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On September 17th, 2026, the FREE Center held its 2026 kick-off event, titled “Sexual Violence and Accountability at OSU and Beyond: Feminist Conversations.” The event was held in Thompson Library…
On the afternoon of April 28th, WGSS hosted its Annual Spring Reception and Undergraduate Research Symposium. The event kicked off with eight WGSS undergraduate students…
On September 19-20th, the Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies hosted a celebration for its 50th Anniversary. Throughout the 2-day event, the department’s current students, faculty,…
In mid-September, the FREE Center hosted its fall kick-off event, "Transforming the Landscape: Revisiting Feminist Research & Teaching in this Moment." The theme echoed and built upon a February…
The FREE Center is starting a new initiative with the purpose of supporting community-engaged research and creative projects. We invite proposals from research clusters (both new and previously…
In late August, the FREE Center hosted its fall kickoff event, "Imagine New Worlds: Using the Freedom Dreaming Pedagogy Tool".
The event began with a reception, which offered attendees the…
The Center for Feminist Research, Education, and Engagement (FREE Center) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Graduate Small Grants for Feminist Scholarship. These grants offer…
The FREE Center wrapped up its second year of events and programming with the two-day Feminism in the Americas Symposium. The symposium was organized in collaboration with the Center for Latin…
This March, the FREE Center was honored to host prominent scholar and activist Loretta Ross. Loretta Ross is one of the founding members of SisterSong and Women of Color Reproductive…
On February 28, more than 30 faculty and graduate students across disciplines gathered together to discuss tools and strategies for feminist teaching and research in this political…
What's New in WGSS?
WGSS students work with faculty in cutting-edge research, internship, and service-learning opportunities. This Spring, for the very first time, we are offering…
The Ohio State University Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation through its “Affirming Multivocal Humanities”…
It’s been a busy first year for the Ohio State Center for Feminist Research, Education and Engagement (FREE Center).
From launching Research and Connection Clusters to hosting community…
May 1, 2024
We, the undersigned faculty, staff, and members of the WGSS community, express our deep concern regarding the violent treatment of protesters…
The Center for Feminist Research, Education and Engagement (FREE Center) is pleased to announce the recipients of the inaugural Graduate Small Grants for Feminist Scholarship. These…
OHIO — Making an impact beyond the campus of Ohio State University is at the forefront as professors and staff work to expand prison education.
The efforts are a part of the university’s…
This spring, the FREE Center awarded funding to twelve Research and Connection Clusters that bring together faculty, graduate students and community partners to advance feminist scholarship around…
On April 1, more than 50 faculty, staff, students and community members attended the FREE Center’s inaugural event, “WTF (What the Feminist) is Happening in Ohio Politics?! Feminists Engage with…
The Center for Feminist Research, Education and Engagement (FREE Center) is pleased to announce Graduate Small Grants for Feminist Scholarship, a new funding opportunity for Ohio…
The Ohio State Center for Feminist Research, Education and Engagement (FREE Center) is pleased to announce that it has awarded funding to 11 Research and Connection Clusters for the spring 2024…
The Department of Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies stands in solidarity and care with trans* and gender variant youth and their families and trans* and gender variant people of all ages in…
The Ohio State Center for Feminist Research, Education, and Engagement (FREE Center) is pleased to announce two new initiatives for 2024: faculty-led research and connection clusters and a writing…
More than 35 feminist scholars from across the university gathered on Nov. 15 to mark the launch of the new Ohio State Center for Feminist Research, Education, and Engagement (FREE Center).
When Leslie Rombkowksi was imprisoned at Ohio Reformatory for Women in Marysville, she wanted to continue her education. But there was a waitlist for Sinclair Community College courses.
…
WGSS faculty member Dionne Lee has been selected as a featured artist in the upcoming campus exhibit "Abject Object: Feminism, Art & the Academy." The exhibit which has been…
WGSS Lecturer Desiree Tims was recently interviewed for a Vanity Fair article concerning ballot measures in Ohio and their impact on reproductive justice. Speaking on the August 8th special…
Graduating WGSS majors Danni Patterson and Lily Furgeson and WGSS minor Kelsey Lowman have been awarded prestigious University wide awards.
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The video recording of the Gender & Reproductive Justice: A Community Panel Discussion, held on September 14, 2022, is now available for the public to view! Click here to watch the video now.
WGSS associate professor Dr. Mary Thomas and affiliated professor Dr. Tiyi Morris were recently profiled in Ohio State News for securing a $480,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation. Drs. Thomas…
"Over the last decade, I stopped using the term “sex trafficking.” In practice, “sex trafficking” reflects an approach to anti-trafficking that conflates trafficking with sex work. Standard US and…
WGSS associate professor Jenny Suchland and graduate teaching associate Jessica Tjiu were recently profiled in Ohio State News for their work as the curation research team on the "Beyond Guilt"…
Fifth-year Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies minor Kelsey Lowman was named Homecoming Royalty at the 2022 homecoming celebration on October 1. Lowman was part of an historic court that elected…
The Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies department of Ohio State University condemns the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which ends the…
In an effort to aid trans students within Arts and Sciences, WGSS Master's alumnus ('13) and current WGSS staff member Jackson Stotlar has founded the Transgender and Allies Student Support Fund…
This fellowship brings together a cohort of graduate students whose projects intersect with one or more of the GAHDT Focus Areas – providing students with an opportunity to gain…
Every spring, the Ohio State Office of Outreach and Engagement honors faculty, staff, students and community partners engaged in scholarship that impacts the community.
The 2022 Community…
Though America, Goddam is rich in theory, history and research, Treva Lindsey, associate professor of women’s, gender and sexuality studies, wrote it from the perspective…
Russia and its authoritarian government, led by Russian President Vladimir Putin, launched an unprovoked invasion of the democratic and sovereign state of Ukraine. This invasion violates…
The Ohio State University Department of Women’s Gender and Sexuality Studies mourns the loss of legendary Black feminist scholar, activist, and public intellectual bell hooks…
WGSS second year MA student Madeleine McClung recently authored an op-ed featured in the Columbus Dispatch. McClung's piece, "''Fake healthcare centers' using taxpayer money to spread lies about…
80 high school students from South High School and Marion Franklin High School are participating in the opioid-prevention program across the course of the semester. To thank the students for their…
Please join us on Wednesday, October 27 at 11:30 am EST on zoom for an in depth discussion of Dr. Mytheli Sreenivas' forthcoming book, Reproductive Politics and the Making of Modern India. …
The leaves may be turning on campus but spring is in the air as course registration has officially opened for Spring Semester 2022! The department is excited to offer a host of old favorites, in…
WGSS kicks off the 2021-2022 academic year in fierce fashion with "Abolition Is...", a Teach In on the meanings, practice, and horizons of abolition. Organized by WGSS faculty member Dr. Jenny…
WGSS Academic Program Coordinator Jackson Stotlar recently received a 2021 Distinguished Staff Award!
The Distinguished Staff Award is the most prestigious university award that is given to…