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Posts tagged with 'Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies':

Sona Kazemi is a UWL assistant professor of Race, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. Her textbook includes her transnational disability theory and stories from war veterans, survivors of torture, limb amputation, acid attacks and her role as a transnational scholar activist.

Telling forgotten stories Posted 4:20 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, 2023 Professor’s childhood in post-war Iran spurs book on veteran stories, transnational disability studies and a digital archive Read

Andrea Hansen, Self Sufficiency Program director at the 2019 Locally Grown Scholarship Breakfast.

35 years of support for student parents Posted 2:21 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023 Support the power of education to change lives at Self Sufficiency Program breakfast Nov. 2, register by Oct. 19 Read

Dr. Shuma Iwai teaches in the Race, Gender and Sexuality Studies program. The program takes an intersectional approach – combining the insights of scholars in different fields regarding inequalities related to race, gender and sexuality, and class.

Learning and living social justice Posted 8 a.m. Friday, Oct. 7, 2022 New Race, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department courses reflect on society’s ‘hidden histories’ and how students can bring about change Read

Andrea Hansen has focused her efforts on the intersecting issues of gender violence, anti-racism, economic justice, aging and care work, and community responses to immigration and the climate crisis.

Living and Liberating Posted 7:05 a.m. Monday, Oct. 3, 2022 From eighth grade basketball to aging care, Hansen joins grassroots efforts to liberate and connect Read

UWL faculty member Jon Ailabouni will join other top musicians from the Coulee Region for a concert exploring COVID-19 lockdown themes such as loneliness, connection, fear and hope. The concert is set for Wednesday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in Annett Recital Hall at the UWL Center for the Arts.

Jon Ailabouni Quintet presents concert exploring COVID-19 lockdown themes Posted 8 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022 Performance set for Jan. 26 Read

A third community event organized by UW-La Crosse, Viterbo University and Western Technical College will explore the history of refugees in the United States and the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan.

Understanding our history with refugees Posted 3:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, 2021 Nov. 9 panel to shed light on past refugee resettlements, Afghanistan conflict Read

Capstone Fall 2020 Posted 10:02 a.m. Monday, April 19, 2021 The latest from the College of Art, Social Sciences and Humanities Read

Kathy Thoen, a dean’s assistant in the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities, has won the 2020 University Staff Excellence Award. “I don’t do what I do for recognition,” Thoen says. “I do what I do for the betterment of the students and colleagues I work with.”
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Going above and beyond Posted 2:06 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 Kathy Thoen receives UWL's University Staff Excellence Award Read

While in Atlanta, students heard from Freedom Rider Charles Person, center, front. Those from UWL include, front, from left, Mercedes Szabelski, Charles Person and Alex Jeske. Back row, from left, Breckin Sargeant, Richard Breaux, Jaiya Edwards, Mya Salinas, Karch Cvancara and Brittany Williams.
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Pilgrimage path Posted 6 a.m. Sunday, March 8, 2020 UW-La Crosse students trace the path of MLK Read

UWL student Alydia Downs shows off her blacksmithing skills at an open studio time during the 2019 Creative Imperatives Festival.
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'A Curved Lens' Posted 2:32 p.m. Monday, Aug. 17, 2020 7th Annual Creative Imperatives Festival, March 2-3, celebrates women in the world through the arts Read

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