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Visitas 2024

April 15, 2024

As part of this year's Visitas, admitted members of the class of 2028 can meet with WGS advisors to discuss our program offerings.

Monday, April 15 10:30am-12:30pm

Science Center Plaza

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WGS Now Accepting Cummings Prize Submissions

April 2, 2024

WGS is now accepting submissions for the Eugene R. Cummings Prize for the best undergraduate thesis in LGBT Studies. All submissions must be received by 11:59 pm on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 11:59pm. Please see our Prizes page for more information.

Jocelyn Viterna

WGS Chair Jocelyn Viterna Editorial Featured on CNN

December 19, 2023

Professor Viterna's editorial on the cruelty of Texas' abortion laws appeared in CNN's Opinion section.

Viterna's article discusses the case of Kate Cox, a Texas woman who was denied an abortion for her non-viable pregnancy. She draws comparisons to her own research in El Salvador, where women are also required to carry non-viable pregnancies to term, often resulting in serious health complications.

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Robin Bernstein

WGS Professor Robin Bernstein's New Book Praised by Angela Davis, Ibram X. Kendi

December 18, 2023
WGS Professor Robin Bernstein's forthcoming book, Freeman's Challenge: The Murder That Shook America’s Original Prison for Profit, has garnered praise from activist icon Angela Davis, anti-racist activist and professor Ibram X. Kendi, among many other notable scholars. Read what they said here.

Congratulations, Professor Bernstein!
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