The Political Attack on Gender Studies: A Workshop on Defending Feminist Knowledge

When:  Mar 9, 2026 from 06:00 PM to 08:00 PM (ET)
The National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) and members of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) invite you to a collaborative webinar in support of our members impacted by/navigating the intensified attacks on Women's, Gender, and Sexuality studies (WGSS) and sibling fields of study.
This interactive workshop focuses on academic freedom and institutional responses to anti-DEI/Trump administration policies, how we talk about and defend feminist knowledge, and resource sharing to bolster our collective organizing work.

We'll be in conversation with:
  • Dr. Karma R. Chávez, Bobby and Sherri Patton Professor of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies and Chair of Mexican American and Latina/o Studies at the University of Texas at Austin
  • Dr. Rana Jaleel, Associate Professor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies and Asian American Studies at the University of California, Davis and Chair of the AAUP Committee A on Academic Freedom and Tenure
  • Dr. Laurie Essig, Professor of Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies at Middlebury College
  • Dr. Melinda Chen, Assistant Professor of Women’s and Gender Studies at the University of Oklahoma and NWSA Member at Large
We welcome questions and engagement from our attendees - thank you for building resources and interventions in defense of our field.

Location

Online Instructions:
Url: https://nwsa.org
Login: Zoom Link will be sent upon registration!
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Contact

National Office

nationaloffice@nwsa.org

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