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Office of Women in Higher Education

OWHE Leadership
Director: Donna Burns Phillips

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New Presidential Videos
Do you want to hear the robust wisdom of current women university/college presidents? Click on the following links to view videos produced by Mid Michigan Community College for the ACE Michigan State Network.
•	2009: Our Journeys: Pathways to Potential
•	2008: Our Journeys: Diverse Pathways, Common Ground

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What's New
•	Leadership Forum Attendees on the Move
•	National Leadership Forums
•	Leadership Awards
•	35 Weeks of Extraordinary Women Plus Two

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OWHE Events
•	April 28–30: Regional Leadership Forum, Eagle Crest Conference Center, Ypsilanti, MI
•	June 2–4: Regional Leadership Forum, Anchorage, AK
•	June 23–25: National Leadership Forum, Washington, DC
•	More upcoming events

Women's Leadership Legacy Fund

Since 1973, the Office of Women in Higher Education (OWHE) of the American Council on Education has provided national leadership in the advancement of women into executive positions and campus presidencies.

Our mission is to:

• IDENTIFY women leaders.
• DEVELOP their leadership abilities.
• ENCOURAGE the use of those abilities.
• ADVANCE women's careers.
• LINK them to other women and mentors.
• SUPPORT women in mid- and executive-level positions throughout their careers.

Program Initiatives

• Leadership Forums
• ACE State Network Executive Board
• ACE State Networks 
• ACE State Networks with 501(c)(3) Status 
• Commission on Women in Higher Education
• Summits for Women Presidents (2008)
• Women of Color Summit (2008)
• Women of Color Summit (2006)

OWHE News and Updates

• Nominations closed! The ACE Office of Women in Higher Education (OWHE) nomination process is now closed for its 2010 Leadership Awards. The deadline to submit nominations was Wednesday, December 2, 2009.
• Dr. Freida Hill has been chosen as the chancellor of Alabama's two-year college system. Georgian named two-year chancellor...
• LeNora Ruffin, Assistant Dean for Career Development at Widener University wins the ACE/OWHE Delaware State Network Leadership Award; and Simone Marie George and Lisa Dunning win the ACE/OWHE Delaware State Network's Rising Star Award.
• OWHE News and Updates

Please direct questions about this page to:
Debra Louallen-Cole, (202) 939-9323
owhe@ace.nche.edu | Contact OWHE/Staff Directory
This page last updated: 01/29/2010