Author Archives: Kaitlin Legg

About Kaitlin Legg

Former Program Assistant at the Susan B. Anthony Institute for Gender and Women's Studies at the University of Rochester.

Who Says Summer Isn’t Busy?

Students, faculty, and staff at the Susan B. Anthony Institute have a busy summer ahead, so we’ll be taking a blogging hiatus until mid-August. What are we up to? Our Rocxxy: Summer Internship in Feminist Activism and Leadership interns hit … Continue reading

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Happy Commencement and Congratulations, Grads!

Aaaand… we’re back! You may have noticed that the SBAI blog airwaves have been relatively quiet over the past couple weeks. We have been busy bees: sending off our senior students, tying up the loose ends from spring semester, and … Continue reading

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More Than a Blog Post: Looking Back Over Four Years of Women’s Studies

This is a guest post from Erika Howard. Erika graduates this weekend with a major in English and a minor in Women’s Studies. She began working at the SBAI office in 2011 and has been blogging here since! We will … Continue reading

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AAUW Awards SBAI Grant to Start Feminist Activism and Leadership Intern Program

In April, SBAI received the news that we were being awarded a 2013 AAUW (American Association of University Women) Community Action Grant to put towards our newly developed Roc(xx)y: Summer Internship in Feminist Activism and Leadership! The two-year grant from … Continue reading

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Looking Back: What Women’s Studies Has Meant to Me

This is a guest post from Kirsten Williamson. Kirsten graduates this May with majors in Studio Art and Film and Media Studies and a minor in Women’s Studies. She started working at the SBAI office in fall of 2011 and … Continue reading

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Sitting With the Questions: Remarks from Activist, Musician, and Professor Jennifer Kyker

The following are remarks from SBAI faculty associate Jennifer Kyker, Assistant Professor of Music at University of Rochester and Assistant Professor of Musicology at the Eastman School of Music, upon receiving an alumna award from Mount Holyoke. Professor Kyker’s comments … Continue reading

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Undergraduate Students Presenting Interdisciplinary Research in African and African-American Studies

The Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African American Studies is holding its annual Undergraduate Research conference this Thursday (May 2) from 10am-1pm in Morey Hall Room 321. Refreshments are provided and the conference is free and open to the … Continue reading

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Fish Out of Water: Out in Reel Film Screening

Join us tonight for a free screening of Fish Out of Water at 7pm in Hoyt Auditorium, University of Rochester River Campus. Tonight is the last film in our Out in Reel: LGBTQI Awareness Month Film Series. via IMDb: The film … Continue reading

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National Day of Silence Calls Attention to Anti-LGBT Bullying

Students in schools and colleges across the country will participate in the National Day of Silence of silence today. Via the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN): The National Day of Silence is a day of action in which … Continue reading

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TOMORROW! LGBTQI Basics: How to be an Ally

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