Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Artist returns to UMaine during Sexual Assault Awareness Month

Artist and education activist Traci Molloy will return to the University of Maine to facilitate a panel discussion and public conversation April 3 as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The event at 5:30 p.m. in Barrows Hall, “Against My Will: An Interactive Discussion on Rape Culture and Trauma,” will complement an outdoor public installation […]

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BDN cites Hough in article telling story of UMaine’s Caroline Colvin

The Bangor Daily News quoted Mazie Hough, an associate professor of history and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at the University of Maine, in an article telling the story of Caroline Colvin. Colvin was a UMaine history professor from 1902 to 1932 and the namesake for Colvin Hall, home to UMaine’s Honors College, as well […]

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Gardner quoted in BDN report about being queer in Maine

Susan Gardner, director of the University of Maine’s Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department, was quoted in the Bangor Daily News article “What it means to be a queer Mainer in 2019.” The focus of the article was on the word “queer” and how the meaning of the label has changed over time. “It really […]

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Penobscot Times publishes UMaine release on 2019 Distinguished Maine Professor

The Penobscot Times published a University of Maine news release reporting Sandra Caron, a professor of family relations and human sexuality, is the recipient of the UMaine Alumni Association’s 2019 Distinguished Maine Professor Award, which recognizes the highest qualities of teaching, research and public service. Caron has taught more than 25,000 students since joining the […]

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Women’s History Month at UMaine kicks off with conversation, WABI reports

WABI (Channel 5) covered the kickoff event for Women’s History Month at the University of Maine. “Girl Talk: An Inter-Generational Conversation” was held March 1 and focused on the 19th Amendment that granted some, but not all, women the right to vote. The rest of the month will feature different free, public events, including films, […]

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Women’s History Month begins with intergenerational conversation

“Girl Talk: An Inter-Generational Conversation” will kick off Women’s History Month at the University of Maine noon-1:30 p.m. March 1 in the Bangor Room of Memorial Union. The conversation will recognize 2019 as the centennial of the passage of the 19th Amendment that granted some — but of course, and significantly, not all — women […]

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Sandra Caron selected 2019 Distinguished Maine Professor

Sandra Caron is the recipient of the University of Maine Alumni Association’s 2019 Distinguished Maine Professor Award that recognizes the highest qualities of teaching, research and public service. The UMaine professor of family relations and human sexuality is a “triple threat,” says Timothy Reagan, dean of the College of Education and Human Development. In addition […]

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Filmmaker of ‘The Voiceless’ to give presentation, screening of documentary

Award-winning filmmaker Vanessa McNeal will host a free public screening of her 2017 documentary “The Voiceless” at the University of Maine on Oct. 24 as part of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.   The internationally recognized film highlights the intersection of culture, masculinity and social taboos in its exploration of the impact of sexual violence on […]

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