monique Wittig, French novelist, poet and social theorist. Wittig was a professor at the University of Arizona, Tucson from 1990 to 2003. First published as a novelist, Monique Wittig’s fiction revolutionized French literature. Mary McCarthy called her “the best writer anywhere... more
Applications accepted seasonally. Contact the general Department email. Donate now! Read more about the Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy Endowment. Read a Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy tribute in the recently published issue of Voices.... more
This award was started by a donor wanting to assist students who don’t have the family means and structures in place to help them to attend University, and is named after her mother, who faced precisely those kinds of challenges in her life. The official criteria: Students enrolled full-time in the University of Arizona with a demonstrated financial need. Preference will be given to first-generation undergraduates (first in family to go to college) who demonstrate resilience... more
The Mary Bernard Aguirre Professorship is awarded through the generosity of Rowene Aguirre-Medina and Roy Medina, and honors the career of Mary Bernard Aguirre. Applications accepted seasonally. Contact the Department email. Donate now!... more
Welcome to The Department of Gender & Women's Studies
The Department of Gender & Women's Studies at the University of Arizona stands at the cutting edge of interdisciplinary feminist research and curriculum.
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Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy, a longtime faculty member and former head of the UA Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, is a major founding figure in women’s studies. See more. Lo Que Pasa article
Upcoming Events
- Lecture by Dr. Margaret Cruikshank: Countercultural Aging: Issues for Women(Event on Calendar)(4 days)
- Open to all GWS faculty and students: Professor Kelly Oliver will be speaking in two classes...(Event on Calendar)(11 days)
- Dedication of the African American Women's Arch(Event on Calendar)(17 days)
- GWS Recruitment Weekend(Event on Calendar)(22 days)
- LunaFest (Event on Calendar)(26 days)
- GWS Colloquium (Event on Calendar)(55 days)



