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Spelman College Establishes Research and Teaching Partnerships with Three Nigerian Universities
Spelman College has recently signed a partnership agreement with three Lagos-based universities in an effort to strengthen the educational ties between the United States, Nigeria, and other African communities.
Mercer County Community College Launches Leadership Institute for Black Women
Through a new partnership with the New Jersey Black Women’s Collective, Mercer County Community College in New Jersey has launched a new Leadership Institute aimed at supporting emerging Black women leaders through speaker series, workshops, and mentorship opportunities.
University of Notre Dame Launches New Program to Increase Women’s Participation on Nonprofit Boards
The BRITE (Board Readiness Initiative to Empower) Women Project at the University of Notre Dame seeks to equip women with the skills they need to provide transformational nonprofit board leadership that benefits their communities.
University of Pennsylvania Conference Promotes Women in Physics
Participating students had the opportunity to meet informally and share their work with Beth Willman, a world-renowned astronomer and deputy director of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.
Rutgers University Conference Explores Best Practices on Campus Sexual Assault Response and Prevention
Throughout the conference, scholars discussed various topics, such as how colleges and universities can partner with high schools to address these issues before college, providing and promoting needed services for campus survivors, and ensuring students’ rights are protected if they are accused of sexual violence.
Two Young Scholars Aiming to Boost Gender Diversity in the Soil Sciences
Angelia Seyfferth, an assistant professor in the department of plant and soil sciences at the University of Delaware, and Samantha Ying, an assistant professor of soil biogeochemistry at the University of California, Riverside, thought 21 women were going to attend a networking event at a recent convention. Nearly 100 showed up.
New Networking Group Seeks to Help Women Gain Traction in Academic Engineering
A new joint program by the University of Washington, North Carolina State University, and California Polytechnic State University seeks to build a support group for women engineers seeking to transfer from graduate programs into tenure-track faculty positions.
New Boston College Program Provides Mentors for Women Seniors
The RISE program will pair up 64 women seniors with prominent women faculty and staff members on campus to offer advice and guidance as the students transition to graduate school or their careers.
UCLA’s Connie Kasari to Lead a New Academic Network for Autism Intervention Research
Connie Kasari, a professor of psychological studies in education and psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been chosen to lead the Autism Intervention Research Network for Behavioral Health. The academic network of five universities will be supported by a $10 million federal grant.
New Mentoring Program for Women Students at Guttman Community College
Women of Gratitude, Resilience, Integrity, and Talent (GRIT) will emphasize academic excellence, graduating from college, and encouraging participants to be successful leaders and role models in their respective careers and communities.
University of Maryland Opens a Center for Women in Computing
The new center has set a goal of fostering a community of women who study and teach computer science at the university. The center also hopes to mount outreach efforts to increase the number of women in the field of computer science.
New Mentoring and Networking Group for Women in STEM Fields at the University of Georgia
A new student run organization at the University of Georgia seeks to increase the retention rate of women in STEM disciplines. Women in Science, or WiSci, will match women undergraduate students in STEM fields with graduate student mentors in the same or similar fields.
Tuck Bridge Program for Business Expands to the Campus of Smith College
The Smith-Tuck Bridge Program, held at Smith College and taught by faculty of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, will be a three-week course of study with the goal of increasing the number of women who pursue careers in business.
Mount Holyoke College Establishes Mentoring Program for First-Year Computer Science Students
The computer science department at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, has established the new Gigas and Megas mentoring program that matches juniors and seniors in the department with first year students.
The Earth Science Women’s Network Switches to Nonprofit Status
The new nonprofit organizational structure will allow the group to expand its mission to increase the number of women in earth science disciplines and to enhance the career opportunities for women who are already in the field.
Independent Film Features Pomona College Mathematics Professor
Professor Ami Radunskaya is one of the subjects of a new independent film, The Empowerment Project: Ordinary Women Doing Extraordinary Things. The film is produced by Emmy award-winning Sarah Moshman and Dana Cook.
West Virginia University Looks to Enhance Philanthropy Opportunities for Alumnae
The Women of WVU Leadership Council seeks to encourage networking and to enhance the alumnae experience with current members of the university community.
AAUW Names Seven Colleges and Universities That Empower Women
The American Association for University Women has identified seven colleges and universities that the group says empower women. The AAUW says that these seven schools are “making the world a more equitable place for women.”
San Diego-Area Universities Team Up to Encourage Girls to Improve Computer Skills
GirlTECH San Diego will provide afterschool computing clubs for girls in secondary schools. Participating universities include the University of California San Diego, San Diego State University, the University of San Diego, and Point Loma Nazarene University.
Ohio University Selects Its First Group of 20 Women as Margaret Boyd Scholars
The new program, named after the university’s first woman graduate, seeks to inspire and encourage women undergraduate students to succeed and become leaders of the campus community. Next year, the 20 scholars will live in the same residence hall on campus.
University of Cincinnati Starts Women’s Peer Mentoring Program
The program will pair up women students from the university’s two-year Clermont College in Batavia with women at the university’s main campus with the goal of encouraging Clermont women to move on into a four-year bachelor’s degree program.
A New Networking Opportunity for Women in STEM Fields
The Chicago Collaboration for Women in STEM at the University of Chicago and Northwestern University has launched a new research networking portal to provide career development exposure for women scientists and engineers.
Babson College Launches New Initiative to Support Women Entrepreneurs
The Women Innovating Now Lab business accelerator offers undergraduate and graduate students as well as Babson alumnae mentoring and other support in their entrepreneurial efforts.
Michigan State University Seeks to Boost the Number of Women in Computer Science
Michigan State University is partnering with the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT) in an initiative aimed at increasing the number of women pursuing degrees in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering, and mechanical engineering.
Nonprofit Aims to Help Teen Mothers Complete College
Less than 2 percent of women who have a baby before the age of 18 go on to earn a college degree before they reach the age of 30. A new nonprofit aims to help teen mothers earn their college degrees.
New Program at Case Western Reserve University Seeks to Help Shy Adolescent Girls
The Girls Link program, developed by researchers Nicole Pucci and Amy Przeworski at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, is a free, five-session program that helps girls deal with anxiety, shyness, and feelings of depression.
Stanford University Debuts New Online Leadership Curriculum for Women
The Voice & Influence curriculum currently contains five videos each lasting about 20 minutes on subjects such as overcoming stereotypes, gaining power and influence, team dynamics, and negotiating tactics.
Drexel University Trains Female Veterans to Compete in the Civilian Economy
In addition to five training workshops, participants will be evaluated on personal skills and career outlook. Also, each participant will have two one-on-one coaching sessions with career counselors.
New Mentoring Network Forms for Women in STEM Fields in Pennsylvania
The Science Technology, Engineering Math University Partnership for the Advancement of Academic Women in Pennsylvania (STEM-UP PA) will form a mentoring network, develop leadership training programs, and recruit more women into STEM fields.
Twenty Universities Team Up to Increase the Number of Women in Computer Science
The University of California Santa Cruz. which was also a participant in a similar effort initiated in 2010, has seen a 40 percent increase in the number of women as computer science majors over the past two years.
Women Faculty at Five HBCUs Chosen to Participate in a Leadership Development Initiative
The Association of American Colleges and Universities program seeks to prepare women of color in STEM disciplines for academic and administrative leadership positions.
The Colleges Where Women Are Most Likely to Join Sororities
There are more than 300,000 women undergraduate students nationwide who belong to sororities. At Welch College in Nashville, Tennessee, almost all women undergraduates are sorority members.
New Six-Week Online Mentoring Forum for Women in STEM Fields
Maria Klawe, president of Harvey Mudd College and a sponsor of the online forum, will serve as one of six lead mentors.
West Virginia University Offers Free Farm Training for Women
The West Virginia University Extension Service is offering free, six-week training course addressing the special needs of women farmers.
Three Women Named Fellows of the Biomedical Engineering Society
Ann Saterbak, Melody A. Swartz, and Gordana Vunjak-Novakovic are honored for their work in bioengineering technology.
