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About a year and a half ago, we wrote that DeVos—left unchecked—was likely to undermine Title IX processes and definitions that were instituted to protect victims and encourage them to come forward. On May 6th, the current administration revised Title IX laws in several important and discouraging ways. Wendy Murphy, a professor of sexual violence law who sued DeVos in 2017, calls this revision “a bad turn”.
Read MoreThe end of 2019 brings a lot of top 10 lists to the internet. Though I thought about doing a book “Year in Review” for you, I realized that there is one book that really stood out for me. This book, Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators, was really a revelation for me and I think you will love it. So, let me tell you why.
Read MoreWe can easily draw the connection between the role of representation and promoting gender equality. As discussed in earlier blogs, it makes sense that young girls who see female leadership feel more empowered to achieve. This plays out in classrooms, institutions of higher education, politics, the media, and workplaces. This week, AEC is delighted to welcome Gabrielle, whose guest blog goes beyond representation to look at the power of gender equity to create a safer world and discusses why it’s important for each of us to challenge gender bias.
Read MoreHigher education has been in the news a lot lately and, at least at my institution, the issues in the news become topics of our hallway chatter. This week’s roundup reflects some of the current events I thought were most applicable to both higher ed and K12 colleagues.
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