Published: June 19, 2018

The Women and Gender Studies Excellence in Inclusion Award recognizes outstanding student projects (research or creative works) that explore issues pertaining to diversity and inclusion at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä or in the U.S. more generally. This award is designed to help foster an inclusive and welcoming campus climate at ²ÊÃñ±¦µä for students of all backgrounds, including first-generation students, minority students, women, LGBTQ, and other historically underrepresented groups in the field of education. This year we awarded the prize to two outstanding students: Jocelyne Becerra Garcia for her video which spoke to the experience of Latina women on campus, and Daryn Copeland for their photographic zine Pansy, a charming narrative of coming into gender-neutral pronouns and the possibilities that they open up.