30th Anniversary of the Joint Ph.D. Program in Psychology and Women's & Gender Studies

The University of Michigan is proud to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the founding of the joint Ph.D. program in Psychology and Women’s and Gender Studies. Starting in 1995, the joint doctoral program began training students and established itself as the model for interdisciplinary scholarship. The founding of the Psychology/WGS joint program signaled – and continues to lead – in the growth of the field of feminist psychology.

Gender and the broader study of inequality has become a crucial site of education and knowledge production. As the national discourse concerning gender, racism, and inequality has grown contentious and even dangerous in recent years, it is more important than ever to note this 30th anniversary milestone of a program that is dedicated to training future generations of feminist psychologists.

The 30th anniversary celebration will include: a discussion of the program’s founding and development with Dr. Abby Stewart, a keynote by Dr. Michelle Fine on the crucial role that feminist psychology plays in contemporary scholarship and activism, and a panel of alumni from the program will speak about their careers and the unique training they received in the UM joint program.