We are pleased to announce that the Institute for Women’s Studies is now offering an undergraduate certificate in LGBTQ Studies! The Certificate was overwhelming approved by the University Council on Wednesday, April 21, 2021 and students can begin taking courses towards the completion of this certificate in Fall 2021. 

Writer/Contact: Terri Hatfield, TLHAT@uga.edu

Athens, Ga. – Kristie Soares, assistant professor of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, will deliver the 26th annual Andrea Carson Coley Lecture in LGBT Studies at the University of Georgia on Friday, April 23 at 12:30 p.m. The lecture, “Dancing with Death: Celia Cruz’s Azúcar and Queer of Color Survival” will take place virtually on Zoom. It is free and open to the public, but registration is required. Register here.

Join us in congratulating IWS Graduate Teaching Assistants Christina Crespo and Elise Robinson! Christina Crespo received the Center for Teaching and Learning's 2021 Excellence in Teaching Award and Elise Robinson is the 2021 recipient of the Center for Teaching and Learning's Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award.

Bravo Christina and Elise! These are great honors and we are very proud. 

We, the faculty and staff of the Institute for Women’s Studies at UGA, strongly denounce recent acts of violence against people of Asian descent in the US and abroad, especially the tragic murders that occurred in Atlanta this week, and the alarming numbers of attacks that have occurred in Georgia in recent months. 

The director of the Institute for Women's Studies at UGA, Dr. Juanita Johnson-Bailey, and program coordinator, Terri L. Hatfield, were interviewed for an article in Diverse Issues in Higher Education. The articles centers on Women's History Month special events as a way to emphasize the importance of Women's Studies programs and scholarship. The article also discusses Women's Studies programs and concerns during the time of COVID-19.

We are sad to hear of the passing of Dr. Louise McBee. She was one of the founders of Women’s Studies at the University of Georgia and an ardent supporter.   

The faculty and staff of the Institute for Women’s Studies extend our sincere condolences to her family and friends.