Elect Her at Louisville, Louisiana State, and Howard
Elect Her–Campus Women Win, a collaboration between AAUW and Running Start, encourages and trains college women to run for student government. Follow the links below to read highlights from this fall’s...
View ArticleAdvice from Your College Mentors
Mentors can help shape and guide the experiences of their mentees, and this relationship can have a lifelong impact. As the first person in my household to go to college, I know that mentors played a...
View Article“Fiscal Cliff” Cuts Will Sting for Women and Girls
Welcome back to the Budget 101 blog series, where we explore the federal budget and how it affects Americans’ lives. In this installment, we’ll look into the possible cuts to important domestic...
View Article“Radical and Bold”: Michigan Students’ 2013 Goals
The end of a year is always a good time to reflect on the accomplishments and joys of the last 12 months and to look ahead to the new year. I spoke recently with members of the newly installed...
View ArticleMother-Daughter Bond: An Investment in the Future
From the time I was a little girl, my parents instilled in me the value and importance of an education. I always knew that I was meant to go to high school and college. Now that I am in college, I have...
View ArticleFiscal Cliff Detour Creates Future Obstacles
In this installment of our ongoing Budget 101 blog series, we’re exploring what was in the “fiscal cliff” package passed by Congress over the New Year’s holiday. Late last night, the House of...
View ArticleSaying Goodbye to the 112th Congress and Hello to the 113th
The 112th Congress officially adjourned Wednesday, ending what’s been described as the least productive Congress ever. For some context, just 219 bills passed by the 112th Congress have been signed...
View ArticleSteubenville: A Wake-up Call for Schools
Warning: The content of this post might trigger unpleasant memories for anyone who has experienced sexual assault. Last summer in Steubenville, Ohio, two 16-year-old high school football players...
View ArticleThe For-Profit College Question
For-profit colleges get a bad rap, sometimes for good reason: According to Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA), the [July 2012] Senate report found “overwhelming documentation of exorbitant tuition, aggressive...
View ArticleDelta Sigma Theta Sorority Celebrates Centennial
“Oh, what a wonderful time to be a Delta!” will likely be chanted across the globe in the next week as the sisters of Delta Sigma Theta celebrate 100 years of sisterhood, scholarship, and service....
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