• 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 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
The interview was prompted by the release of her new memoir about three close friends and feminist academics: Carolyn Heilbrun, Naomi Schor, and Diane Middlebrook.  https://www.bookforum.com/interview/... read more
Congratulations to GWS PhD Student Giramata for her recent work on why feminism is not 'un-African' and artivism as a more responsive form of activism. You can view her interview on the subject... read more
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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
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.  Please follow the link to Donate now... read more
GIVE TODAY!
 Join our generous donors in supporting our work You can support GWS! Any of the links below will take you a page on the UA Foundation website where you can make a direct and secure credit card donation to the selected fund. ... read more
GWS Scholarships & Awards
For GRADUATE scholarships or travel stipends, visit the WOSAC website or the GWS Graduate Scholarship page.     For UNDERGRADUATE scholarships or travel stipends, visit the WISE website or the GWS Undergraduate Scholarship page.    

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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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