News & Events

Feminism in Action

The 22nd Annual Conference on Women & Gender
at the University of Connecticut, Storrs
Friday March 26, 2010
Presented by the University of Connecticut Women's Studies Program

Call for Sessions (.pdf)
We are now accepting presenter submissions - review of submissions begins on December 15, 2009. Please see the PDF posted above for details.

If you have any questions, please email the Conference Committee at wsconf@uconn.edu

Please check back for more information in the coming months.

Fall 2009 Women's Studies Spotlight on Faculty Events

October 14 - Dr. Angelique Nixon, Women's Studies
"Sexual-Cultural Politics of Tourism in the Caribbean" (flyer)

November 11 - Dr. David Richards, Human Rights Institute
"Stealth Pandemic: Violence Against Women 2007/2008" (flyer)

Both of these events are from Noon - 1:00, and will be held in the Asian American Cultural Center, Student Union Room 428

Visiting Lecture

November 18, 2009
3:00 PM, The Women's Center, Student Union Room 421

Dr. Sarah Maddison, University of New South Wales, Sydney (CV)
Dr. Emma Partridge, University of Technology, Sydney (CV)

"Surviving Hostile Times: Comparing the Australian Women's and GLBT Movements" (flyer)

This event is sponsored by the Department of Sociology, the Women's Studies Program, the Women's Center and the Rainbow Center

The visit of Drs. Maddison & Partidge to UConn is sponsored by the Research Foundation’s Guest Professorship Competition

Spring 2010 Study Abroad Information

Marita McComiskey will be serving as the faculty advisor to the Study Abroad students going to South Africa in Spring 2010 - please click on the link below for more information on the Study Abroad Program!

(Click here for Study Abroad website)