Tag Archives: #guestblogger

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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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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Expanding Access to Opinions, Dialogue, and Growth Through Blogging

One of our favorite things about SBAI’s blog is that it serves as a space to foster respectful conversation about tough issues related to gender and women’s studies, feminist activism, and social justice. Since 2011, we have been sharing blog … Continue reading

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The Role is Simple: Hold. The. Purse.

This guest blog post comes from Hilary Wermers. Hilary writes today about her current experience as an intern in the Rochester office of New York State Congresswoman Louise Slaughter. Hilary is a double major in Women’s Studies and English and … Continue reading

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The University Raises Awareness on World AIDS Day

Today’s post comes from Kirsten Williamson. Williamson is a senior Studio Art and Film & Media Studies double-major at the University of Rochester, Editor in Chief of LOGOS Art & Literature Journal and Secretary of the Art & Art History Undergraduate … Continue reading

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Kicking Off Banned Books Week With KaeLyn Rich, Director of the Genesee Valley Chapter of the NYCLU

This week is banned books week! For the rest of the week, we’ll be posting on topics relevant to this annual awareness-raising celebration for freedom of expression everywhere. KaeLyn Rich, Director of the Genesee Valley Chapter of the New York … Continue reading

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Great News from a Friend of SBAI!

We received great news earlier this week from BJ Douglass, a student and instructor who we have gotten to know well in the past few years. BJ was awarded a Graduate Certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies from SBAI in … Continue reading

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What to (Not) Do As a Young Woman Networking and Job-Hunting: Neglect Your Chances to Negotiate and Advance

Happy Friday! It’s Naomi Ahsan again with the third post in my series about networking and job-hunting for young women. Feel free to comment with your insight and experiences, and make sure to check back tomorrow for more. You can … Continue reading

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What to (Not) Do As a Young Woman Networking and Job-Hunting: Restrict Your Mentor Options and Alliances

Hello SBAI Blog readers – it’s Naomi Ahsan again with the second post in my series about networking and job-hunting for young women. Feel free to comment with your insight and experiences, and make sure to check back tomorrow for … Continue reading

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