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GWS Concentrator Earns Harvard fellowship

Jenny Korn, a doctoral candidate in communication and gender and women’s studies, is among 20 scholars selected to receive a fellowship from The Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University…

Student & Professor Study Political Orientation and Personal Beliefs

Anthony Washburn, a graduate student in psychology, and Linda Skitka, professor of psychology, conducted a study that had participants indicate their political orientation on various issues, evaluate fabricated scientific results, and decide what…

Article by Dr. Barbara Ransby featured by In These Times

In These Times magazine features an article by Barbara Ransby, UIC distinguished professor of African American studies, gender and women’s studies, and history, who writes about President Trump’s pardon of former Arizona Sheriff…

GWS Alum, Eunjung Kim, wins NWSA Book Award

The National Women’s Studies Association is pleased to announce its 2017 book prize award winners and honorable mentions.   The Alison Piepmeier book prize is awarded for groundbreaking monographs that make significant contributions…

LAS Student Study Explores Moral Convictions and Politics

Allison Mueller, a student in the PhD program in the Department of Psychology, was featured in an interview with MedicalResearch.com. In the interview, Mueller described her study on people’s moral conviction for a…