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WGS Faculty and Affiliates Recognized Among the University's Best Teachers

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Each year the Harvard University Faculty of Arts and Sciences honors two junior faculty members with Abramson Awards for "their ability to communicate with and inspire undergraduates, their accessibility, and their dedication to teaching." WGS faculty and...

WGS Faculty and Affiliates Publish NY Times Op-Ed, “What’s Really Behind the Gender Gap in Covid-19 Deaths?”

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WGS professor Sarah Richardson and affiliates Heather Shattuck-Heidorn, Meredith W. Reiches (Lab Directors of the Harvard GenderSci Lab) recently published a NY Times op-ed, “ What’s Really Behind the Gender Gap in Covid-19 Deaths?". The piece discusses...

WGS Affiliate Faculty Stephanie Burt in the Harvard Gazette

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Stephanie Burt, Professor of English and an affiliate professor of WGS, was featured in the Harvard Gazette. Read the story here.

WGS Affiliate Faculty Ahmed Ragab in the Washington Post

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Ahmed Ragab, Richard T. Watson Associate Professor of Science and Religion at Harvard Divinity School, affiliate associate professor at the department of the history of science, and director of the Science, Religion and Culture program at Harvard Divinity...

WGS Professors and Affiliates Protest DACA Repeal

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Six WGS Professors and Affiliate Professors were among the 19 Harvard faculty arrested in an act of civil disobedience protesting the repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. Read the full story of the protest in The Crimson...

WGS Affiliate George Paul Meiu Wins Ruth Benedict Book Prize!

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George Paul Meiu, John and Ruth Hazel Associate Professor of the Social Sciences in the Department of Anthropology and the Department of African and African American Studies and WGS Affiliate Faculty, has won the Ruth Benedict Book Prize for outstanding...

WGS Affiliate Faculty Sarah Lewis in the Harvard Crimson

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Sarah Lewis, Assistant Professor of History of Art and Architecture and of African American Studies, was featured in the Harvard Crimson. Read the story here.

Congratulations to Jane Kamensky!

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WGS Affiliate Faculty Jane Kamensky has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship! Read the story here.

Elizabeth Hinton in the News!

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Elizabeth Hinton, Assistant Professor of History and of African and African American Studies and WGS Affiliate Faculty, has won two prestigious awards: a 2018 Carnegie Fellowship and the Roslyn Abramson Award for excellence in teaching. Read about her...

WGS Affiliate Faculty Jane Kamensky Wins New-York Historical Society Book Prize

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Jane Kamensky, Professor of History and Carl and Lily Pforzheimer Foundation Director of the Schlesinger Library, has won the New-York Historical Society's annual book prize. Read the article here.

Durba Mitra Wins Undergraduate Teaching Award

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WGS Professor Durba Mitra has received a Roslyn Abramson Award for excellence in undergraduate teaching. Each year the FAS honors two junior faculty members with Abramson Awards for "their ability to communicate with and inspire undergraduates, their...

WGS Senior Presentations

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Students will give brief presentations on their work, followed by panel Q&A sessions. Please join us in celebrating our academic community! This event is open to all WGS students, faculty, affiliates, and invited guests, who will receive a Zoom link via...