We welcome our faculty, students, and alums to send in their own memories, tributes, and photos of Dr. Jaggar, to be included in our newsletter. These can be sent to WGST@colorado.edu by September 1st.

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Three women and gender studies students received this year's Jacob Van Ek scholarship, one of the College of Arts and Sciences' highest honors: Madie Boreman, Olivia Gardner, and Mariana Galvez Seminario. This award is given to exceptional undergraduates for their academic work and their community and campus involvement. Students are nominated by faculty mentors and chosen by committee, with one committee member noting “this year's selection committee was profoundly impressed by the number of applicants, by the academic accomplishments of all of the nominees, and by their shared commitment to and passion for service in innumerable venues.”

Madie was the 2019 recipient of WGST's Lucile Berkeley Buchanan scholarship for her activism and bravery in taking action against racial injustice by taking a knee during the national anthem at an NCAA championship race. Misri acknowledged her courageous gesture, explaining that "this act was not a one-off nod to racial and gender justice and equity on Madie’s part, but part of a larger and ongoing commitment to an inclusive environment at CU Â鶹ӰԺ as well as the surrounding community."

Despite her intense athletic and academic schedule, Madie has shown consistent commitment to building an inclusive climate at CU, and we are incredibly proud she has been recognized as a 2020 Van Ek Scholar.

"In the School of Education and CU Engage, Olivia’s name is synonymous with intersectional social justice leadership," adds Dr. Krishna Pattispau. "She is a visionary who puts in the hard work to bring social justice efforts to life." Olivia's strong work ethic and dedication to improving her community was repeatedly mentioned by her nominators, as was her passion for gender and ethnic studies and her bravery at challenging injustices and encouraging organizations around her to do better. "I am in constant awe of the scope of social justice work she not only undertakes, but executes seamlessly and with a spirit of critical self-reflection," writes Dr. Pattispau. "She truly is an exemplary undergraduate student who is destined for a career in education that will continue to inspire me."  We congratulate Olivia on being named a 2020 Van Ek scholar!

"Mariana is one of the hardest working students that I have come to know," writes Dr. Bayard de Volo. "They have a deep-seated passion for political and critical theory, an excellent facility for analytical thinking, and a strong understanding of specific socio-political contexts."

Dr. Celeste Montoya also reports that Mariana is “one of the most impressive students I’ve have ever had the opportunity to work with. Mariana is an extremely intelligent, motivated, hardworking, and capable student. They have persevered through some substantial challenges in life and have come through with the utmost integrity.” Mariana has served as a learninig assistant and research assistant for Dr. Montoya, assisting with data collection and coding, analysis, and helping to co-author two papers this past year, one on contemporary Latina activism and the other on Latinx identity as a political orientation.

Dr. Kristie Soares has enjoyed having Mariana in class, and they have worked together in the Gender Justice League. As Dr. Soares explains, “Mariana has the ability to understand complicated theoretical concepts quickly and profoundly, and then apply these lenses to their own independent research project. In each class, they have conducted independent research that, if expanded, could easily be graduate work.” Dr. Soares also commended Mariana for their maturity and drive, citing their voraciousness for community work, social justice and reproductive justice. Mariana frequently presents at Colorado Legislative hearings as a Policy Fellow with COLOR, presents invited talks on reproductive justice, and attends national conferences. "Turning to community engagement, it is no exaggeration to say that I find Mariana to have the most impressive list of accomplishments of any student with whom I have had the pleasure to work," writes Dr. Bayard de Volo. We congratulate Mariana in being recognized as a 2020 Van Ek Scholar!

Read more about all of this year's Van Ek scholars in the A&S Magazine.

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The Jewish Women's Archive (JWA) is presenting a lively discussion of Mrs. America, the FX/Hulu miniseries on the battle for the ERA. "Drawing on the insights of historians, cultural critics, and activists of the time, we will explore feminism and the ERA then and now, Jewish women in the movement, and representations of gender, race, and ethnicity in Mrs. America and popular culture more broadly." JWA's CEO Judith Rosenbaum will be joined by Joyce Antler, Jen Deaderick, Letty Cottin Pogrebin, founding editor of Ms. Magazine, and Samira Mehta, assistant professor of Jewish studies and women and gender studies.

This discussion will be held Wednesday, May 27, 8 p.m. EDT (6 p.m. MDT)

Sign up to join this virtual event, at https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/su/uegYZ0C/MrsAmerica
Recording of the event will be made available for those who register but are not able to attend.

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JK, It’s Magic is a recurring podcast featuring two book-loving friends who enjoy discussing YA fantasy novels through a critical feminist lens. One of the creators, Dr. Kelly Drumright, has recently completed her PhD in Spanish and Latin American Literatures and the Graduate Certificate in Women and Gender Studies with a dissertation on Iberian science fiction. "We hope that this podcast becomes a platform to discover new worlds, facilitate deeper engagement with our favorite books, and encourage others to take part in the journey."

You can listen and subscribe to JK, It’s Magic on any podcast platform or stream the content directly from their website: jkmagicpod.com

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Cassandra Gonzalez, PhD student in the Department of Ethnic Studies and WGST Graduate Certificate recipient, has received two recent honors from the Graduate School: The Helen Christy Fellowship for her work, which examines the phenomenon of domestic human trafficking utilizing an intersectional criminological framework, and the Eloise Timmons Award for outstanding graduate student.

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KGNU and the Community Foundation of Â鶹ӰԺ County discuss the disproportionate impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on people of color in this podcast, which features insight from Dr. Gabriela BuitrĂłn Vera, a recipient of the Graduate Certificate in Women and Gender Studies.

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Meredith Nass, a graduate of the Bachelor's and Master's Program (BAM) in Ethnic Studies and Education, is featured in a recent profile by The School of Education, as the 'Outstanding Graduate in Educational Foundations, Policy and Practice'.

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David Shneer, CU Â鶹ӰԺ historian and WGST associate faculty, has won a prestigious fellowship from the American Council of Learned Societies for his project "Art is My Weapon: Anti-Fascist Music, Yiddish Performance, and Holocaust Memory (1933-1989)", which tells the story of one woman and her husband’s attempt to redeem post World War II Germany from its Nazi past with their Yiddish performance and socialist politics.  

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Graduating senior Olivia Gardner is receiving the student award. She is a double major in ethnic studies and women and gender studies with a minor in leadership studies, and has emerged as a mentor to younger students on social justice and equity matters.

the 2020 Equity and Excellence Awards in student, staff and faculty categories. 

The Equity and Excellence Awards recognize students, staff and faculty who have successfully and effectively worked to promote the principles of making excellence inclusive in teaching, leadership, program management, committee participation, inclusion or community engagement.

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