News and Announcements

TWU alumna spices her cuisine with social justice

9/20/22

TWU alumna Sharina Hassell, chef at Alexandre’s in Oak Lawn, has debuted the Chick-full-gay, a tongue-in-cheek homage to the sandwiches at a certain fast-food chain. The new fried chicken sandwich, with two pickles and a smear of mayo on both buns, is set to become a regular special on the menu.

“It was our idea on how to reclaim something for our community,” Hassell said. Alexandre’s sold the Chick-full-gay sandwiches, each packaged in a bag with a rainbow sticker, to Pride parade marchers.

Phillips-Cunningham pens op-ed about Nannie Helen Burroughs

9/6/22

TWU's Dr. Danielle Phillips-Cunningham has a new op-ed in the Washington Post: "On Labor Day, we honor a trailblazing Black educator and organizer," about Nannie Helen Burroughs, founder of the National Training School for Women and Girls in 1909.

TWU debuts Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies bachelor's degree

7/21/22

Texas Woman's University is offering a bachelor's degree in Multicultural Women's and Gender Studies beginning in Fall 2022.

"It's officially approved," said Danielle Phillips-Cunningham, PhD, associate professor and program lead of the Multicultural Women's & Gender Studies program. "It's on the books. Sign up."

Dr. Phillips-Cunningham interviewed regarding Roe vs. Wade decision

6/27/22

In the hours after the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling overturning Roe vs. Wade, Texas Woman's University's Dr. Danielle Phillips-Cunningham was interviewed by several Dallas-Fort Worth television and radio stations.

Phillips-Cunningham pens article on Quakertown for Washington Post

6/24/22

TWU Women’s and Gender Studies scholar Danielle Phillips-Cunningham co-authored an analysis and history of Quakertown for the Washington Post. The article was written with Ms. Alma Clark (94 years old) and Ms. Betty Kimble (90 years old), who have been leading the documentation of Quakertown, a thriving community that formerly enslaved people established in Denton after Juneteenth.