Michael Bronski Wins History Maker Award - Living Archive Honors
Professor Michael Bronski will be given the History Maker Award at this year's Living Archive Honors ceremony.
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Alumni Pen Op-Ed on WGS in The Crimson
WGS alumni published an opinion piece in The Crimson regarding WGS' current status in the university, holding leadership to account and emphasizing the importance of the field during the current social climate. Read the article here.
Robin Bernstein Wins Herbert H. Lehman Award for Distinguished Scholarship
Professor Robin Bernstein has won the Herbert H. Lehman Award for Distinguished Scholarship, given by the New York Academy of History, for her book Freeman's Challenge: The Murder That Shook America's Original Prison for Profit (University of Chicago...
Marius Kothor Featured in Two Public Radio Stories
Professor Marius Kothor was featured in an interactive article on African cities, which you can read here. She was also featured on Here and Now, speaking about the Nana Benz. Listen to the episode here.
Caroline Light Co-Authors New Article in Slate Magazine
Professor Caroline Light co-authors "They Stood Their Ground in Florida. They’re Charged With Murder. Guess Their Race," with David DesRoches and Bob Schlehuber. Read the article here.
Job Opportunity - MIT WGS, Lecturer
LECTURER, MIT Women’s and Gender Studies Program (WGS), (two part-time openings) to teach six individual undergraduate courses for Fall 2026 – Spring 2027. Will teach either a 2-1 or a 1-2 course load. Job Requirements REQUIRED: Masters in related field...
WGS Graduate Secondary Field Alum Chloe Chapin Publishes New Book
An excerpt from Chapin's new book, Suitable: The Sartorial Revolution and the Fashioning of Modern Men , also appeared on Literary Hub. Read the excerpt here.
Professor Durba Mitra Interviewed in Public Books
Public Books interviewed Prof Durba Mitra about her new book, The Future that Was: A History of Third World Feminism Against Authoritarianism.
WGS Graduate Secondary Field Alum Jewel Pereyra Named Hutchins Center W.E.B. Du Bois Research Fellow
Jewel Pereyra has been named a Sheila Biddle Ford Foundation Fellow in the Hutchins Center, as part of the next cohort of W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute Fellows. Congratulations, Jewel! Read the full list of fellows here.
Caroline Light Pens New Article in Slate Magazine
Caroline Light writes in Slate on the self-defense case of Ríhanna Kelver. Can a Wyoming Trans woman Stand Her Ground?
Caroline Light Co-Authors New Essay in Inquest
Caroline Light, with Janae Thomas, published a piece titled Who Gets to Be a "Good Guy" with a Gun?, discussing gun ownership and mass incarceration. Read the article here.
Kareem Khubchandani's Book Nominated for Lammy Award
Kareem Khubchandani's book, Lessons in Drag: A Queer Manual for Academics, Artists, and Aunties, has been nominated for a Lammy Award in LGBTQ+ Studies. The Lammy Awards are given by the Lambda Literary, an organization that promotes LGBTQ+ voices in...
