Last summer, National Student Advisory Council member Odunola “Ola” Ojewumi was an intern at the White House, where she hosted a briefing on the importance of youth mentorship in low-income communities. Last month, Ojewumi spoke with the White House’s Andrea Turk about how she became the director of services at the president’s house. What does [...]
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Behind the Scenes at the White House
Posted in Student Advisory Council, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Andrea Turk, leadership, politics, SAC, Student Advisory Council, Washington D.C., White House on March 2, 2012, | 1 Comment »
AAUW-Sponsored Exhibit Debuts at Newseum
Posted in The AAUW Community, Voter Education, tagged AAUW, Election, Every Four Years, Every Four Years: Presidential Campaigns and the Press", Newseum, politics, Washington D.C. on February 29, 2012, | 1 Comment »
Last week, AAUW joined the Newseum to celebrate a brand new exhibit that explores the “story behind the story” of presidential elections past. The exhibit, “Every Four Years: Presidential Campaigns and the Press,” is an American history book come to life. From the Sarah Palin costume that Tina Fey wore on Saturday Night Live in [...]
On Contraception, AAUW Makes Sure Women Will Be Heard
Posted in Sex Discrimination, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Voter Education, Women's Health, tagged #wmnreact, AAUW, Ann Gerhart, Catholics for Choice, congress, Lisa Maatz, politics, Sandra Fluke, Sara Hutchinson, Washington D.C., Washington Post on February 24, 2012, | 22 Comments »
It’s been hard to turn on the news over the past few weeks without hearing the debate over women’s access to contraception. This debate was further inflamed by last week’s House of Representatives hearing on birth control that featured five men and no women on its opening panel. Sandra Fluke, a law student at Georgetown [...]
Introducing It’s My Vote: I Will Be Heard
Posted in The AAUW Community, Voter Education, tagged AAUW, California, Florida, Illinois, It's My Vote: I Will Be Heard, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, My Vote, Nebraska, politics, voting, Washington D.C. on February 15, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
Today, the AAUW Action Fund is excited to announce the launch of It’s My Vote: I Will Be Heard, a nonpartisan campaign to educate and mobilize young women for the 2012 elections. You can be a part of the big launch by spreading the word about our campaign to your friends, family, followers, and fellow [...]
Did You Miss the “Tweet-Up”?
Posted in AAUW in the News, Educational Programs, S T E M, Sex Discrimination, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, Title IX, tagged #T9Talk, AAUW, Arne Duncan, Department of Education, education, Homeroom, Office for Civil Rights, politics, Russlynn Ali, Secretary of Education, STEM, Title IX, Tweet-up, Washington D.C. on January 10, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
Last Friday, AAUW hosted Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and the Department of Education’s Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Russlynn Ali for a “tweet-up” (a meet-up on Twitter) to answer questions about Title IX. The online discussion was lively and informative — it drew more than 550 tweets in just three hours. Even an hour after [...]
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