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Office of Women in Higher Education
Contact
One Dupont Circle, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Ph. (202) 939-9390
Fx. (202) 833-5696
http://www.acenet.edu/programs/owhe
owhe@ace.nche.edu
Washington, DC 20036
Ph. (202) 939-9390
Fx. (202) 833-5696
http://www.acenet.edu/programs/owhe
owhe@ace.nche.edu
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 university presidents, and publishing and disseminating materials on gender in higher education.
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Principal Staff
Donna Burns Phillips, DirectorPh. (202) 939-9376
E-mail: donna_phillips@ace.nche.edu
Debra Louallen-Cole, Program Associate
E-mail: debra_louallen-cole@ace.nche.edu
Siobhan DeLoatch, Program Coordinator
E-mail: siobhan_deloatch@ace.nche.edu
Consuela "Connie" Banks, Administrative Assistant
E-mail: connie_banks@ace.nche.edu
Areas of Expertise:
Diversity & Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion, Educational Leadership of Women & People of Color, Leadership in Education, Higher Education, Women's & Girls' LeadershipMember Experts:
Projects & Campaigns
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.
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.
Reports & Resources
ACE. 2010. Gender Equity in Higher Education: 2010. This 2010 update to Gender Equity in Higher Education: 2006 reveals that the gender gap in undergraduate enrollment and degrees between men and women has stabilized, yet continues to grow among Hispanic students. This report includes detailed information on the rapidly growing Hispanic student population, as well as questions that campuses should ask about their own students.