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For the third consecutive year, an �۲�ӰԺ student has won an award at the New �۲�ӰԺ Women’s and Gender Studies Undergraduate Colloquium. Each student presented work they had completed in WGST 310 Girls, Girl Culture and Girlhood Studies, which is also a Tier 3 course in the General Education program.

2020:

Imoni Brooks was awarded second place overall for her project, “The Brown Girl Experience: An Analysis of the Mental Effects of Lack of Representation in Film.”

2019:

Georgina Reyes won an Emerging Scholar award for her project, “The Importance of Ethnicity within Girls’ Sports.”

2018:

Tiye-Asha Haynes won an Emerging Scholar award for her project, “Girlz ‘n the Hood: Street Harassment in Newark.”

The colloquium is an annual event that showcases research in women’s and gender studies by undergraduate students from colleges across New �۲�ӰԺ and is organized by the New �۲�ӰԺ Women’s and Gender Studies Consortium (NJWGSC).

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