Alice Walker, Novelist and Human Rights Activist, to deliver the U-M Zora Neale Hurston Lecture November 5, 2014
The U-M Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS) and the U-M Center for the Education of Women (CEW) are pleased to announce that internationally celebrated author and activist Alice Walker…
MORECEW 50th Anniversary Dinner and Dancing Celebration
Start the evening with a Strolling Dinner at 6:30 pm, followed by a short Birthday Program at 8:00 pm. We will continue the celebration with Dessert and Dancing to the music…
MORENancy Duff Campbell, Co-President, National Women’s Law Center to Speak September 23 at Rackham Amphitheatre
Nancy Duff Campbell, Co-President of the National Women’s Law Center in Washington D.C, is the 2014 Twink Frey Visiting Social Activist. Campbell will be in residence at CEW for the month…
MOREFrom the Director
One of the things we discovered as we reviewed materials for the writing of CEW’s history this past year, was that some of the issues that were top priorities for CEW…
MOREHabitat for Humanity of Huron Valley Kicks Off Women Build Blitz Week
Women Build is back! Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley is proud to kick-off Women Build Blitz Week starting September 22nd. Women of all ages are invited to join together for a special…
MORECEW Hosts Reception for Botswana Ambassador Tebelelo Mazile Seretse June 18th from 2-4:00 pm, Hatcher Graduate Library, Gallery (Room 100)
CEW is honored to welcome Ambassador Tebelelo Mazile Seretse, the first female Ambassador of Botswana to the United States to the Ann Arbor campus. The Honorable Tebelelo Seretse is the first…
MOREWuDunn Keynote Highlights International Women and Poverty Issues at recent CEW Women and Economic Security Conference
Sheryl WuDunn of the Half the Sky Movement, delivers the Women and Economic Security Keynote, May 14th Panel Day One: Policy: Framing Oportunities and Outcomes Dean Weiss introduces…
MORECareer Development Passport Pilot wins 2014 CUPA-HR Midwest Regional Successful Practices Award
The Career Development Passport Pilot, a 12-month staff development initiative co-sponsored by the Women of Color Task Force, the Center for the Education of Women, the VOICES of the Staff Career…
MORETwo Receive Carol Hollenshead Award for Excellence in Promoting Equity and Social Change
The 2014 winners of the Carol Hollenshead Award are Kathleen Donohoe, Associate Director of Human Resources for Policy, and Dorceta Taylor, Professor of Environmental Sociology at the School of Natural Resources and the Environment…
MORE“Everywoman” Rackham Exhibition in Honor of CEW’s 50th Anniversary
CEW is honored that the Rackham Graduate School is celebrating CEW’s 50th Anniversary with the exhibit “Everywoman’” an invitational art exhibit curated by the River Gallery, Chelsea. The exhibit will be…
MOREGirl Rising Film Screening, April 5
The Asian Indian Women’s Association of Michigan will present a screening of the film, Girl Rising, on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at the Star AMC Theatre in Southfeild, MI at 10:00 am. What…
MOREDr. Mae Jemison Keynote Address at the 2014 Women of Color Task Force Conference
If you missed the Mae Jemison lecture from the 2014 Women of Color Task Force conference, you may view it on our website at leadership/wctf. Dr. Jemison was the first woman…
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