American Council on Education
Office of Women in Higher Education
http://www.acenet.edu/programs/owhe

Contact Information:

One Dupont Circle, NW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202- 939-9300
Fax: 202-833-5696
E-mail: owhe@ace.nche.edu



CENTER DESCRIPTION

The Office of Women in Higher Education (OWHE) is a component of the American Council on Education. OWHE seeks to identify qualified women leaders, develop their leadership skills, advance them into deanships, vice presidencies, and presidencies of higher education institutions or equivalent positions. OWHE also supports the tenure of mid- and senior-level women administrators and educators. These goals are promoted through coordinating institutes, conferences, and forums, hosting roundtables for presidents, supporting research on women college and universities presidents, and publishing and disseminating materials on gender in higher education.

AREA(S) OF EXPERTISE


RECENT PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

  • Higher Education
      • Commission on Women. The Commission on Women is composed of college and university presidents who help OWHE identify issues, set agendas, and serve as a resource and sounding board for office staff.

      The Network: Identifying, Developing the Leadership of, and Advancing Women in Higher Education. This network consists of state chapters whose members are women leaders in higher education. A national Executive Board facilitates and oversees the work of state groups, identifying and establishing models of best practice. The Board also advises OWHE on its priorities and initiatives.

      The Fourth Women Presidents' Summit. This national conference united new, current, and former women college and university presidents and chancellors to celebrate the joys and challenges of leadership in the new century.

      The National Leadership Forum. ACE/OWHE National Leadership Forums have served as ACE's principal means of identifying outstanding women and promoting their advancement to the highest levels of leadership in U.S. colleges, universities, and associations.

      ACE Conference on Fostering Innovation in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics for All Students. This conference provided undergraduate program administrators with knowledge of proven reforms in undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) teaching that are applicable to all students. The conference also provided support for administrators trying to introduce these or other reforms on their own campuses.

      PUBLICATIONS

        From Where We Sit: Women's Perspectives on the Presidency.

        Breaking the Barriers: Presidential Strategies for Enhancing Career Mobility

        Breaking the Barriers: A Guidebook of Strategies

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