Spring 2015 – Women’s History Month

weaving the storiesCherita Harrell, Micaiah Johnson,
Melanie McNair, Stacey Seidl

MFA Creative Writing Students, Rutgers-Camden
Plus musical guest Elspeth Tremblay

Wednesday, March 4, 7:00pm-9:00pm
Faculty Lounge, 3rd Floor, Armitage Hall

Co-sponsors: MFA Creative Writing Graduate Student Organization, Rutgers-Camden

Women’s & Gender Studies Receives Digital Studies Center Project Grant

Ellen Malenas Ledoux and Dawn Walsh, Department of English Production of Its Gets Better video featuring individual students, student-led groups, faculty members, and administrators spreading the message of acceptance and encouragement central to the project. The It Gets Better Project, is an internet-based initiative in which LGBTQ adults and their allies reach out to young … Continue reading Women’s & Gender Studies Receives Digital Studies Center Project Grant

A Season of Firsts: Rutgers University–Camden Offers First LGBTQ History Course

“In a year that saw New Jersey legalize gay marriage, Rutgers–Camden experienced a groundswell of events for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. In November, Chancellor Pritchett and the Chancellor’s Committee on Institutional Equity and Diversity hosted a luncheon for the Rutgers–Camden LGBTQ community and their allies. Groups like the Gay/Straight Alliance, … Continue reading A Season of Firsts: Rutgers University–Camden Offers First LGBTQ History Course

‘Buffy to Batgirl’ Academic Conference, Coordinated by Librarians at Robeson Library

‘Buffy to Batgirl’ academic conference, coordinated by two librarians at Robeson Library | Rutgers University Libraries Science fiction and fantasy books, television shows, and films include a wide range of female characters – from protagonists to villains, warriors to “women in refrigerators,” and sidekicks to starship captains. But what messages do these depictions convey? On … Continue reading ‘Buffy to Batgirl’ Academic Conference, Coordinated by Librarians at Robeson Library