Ann Russo
1957-
Ann Russo is an American researcher and educator based in Chicago, Illinois. She is a professor of Women's and Gender Studies at DePaul University, where she also teaches courses in Critical Ethnic Studies, Peace, Justice and Conflict Studies, and LGBTQ Studies. Her research focuses on social movement praxis, accountability within feminist organizing, queer theory, and transformative justice. Russo previously served as director of the Women's Center and was a member of the advisory board for LGBTQ Studies at DePaul. She was the first full-time faculty member in the Department of Women's and Gender Studies, which was founded at DePaul University in 1985.
Public speaking and presence
In 2020, Russo participated in a panel conversation with three other directors of women's and gender centers at Northwestern University's annual Women's Center symposium. She presented on intersectionality, transnational feminisms, and pedagogy at the National Women's Studies Association Conference in 2023. In 2024, Russo contributed to a session on identity politics in the classroom at DePaul's 29th Annual Teaching and Learning Conference. In March 2025, she co-drafted and signed an open letter urging DePaul University's administration to resist executive orders affecting higher education, diversity, equity, inclusion initiatives, and immigrant populations.
Awards and honors
Russo served on the planning committee for Sexual Assault Awareness Month in 2018, alongside Greek life coordinator Natalie Stone and LGBTQA center coordinator Michael Riley.
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