Welcome to Gender
and
Women's Studies at UIC!

Our faculty and students are both scholars and activists, pursuing intellectual work and achievement with a vision of social justice. In GWS, we explore the connections between academic inquiry and personal life, and students have a unique opportunity to participate in process-oriented classrooms, where they are expected to be active participants in their own learning.

Events

• Nadia Hijab, Senior Fellow at the DC-based Institute for Palestine Studies, spoke to GWS as well as other members of the UIC community on September 14, 2009. Pictures and information from the event are here. (more)


• Evelynn Hammonds, Dean of Harvard College, joined Dr. Barbara Ransby in a discussion on November 6, 2009. Pictures from the event are here. (more)


• Each year, GWS holds an awards banquet to honor distinguished women alumnae of UIC. The Second Annual CECSCO (Civic Engagement, Community Service, Community Organizing) Awards for distinguished women alum of UIC will be held on march 4, 2010.


• The Model World Conference on Women's and Girl's Rights will be held on April 24, 2010.(more)

Faculty News

• Barbara Ransby's article in The Progressive Magazine examines the debate over
  comments made in 2001 by Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. (more)


• John D'Emilio's is interviewed in a Windy City Times article on the upcoming National
  Equality March in Washington and the impact of previous marches. (more)
  


• Norma Claire Moruzzi co-authored an editorial for the Middle East Report Online
  about Iran's presidential election. (more)