ABWHE 30 Association of Black Women in Higher Education “Building on 30 Years of Achievement: Leadership, Scholarship, and Service” October 9–11, 2008 Hosted at and by Princeton University, Princeton, NJ USEFUL INFORMATION Please ask any member of the conference planning committee or Princeton University community members for suggestions of places to go, things to do, or ways to get around. More information can be found at: http://www.abwhe.org/logistics.php IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding On-campus Emergency Off-campus Emergency Campus Public Safety Hyatt Regency, Carnegie Center Taxi Stand (on Nassau Street-in front of main gate) (609) 258-5494 (609) 258-3333 911 (609) 258-1000 (609) 987-1234 (609) 924-1222 PARKING Parking is available on campus from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. in Lot 21 (see map) and in any space other than those marked “Visitor”. The Blue Line of the free P-Rides Campus Shuttle travels in a clockwise loop from Lot 21, with stops at Guyot/Ivy Lane (good for Frist, Woodrow Wilson, Friend Center, Nassau/Charlton and South Campus). Dear Friends: On behalf of Princeton University I would like to welcome you to our campus and community and to wish you every success as you celebrate 30 years of “leadership, scholarship, and service.” I am delighted that the Association of Black Women in Higher Education has chosen to mark this milestone by gathering in Princeton, and I look forward to meeting many of you in the coming days. The issues that your conference will address are enormously important, not only for individual women of color but also for our nation’s colleges and universities. Unless the academy embraces the black experience in a way that advances the careers of aspiring scholars, welcomes talented students from all backgrounds, and cultivates the skills and affirms the contributions of every employee, it will fail to mirror the diversity that has always been—and will increasingly be—a defining feature of American society. And in failing to mirror this diversity, American higher education will also inhibit the ability of our nation as a whole to thrive. In today’s highly competitive global knowledge economy, we cannot afford to ignore the talents and disregard the dreams of women of color and other under-represented groups. Both fundamental equity and national self-interest demand that they—that you—be greeted as warmly and supported as unreservedly as those who have always felt at home in the academy. I am grateful to the ABWHE for all it has done since 1978 to encourage women of color to realize their potential within American higher education and to overcome the barriers that stand between them and this goal. You have set an example of engagement and determination that this conference will renew and all of us can follow. Sincerely, Shirley M. Tilghman Welcome Dear Conference Participants, It is my pleasure to welcome you to the 30th anniversary celebration of the Association of Black Women in Higher Education in Princeton, New Jersey. We are pleased to be able to partner with members of the Princeton University campus community for this landmark occasion as we celebrate 30 years of achievement in scholarship, leadership, and service. This year’s conference has brought together some of the most dynamic women leaders in higher education from across the country. Speakers representing various perspectives within the academy (scholarship, research, and practice) will present and discuss the history, legacy, and impact of black women in the academy. They will also highlight the past achievements as well as contemporary challenges faced by black women in the 21st century. The conference will also offer an excellent opportunity for you to meet with other women leaders from across the country to network, collaborate, and share ideas on how to advance women in the academy. We have a great line-up of keynote speakers, including: • Thema Bryant-Davis, Psychologist, and Assistant Professor, Pepperdine University • Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Associate Professor, Princeton University • Julianne Malvauex, President, Bennett College for Women • Shirley M. Tilghman, President, Princeton University While you are here, please also take time to explore the beautiful campus of Princeton University, which provides for an ideal setting of the 30th anniversary event. We are fortunate that coinciding with the conference, there are several local events taking place during your time here, including Parents Weekend; a performance of Herringbone at the McCarter Theatre Center for the Performing Arts; and a performance of “An Evening of Choro-Jazz From Brazil” by the The Choro Ensemble. See www.princeton. edu for more details. I look forward to meeting all of you during what promises to be a most stimulating and enjoyable event! Sincerely, Makeba L. Clay, President Association of Black Women in Higher Education GOLD SPONSORS Princeton University, Office of Human Resources (Friday lunch sponsor) Princeton University, Office of Institutional Equity and Diversity Princeton University, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Princeton University, Graduate Office of Diversity (Saturday luncheon sponsor) SILVER SPONSORS Princeton University, Office of Communications Princeton University, Office of the Vice President, Campus Life Princeton University, Carl A. Fields Center for Equality and Cultural Understanding Princeton University, Program in the Study of Women and Gender BRONZE SPONSORS American Council on Education, Office of Women in Higher Education, NJ Network HERS Institute-Higher Education Resource Services ABWHE 30th Anniversary Conference THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9–11, 2008 Thursday, 5 – 7 pm Check in and Registration (Hyatt Regency Princeton, Princeton, NJ) Thursday, 7 – 8 pm Welcome Reception (Hyatt Regency Princeton, Princeton, NJ) Friday, 8 – 9 am Continental Breakfast — Shultz Dining Room, Robertson Hall Friday, 9 am – 6 pm Bernstein Gallery, Robertson Hall Market Fair — Vendors and conference participants will showcase their products and services Friday, 9 – 9:20 am Welcome and Opening Remarks — Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall Makeba Clay, President, ABWHE Friday, 9:30 – 11 am Concurrent Sessions History and Impact of Women in Higher Education Bowl 1, Robertson Hall Stephanie Evans, Assistant Professor of African-American Studies and Women’s Studies, University of Florida Noliwe Rooks, Associate Director, Center for African American Studies, Princeton University Meeting the Challenges and Opportunities in Higher Education Bowl 16, Robertson Hall Janet Smith Dickerson, Vice President of Student Life, Princeton University E. Royster Harper, Vice President for Student Affairs, University of Michigan Karen McLaurin-Chesson, Associate Dean of the College and Director of the Third World Center, Brown University Friday, 11:15 am – 12:45 pm Concurrent Sessions Building a Diverse Workforce in Higher Education Bowl 1, Robertson Hall Myrna Adams, former Vice President for Institutional Equity, Duke University Lynette Chappell-Williams, Director of the Office of Workforce Diversity, Equity and Life Quality, Cornell University Robert Martinez, Director, Diversity and Inclusion, Princeton University Roads Taken: Career Paths in Higher Education Bowl 16, Robertson Hall Chair: Jacqueline Brice-Finch, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, Coppin State University Presenters: Jacqueline Brice-Finch, Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, Coppin State University Joyce W. Guthrie, Associate Dean for Student Services, College of Business, James Madison University Njeri Nuru-Holm, Vice President for Institutional Diversity, Cleveland State University Beverly J. O’Bryant, Dean, School of Professional Studies, Coppin State University Tanya R. Saunders, Assistant Provost and Dean of Interdisciplinary and International Studies and Director of International Programs, Ithaca College The participants of the roundtable will discuss their diverse and divergent paths in reaching their present positions in the academy. They will explore topics such as teaching, mentoring, training, administration, and leadership. The participants will examine career changes, horizontal versus vertical moves, calculated risk-taking, and weighing options. Educational Access: The Experiences of Black Girls and Young Women Bowl 2, Robertson Hall Chair: Dannielle Joy Davis, Assistant Professor, University of Texas– Arlington Presenters: Dannielle Joy Davis, Assistant Professor, University of Texas– Arlington Tiffany Russell, Doctoral Candidate, Georgia State University Ra’Quel Shavers, Research Associate, Louisiana State University, School of Social Work LaShawnda Lindsay, Doctoral Candidate, Georgia State University Lawanda Cummings, Doctoral Candidate, Georgia State University Denise Davis-Maye, Associate Professor, Auburn University Exposure to risk factors such as early pregnancy, poverty, violence, racism, and sexism impedes African American girls’ and young women’s matriculation through high school and access to postsecondary education (Habrowski et al, 2002). Research focusing on barriers to academic success for African American girls is limited. Therefore, the purpose of this panel centers upon much needed discussion of how some risk factors inhibit African American female success in school. The panel will feature research articles from the Sisters of the Academy Special Issue of Black Women, Gender, and Families: Women’s Studies and Black Studies Journal. Papers that will be discussed include: • “Educational Access and the Black Female Experience” by Dannielle Joy Davis • “Pear Trees and Poetry: Exploring How African America Female Graduates of a Private Boarding School Carve an Identity” by Tiffany S. Russell • “The Impact of Title IX: Educating Pregnant and Parenting School Age Girls“ by Ra’Quel L. Shavers • “Mentors’ Reflections on Developing a Culturally Responsive Mentoring Initiative for Urban African American Girls” by LaShawnda Lindsay, Lawanda Cummings, and Susan McClendon Friday, 1 – 2:30 pm Keynote Luncheon Shultz Dining Room, Robertson Hall Julianne Malveaux, President, Bennett College for Women Friday, 2:45 – 4:15 pm Presidential Perspectives on Leadership Dodds Auditorium, Robertson Hall Shirley Tilghman, President, Princeton University Julianne Malveaux, President, Bennett College for Women Moderator: Joann Mitchell, J.D., Vice President of Institutional Affairs, University of Pennsylvania Friday, 6 – 7 pm Networking/Cocktail hour Icahn Lab Friday, 7 – 10 pm Keynote Dinner Icahn Lab Dr. Thema Bryant-Davis, Psychologist, and Assistant Professor, Pepperdine University Followed by “Inspirational Expressions” — Spoken Word, Dance, Poetry presentations Saturday, 8 – 9 am Continental Breakfast Shultz Dining Room, Robertson Hall Saturday, 9 – 3 pm Bernstein Gallery, Robertson Hall Market Fair — Vendors and conference participants will showcase their products and services Saturday, 9:45 – 11:15 am Concurrent Sessions Building on the ABWHE Experience: Reflections on Leadership, Scholarship, and Service Bowl 16, Robertson Hall Chair: Jacqueline A. Kane, Associate, University of New York State Education Department Presenters: Patricia M. Carey, Assistant Provost and Steinhardt Associate Dean for Student Affairs, New York University Beverly Harrison, J.D., Associate Vice President for Human Resources and Labor Relations, Nassau Community College Jacqueline A. Kane, Associate, University of New York State Education Department Bernadette W. Penceal, English Unit Head, Opportunity Programs, New York University Maria Vallejo, Provost and Chief Executive Officer, Palm Beach Community College, Lake Worth Campus A panel presentation by ABWHE founding members on how their involvement in ABWHE influenced their leadership, scholarship, and service in their careers. Building Ladders and Climbing Rungs: Exploring Viable Strategies of Activism within Academic Circles Bowl 1, Robertson Hall Chair: Maria S. Johnson, Doctoral Candidate, Sociology and Public Policy, University of Michigan Presenters: Maria S. Johnson, Doctoral Candidate, Sociology and Public Policy, University of Michigan Kenyatha V. Loftis, Doctoral Candidate, Political Science and Public Policy, University of Michigan Aren’t I a Scholar? Social Identities, Power, and Privilege in the Academy Johnson will have participants brainstorm various social identities and the implications of those identities in academic settings. Participants will have the opportunity to think about how privilege and marginalization create unfulfilled needs for certain groups within the academy. Un-knotting the Ties That Bind: Traversing Institutional Boundaries of Association Loftis describes the unfulfilled needs of women of color graduate students, motivating the creation of the Public Policy Debate Society (PPDS) as a mechanism to address them. PPDS works to engage its membership in discourses that fuse general concerns (that is, networking with policymakers; gender, race, and ethnicity on display in the academy; theoretical and concrete meanings of having policyoriented research agendas; and ways to present politically charged research) with discipline-specific advice from Ph.D.-holding women of color across the academy. The concluding activity will assist participants to identify and address the unique challenges of academics with diverse backgrounds. Saturday, 11:30 am – 1 pm Concurrent Sessions From My Mind’s Eye Comes the Storm — Through My Heart Comes A Nation Bowl 1, Robertson Hall Chair: Chemene Crawford, Dean of Student Affairs and Instructor, College of Southern Nevada Presenters: Chemene Crawford, Dean of Student Affairs, and Instructor, College of Southern Nevada Ann Johnson, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and Instructor, College of Southern Nevada The African American female has played a tremendous role in the making of America. We often balance family, professional endeavors, and civic duty to improve the quality of our lives and the lives of our children. In doing so, we weather the storms and occasionally cause the storms, if need be. However, through our hearts, minds, and souls, we have not only catapulted our history to new levels, we have propelled a nation to greatness. These efforts go from grassroots to global significance. As women and educators, it is important that we champion this message for the benefit of all people. Who better to be chosen for this task? Presenters will share personal experiences and their paths to success as well as discuss historical milestones establishing the African American woman as a driving force in America. The presenters will examine ways that we as educators can renew and reinforce our young African American women as leaders and the eye of the storm, with global effectiveness, for a better America. Obsidian Dreams: Emic Perspectives of ABWHE in Minnesota Bowl 2, Robertson Hall Chair: Tina Louise Tyler, Graduate Fellow, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Presenters: Tina Louise Tyler, Graduate Fellow, College of Education and Human Development, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Lena Jones, Faculty, Department of Political Science, Minneapolis Community and Technical College Obsidian: mineral-like, but not a true mineral because as a glass it is not crystalline; in addition, its composition is too complex to comprise a single mineral. The definition given to this type of igneous rock is the definitive metaphor for many black women in higher education. This rock gives off a black, glassy look, yet it is comprised of various minerals; just as we, women, are. Our stories are rooted in pain, sacrifice, strength, and struggle. Our stories are supported with spirituality, love, perseverance, inspiration, and determination. In an effort to shed light on the plight of black women in higher education, the Minnesota chapter of the Association of Black Women in Higher Education embarked on a journey this year to place faces and names with the dreams that have yet to be told by these women, those of the women who founded and continue to strengthen our local membership. This project delves into the lives of these women through semi-structured interviews and artifacts collected that enrich the “portraits” of these women, creating a “living” history of the Minnesota chapter. Academic War Strategies for Black Women in Higher Education Bowl 16, Robertson Hall Chair: Tuesday L. Cooper, Dean, Long Island Center, SUNY Empire State College Presenters: Cecilia Douthy Willis, Associate Professor, School of Human Services, Springfield College Tuesday L. Cooper, Dean, Long Island Center, SUNY Empire State College Professor Angela Mae Kupenda, Mississippi College School of Law This session will offer strategies for Black women in academics, both as administrators and faculty members. The session will be divided into three parts. The first will directly address administrators; the second will focus on faculty; and the third will be interactive with the audience to address overlapping issues. A brief description of the first two parts is below: Part I: Practical and Intellectual Ammunition (Advice) for Female Administrators This part will offer practical advice for women who are currently in, or seek to enter, upper-level administrative positions in academe. The presenters hope to achieve the following objectives: a) provide a framework for creating and sustaining an administrative career in higher education; b) use humor to explore the perils and challenges of academic administration; c) provide real-life examples to highlight the necessity of being prepared for administrative work; d) discuss, and provide examples, of the benefits of seeking a mentor and advocate in the field; and e) discuss and review a case study to help participants apply strategies learned in the session. All participants will receive an annotated bibliography. Part II: War Strategies for Black Women Faculty— Losing Battles with Dignity while Winning Wars Victoriously Often Black female faculty may find themselves in what may seem like a war. And, it may seem like a war they cannot win. The panel will propose several war-like strategies to help black women, pre-tenure and posttenure, to ultimately win the war, even if they lose some of the battles, including defining goals of engagement; obtaining intelligence; identifying and nurturing allies; following through with public relations work; making calculated power stands; using cost-benefit analyses; and losing dispensable battles to win the ultimate victory. Saturday, 1:15 – 3 pm Closing Luncheon/Awards Ceremony Multipurpose Room, Frist Campus Center Speaker: Melissa Harris-Lacewell, Associate Professor of Politics and the Center for African American Studies, Princeton University Award Winners: Claudia Mitchell Kernan Lifetime Achievement Award Clara Awe Leadership in Higher Education Award Mahlet N.Mesfin Graduate Student Award Thema Bryant-Davis is a faculty member in the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine University. In 2007, the American Psychological Association awarded her the Emerging Leader of Women in Psychology Award for her scholarship and clinical work on violence against women. Her research expertise is in the cultural context of trauma, particularly child abuse, partner abuse, sexual assault, and the societal trauma of racism. Bryant-Davis is the author of Thriving in the Wake of Trauma: A Multicultural Guide, and she is also published in the journals The Counseling Psychologist, Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, and Trauma, Violence, and Abuse. In addition, she serves on the editorial board for the journal Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy. On a global level, Bryant-Davis was selected as an American Psychological Association representative to the United Nations where she provided education, advocacy, and monitoring of member states’ mental health policies for three years; she currently serves as the global and international issues chairperson for the Society for the Psychology of Women. Thema Bryant-Davis is a licensed psychologist, poet, dancer, motivational speaker, minister, and life empowerment coach. The North Carolina Arts Council named her Emerging Artist of the Year. She is the former coordinator of the Princeton University SHARE Program, a sexual violence intervention and prevention program. Her work has been featured on BET and PBS as well as in the Boston Globe, Trenton Times, Herald Sun, and Black Entertainment Television’s Weekend Magazine. Bryant-Davis completed her doctoral studies at Duke University and her postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical Center. She is a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Connections Initiative Grantee for her work on the sociocultural context of interpersonal violence. Her work is based in an interdisciplinary understanding of spirituality, culture, and psychology. Melissa Harris-Lacewell is an associate professor of politics and the Center for African American Studies at Princeton University. She is the author of the awardwinning book, Barbershops, Bibles, and BET: Everyday Talk and Black Political Thought (Princeton 2004). She is at work on a new book: Sister Citizen: A Text For Colored Girls Who’ve Considered Politics When Being Strong Wasn’t Enough. Her academic research is inspired by a desire to investigate the challenges facing contemporary black Americans and to better understand the multiple, creative ways that African Americans respond to these challenges. Her academic research has been published in scholarly journals and edited volumes and her interests include the study of African American political thought, black religious ideas and practice, and social and clinical psychology. Harris-Lacewell’s creative and dynamic teaching is also motivated by the practical political and racial issues of our time. For example, her course titled “Disaster, Race, and American Politics” explored the multiple political meanings of Hurricane Katrina. She has taught students from grade school to graduate school and has been recognized for her commitment to the classroom as a site of democratic deliberation on race. Harris-Lacewell’s writings have been published in newspapers throughout the country. She has provided expert commentary on U.S. elections, racial issues, religious questions, and gender issues for many television, radio, and print sources both in the United States and around the world. She was a regular contributor on NPR, theroot.com, and she keeps a political blog titled The Kitchen Table. She travels extensively and works on behalf of local and national efforts for justice. Harris-Lacewell received her B.A. in English from Wake Forest University, her Ph.D. in political science from Duke University, and an honorary doctorate from Meadville Lombard Theological School. She is currently a student at Union Theological Seminary in New York. In a 2007 article of the Princeton Weekly Bulletin, Harris-Lacewell’s colleagues recognized her contributions to the academy. “She has to be one of the most talented intellectuals of her generation,” said Cornel West, the Class of 1943 University Professor in the Center for African American Studies. “She brings sophisticated quantitative skills, a sense of history, and a synthetic imagination. That’s rare among social scientists, and that’s why I’m so thoroughly excited and inspired that she’s here.” “What I like best is that she combines all this energy and cleverness with political passion, an eye for the big picture, and a flair for communicating ideas,” said Larry Bartels, the Donald E. Stokes Professor in Public and International Affairs. She is the mother of a terrific daughter, Parker Lacewell. Julianne Malveaux is the 15th president of Bennett College for Women. Recognized for her progressive and insightful observations, she is also an economist, author ,and commentator, and has been described by Cornel West as “the most iconoclastic public intellectual in the country.” Malveaux’s contributions to the public dialogue on issues such as race, culture, gender, and their economic impacts, are shaping public opinion in 21st-century America. As a writer and a syndicated columnist, her writing appears regularly in USA Today, Black Issues in Higher Education, Ms. Magazine, Essence magazine, and the Progressive. Her weekly columns appear in numerous newspapers across the country, including the Los Angeles Times, the Charlotte Observer, the New Orleans Tribune, the Detroit Free Press, and the San Francisco Examiner. Well-known for appearances on national network programs, Malveaux is a charismatic and popular guest on a variety of shows. She appears regularly on CNN, BET, as well as on Howard University’s Television show, Evening Exchange. She has appeared on PBS’s To The Contrary, ABC’s Politically Incorrect, Fox News Channel’s O’Reilly Factor and stations such as C-SPAN, MSNBC, and CNBC. She has also hosted talk radio programs in Washington, San Francisco, and New York. In addition to her columns and media appearances, Malveaux is an accomplished author and editor. Her academic work is included in numerous papers, studies, and publications. She is the editor of Voices of Vision: African American Women on the Issues (1996); the co-editor of Slipping Through the Cracks: The Status of Black Women (1986), and The Paradox of Loyalty: An African American Response to the War on Terrorism (2002). She is the author of two column anthologies: Sex, Lies, and Stereotypes: Perspectives of a Mad Economist (1994), Wall Street, Main Street, and Side Street: A Mad Economist Takes a Stroll (1999). She is the co-author of Unfinished Business: A Democrat and A Republican Take on the 10 Most Important Issues Women Face (2002). A committed activist and civic leader, Malveaux serves on the boards of the Economic Policy Institute, the Recreation Wish List Committee of Washington, D.C., and the Liberian Education Trust. Malveaux received her BA and MA degrees in economics from Boston College, and earned a Ph.D in economics from MIT. A native San Franciscan, she is founder and thought leader of Last Word Productions, Inc., a multimedia production company headquartered in Washington, D.C. Shirley M. Tilghman was elected Princeton University’s 19th president on May 5, 2001, and assumed office on June 15, 2001. An exceptional teacher and a worldrenowned scholar and leader in the field of molecular biology, she served on the Princeton faculty for 15 years before being named president. Tilghman, a native of Canada, received her Honors B.Sc. in chemistry from Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario, in 1968. After two years of secondary school teaching in Sierra Leone, West Africa, she obtained her Ph.D. in biochemistry from Temple University in Philadelphia. During postdoctoral studies at the National Institutes of Health, she made a number of groundbreaking discoveries while participating in cloning the first mammalian gene, and then continued to make scientific breakthroughs as an independent investigator at the Institute for Cancer Research in Philadelphia and an adjunct associate professor of human genetics and biochemistry and biophysics at the University of Pennsylvania. Tilghman came to Princeton in 1986 as the Howard A. Prior Professor of the Life Sciences. Two years later, she joined the Howard Hughes Medical Institute as an investigator. In 1998, she took on additional responsibilities as the founding director of Princeton’s multidisciplinary Lewis-Sigler Institute for Integrative Genomics. A member of the National Research Council’s committee that set the blueprint for the U.S. effort in the Human Genome Project, Tilghman also was one of the founding members of the National Advisory Council of the Human Genome Project for the National Institutes of Health. She is renowned not only for her pioneering research, but for her national leadership on behalf of women in science and for promoting efforts to make the early careers of young scientists as meaningful and productive as possible. From 1993 through 2000, Tilghman chaired Princeton’s Council on Science and Technology, which encourages the teaching of science and technology to students outside the sciences, and in 1996 she received Princeton’s President’s Award for Distinguished Teaching. She initiated the Princeton Postdoctoral Teaching Fellowship, a program across all the science and engineering disciplines that brings postdoctoral students to Princeton each year to gain experience in both research and teaching. In 2002, Tilghman was one of five winners of the L’Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science. In the following year, she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Developmental Biology, and in 2007, she was awarded the Genetics Society of America Medal for outstanding contributions to her field. Tilghman is a member of the American Philosophical Society, the National Academy of Sciences, the Institute of Medicine, and the Royal Society of London. 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We support and empower sister scholars, administrators, and students through our various resources and networks. We are a forum for development strategies to improve the quality of education for African Americans. Mission • Promote the intellectual growth and educational development of Black women in higher education • Strive to eliminate racism, sexism, classism and other social barriers that hinder from achieving their potential • Communicate and document the personal and professional achievements of Black women and men in order to preserve and increase their presence in higher education • Provide mentorship for Black youth in order to ensure their success in higher education • Apply our talents, strengths and expertise to advance our vision of social justice. Services • Host international, national and regional conferences that are forums for professional development and networking for faculty, administrators, and students • Publish a newsletter • Circulate job opportunities • Advocate for access and equity for groups who have been marginalized or discriminated against. To Join Us Please contact: Felicia Edwards, e-mail ~ fedwards@princeton.edu ~ 609-258-7801. w w w. a b w h e. o r g ABWHE thanks Princeton University for such generous support in hosting our 30th Anniversary celebration! Conference Planning Committee Makeba L. Clay, Co-chair, Princeton University Melissa Lyles, Co-chair, Princeton University Crystal Arrington, Princeton University Deborah K. Blanks, Princeton University Felicia Edwards, Princeton University Gloria Gay, University of Pennsylvania Evor Ingram, Nassau Community College Sundaa Bridget Jones, Princeton University Jacqueline Kane, University of New York State Education Department Bettye Miller, Professor Emeritus, Nassau Community College Special Thanks Laurel Masten Cantor, Office of Communications, Princeton University Marion Carty, Office of Printing and Mailing, Princeton University Karin Dienst, Office of Communications, Princeton University Tara Zarillo, Princeton University, Center for Visitor and Conference Services Being a woman I am the woman who holds up the sky. The rainbow runs through my eyes. The sun makes a path to my womb. My thoughts are in the shape of clouds. But my words are yet to come. – Poem of the Ute Indians Sisterhood No woman is without sisters, however desperate, however lacking in kin, for all women of the world are bound together as a family, by common experience. – Pam Brown, Author (b. 1948) Being True Don’t compromise yourself. You are all you’ve got. – Janis Joplin, Rock Singer and Song Writer (1943–70) Challenges Challenges make you discover things about yourself that you never really knew. They’rs what make the instrument stretch—what make you go beyond the norm. – Cicely Tyson, Actress (b. 1933) Life Lessons The dedicated life is worth living. You must give with your whole heart. – Annie Dillard, Writer and Poet (b. 1945)