Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Maura Philippone ’20, WGS minor, who is pursuing a masters in speech language pathology at George Washington University in DC is interested in specializing interested in specializing in transgender voice and communication therapy and helping people find their true voices. Congratulation on winning the 2020 National Student Speech Language Hearing Association (NSSLHA) Scholarship!!   Maura […]

From the CLAS News: Bell Gellis Morais, a sophomore in psychology and women’s, gender and sexuality studies is developing K-12 curricula about the Grand Kankakee Marsh in Northern Indiana as part of a National Geographic Society grant. Gellis Morais is working with Katherine Glover, research associate at the Climate Change Institute (CCI) and recipient of a National Geographic Society […]

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NWSA Annual Conference 2019 – an Experience! by Cody Embelton Attending the NWSA conference in San Francisco constituted perhaps the most impactful and challenging experience of my undergraduate career. Apart from the engaging and enlightening programming, the setting of the conference served to be particularly poignant for my personal growth, having solidified my resolve for […]

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The Office of International Programs sent this email: “It is my pleasure to share with you that Madison S. Riley, a double major History major and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies,  has been selected as one of the recipients of next year’s George J. Mitchell Peace Scholarship. Madison will spend Fall 2019 at the University College Cork […]

Variety Online Magazine has reported that UMaine student Nicole Maines will be starring in the next season of “Supergirl.” “On Saturday at Comic-Con came news that Nicole Maines would be making history on the fourth season of CW’s “Supergirl,” becoming the first ever trans superhero on television. Variety sat down with the trans activist shortly after the news broke to […]

UMaine News, April 27, 2018 Members of the University of Maine community were recognized with Maine Campus Compact awards this week. Senior Samantha Saucier received a Heart and Soul Award for her campus leadership, which includes co-founding the Women’s Resource Center. The award recognizes six Maine undergraduate students who are actively involved in transforming their […]