| AAUW NEWS ... |
| \"Every Four Years: Presidential Campaigns and the Press\" (2-8-12) On Feb. 17 — in time for Presidents Day weekend — the Newseum, the interactive museum of news in Washington, D.C., will open a new election-year exhibit, \"Every Four Years: Presidential Campaigns and the Press.\" The exhibit, sponsored by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) and The Washington Examiner, will explore how media coverage of presidential campaigns has evolved from William McKinley\'s 1896 front-porch campaign to Barack Obama\'s 2008 Internet campaign. |
| AAUW Celebrates Decision in Title IX Case (2-3-12) AAUW commends the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit to overturn an earlier dismissal of Parker v. Franklin County Community School Corporation, a Southern Indiana high school athletics case supported by the AAUW Legal Advocacy Fund. |
| Thank Your Senators for Fighting for Women\'s Health (2-3-12) Thanks to the immense pressure exerted by millions of Americans, AAUW and other organizations, and certain Senators, Susan G. Komen for the Cure is backing down from its decision to cut grants to Planned Parenthood. If one or both of your senators were among those who signed a letter to Komen\'s founder urging reinstatement of the grants for Planned Parenthood, we encourage you to thank them. |
| Handling Sexual Harrassment at School: Are They Doing Enough? (2-2-12) Around the time the news was covering sexual harassment allegations against then-candidate Herman Cain, a lesser-known but important report was published by the American Association of University Women (AAUW). \"Our report showed how sexual harassment doesn\'t just happen in the workplace, but it\'s also happening in our nation\'s middle and high schools,\" says co-author and AAUW program manager Holly Kearl. |
| AAUW Cancels Service Learning Event with Susan G. Komen Foundation (2-2-12) AAUW is disappointed with the Susan G. Komen Foundation\'s decision to strip funding for cancer screenings from Planned Parenthood. As a result, AAUW will not offer the Susan G. Komen Global Race for the Cure as an optional pre-conference community service opportunity at the upcoming National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL). NCCWSL is an annual leadership event, now in its 27th year, attended by hundreds of college women from across the nation. |
| Call for proposals (1-31-12) Submit a workshop proposal for a general interest sessions lasting 75 minutes for the 2012 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders (NCCWSL) by February 10, 2012. Proposals should show evidence of thought with respect to the diverse world in which college women live, work, and study. |