Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies at Oregon State University

05/21/2026

Check out the latest issue of Feminist Formations, featuring a poem and afterword by recent WGSS PhD graduate, aman agah! Feminist Formations is edited by WGSS Professor Patti Duncan and housed in the WGSS Program with editorial staff comprised of PhD students Eric Warren-Koski and I-Yun Lee. https://muse.jhu.edu/issue/56861

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05/14/2026

https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/slcs/what-makes-revolutionary

By Colin Bowyer on April 28, 2026 Dr. Razan Ghazzawi reflects on their start as a grassroots activist during the Syrian Revolution and the journey behind their current research on Syria and sexuality politics at times of revolution and counter-revolution Image Razan Ghazzawi | Credit: Blake Brown By...

05/14/2026

WGSS/QS faculty member Dr. Razan Ghazzawi is featured in the College of Liberal Arts publication: "What Makes a Revolutionary?" Learn more about Razan and their powerful work:
https://liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/slcs/what-makes-revolutionary

By Colin Bowyer on April 28, 2026 Dr. Razan Ghazzawi reflects on their start as a grassroots activist during the Syrian Revolution and the journey behind their current research on Syria and sexuality politics at times of revolution and counter-revolution Image Razan Ghazzawi | Credit: Blake Brown By...

05/14/2026

NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program Workshops: First-Year Grad Students
Workshop 1: This is an introductory workshop providing attendees with an overview of the National Science Foundation's prestigious and competitive Graduate Research Fellowship Program. We will describe the application process as well as important recent changes to the eligibility requirements and focus of the program. Come to learn strategies for crafting compelling proposals that target the specific expectations of the rubric.

When: 1 - 2:30 p.m., May 19

Where: Heckart Lodge 110

Workshop 2: This workshop provides an opportunity for NSF GRFP applicants to hear from and talk to previous and current fellows who have successfully navigated the NSF-GRFP process. They will field questions and share specific approaches and materials that they used.

When: 1 - 2 p.m., May 21

Where: Heckart Lodge 110
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05/14/2026

Graduation Deadlines for Graduate Students

If you're planning to graduate in the coming months, please find the Office of Graduate Education's degree completion steps and deadlines on the certificate, master's, and doctoral degree pages below. On those pages, you can find graduation timelines and required tasks such as submitting your program of study, diploma application, and final exam and assessment scheduling forms. Avoid last-minute surprises and set yourself up for a smooth finish to your well-earned degree!

Graduating master's and doctoral students are invited to celebrate their accomplishments with family and friends at OSU's annual commencement ceremony. All graduate students must RSVP for commencement by May 12. This year's ceremonies will be held on Saturday, June 13 in Corvallis, and Sunday, June 14 at OSU-Cascades. Visit the commencement page for participation and deadline information.

For doctoral students only: Please email your major professor(s) names or other designated faculty member who will serve as your es**rt to the Office of Graduate Education no later than May 12. Also, to ensure your name is announced correctly at commencement, we will be utilizing the NameCoach platform. You will receive an email invitation from the Office of Graduate Education with a request to record your name as indicated on your diploma application. Log in to NameCoach using your ONID. Please speak naturally and clearly and leave any helpful pronunciation notes in the platform. If you have utilized this platform in Canvas and have recorded a less formal version of your name for the classroom setting, you will have an opportunity to review or re-record your formal name for the commencement ceremony. Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
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Certificate - https://graduate.oregonstate.edu/current-students/certificate-students?utm_source=GS_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gradinform_May2026

Master's - https://graduate.oregonstate.edu/current-students/masters-students?utm_source=GS_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gradinform_May2026

Doctorial - https://graduate.oregonstate.edu/current-students/doctoral-students?utm_source=GS_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gradinform_May2026

Commencement - https://graduate.oregonstate.edu/current-students/commencement?utm_source=GS_newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=gradinform_May2026

Commencement Information for Graduate Students Information and deadlines for graduate students participating in Oregon State's commencement ceremony. 2026 COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 2026 Reser Stadium | Corvallis, Oregon Gates open: 9 a.m. Processional begins: 10 a.m. Processional ente...

04/28/2026

The fall 2026 priority registration schedule is posted.

Graduate Students: at the assigned registration date, all degree-seeking graduate students may begin registering on Monday, May 18, at 6:00 AM, and all professional students may register on Monday, May 18, starting at 7:00 AM.

Undergraduate Students are assigned a registration date and time based on class level and total earned and in-progress hours. It’s possible that students with the same class level and credit hours may have different registration dates/times. Indicated below is the earliest access time for each class level to register.
(Registration Date, Beginning Access Time, Students Eligible to Register)

Monday, May 18
5:00 PM Student-athletes: Senior/Junior, Postbaccalaureate
7:00 PM Honors College & Veterans: Senior
8:00 PM Seniors

Tuesday, May 19
7:00 AM Student-athletes: Sophomore/Freshman

Wednesday, May 20
6:00 AM Postbaccalaureate Veterans
7:00 AM Postbaccalaureate Students

Thursday, May 21
6:00 AM Honors College & Veterans: Junior
7:00 AM Juniors

Tuesday, May 26
6:00 AM Honors College & Veterans: Sophomore
7:00 AM Sophomores

Wednesday, May 27
6:00 AM Honors College & Veterans: Freshman
7:00 AM Freshman

Monday, June 8
6:00 AM Veterans: Non-degree
7:00 AM Non-degree students

Restrictions
Corvallis-campus students can start registering for most online (Ecampus) class sections starting Week 10 of the term (June 1 at 6:00 a.m. (PT) for fall 2026). Other restrictions use different timelines.

04/27/2026

What is happening on campus?

5/8 Che Gosset, speaking on Friday, May 8 at noon: “Catastrophe and Care: Black Q***r and Trans Art & Abolitionist Ecology.” (see attached flyer and link below): https://events.oregonstate.edu/event/catastrophe-and-care-black-queer-and-trans-art-and-abolitionist-ecology

5/13 – Anna Guasco (Marine Studies/SLCS): "Quoth Leviathan Nevermore: Techno-Optimist Fantasies of AI-Facilitated Human-Cetacean Communication"
Cordley 1616, 4 pm
Co-sponsored by the Center for the Humanities and the People and Nature seminar, about her Critical AI Literacy Fellowship research on efforts to use AI to translate and speak to whales.
https://prax.oregonstate.edu/events/quoth-leviathan-nevermore-techno-optimist-fantasies-ai-facilitated-human-cetacean

5/15 – Stacy Alaimo: "The Abyss Stares Back”
Bexell 412, 11 am
A conversation with University of Oregon environmental humanities scholar Stacy Alaimo on her book The Abyss Stares Back: Encounters With Deep-Sea Life.
https://events.oregonstate.edu/event/the-abyss-stares-back-a-talk-with-dr-stacy-alaimo

6/1 - "Disaster Nationalism: Dispatches from the Sri Lankan Shoreline to the Streets of Minneapolis"
Waldo 240, 2 pm
A book talk (followed by Q&A and refreshments) with Vivian Choi on her book Disaster Nationalism: Tsunami and Civil War in Sri Lanka. This talk is co-sponsored by MAST and SLCS, hosted by Emily Yates-Doerr. See: https://www.stolaf.edu/profile/choi7

https://events.oregonstate.edu/event/dr-vivian-choi-disaster-nationalism-tsunami-and-civil-war-in-sri-lanka

On Monday, June 1, 2026 at 2 p.m. in Waldo Hall, room 240, Vivian Choi, associate professor of sociology and anthropology at St. Olaf College, will be presenting from her book Disaster Nationalism: Tsunami and Civil War in Sri Lanka (Duke University Press 2025). The talk is co-sponsored by the Colle...

04/15/2026

FYI...Apr 19: Last day to withdraw from a spring course (50% tuition refund)

04/04/2026

Congratulations to Finn Johnson on his successful defense of the dissertation entitled “A Nation of Their Design: The Undercurrents of Alt-Right, White Extremist, and Christian Nationalist Movements Fueling the War on Trans Lives.” Finn’s committee members are Professors Michelle Bothwell (GCR), Patti Duncan, Ron Mize (Chair), Mehra Shirazi, and Luhui Whitebear. Congratulations Finn!

03/17/2026

How students obtain their diploma after graduating
• Once final grades are recorded and degrees are awarded, each student will receive an email that enables them to order their diploma for free.
• The email comes from [email protected], and it is sent to their OSU student email account.
• The student must open the email and submit the address to which they want their diploma mailed.
o After the response is received, the diploma is printed and mailed to the address provided.
o If no response is received, no diploma is printed or shipped.
• It takes approximately 1 month for diplomas to be delivered after a student submits their address.
• Our notification date for winter term is April 6, 2026. You can view the conferral dates, expected award dates, and notification dates for upcoming terms on our Graduating from OSU page.
If you have any questions, please email [email protected].