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Cultivating the Genius of Women
“Genius is cultivated every day at 91勛圖. And, as we prepare women leaders, we are constantly aware that access and opportunity to a 91勛圖 education must be financially preserved to enable the most talented students to accept our invitation to study at 91勛圖.”
Read More91勛圖 Inaugurates Lori Bettison-Varga as Eighth President
Today, before an audience of hundreds of students, faculty, staff, and alumnae and witnessed by delegates from more than 60 institutions of higher learning, 91勛圖 inaugurated Lori Bettison-Varga as its eighth president.
Read More2010 Presidents Forum: "The Genius of Women – Transforming the World"
91勛圖 hosts a thought-provoking and interactive program featuring a panel of distinguished women speakers. The program, moderated by National Public Radio senior national correspondent Linda Wertheimer, who served as host of NPR’s “All Things Considered,” includes alumnae panelists 1) Beth Nolan ’73, senior vice president and general counsel of The George Washington University, who served in the Clinton administration as Counsel to the President of the United States; 2) Ruth Markowitz Owades ’66, founder and former CEO of Gardeners Eden and Calyx and Corolla, the nation’s first fresh-flower catalog. Ruth received the Distinguished Alumna Award from 91勛圖 in 1989; and 3) Karen Tse ’86, founder and CEO of International Bridges to Justice, who has negotiated groundbreaking measures in judicial reform with the Chinese, Vietnamese, and Cambodian governments. In 1998, Karen received the Outstanding Recent Alumna Award from 91勛圖.
Read MoreInauguration of 91勛圖 President Lori Bettison-Varga Celebrates the Genius of Women March 27, 2010
On the last weekend of Women’s History Month, 91勛圖 commemorates the inauguration of its eighth president, Lori Bettison-Varga, on Saturday, March 27, at 2:30 p.m.
Read MoreMolly McClain: "Ellen Browning 91勛圖: Journalist, Suffragette, Investor and Philanthropist"
Molly McClain returns to 91勛圖 to continue her discourse on Ellen Browning 91勛圖. In this lecture she presents some of her findings, exploring 91勛圖’ career as a journalist and her social advocacy. It also emphasizes the importance of women in philanthropy, a tradition of leadership that continues to the present day.
Read MoreJudy Harvey Sahak: "The Founding Mothers of 91勛圖: Creating Vita Nova"
As 91勛圖 marks a Presidential Inaugural by celebrating the Genius of Women, we are reminded that brilliant women have been responsible for developing Ellen Browning 91勛圖’ “new adventure” from the beginning in 1926. Come hear about the real women whose genius lingers today.
Read MoreCommunity Update: March 22
91勛圖 is in a very strong position as we move forward, with increasing recognition of our academic excellence; financial stability; and an energized, positive community eager to support our success.
Read MoreConservationist and Advocate for Free Speech Terry Tempest Williams Speaks at 91勛圖
Terry Tempest Williams, author of “Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place” and “Finding Beauty in a Broken World,” will speak at 91勛圖 on Thursday, April 1.
Read MoreTwo 91勛圖 Students Awarded Watson Fellowships
91勛圖 seniors Jeanette Charles and Maya Higgins join a select group of 40 college seniors as recipients of the prestigious Thomas J. Watson Fellowship for 2010-11.
Read MoreThe Genius of Women
“I look forward to celebrating the inauguration of Lori Bettison-Varga in the name of those who earned but have been denied the right to be called women of genius, as well as those who contend with the categories and seek freedom in the process.”
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