News

(Nov. 6, 2023)
A&S Professor Wins Award for a Career Record of Outstanding MentorshipGwendolyn D. Pough, a scholar of Black feminist theory, is recognized by the Coalition of Feminist Scholars in the History of Rhetoric & Composition.

(July 19, 2023)
Remembering Minnie-Bruce Pratt, Professor Emerita of Women's and Gender Studies and Writing and RhetoricPratt was a faculty member in A&S for over a decade and played an instrumental role in developing the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Studies program.

(April 5, 2023)
Raising Awareness to End Caste DiscriminationApril marks Syracuse University’s second Dalit History Month campus observance with a lecture and graduate student workshop bringing visibility to caste-based oppression.

(Feb. 13, 2023)
2023 Humanities Center Faculty Fellows Focus on Critical Societal ConcernsProjects examine race and language, the genealogy of slavery, women’s marital rights in Arab nations and the impact of 1990s alternative rock.

(Feb. 6, 2023)
Mellon Foundation Recognizes Syracuse Black/Arab Racial Justice Research ProjectProfessors Carol Fadda and Dana Olwan will examine the impact of racism and discrimination on the interconnected histories and lived experiences of Arab and Black communities living in the city of Syracuse.

(March 4, 2022)
WGS Professor Gwendolyn Pough to Serve as President of the Rhetoric Society of AmericaPough will be the second Syracuse University faculty member to serve as president of the national organization.

(June 3, 2020)
Dana Olwan Receives 2020 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leaders AwardThe fellowship will contribute to her scholarship in the field of feminist Middle East studies.
(Nov. 16, 2019)
Department of Women's and Gender Studies Unequivocally Condemns Racist IncidentsThe Department of Women’s and Gender Studies unequivocally condemns the racist incidents targeting Black, Asian, and Jewish communities that have taken place on and near our campus in the past week.