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Bachelor of Arts in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
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Upcoming Courses
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The Carolyn Sachs Feminist Leadership Award
Mimi Barash Coppersmith Endowed Scholarship in Women’s Studies
Laura Richardson Whitaker Memorial Undergraduate Award in Women’s Studies
Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award
Wietlisbach Family Award in the Department of Women’s Studies
Judith Hardes Fund in the College of the Liberal Arts
Professional Mentoring
LionLink
Liberal Arts Alumni Mentor
Triota Honors Society
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The Sara Woods Graduate Fund in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: Outstanding Graduate Student Award
The Sara Woods Graduate Fund in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies: Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award
Laura Richardson Whitaker Memorial Graduate Award in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
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Risa Whitson
She received her Ph.D. in Geography with a minor in Women’s Studies in the summer of 2004 and she is currently an associate professor of geography at The Ohio University.
whitson@ohio.edu
