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 a graduate minor in women’s and gender studies to better understand the complexities of issues related to race, gender, and sexuality,” says Jarrel. “As a result of the graduate minor … Continue reading Student Spotlight: Jarrel Johnson, 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 graduate minor. Although gender has been at the fore of Lindsey’s research while at Iowa State, it wasn’t until recently that she added the Women’s and Gender Studies graduate minor … Continue reading Student Spotlight: Lindsey Huber, WGS Grad Minor
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 of Randie Camp. Once again, the committee was given a difficult task, as many deserving candidates applied for both scholarships. We are incredibly proud of all of our WGS students on … Continue reading 2021-2022 WGS Scholarship Recipients Named
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 Self-Help International (SHI). SHI is a non-profit organization founded in Waverly, Iowa by Vern Schield and is currently operating sustainable development programs in Ghana, West Africa, and Nicaragua, Central America. … Continue reading WGS Internship Series: Self-Help International
by Ashley Rolf Tri-Iota, the Iowa State Women’s and Gender Studies honor society, has appointed sophomore WGS and linguistics major Garbanzo Beans (they/them/theirs) as president this semester. Like many Women’s and Gender Studies majors and minors, Garbanzo’s path to the program was not exactly direct. Garbanzo recalls that in 2014, they were in late middle … Continue reading Student Spotlight: Garbanzo Beans’ (They/Them) Unique Journey to WGS and Tri-Iota
Meet WGS major and biology minor Sarah Poyer! Sarah is a sophomore and hopes to go to medical school in hopes of becoming an OBGYN. Sarah came to ISU as an open option student. After taking WGS 201 her first semester, she declared WGS as her major! She says “learning more about intersectionality has already … Continue reading Student Spotlight: Sarah Poyer
By Trinity Jones Megan Lutz (she/her/hers) is a graduating senior who will receive her degree in English and Public Relations with a minor in Women’s and Gender Studies and Technical Communication. After taking many classes that were crossed-listed with WGS her interest in the program sparked. “The common theme was that I was so interested … Continue reading Congratulations to Megan Lutz, WGS minor
By Trinity Jones According to Iowa Code 708.11, stalking is defined as when a person “purposefully engages in course of conduct that would cause reasonable person to fear bodily injury to death to (themself) or immediate family; perpetrator knows or should have known that the person would be fearful and course of conduct actually induces … Continue reading WGS “Feminist Research in Action” Group Researches Stalking at ISU
By Trinity Jones Rachel O’Brien is a graduating senior from Stemwood, Illinois, with a double major in Women’s and Gender Studies and Journalism. Having decided on this double major during her first year of college, she sees what she learned in Women’s and Gender Studies intersecting with her career in many ways. “As a journalist, … Continue reading Congratulations to WGS Graduating Senior Rachel O’Brien