Throughout 2014, we celebrated 50 years of CEW’s work at the University of Michigan. We hope you joined us for at least one of our 50th anniversary events offering a mix of celebration and serious discussion. Our four signature events spoke to the many strengths of CEW: attentiveness to the lived experience of women here on campus; a commitment to assisting women achieve their educational and economic goals; and an ability to adapt priorities and services to current needs.

Perhaps one of the hallmarks of CEW’s impact over the years has been a dedication to looking forward…to redesigning services to meet the differing needs of women across the decades. Looking forward…to the outcomes of new research on women conducted by U-M faculty and scholars across the country. Looking forward. . . to partnerships with University units. Looking forward. . . to documenting where much has been accomplished and where there is still much yet to do.

We have had many reasons to celebrate this past year. And now we will continue to build on our fifty years of investing in the educational and employment success of women. Please join us as we enter our sixth decade of work.

Gloria D. Thomas, Director, CEW