EMU Women's and Gender Studies

EMU Women's and Gender Studies The Women's and Gender Studies Department has a proud history and a prominent place on the Eastern Michigan University campus.

The Women's and Gender Studies Department at Eastern Michigan University is home to an interdisciplinary program offering a BS/BA, minor, MA, grad certificate and the newly approved Queer Studies Minor! Initiated in 1975, the department has grown from its roots offering the first minor in Women's Studies in the State of Michigan, to a well-respected and vibrant department boasting an undergraduate

major and minor, and the state's only stand- alone Master of Arts in Women's and Gender Studies. In 2003, the Women's Studies Program added "Gender" to its name, and launched a minor in Queer Studies in 2013. We attract students - regionally, nationally, and internationally - who choose to study here because of our excellent faculty, small class sizes, and the opportunity for research and community involvement through course work and faculty mentoring, graduate assistantships, and student organizations. Curricula are flexible, so students can tailor their programs of study to individual career goals. Although the Women's and Gender Studies department is housed in the College of Arts and Sciences, it is a model of interdisciplinary collaboration on the EMU campus, with over 25 Department Members from each of the five colleges - Arts and Sciences, Business, Education, Health and Human Services, and Technology - and the University Library. Our student body is diverse in terms of age, gender and gender identity, race and ethnicity, country of origin, and socioeconomic status.

04/10/2023

Today is our awards ceremony! Please join us!

The campus and local communities are invited to the Women's and Gender Studies Department's (WGST) annual awards program. This year, the Department will honor U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow and former Ypsilanti Mayor Lois Allen-Richardson with the Mary Starkweather Award. The WGST Department will also convey awards to students and a faculty member.

Date: Monday, April 10
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: McKenny Ballroom

04/07/2023

The campus and local communities are invited to the Women's and Gender Studies Department's (WGST) annual awards program. This year, the Department will honor U.S. Senator Debbie Stabenow and former Ypsilanti Mayor Lois Allen-Richardson with the Mary Starkweather Award. The WGST Department will also convey awards to students and a faculty member.

Date: Monday, April 10
Time: 4:30 p.m.
Location: McKenny Ballroom

Fall registration has begun! If you haven't already taken WGST 230L2: Mentoring Youth in Urban Spaces with Dr. Logwood w...
03/29/2023

Fall registration has begun! If you haven't already taken WGST 230L2: Mentoring Youth in Urban Spaces with Dr. Logwood we are offering it again in the fall. Student frequently find this course transformative.

Please join us on March 21 for the annual Women of Color Feminisms and Leadership Symposium featuring Julisa Abad and e....
03/14/2023

Please join us on March 21 for the annual Women of Color Feminisms and Leadership Symposium featuring Julisa Abad and e. nina jay!

Our fall semester newsletter is out! Please DM if you’d like to receive the full version of newsletter or to be added to...
11/29/2022

Our fall semester newsletter is out! Please DM if you’d like to receive the full version of newsletter or to be added to our mailing list (one in the fall, one in the winter). This issue includes a feature about Professor Elisabeth Daümer, who plans to retire soon, information about our new graduate students Cameron Douglas and Bianca Aquirre, a report from current MA student Katie Kiacz about her time at the NWSA conference as well as a letter from Dr. Currans.

Today is also ! If you have money to share with current and future students, there is information about our funds on our website. The Donald Drummond and Christy Rishoi funds are in particular need of support. Please consider donating even $20 to one or both of these funds.

TRIOTA and WGSSO student organizations are back at EMU! Triota (Iota Iota Iota) is a national academic and service-based...
11/18/2022

TRIOTA and WGSSO student organizations are back at EMU!

Triota (Iota Iota Iota) is a national academic and service-based Women's and Gender Studies honor society. The Greek letter, Iota, was selected to represent the three goddesses Inanna, Ishtar, and Isis. Triota strives to maintain feminist values central to women's and gender studies.

Eligibility requirements include a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher, at least 2 WGST courses completed, and a Sophomore or higher (through last semester Grad student).

Members who graduate in good standing will be given an honor cord to wear with their graduate regalia.

WGSSO is the Women’s and Gender Studies Student Organization, working to create inclusive feminist spaces on campus. WGSSO is open to undergraduate and graduate students from all fields of study. In order to create a more accessible organization, Triota, the women’s and gender studies honors society, is now incorporated within WGSSO. Students graduating with the required GPA will still have an opportunity to become members of the honors society. (See below for more on Triota.) The Women’s and Gender Studies Student Organization is committed to upholding feminist values and fighting for equality and social justice on Eastern Michigan University’s campus and across greater Ypsilanti and Southeast Michigan communities.

As these organizations return to campus, please consider supporting their current service drive as they collect donations for local children in need. Here is the wishlist of one local child, and you can purchase directly from the list to be shipped to the club for donation: https://www.amazon.com/registries/holiday/1Q1289VCWHA1U/guest-view?fbclid=IwAR21LKypD_77ZDBTjPDmCQdERAIRrFhFmZ2Xq5QpfpJmaK6rrSnFPprbmig

If you are interested in learning more, or joining either group, please email Club President Katie Kiacz at [email protected].

EMU Students and Potential Students: The college has an exciting opportunity for students with children! The Ypsilanti Y...
11/17/2022

EMU Students and Potential Students: The college has an exciting opportunity for students with children!

The Ypsilanti YMCA Child Development Center (also known as the Collaborative) is wanting to enroll children in their TWO NEW PROGRAMS: Infant and Evening Care.

These programs are scheduled to roll out in Early 2023, but we are accepting children to join our waitlist. If you are a parent and you are interested please fill out this form.

Also, if you are wanting to work in a child care environment we are also hiring at the Collaborative!

Please see the photos for additional information. Please if you have any questions or concerns please reach out to [email protected]

EMU WGST STUDENTS: If you haven't already taken Mentoring Youth in Urban Spaces, I highly recommend that you consider th...
11/17/2022

EMU WGST STUDENTS: If you haven't already taken Mentoring Youth in Urban Spaces, I highly recommend that you consider this exciting opportunity to work with Dr. Logwood, WGST undergraduate students, and local middle school students. It is truly a unique opportunity with hands-on experience and relationships that will last a lifetime. Please see the flyer for more details.

Abortion is healthcare.
11/10/2022

Abortion is healthcare.

From California to Kentucky, voters used ballot measures to show support for abortion rights, women's rights and equal rights.

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11/10/2022

We have arrived!

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