Professor Victoria Hesford on McKenzi Thi Murphy: It is my great pleasure to introduce the recipient of the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) 2021 Academic Excellence Award, McKenzi Thi Murphy. McKenzi is graduating with a 3.96 GPA—a very impressive achievement for someone who is majoring in two subjects—WGSS and Communications and Journalism—and minoring in…Continue Reading WGSS Academic Excellence Award 2021: McKenzi Thi Murphy
Terry Alexander Award in WGSS: Lucy Gordon
This award is in honor of Terry Alexander, the mother of Courtney Alexander, a Women’s Studies major who graduated from Stony Brook in 2006. Terry Alexander worked in the New York City public schools, she was an active member of the Brownsville Community Baptist Church, and she was a community activist with the Bed Stuy…Continue Reading Terry Alexander Award in WGSS: Lucy Gordon
Vivien Hartog Graduate Student Teaching Award 2021
We are very pleased to announce the 2021 recipient of the Vivien Hartog Graduate Student Teaching Award: Carlos Vazquez Congratulations Carlos! First, we want to introduce this award and Vivien Hartog. Then Carlos’s advisor, Lisa Diedrich, will introduce Carlos. This award is named in honor of Vivien Hartog, a Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies graduate…Continue Reading Vivien Hartog Graduate Student Teaching Award 2021
WGSS @ URECA 2021
We are pleased to showcase work by WGSS majors at URECA’s Undergraduate Research Symposium, this year in a virtual format. This year two WGSS majors submitted posters for the event: Lucy Gordon (supervised by Prof. Liz Montegary) on “Parenting During a Pandemic: Re-Imagining Childcare after COVID-19” and Nicole Vion (supervised by Prof. Lisa Diedrich) on…Continue Reading WGSS @ URECA 2021