News Archive

Nominate a student for LGBTQIA+ Leadership

The Harvey Milk Award for Student Leadership named in honor of University at Albany class of 1951 alumnus and LGBTQIA+ rights champion Harvey Milk, recognizes an outstanding upper-level student who has dedicated their time to improving LGBTQIA+ inclusiveness on their campus for fellow students.

Prioritizing Women’s Health, Period

The Office of Health Promotion and Prevention Education implements new menstrual product ordering and donation system to combat period resource scarcity. 

Advancing Women’s Rights Around the World

Alum works alongside the U.S. Department of State to continually promote and increase gender equality around the world.

Uncovering the Life of Fannie Barrier Williams

Students from five different academic departments collaborate to research Brockport’s first African American graduate.

Faculty Member to Receive Impact & Inclusion Award

Women & Gender Studies and African & African American Studies part-time faculty, Rachel Campbell, will be honored as recipient of the Rochester Business Journal’s Impact and Inclusion Award. 

Women & Gender Studies Faculty Published Essay

Dr. Soe Win recently published her essay “Gender, Dictatorship, and Environment: The Military Government Response to Environmental Disasters in Burma (Myanmar)” in the 2026 edited collection Democracy in Retreat and the Climate Crisis. 

Women & Gender Studies Chair to Give Virtual Talk for LeMoyne College

As part of LeMoyne’s Women’s History Month speaker series, Milo Obourn, English faculty member and chair of Women and Gender Studies, will present a talk “Access Beyond Suffering: The Case for Uncoerced Pleasure in Disability and Trans Politics” on Wednesday March 12 at noon via Zoom. 

Women & Gender Studies/Sociology Faculty Publishes on Social Media and anti-LGBT Legislation

Dr. Bek Orr, Associate Professor of Women & Gender Studies and Sociology has co-authored a new publication titled “What Flipping Right Does a Teacher Have to Say Being [LGBTQ+] is Okay?”: Understanding Twitter Discourse Around U.S. Anti-LGBTQIA+ Legislation. in the  Howard Journal of Communications. https://doi.org/10.1080/10646175.2024.2421859

Addressing Gender-Based & Sexual Violence on College Campuses

The Department of Women and Gender Studies at SUNY Brockport is interested in developing a campus-wide committee with cross-divisional membership dedicated to addressing the issue of gender-based and sexual violence on college campuses.

Making a Difference for Women NOW

Keegan Beamish served as the Presidential Intern for the National Organization for Women (NOW), as part of the Washington Internship Program.

Women & Gender Studies/English Professor Delivers Talks at Modern Language Association International Convention

Dr. Milo Obourn, Chair of Women & Gender Studies and Professor of English, presented talks on Queer and Trans Multispecies Justice and Trans Joy! at the Modern Language Association Annual Convention January 4 - 7, 2024. 

Women & Gender Studies/Disability Studies Students Collaborate on Deaf Theater Project with Irish University

Dr. Milo Obourn’s WMS 302 “Introduction to Intersectional Disability Studies” Fall 2023 students are collaborating with Dr. Kate McCarthy’s drama students at the South East Technological University in Waterford, Ireland to analyze a performance project based on the work of 1930s Deaf Irish playwright, Teresa Deevy.  

Women & Gender Studies Faculty Co-author Chapter in Gender Diversity and Inclusion

Dr. Bek Orr (WGS and SOC) and Dr. Barbara LeSavoy (WGS) recently published a chapter entitled “The Supreme Court and Gender Justice” in the Lexington Books collection Gender Diversity and Inclusion: Contemporary and Historical Perspectives.  

Women & Gender Studies Faculty Present at National Women’s Studies Association

Dr. Bek Orr and Dr. Milo Obourn present paper, workshop, and roundtable at the 2023 Annual NWSA conference in Baltimore, MD.

Diversify the Corporate World

Jamie Bergeron ’08 leads change efforts for a global Big Four accounting firm.

Antiracism Education Organization Graduate Student Fellowship

The Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is sponsoring a graduate fellow from any Brockport academic department to work as the Membership and Community Ambassador for 540WMain, a virtual non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and antiracist education brand that promotes justice for all. 

A Place Where You Can Make a Difference

Founder of the Brockport Women’s Union, a student club, describes the organization and the impact it brings to campus.

A Platform for Underrepresented Voices

Graduate student begins a research journal dedicated to empowering communities and raising awareness on various societal issues.

Preserving a Piece of Women’s History

Student interns at local landmark, transcribing the letters of a Brockport matriarch to her daughter.

Graduate Student Edits Journal Issue Dedicated to Brockport Feminist Theory Student Manifestos

Joseph Golden, graduate student in the Department of History, is co-editor and writer for The Journal of Engaged Research. Issue 4 of the journal is dedicated to “feminisms” publishing manifestos from spring 2022 Feminist Theory student scholars.