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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

The department also has a member-based community organization, the Women's Studies Advisory Council (WOSAC), that promotes and supports the students and faculty of the department and its activities.
University of Arizona PhD students at the Critical Ethnic Studies conference.
The Women’s Plaza of Honor publicly and permanently celebrates women who have made significant contributions to the history of Arizona or have enriched the lives of others.
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.
The department also has a member-based community organization, the Women's Studies Advisory Council (WOSAC), that promotes and supports the students and faculty of the department and its activities.
University of Arizona PhD students at the Critical Ethnic Studies conference.
The Women’s Plaza of Honor publicly and permanently celebrates women who have made significant contributions to the history of Arizona or have enriched the lives of others.
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.
Monique Wittig Writer's Scholarship

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

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Mary Bernard Aguirre Professorship

The Mary Bernard Aguirre Professorship is awarded annually to a GWS faculty member through the generousity of Rowene Aguirre-Medina and Roy Medina, and honors the career of Mary Bernard Aguirre. Applications accepted seasonally. Contact the Department email. Donate... more

Olympia Stavrou Parker Scholarship

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

Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy Endowment

Applications accepted seasonally. Contact the general Department email.  Donate now! Read more about the Elizabeth Lapovsky Kennedy... 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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  • Enjoy photos from the celebration Thursday, May 10, 2012, GWS Conference room.                                                      ...
  • PHOTOS OF EVENT  - Click here Honoring Native American Women of Arizona Please join us for the dedication of an Arch in the Women's Plaza of Honor, located near the Arizona State Museum at the West Entrance to campus University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ Friday, April 13th, 2012 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. Public Welcome Please join us at the dedication of the Native American Women's Arch, celebrating the...
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