As Black Herstory Month comes to an end it is important commend the women who are securing a better future for students. Dr. Valerie Johnson is a Professor of Women’s Studies and the Director of Africana Women’s Studies at Bennett College in North Carolina. She has dedicated her life to teaching and preserving the recognition […]

Black history month provides the world with the opportunity to highlight the women who are working to make campuses safer for women nationwide. Yemi Miller-Tonnet is a Social Justice Associate at Spelman College and a champion for women everywhere. After the Spelman College administration was unresponsive to the sexual assaults occurring on its college campus, […]

On June 12, 2014, six weeks after Emergency Manager Darnell Earley switched the water supply of Flint, Michigan, to the Flint River, residents complained about the smell and quality of the water. Already, those privileged with disposable income were switching to bottled water. Flint Mayor Dayne Walling commented he believed “people are wasting their precious […]

When I was given the opportunity to lobby with the Virginia Women’s Equality Coalition in Richmond on February 3rd, I was honestly nervous. I had never lobbied before, and I was not entirely sure if it would be a good fit for me. Coming out of this experience, I feel that I enjoyed the experience […]

This year for Valentine’s Day the campus team is participating in Tani Ikeda’s #SurvivorLoveLetter project to send good feels to the survivors in our lives, including ourselves. More info can be found here. Dear Survivor, You are so loved. You are loved by me, by your people and community – but mostly you are loved by […]

This is a guest post written by Hollie Davis. Hollie is a Women’s Studies Major at Denison University in Ohio and a member of the campus AAUW group. ——————————————————————————————————————– Feminism has always represented the integration of domestic and foreign policy for me. I really gravitated toward this discipline because it bridged the gap that existed between […]