Elect Her–Campus Women Win, a collaboration between AAUW and Running Start, encourages and trains college women to run for student government. Follow the links below to read highlights from this spring’s trainings. Start Building Your Network Now — Howard University Your most powerful tool when running for office is your network — whether it be [...]
Posts Tagged ‘women leaders’
Elect Her at Howard, George Washington, and Coastal Carolina
Posted in Elect Her—Campus Women Win, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Coastal Carolina University, education, Elect Her, George Washington University, Howard University, leadership, women leaders on February 23, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
“The Iron Lady” and Margaret Thatcher’s Legacy
Posted in The AAUW Community, Women's History, tagged AAUW, Margaret Thatcher, meryl streep, The Iron Lady, women leaders on January 20, 2012, | 2 Comments »
You’d think that one of the first women to lead a democracy would be considered a feminist heroine. If our abbreviated goals are to advance women’s representation in government and to open up every opportunity for us to be men’s equals, Margaret Thatcher’s legacy as Britain’s first woman prime minister should be celebrated as an [...]
Following the Fellows of the 1950s
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, The AAUW Community, Women's History, tagged AAUW, AAUW Educational Foundation, American Fellowship, education, Farrukh Z. Ahmad, Fellowships and Grants, Fellowships Edowment Fund, Following the Fellows, GI Bill, Hanna Holborn Gray, Inhi Ahn Min, International Fellowship, Joyce Brothers, Oxford University, Susan Sontag, University of Chicago, University of Colorado, women leaders on January 18, 2012, | Leave a Comment »
As part of our continuing series, we invite you once again to look back at the history of AAUW’s famous and influential fellows — this time, we’ll focus on the exciting work of alumnae in the 1950s. The signing of the GI Bill in 1944 transformed higher education for both men and women. But the [...]
Meet Rachael Rollins: Lawyer and Title IX Champion
Posted in Fellowships, Grants and Awards, The AAUW Community, Title IX, tagged AAUW, Boston Celtics, education, Fellowships and Grants, Following the Fellows, lacross, Massachusettes Department of Transportation, National Basketball Players Association, NFL Players Association, Northeastern University, Rachael Rollins, Title IX, University of Massachusetts Amherst, women leaders on November 30, 2011, | 1 Comment »
1996–97 Selected Professions Fellow Rachael Rollins’ inspiring path through the field of law began during her undergraduate years at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. Rollins received a full scholarship to play college lacrosse only to find out after her freshman year that the lacrosse, volleyball, and tennis teams would be cut due to budgetary constraints. [...]
Campus Funding and Leadership Opportunities
Posted in A Women's Nation, Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Campus Action Programs, college, Duke University, Elect Her, leadership, Leadership Programs, National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, National Girls Collaborative Project, NCCWSL, politics, Running Start, Student Advisory Council, University of Wisconsin Madison, women leaders on August 30, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
This is my fourth year working on AAUW’s college-based national leadership programs, and I’m excited to announce that it’s that time of year again. Applications are now available for three of our great programs. Each program offers a chance for college students and campus faculty to make a difference on their campuses, in their communities, [...]
Transforming Duke’s Student Government
Posted in A Women's Nation, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Deborah Ross, Duke University, education, Elect Her, leadership, North Carolina, politics, students, women leaders on August 26, 2011, | 1 Comment »
Ebonie Simpson is a rising senior at Duke University who is majoring in public policy. An alumna of Elect Her–Campus Women Win, Simpson served as the student liaison to bring Elect Her to her school. She was recently voted vice president for student life for the 2011–12 school year. Her win, along with the victories [...]
Sarah Hughes: Another Elect Her Success Story
Posted in A Women's Nation, Educational Programs, Students & Educational Issues, The AAUW Community, tagged AAUW, Alabama, education, Elect Her, Honors College Assembly, leadership, University of Alabama, University of Alabama Honors College, women leaders on August 18, 2011, | Leave a Comment »
Sarah Hughes decided to run for president of her Honors College Assembly after attending Elect Her–Campus Women Win, AAUW and Running Start’s campaign training program for college women, at the University of Alabama, Huntsville. No other women were elected to the Honors College Assembly that year. Below, she discusses her decision to run for office [...]

