Skip to main content
Apply Give
Menu

News

Find the latest news and information from the department, including student experiences, faculty research and awards, and alumni updates.

The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

UMD Launches Institute Focused on Ethical AI Development

Dr. Neda Atanasoski appointed Associate Director of Education for ethics focused Artificial Intelligence Interdisciplinary Institute at Maryland

Featured News

December 05, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGSS Professor & Alumni Genna Rosenberg featured in Maryland Today

WGSS Alumni and professor of WGSS277 discusses toys that stand the test of time
November 20, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Indigenous Futures Lab featured in Maryland Today

Dr. Shelbi Nahwilet Meissner and the Indigenous Futures Lab were featured in the November 20, 2023 issue of major University publication, Maryland Today
September 22, 2023 School of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, School of Music, American Studies, College of Arts and Humanities, English, The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, History, Douglass Center

Breaking the M.O.L.D. Launches Second Cohort for Leaders of Color and Women in Higher Ed

The Mellon Foundation-funded initiative prepares underrepresented arts and humanities faculty at three Maryland universities for leadership roles.
April 20, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Exciting Online Summer 2023 Courses

Check out these exciting online summer courses!
February 28, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Professor Neel Ahuja's Planetary Specters Awarded an Honorable Mention in The Association for Asian American Studies Awards

The Association for Asian American Studies awarded Dr, Ahuja an honorable mention for his book, Planetary Specters: Race, Migration and Climate Change in the Twenty-First Century.
February 02, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

An Open Letter to the UMD Community from the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies

An open letter from the Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies, written in solidarity with the 7 December 2022 petition to President Pines written by UMD students with disabilities.
February 01, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Dr. Hageman's "Shiplap" Named as one of 2022's Best Video Essays by the British Film Institute

The British Film Institute featured Dr. Eva Hageman's video essay "Shiplap" as one of 2022's best video essays.
January 26, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGSS welcomes AAUW Fellow Agnes Namaganda

WGSS welcomes AAUW Fellow Agnes Namaganda.
November 08, 2022 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

WGSS Community Remembers Catherine Schuler

Remembering Catherine Schuler

To register for the department's Undergraduate News and Events newsletter please visit ter.ps/WGSSnews. Click here to view an archive of past newsletters.

In The News

Show Articles Matching...

Showing 61 - 70 of 258 Results

Exciting Online Summer 2023 Courses

April 20, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Check out these exciting online summer courses!

April 26th is Undergraduate Research Day!

April 19, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Join us for the The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Undergraduate Research Day is coming! 

The Rodler-Wood Scholarship is open for applications!

April 14, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Applications are due April 25th.

April 19th: Black Women's Studies Movie Night

March 28, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Join us for  Black Women’s Studies Movie Night!
Stories Beneath the Shell

Harriet Tubman Commemoration Day

March 15, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies' commemoration featured in Stories Beneath the Shell.
Maryland Today

Unearthed Foundation, Artifacts Shed New Light on Harriet Tubman’s Early Life

March 10, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Adjunct professor leads the exploration of newly discovered home at hero abolitionist’s birthplace.
The Informer

U.Md. Event to Commemorate Harriet Tubman Day

March 02, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Read about WGSS' Harriet Tubman Day celebration in The Informer.

Professor Neel Ahuja's Planetary Specters Awarded an Honorable Mention in The Association for Asian American Studies Awards

February 28, 2023 The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

The Association for Asian American Studies awarded Dr, Ahuja an honorable mention for his book, Planetary Specters: Race, Migration and Climate Change in the Twenty-First Century.