• 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.

  • Gender and Women's Studies Faculty

  • Women's Plaza of Honor

    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.

  • Mamie's Journey

    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.

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The Upper-Division Teaching Award recognizes superior and innovative teaching in upper-division undergraduate courses. One of the reviewers noted that, “Professor Galarte is a role model, delivers outstanding performance under challenging circumstances, and is demonstrably compassionate toward his... read more
Warmest congratulations to Gloria Negrete Lopez, Susana Sepulveda Ruben Zecena who each received a Bilinski fellowship for next year!!
The faculty and students at the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies stand united with the students of SOAR. Native faculty, staff and students on campus are especially affected by the comments made by President Robbins. These comments and the pervasive climate of macroagressive violence they... read more
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ERNIE & JOE (Dir. by Jenifer McShane, 2019, USA, 96 mins., Not Rated)
Loft Cinema THURSDAY, JANUARY 16 AT 3:00PM | ADMISSION FREE Followed by a post-film discussion with director Jenifer McShane, film subject Joe Smarro, Judy Kowalick (NAMI Southern Arizona), and Richard Rhoads (Banner – University Medicine Crisis Response Center), Sabrina Taylor (Phoenix Police... read more
Unsettled: Seeking Refuge in America
(Tom Shepard, 2019) Thursday, Feb 27, 7pm Loft Cinema / FREE In Person: Jen Gilomen, Producer and Director of Photography   UNSETTLED tells the stories of LGBT refugees and asylum seekers who have fled intense persecution from their home countries and are now resettling in the U.S. As new... read more
WORKSHOP: The Many Roles of the Documentary Producer
Presented by Jen Gilomen February 28, 2020, 2-4pm   Join filmmaker Jen Gilomen, producer and director of photography for the new documentary film UNSETTLED: SEEKING REFUGE IN AMERICA (directed/produced by Tom Shepard) for a discussion about what it takes to produce an independent feature... read more
GWS/SIROW Brown-Bag for 2018-2019
GWS/SIROW Brown-Bag Lunches Tuesdays, 12:30-1:30 GWS 100 Feel free to bring your lunch.  January 22: Monica Davis and Tamara Sargus, SIROW, Bridges to Wellness (B-Well) project presentation. Spring Break: No Brownbag March 12 March 19:  Save a Life from a Possible Opioid OD- A Naloxone Training,... read more

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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

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