Welcome to WGS, Dr. Cassy Collier!

Womens’ and Gender Studies is excited to announce a new member to our teaching team. Dr. Cassy Collier (she/her) is joining our program this Fall and… Read More

August 4, 2021

Message from the Director: June 2021

June 1, 2021 Director’s Message Summer has arrived at Iowa State with graduation behind us and summer classes underway. This marks a period during… Read More

June 1, 2021

Student Spotlight: Jarrel Johnson, WGS Grad Minor

Jarrel Johnson (he/him/his) will graduate this summer with a PhD in Education and a graduate minor in Women’s and Gender Studies. “I decided to pursue… Read More

May 10, 2021

Student Spotlight: Lindsey Huber, WGS Grad Minor

Lindsey Huber (she/her/hers) will graduate this spring with a Master’s in Rhetoric, Composition, and Professional Communication. Additionally, Lindsey has earned a Women’s and Gender Studies… Read More

April 23, 2021

Newsletter: April 2021

April 21, 2021

Message from the Director: April 2021

April 2021 Director’s Message Greetings to the WGS Community! As the academic year winds down, we pause to reflect on resilience in the face… Read More

April 20, 2021

ISU Continues to Celebrate Women’s History Month

by Jo Allen Women’s History Month is a legally recognized international commemoration of women’s achievements in history, economy, and society. It has been observed annually… Read More

March 29, 2021

Alumni Update: Tessa Brow

WGS alumni find employment opportunities far and wide–and some end up right back here on campus! Today we hear from Tessa Brow (she/her/hers), who works… Read More

March 26, 2021

2021-2022 WGS Scholarship Recipients Named

The Women’s and Gender Studies Scholarship Committee has selected the recipients of the 2021-2022 Linda Galyon Undergraduate Scholarship and the Graduate Student Scholarship in honor… Read More

March 17, 2021

WGS Internship Series: Self-Help International

by Jo Allen Somerle Rhiner (she/they), a junior in sociology and women and gender studies, spent last summer and fall of 2020 interning remotely with… Read More

March 10, 2021