The June e-newsletter for the National Girls Collaborative Project has been released. It should be posted at http://www.pugetsoundcenter.org/ngcp/resources/newsletter.html soon. Note that it announces that The Science… Read More »June issue of the NGCP e-newsletter
On April 27, Rep. Rush Holt (D-NJ) introduced the Part-time Student Assistance Act (H.R. 2017), which would allow students to exempt more of their income from student aid calculations, provide more on-campus child care, allow for year-round Pell grants, and create a part-time assistance pilot program to develop comprehensive programming aimed at enrolling and graduating part-time students.Read More »Action Needed for Federal Education Legislation
THE STATE BUDGET – SENATE OMITTING IMPORTANT ITEMS FOR CHILDREN? The Senate is meeting in private to construct its version of the two-year budget. Rumors… Read More »Updates on bills in the General Assembly
Did you miss the May 22 Women’s Advocacy Day in Raleigh? Well, it was a wonderful event, but (surprise, surprise!) the one day effort didn’t… Read More »Followup to Women’s Advocacy Day
Hello, AAUW Friends This is just a reminder that the triennial International Federation of University Women (IFUW) Conference is taking place this year in Manchester,… Read More »Reminder about IFUW Triennial Conference
An article titled “Bad at math? Stereotypes hamper women” in the May 24 Chicago Sun-Times says Researchers have long known that negative stereotypes undermine performance… Read More »U of Chicago study shows math stereotypes are damaging
Jane Bauchum Stephenson, Chair of the Board of Trustees for Lees-McRae College and founder of the New Opportunity School for Women at Lees-McRae College and… Read More »Jane Stephenson, AAUW NC convention speaker, to be interviewed on UNC-TV
More than 100 AAUW members and friends gathered at the Cedarwood Country Club to celebrate good reading and raise money for the Charlotte branch Research… Read More »Charlotte Luncheon a sold-out success
Charlotte Divitci’s cousin Flossie from Sand Mountain Alabama gave the invitation to the AAUW NC 2008 Convention. Mark your calendars now for April 18 and… Read More »Come to Greensboro – April 18 and 19, 2008
Several AAUW NC members attended the May 22 Women’s Advocacy Day in Raleigh. Click the picture for a larger image of Millie Hoffler-Foushee and Sue… Read More »Women’s Advocacy Day a great success!