• 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.

  • The GWS building after we planted trees and got some green paint!

  • 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 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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Kate 's article “Neocolonial Biopolitics in Southern Arizona: Lessons Learned from the SB 1070 Boycott” was published in Feminist Formations Winter 2016.
Florentin Félix Morin is a French student who just started his PhD this year at Université Paris 8. He works at the intersection of Trans Studies and Animal Studies, focusing on tranimal body modifications, practices and subjectivities. He is beyond excited to be in Tucson for the Spring semester,... read 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.  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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