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On Friday, January 6, AAUW hosted 15 of the top names in collegiate women’s leadership programs in an effort to increase collaboration in this growing field. This group first met in December 2010 at Alfred University in New York at an event that was organized by Julia Overton-Healy, director of the school’s Women’s Leadership Center. [...]

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AAUW has selected the new National Student Advisory Council for 2011–12! We received a large number of applications this year, and we are heartened by how many wonderful women leaders there are across the country. The 10 exceptional women selected for this year’s council come from a variety of backgrounds and have held a range [...]

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You can’t be what you can’t see. This is the tagline for Miss Representation, a documentary that connects women in the media with women in leadership. At the 2011 AAUW National Convention, women leaders from every state gathered in Washington, D.C., and nodded their heads in agreement while watching the film. Our country is far [...]

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During the closing session of the National Conference for College Women Studies Leaders, attendees took some time to think about what they learned during their three days together. The session, called Learn. Lead. Network. Act., asked attendees to think about the skills they gained at the conference and the people who had the biggest influence [...]

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During last week’s National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, students learned about opportunities in different professional fields, attended workshops that provided helpful skill-building tools, and took part in seminars that allowed them to share their experiences with leadership, street harassment, planning their futures, and balancing family and school. The workshop topics were as diverse [...]

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Well, I certainly didn’t pay heed to that advice from Connie Chung as I sat listening to an awesome set of women during the 2011 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL). Although, in fairness, she was giving business advice to more than 500 students, not talking about the other tear-jerker stories that came [...]

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Shelby Knox, one of the keynote speakers at this year’s National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL), inspired a room of more than 500 women last Friday morning when she spoke about her experiences with sex education and activism. After a hilarious performance by feminist comedian Lucé Tomlin-Brenner, AAUW’s Executive Director Linda Hallman introduced [...]

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“I’d much rather be a woman than a man. Women can cry, they can wear cute clothes, and they are the first to be rescued off sinking ships.” So said one of the 1970s-era Saturday Night Live cast’s funny women, Gilda Radner. As one of the great comedians from this era, she pushed the envelope [...]

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As part of AAUW’s summer season of women’s leadership, we are hosting blog carnivals for the National Conference for College Women Student Leaders and the 2011 AAUW National Convention. As a preview to the NCCWSL blog carnival, we’ve invited schools that are exhibiting at the conference’s Graduate School Fair to blog about the programs they [...]

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Earlier this month, the National Assessment Governing Board released its U.S. report card on civics, which evaluates fourth, eighth, and 12th graders’ knowledge of civics. The results were very disheartening. Of students in the 12th grade — who are about to turn voting age — only 64 percent tested at or above basic knowledge of [...]

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