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Capstone is an online magazine published twice annually for alumni and friends of UWL's College of Arts, Social Sciences, & Humanities.

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The UWL College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities’ Capstone is published online in March and November, for more than 8,000 alumni and friends of the College of Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities.

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Melina Packer

Melina Packer, Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies, authored the book "Toxic Sexual Politics: Toxicology, Environmental Poisons, and Queer Feminist Futures" that was accepted for publication by NYU Press. The books will be published in January 2025.

Submitted on: June 18

James Carlson and Shuma Iwai

James Carlson, Educational Studies and Shuma Iwai, Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies, presented "Embodying a Pro-Asian American Lens in the Classroom: Working Towards Justice and Liberty for All While Combating Anti-Asian Hate and Discrimination " at Wisconsin-National Association of Multicultural Educaation on Saturday, April 27 in La Crosse, WI. In a presentation at the Wisconsin-NAME conference in La Crosse, WI, Iwai and Carlson shared details related to the recent passage of the 2023 Wisconsin Act 266, which mandates the inclusion of Hmong and Asian American histories, cultures, and contributions in schools. In addition to exploring historical and recent anti-Asian bias and discrimination, curricular resources for meeting the intent of the mandate and embodying a pro-Asian lens in the curriculum were shared.

Submitted on: April 27

Richard Breaux

Richard Breaux, Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies, presented "“The Mahjar [Diaspora] in Wisconsin”" at Arab American Public History Conference on Feb. 16 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Conference brought together senior and junior scholars of Arab American History from Brazil, Canada, and the United States.

Submitted on: Feb. 26

Sona Kazemi

Sona Kazemi, Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies, presented "Politics of State’s Recognition of, and Disabling Policies towards, the Disabled" at Disability Impact: The Annual Conference of Interdisciplinary, Intersectional, and International Disability Studies on July 5 at Liverpool Hope University, Liverpool, United Kingdom. The presentation was part of the panel, “Center for Disabilities and Disciplines” with Hemachandran Karah and Saji K. Mathew.

Submitted on: Nov. 6, 2023

Sona Kazemi

Sona Kazemi, Race, Gender & Sexuality Studies, presented "Feminist and Queer Critiques of Multiple Empires: A Conversation among Women of Color" at National Women's Studies Association on Oct. 28 in Baltimore, MD. Consisting of four women of color, this roundtable critically analyzed the phenomenon of multiple empires in today’s world. Contrary to the binary understanding of the democratic West leading the fight for human rights against oppressive regimes such as Iran and China, many Western policies, companies, organizations, and scholarship in fact, strengthen the power of authoritarian governments. This roundtable makes an original and significant contribution by unpacking the complex ways in which different imperial forces collaborate in the suppression of feminist and queer resistance in Global South/Third World.

Submitted on: Nov. 6, 2023

RGSS in the Community

La Crosse County Historical Society board member Dr. Richard Breaux will be leading walking tours centered around La Crosse's Syrian/Lebanese community

7th Annual Workforce Forum: The Pursuit of Diversity with featured speaker, Dr. Jodi Vandenberg-Daves presenting 'Pathways to DEI'

Andrea Hansen named 2022 recipient of Roberta Zurn Outstanding Woman in Leadership Award

Celebrate Poetry Month! with Jodi Vandenberg-Daves & Jan Wellik at Pearl Street Books on Thursday, April 21st at 6:30 p.m.

Israel's Apartheid against Palestinians: Virtual Screening and Panel Discussion facilitated by Dr. Mahruq Khan

Growing Confidence in Future Generations: Self-Sufficiency Program helps adult students prepare for college and career success

Sundown Towns and La Crosse - Virtual Event, panelists include Dr. Richard Breaux