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A new way to serve

11/11/20

A Navy veteran is using her military experience to advocate for veterans, women and minorities 

Enlisting in the military was an easy choice for Chanel VanHook ― sort of.

TWU Theatre presents ‘Constellations’

11/5/20

The Texas Woman's University Theatre Program presents its second show of the season, "Constellations;" a time-bending journey between a man and a woman that explores the infinite possibilities of an infinite universe.

TWU professor wins national book prize for history of women, race and labor

11/2/20

Texas Woman’s University associate professor of Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies Danielle Phillips-Cunningham, Ph.D., is the recipient of a 2020 National Women's Studies Association's (NWSA) Sara A. Whaley Book Prize. This year, the NWSA committee selected only two winners out of a nationwide pool of applicants.

Christina Bejarano featured in 'Economist' article about the role of Latino men in Trump campaign

10/28/20

Mr. Trump's outsized support among Latino men does not spring from some imported macho yearning for a caudillo. Rather, it is a sign that Latinos are succumbing to American electoral quirks as they integrate. While Latino parents prescribe to girls a social role early on, boys are "left more to their own devices", says Christina Bejarano, PhD, of Texas Woman's University. Latinas are more likely to go to university, vote, volunteer and naturalise as American citizens.

TWU's Kate Landdeck featured on 'Stuff You Missed in History Class' podcast

10/21/20

Associate professor of history Katherine Sharp Landdeck, PhD, provided her expertise on the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of WWII on a recent episode of the "Stuff You Missed in History Class" podcast. She spoke about her new book as well as Jacqueline Cochran, who was an incredible pilot, and one of the driving forces behind the WASPs.