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Events

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Disability Accommodations: If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in a Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies event, please contact 813-974-0982 at least five (5) working days prior to the event.


Breaking the Cycle: Health Misinformation & Advocacy

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March 5, 4:30-6:30pm
MSC 2708

Join us on March 5 for a discussion of health misinformation with Drs. Diane Price Herndl, Dana Ahern, and Kemesha Gabbidon. Doors open at 4:30 and the panel starts at 5pm. A short social will follow at 6pm.

This event is in collaboration with OMA's Multicultural Programming Board and is in memory of our late-faculty member, Jennifer Ellerman Queen.


WGSS 4th Annual Interdisciplinary Conference: Present Tense / Future Possibilities

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February 13, 2026
USF Tampa Campus - MSC 3rd Floor

The USF Department of Women鈥檚, Gender, and Sexuality Studies will host the Present Tense / Future Possibilities Conference on February 13, 2026, at the USF Tampa campus. Students, staff, and faculty from the USF community, along with students, staff, and faculty in Florida-based WGSS programs and those doing related, relevant work in the State of Florida are invited to attend.

For more information, visit the conference page.


50th Anniversary of WGS

The Department of Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 2022-2023 academic year. Visit our 50th Anniversary page, to view more information about the 50th Anniversary Events.