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AAUW Updates
Advertise the 2008 PIE Deadline with a New Poster
Each year the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund’s Progress in Equity Award recognizes a college or university program that has resulted in significant progress for women on campus. Recipients receive a stipend of up to $10,000 and public recognition throughout their communities, campus, and AAUW. The deadline this year is March 14, 2008. Download a poster today to promote the award.
AAUW Welcomes New Executive Director
AAUW is pleased to welcome Linda D. Hallman as AAUW’s new executive director. Hallman comes to AAUW with a long history of Washington, DC-area association and foundation executive-level leadership experience.
AAUW LAF Plaintiff Settles Discrimination Suit with University of Colorado at Boulder for $2.5 Million
The AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund recognizes a victory in the ongoing battle to prevent sexual harassment and assault on university campuses with the settlement agreement between Lisa Simpson and the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Winter 2007 LAF Update Available Online
Read about the PIE Awards, plaintiff Melissa Jennings, and the latest LAF case support updates.
Read the latest issue of AAUW Outlook (Fall/Winter 2007)
This issue of the members-only publication looks at what’s next for AAUW, the success of the pay equity campaign, Tech Trek Science Camps for girls, AAUW’s new website, and a legacy of giving by AAUW founding leaders.
Read the latest issue of EdEqChange (December 19, 2007)
The mid-December briefing to member leaders reports that the Every Member Poll is available online, recounts the 2007 Action Network successes, and shares how a former fellowship and grant recipient is promoting AAUW.
Every Member Poll Available Online
AAUW members have an opportunity to voice their opinion about AAUW’s strategic process of organizational change through this online poll. The poll can also be found in the Fall/Winter edition of Outlook.
Celebrate Public Policy Successes in 2007!
The advocacy of tens of thousands of people in AAUW’s nationwide network of e-activists has helped AAUW make an impact on public policy issues throughout 2007.
Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) Information and Resource Kit
The AAUW International Affairs Committee has created a comprehensive set of resources to assist AAUW states and branches in their education and advocacy efforts on behalf of the ratification of CEDAW, the women’s rights treaty.
AAUW in the news
- Local AAUW Chapter Marks Anniversary
- Fergus Falls Attorney Named Young Careerist
- Clarkson Pair Gets AAUW “Behind the Pay Gap” Grant
- Palmer, D’Amore Are 2008 Women of Excellence
- $5,000 AAUW Grant Will Fund Salary Negotiation Training for Women Undergrads at Clarkson University