All Entries Tagged With: "Mills College"
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Mills College Professor Brinda Mehta Wins Book of the Year Award
Brinda J. Mehta, a professor of French and Francophone studies at Mills College in Oakland, California, was selected as the recipient of the 2016 Book of the Year Award from the African Literature Association for her analysis of the dissident writings of Arab women.
Mills College Names Elizabeth Hillman as Its Next President
Professor Hillman currently serves as provost, academic dean, and professor of law at the University of California, Hastings College of Law in San Francisco. Previously, she served as professor of law and director of faculty development at the Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey.
Mills College Goes “Test Optional” and Joins Forces to Boost Student Diversity
Mills College, the liberal arts educational institution for women in Oakland, California, has announced that it will no longer require applicants to submit standardized test scores. The college has also joined the Oakland Promise College Pathway Partnership.
Mills College to Retain Its Undergraduate Major in Dance
Mills College, the liberal arts educational institution for women in Oakland, California, has decided to continue to offer an undergraduate degree program in dance. The college had announced earlier this year that the major would be eliminated.
Women’s College to Offer a New Master’s Degree Program in Translation
Mills College, the private liberal arts educational institution for women in Oakland, California, has announced that is offering a new “low-residency” master of fine arts degree in translation. The graduate degree program is open to both men and women.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Mills College President Announces She Is Stepping Down in June 2016
Alecia A. DeCoudreaux, president of Mills College in Oakland, California, has announced that she will step down in June 2016. She became president of the women’s college on July 1, 2011 after a long career in the legal department of Eli Lilly and Company.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Scholarships for Graduates of Five Leading Women’s Colleges at Indiana University’s Mauer School of Law
The Mauer School of Law at Indiana University in Bloomington has established a scholarship and mentoring program for graduates of five of the nation’s leading women’s colleges: Bryn Mawr, Mills, Mount Holyoke, Smith, and Wellesley.
Simmons College Issues a Formal New Policy on Transgender Applicants
Simmons College, founded in 1899 in Boston, Massachusetts, enrolls more than 4,600 women undergraduate students. Now, following in the footsteps of some other women’s colleges, Simmons has formalized a new policy that redefines who is eligible for admission.
President Obama Nominates the Next Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education
Dr. Ericka M. Miller has been serving as vice president and chief operating officer of the Education Trust, a nonprofit organization that advocates for educational programs and equal opportunity.
Quote of the Week
“Women’s colleges tended to be dismissed 20 years ago as nice places with nice girls who are either privileged or have some reason not to be in the mix at a coed institution. I’ve never thought of Mills as a college that just happens to enroll women. I’ve thought about Mills as a college that […]
