The Department in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality congratulates the 2026 WGSS Award Recipients. Jada Okereke ’26 and Neriah Olivier ’26, WGSS majors, were both recipients of the Anne Boyle Award for Outstanding Achievement. The award is granted annually to the graduating senior (major or minor) […]
AWARDS SEASON IS UPON US!!! The Sixteenth Annual Elizabeth Phillips Award will be presented this Spring. The award pays tribute to the late Elizabeth Phillips, Professor Emerita of English, for her exceptional scholarly commitment to the advancement of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies. A monetary prize and […]
Join Dr. Shanna Greene Benjamin, Professor and Chair of the department of Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies Julia Jordan-Zachery, and Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities and director of the Program in African American Studies Corey D. B. Walker for an afternoon of readings and […]
Let’s talk about who defines the Black Woman’s experience in the journey to Black Womanhood. Come join the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department and the African-American Studies Program for ‘BlackWomanology’, a one-woman play written and performed by Masha Dowell. This event is free and open […]
The 2021 Annual Old Gold & Black Tabloid WGSS senior highlight student is Maggie Kuhn. You can read the full article here. The 2021 Winner of the Annual Anne Boyle Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies is Stephanie Pilutti. This […]
The 2021 Annual Student Research Symposium on Gender and Sexuality will be held on Friday, March 19 from 9:00am – 2:00pm. This year’s theme is Representation, Resilience, and Renewal. This year’s symposium, in partnership with the Sant’Anna Institute (Italy), is being supported by: Wake Forest’s […]
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It is with much pride and admiration that I announce the first class of graduate students at Wake Forest who completed the Graduate Concentration in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Though graduation this year is not what we all pictured, we want to recognize and […]