Join us for an inspiring keynote address by Vilda Vera Mayuga, Commissioner of the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP). A dedicated public servant with a distinguished career in consumer advocacy, workers' rights, and immigrant engagement, Mayuga embodies leadership that drives meaningful change. From championing economic opportunity at the state level to pioneering protections […]
This multi-space event begins with Audry Funk, a hip-hop artist from Mexico at Casa de las Américas, followed by Women's History Month and HERStory in the Making Showcase and Reception in the M-Lobby, and an African Heritage Walking Tour along the Hall of Flags. Students, faculty and staff are invited to submit written work or […]
The Women's History Month Committee in collaboration with the English Department invite all to celebrate with the LaGuardia Community by reading a short work or excerpt from your favorite woman […]
The Women's History Month Committee in collaboration with the English Department invite all to celebrate with the LaGuardia Community by reading a short work or excerpt from your favorite woman […]
A space for students to engage about women, relationships, and a range of connected themes—romantic and platonic relationships, DV & IPV, consent, and healthy vs. toxic relationships in light of […]
Join us for an inspiring session as we hear from women in STEM, who will share their academic and career journeys with the audience. From navigating biases to finding mentorship […]
This talk begins with Dr. Omaris Zamora's own critically fabulated story of La Cigüapa, a Dominican folktale figure similar to Mexico's La Llorona, as an exercise for thinking about her character and the historical context in which she is initially imagined. Dr. Zamora offers a transnational examination of this figure against the backdrop of colonialism, […]
Join faculty, staff and students as we explore questions and challenges about the ways higher education, specifically the social sciences, women, gender, and sexuality programs are under attack, and how to advocate and connect with our agency. Resources will be shared. For more information, or for ASL Interpreting services or other accommodations, please contact Deema […]
The theme for this year’s HerStory in the Making Kick Off Event is mentorship and the significance of being mentored by women. A panel, co-moderated by Professors Juline Koken (Human Services program) and Michele Mills (Occupational Therapy Assistant program), features LAGCC alumni, some of whom work at LAGCC, to discuss themes of mentorship, the significance of women […]
In her co-authored book and exhibition, Designing Motherhood: Things that Make and Break Our Births, curator and author Michelle Millar Fisher explores objects and systems that have shaped reproductive arcs during the past century. This talk will consider how design impacts everything from the clothing that pregnant people wear to how the home pregnancy test […]