2016 CEW Mullin Welch Lecture Series Presents: Florine Mark, founder of Weight Watchers Group, Inc.
2016 CEW Mullin Welch Lecture Series Presents “Personal Lessons in Entrepreneurship: Strategies for Women Entrepreneurs” featuring Florine Mark, President & CEO of Weight Watchers Group, Inc. CEW is pleased to welcome Florine Mark, founder…
MOREAdvisory committee named in CEW director search
An advisory committee has been selected in the search for the next director of the Center for the Education of Women. The search process is underway. Lynn Wooten, clinical professor of…
MORE8th Grade Girls Create “Wage Gap” Video Detailing Current and Historical Inequities
Aarushi Ganguly (left) and fellow student Moriah Ma are 8th graders from East Middle School in Plymouth, MI. In early December, they reached out to CEW Director, Gloria Thomas, to request…
MORECEW Releases Nontraditional Student Study
For more than 50 years, CEW has been dedicated to encouraging and enhancing the education and careers of adult women through its programs and services, scholarships and advocacy. During this time,…
MOREGloria Thomas, CEW Director, Awarded Sarah Goddard Power Service Award
Join us in congratulating our own CEW Director, Gloria Thomas, for being this year’s recipient of the 2016 Sarah Goddard Power Distinguished Service Award. This award is given to a University…
MORE2016-17 CEW Scholarship Application Now Available Online
Are you a nontraditional student at University of Michigan? Are you in need of financial support? Apply for a CEW Scholarship! Scholarships are awarded to graduate, professional, and undergraduate students whose education has been…
MOREGeorge Shirley to be honored at the 2016 Shirley Verrett Award Ceremony
The Women of Color in the Academy Project is proud to announce that the 5th Annual Shirley Verrett Award will be presented to George Shirley on February 4 from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm at…
MOREInside Graduate Admissions: Merit, Diversity and Faculty Gatekeeping
CEW invites you to join us for an upcoming book talk by Assistant Professor Julie Posselt, faculty member in the U-M School of Education, Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education….
MOREOnline Registration Open for WCTF 34th Annual Career Conference on March 4, 2016 (Deadline: Friday, Feb 26th)
The Women of Color Task Force (WCTF) will host its 34th annual career conference on Friday, March 4, 2016 from 8am-4pm. Attendees may select from 24 workshop sessions designed to support their professional and personal development….
MORECEW accepting nominations for the 2016 Carol Hollenshead Award for Excellence in Promoting Equity and Social Change
CEW is accepting nominations for the Carol Hollenshead Award for Excellence in Promoting Equity and Social Change (CHA). This award was created in recognition of the accomplishments and institutional change realized through the…
MOREIrma M. Wyman
CEW is sad to share the news that Irma Wyman, (BSEM ENG ’49), computer-industry pioneer, champion of women in STEM fields, and great friend of CEW and U-M, died this week…
MOREDebotri Dhar, CEW’s Jean Campbell Visiting Scholar, Explores (Re) Writing Women and the Politics of Religion in India
Debotri Dhar, the 2015-16 CEW Jean Campbell Visiting Scholar, will be speaking at the Institute for the Humanities on November 17th at 12:30 pm. Debotri’s research interests lie in feminist theory; gender in…
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