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Next year, the department of women's and gender studies at Towson University in Maryland will be absorbed into the university's interdisciplinary program. The university cites low student enrollment as the reason for the program's change in departmental status.

Duke University's Baldwin Scholars Program is a prestigious program that provides undergraduate students with dedicated academic courses and research opportunities that center on women's leadership. Although it was founded to exclusively support women students, the program is now open to all undergraduates regardless of gender identity.

A leading expert on breastfeeding science, Dr. Lawrence was a physician and faculty member with the University of Rochester School of Medicine for seven decades. During her tenure, she founded the university's Poison Control and Drug Information Center, as well as its Neonatal Intensive Care Unit - both among the first programs of their kind in the United States.

Dr. Raymond has served as Haverford College's sixteenth president for the past six years. She is slated to retire in June 2027 following more than three decades in academia.