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Women's & Gender Studies Program


The mission of the Women’s Studies Program is to provide the interdisciplinary study of women's experiences, emphasizing historical, contemporary, and future issues concerning women and men; to foster the development of gender equality in scholarship and the workplace; to help students better understand how knowledge, discourse, and values take different forms depending on multiple inequalities, especially for women of color and women on the US – Mexico border.

EVENTS AND NEWS

  • Women’s Equality Day 2022 -  In partnership with UTEP Women and Gender Studies, and The El Paso Independent School District, WGS Director Dr. Hilda Ontiveros joins EPISD Superintendent Diana Sayavedra and the Campus Teaching Coach, Viviana Favela in promotion of, Women’s Equality Day 2022.

In partnership with UTEP Women and Gender Studies, and The El Paso Independent School District, WGS Director Dr. Hilda Ontiveros joins EPISD Superintendent Diana Sayavedra and the Campus Teaching Coach, Viviana Favela in promotion of, Women’s Equality Day 2022.

FEATURED NEWS


Physicist Ahmed El-Gendy, Ph.D., demonstrates the magnetism of a new material created for quantum computing. Credit: The University of Texas at El Paso

UTEP Physicists Create Powerful Magnets to De-Freeze Quantum Computing

EL PASO, Texas (Sept. 11, 2023) ¬– Quantum computing has the potential to revolutionize the world, allowing massive health and science computation problems to be solved exponentially faster than by classic computing. But quantum computers have a big drawback – they can only operate in subzero temperatures.

UTEP is top ranked in Texas for social mobility, based on college rankings released this week by the Wall Street Journal.

UTEP Ranked No. 1 in Texas for Social Mobility

EL PASO, Texas (Sept. 7, 2023) – The University of Texas at El Paso is top ranked in Texas for social mobility, based on college rankings released this week by the Wall Street Journal. The journal ranks colleges by how much they help lower-income students secure high-paying jobs while minimizing the cost of attendance.

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The University of Texas at El Paso
W&GS Program
Liberal Arts Building, Room 233
500 W University
El Paso, Texas 79968

E: hontiveros@utep.edu
P: (915) 747-5200