WGSS

As the leadership of WGSS, we are absolutely appalled at the events that took place on the morning of April 25, 2024 on Emory's campus. Many of us, as Emory faculty, have expressed their outrage at the administrative response to a nonviolent student-led action, and we imagine that many among you feel the same way. Those of us who were at the protests saw first-hand the violence leveled at our students, colleagues, and in some cases, family, We also support all students and activists from Emory and beyond the campus who were there to support and engage in a peaceful protest. We believe that there was absolutely no reason to call the Atlanta Police Department or the Georgia State Police to campus... WGSS began as the Institute for Women's Studies (IWS), founded in 1986 with the hiring of its first director, Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, a distinguished historian. It began by offering a minor in Women's Studies in 1986-87, and a major and a graduate certificate in 1988-89. A Ph.D. in Women's..

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