December 18, 2024

EagleEye

A Newsletter for UMW Faculty and Staff

Gupta Speaks on the She-cession to Students in New Delhi

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Surupa Gupta, professor of Political Science and International Affairs and director of UMW's Women's and Gender Studies program

Surupa Gupta, professor of Political Science and International Affairs and director of UMW’s Women’s and Gender Studies program

Some of the same technology for online webinars was available even before the pandemic started but for the most part, few people were organizing webinars with global participation before March 2020. That has changed: students from Miranda House and Gargi College, two highly selective liberal arts colleges in New Delhi reached out to Surupa Gupta, director of UMW’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program and professor of Political Science and International Affairs with a request to speak in a webinar titled “Peace and Persistence – Assessing the ‘She-cession’ and Leadership of Women in Pandemic.” Gupta shared the panel, held on September 8, with two professors from New Delhi. The students belong to a campus group called Global Youth, which, among other things, seeks to expose Indian youth to diverse global perspectives on a variety of issues.

Dynamic Decade: Women’s and Gender Studies Program Turns 10

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UMW students listen as Women’s and Gender Studies faculty and alums gather together to celebrate the program’s 10th anniversary. Photo by Karen Pearlman.

UMW students listen as Women’s and Gender Studies faculty and alums gather together to celebrate the program’s 10th anniversary. Photo by Karen Pearlman.

Six years after graduating from the University of Mary Washington, Sam Carter ’14 still draws daily on some of the lessons she learned as an undergrad.

“Everyone has a different cultural experience,” said Carter, a Women’s and Gender Studies major who’s now a digital director for the House Budget Committee majority staff. “It’s important that we understand that.”

Carter was back on campus yesterday to celebrate the program’s 10th anniversary. Through this interdisciplinary major, students explore the intersections of gender, race, class, ethnicity and sexual orientation to gain an understanding of the breadth of human experience. Graduates use the perspectives they acquire in the classroom to inform careers in such fields as media, law, health, education and social work, and to influence and inspire future generations. Read more. 

Women’s and Gender Studies Celebrates 10th Anniversary Oct. 30

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Mary Washington’s Women’s and Gender Studies program celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. On Wednesday, October 30, a celebration will be held in Lee Hall, Room 412 from 4 to 6 p.m.

The program has an ongoing schedule of events throughout the semester tied to the 10th anniversary celebration. Upcoming events include:

UMW Art History presents
Marginalized Histories of Korean Women
October 24-December 8, 2019
Opening Reception: October 24, 5-7pm
Ridderhof Martin Gallery

Art & Art History Symposium in conjunction with the exhibition
October 25, 9:30am-3pm, HCC Digital Auditorium

UMW Theatre presents
Fun Home
November 7-24
Ticket prices: Students ($8), General Admission ($20)
November 6 Pay-What-You-Can Preview
Box Office opens October 24, 2019

Refugee Resettlement in the Fredericksburg Area
Kristen Larcher, Migration and Refugee Services, Catholic Charities – Diocese of Arlington
Monday, November 11, 12:00-12:50pm, Monroe 212