Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies

Tuesday January 23, 7 to 8:30 pm. Orono Performing Arts Center: Queer Stories Tell the Truth 

Have a safe and fun Spring Break.

PRESIDENTS DAY

 I am pleased to announce that Dean Emily Haddad has appointed Associate Professor of WGS and English Elizabeth Neiman as the next WGS Program Director. Congratulations to Elizabeth who has […]

Friends and colleagues of the late Professor Ann Schonberger are invited to celebrate her life and accomplishments at 2:30 on Saturday, April 9th, Minsky Recital Hall.  Light refreshments will be served after the service. A professor of mathematics and scholar in the area of  STEM education and gender, Ann served from 1991-2013 as Director of the Women's Studies (later Women, […]

https://umaine.edu/news/blog/2022/03/10/2022-hartman-awards-to-be-presented-april-1/

Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies presents a colloquium, "Feminist Media History: Women Journalists at War" on Monday, November 8, 12:00 - 12:50 pm. The event will be a remote zoom […]

Wilde Stein  Lawn Games 4pm-5pm     Parade Of Flags 10-12pm  Aromantic Flag 12-2pm  Penobscot Flag 2-4pm Black Lives Mater Flag

12:15pm on the Campus Mall 10-12pm Non-Binary Flags 12-2pm Gender Fluid Flag 2-4pm  Lesbian Flag  

Please meet in room 420 for Graduate Student discussion group with Dr. Banu Subramaniam 3:330-4:30pm

 WGS is proud to announce that Dr. Banu Subramaniam, a leader in the field of Feminist Science and Technology Studies, has been selected by the Geddes W. Simpson Distinguished Lecture Committee to […]

Location  Change: to Pierce Park, Bangor, Maine. On Saturday October 2nd, woman around the world will be marching against restrictive abortion bills that have been spreading throughout the country.  The […]

Please meet in 420 Chadbourne for Friday, Sept. 24, 12:30 - 1:30 pm faculty discussion group of Subramaniam's work

After the targeted assult on campus, there’s never been a better time to come together to show our support and stand up for the LGBTQIA+ community. Both LGBTQIA+ and Allies […]

The McGillicuddy Humanities Center is sponsoring a two-night research showcase event, “The Stories We Tell,” featuring the research and creative work of our four graduating undergraduate student fellows. Join the events […]

Event is free and you can make reservations here.

WGS Instructors Julie Jenkins and Lindsey Piper will be showing "Belly of the Beast" during their WGS 201 class on Reproductive Health on Tuesday, April 13, from 5:45 to 7:05 […]

Please join me on Monday (4/12) 12-1 PM for a talk by Dr. Amelia Couture Bue, Assistant Professor, CMJ, UMaine, titled: "Recruiting Women to STEM: Framing of STEM in Admissions […]

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The Maryann Hartman Awards Ceremony for our 2020 awardees will take place on Thursday, March 25, at 5 PM via Zoom. You can register here.

https://umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/event/diversity-and-inclusion-panel/

Join us on International Women’s Day for an inspirational conversation celebrating women in higher education leadership International Women’s Day (IWD) has been observed since 1911, and is a global day […]

It's International Women's Day - Celebrate Women!!

Maine Film Center has an upcoming Cinema in Conversation event that might be of interest to the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies department. We’d love if you could forward this […]

A Legacy of Advocacy: A Reflection on the History of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at the University of Maine (online) February 25 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm The President’s Council on […]

"Discussion du Cupbette"* on Franco-American Women’s Future and Life Changing Events Tuesday, Nov. 17th at 3-4:30 PM. Rhea Côté Robbins, Susan Poulin, Ellen LaFleche, and Kristin Langellier, Ph.D. will present their […]

Please join us for a Zoom panel on Tuesday, October 27 at 5:00 pm on "Let's talk about sex... and justice." Two of the three speakers at this panel will be […]

Title: A white guy talks about himself: revelations about identity and liberation Description: Suppose I start by stating that I am a straight white cis man from a working-class family.  What […]

Thursday, October 8, 2020, 12:30 pm via Zoom UMaine Explores Gendered Environmental Issues Join three University of Maine scholars and advocates to discuss Women and the Environment. Our topics will be wide-ranging including ecofeminism and early women activists like Rachel Carson whose scientific contributions to our understanding of ecosystems and pesticides led to wider public […]

7th Annual UMaine March Against Domestic Violence (MADV) Wednesday, Oct 7 at noon via Facebook live stream: https://www.facebook.com/UMaine-March-Against-Domestic-Violence-113298030464862   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KD8n8pdvlYA