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Five College Women's Studies Research Center
Community News Round-Up
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Thank You to Lily Sendroff,
Outgoing ï»żFCWSRC Program Coordinator!
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| |  | Please join me in thanking Lily Sendroff, FCWSRC Program Coordinator, as this July will mark the conclusion of her time in this role. Lily joined the Center in January 2023, and her care and coordination is instrumental to everything the Center does. She's indespensible to our Feminist Writing Community (for which she co-conceptualized our Pop-Up Write Togethers, which take place across the Five College campuses, putting feminist scholars from across our communities into one another's orbits); our Research Associate Program (for which she designed an orientation program that takes newly-arrived Associates on excursions to archives and museums across our campuses, enriching the work of our visiting scholars while cultivating feminist community); and our undergraduate Research Collaboratory (through which she teaches students feminist archival practice as they process three decades of FCWSRC materials). Sheâs also the driving force behind our communications (including keeping us all informed of feminist happenings in the Five Colleges and beyond, through bi-weekly Community News Round-Ups like this one). On a personal note, Iâll add when I took the reins as FCWSRC Director at the start of this year, Lilyâs sense of institutional clarity and feminist camaraderie instantly made doing this work a pleasure.
Lily is embarking on a new chapter at Duke University, where she is undertaking a PhD in political theory with a focus on feminist political thought and political economy. We are tremendously excited for her to develop work across these areas and we wish her much success in her PhD and beyond.
Li Cornfeld
Director, FCWSRC
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| | | | Celebration of Life for Laura L. Lovett | There will be a celebration of life for Laura L. Lovett, former FCWSRC Director (2008-2011) and faculty in the UMass Amherst Department of History, at Smith College on Saturday, June 7th. The service will begin at 1:00pm at the Helen Hills Chapel with light refreshments to follow at the Alumae House beginning at 2:30pm. All are welcome to attend and be together, share in celebrating Laura's memory, and connect with those whose lives she touched in the Five Colleges. We continue to extend our love and deepest condolences to all of those that knew Laura, within our community and beyond. | | | | Call for Local Housing Notices & Leads | |
Do you know of any housing opportunities in the Five College area next academic year? Are youâor a close friend, colleague, or adviseeâgoing on research leave, and in search of a subletter? Please let the FCWSRC know!
Each year, the FCWSRC welcomes a cohort of feminist scholars to be in residence at Hampshire College as part of our Research Associate Program. We deeply value help from our local community with connecting incoming Research Associates with trustworthy, affordable, and convenient local housing options. Use the link below to send along details about any housing leads on your radar for the 2025-26 academic year.
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Activist Authors on Reproductive Justice: New Books that are Building an Intersectional Movement
Event of Interest
Wednesday, May 28
7:00pm - 8:30pm ET
Online via Zoom
This online conversation features four activist authors from the Our Bodies Ourselves network, including a number of folks located in and engaged with the Five Colleges. The event includes Loretta J. Ross, Carrie N. Baker, and Our Bodies Ourselves content expert co-chairs Candace Bond-Theriault and Marlene Friedâall of whom will discuss their new books and how they are helping to shape an intersectional movement for reproductive justice.
Open to all
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Kick-Off the Summer Writing Retreat
FCWSRC Event
Monday, June 2 - Wednesday, June 4
In-person at Hampshire College, Red Barn
Over the course of one evening and two days of writing, good food, and community, feminist scholars across the Five Colleges are invited to recharge, slow down, and move their writing projects forward as they settle into their summer workflows. A preliminary schedule for the Kick-Off the Summer Writing Retreat can be found in the RSVP form, and additional details will be shared with registered attendees closer to the retreat. The deadline to RSVP is Friday, May 23, and attendance will be capped at 50 participants. We expect to hit capacityâearly registration encouraged!
Open to Five College faculty, staff, graduate students, and members of the FCWSRC Feminist Writing Community
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Kate Mason Awarded Endowed Professorship at Wheaton College
Kate Mason, current FCWSRC Research Associate and Associate Professor of Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies, was recently awarded the William Isaac Cole Chair in Sociology and Anthropology at Wheaton College for 2025-30. Congratulations, Kate!
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Social Justice Dialogues in the Classroom by Jackson Matos
Congratulations to Jackson Matos, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology and Education at Mount Holyoke College, on the publication of Social Justice Dialogues in the Classroom. The book demonstrates how pre-service and in-service teachers can initiate and hold conversations about social justice and liberation with youth of all ages in their classrooms. Learn more here!
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"Motherhood in Conceição Evaristoâs Short Stories from Olhos DâĂgua" by Michela Rosa Di Candia
Michela Rosa Di Candia, Associate Professor of Literature at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro and Research Associate alum (2023-24), recently had her article "Motherhood in Conceição Evaristoâs Short Stories from Olhos DâĂgua" published in the journal PoĂ©ticas da Diversidade. Congratulations, Michela! The issue is available open access here.
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Have a Celebration to Share?
Let us know! We would love for this section to be a comprehensive reflection of the vast, rich, feminist scholarly and creative work across the Five Colleges and of Research Associate Program alums. Please follow instructions at the top of this email to submit any items to shareâwe are excited to hear from you and celebrate with you!
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