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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 more about Learning and living social justice 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 more about Living and Liberating 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 more about Jon Ailabouni Quintet presents concert exploring COVID-19 lockdown themes 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 more about Understanding our history with refugees La Crosse public parks are displaying All are welcome Posted 10:49 a.m. Friday, Oct. 1, 2021 La Crosse installs inclusive signs in city parks  Read more about All are welcome
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Andrea Hansen

Andrea Hansen, Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies, received the award for Roberta Zurn Outstanding Woman in Leadership Award at Women's Fund of Greater La Crosse Spring Fling 2022 on April 9 in La Crosse, WI.

Submitted on: April 15, 2022

Taylor Johnson

Taylor Johnson, Race, Gender and Sexuality Studies, received the award for Catalina de Onís Dissertation Award in Environmental Communication at National Communication Association on Nov. 19 in Seattle, WA.

Submitted on: Dec. 3, 2021

Richard Breaux

Richard Breaux, Race, Gender and Sexuality Studies, authored the chapter "Mahjari Musicians: The Recorded Sounds of Arab Americans in the Early Twentieth Century, 1912-1936," in Arab Worlds Beyond the Middle East published on June 15 by Lexington.

Submitted on: Sept. 20, 2021

Susan Kelly and Richard Breaux

Susan Kelly, Mathematics & Statistics and Richard Breaux, Race, Gender and Sexuality Studies, presented "First, But Not Last: Celebrating the Centennial of the First African-American Woman Doctorates" at 106TH Annual meeting of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) on Tuesday, Sept. 14 online. ASALH is the oldest professional organizations dedicated to researching, documenting, and preserving the history of peoples of African descent in the United States (est. 1915).

Submitted on: Sept. 14, 2021

Jodi Vandenberg-Daves

Jodi Vandenberg-Daves, Race, Gender and Sexuality Studies, was interviewed by New York Times on June 4. Jodi Vandenberg-Daves was quoted in a story about gender inequity and motherhood in the New York Times.

Submitted on: June 11, 2021