A MESSAGE FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ALUMNI PROGRAMS

Mark your calendars for this year’s Women’s Leadership Forum, to be held April 8 on the Mount Vernon Campus. The annual forum brings together a multi-generational audience of professional women, alumnae, and students to discuss significant topics.

This is the third year GW has held a women’s leadership event on the Mount Vernon Campus. In previous years, speakers and panels have addressed issues relevant to women’s professional and personal lives. Past speakers have included newswoman and author Cokie Roberts and Eleanor Clift, Newsweek contributing editor and author.

The forum this year reaches out to explore the ways that women are involved in international and domestic social activism. Entitled Thinking Globally, Leading Locally, the event features alumna Cynthia Wilson, S ’68, AA ’70, former mayor of Granberry, Texas; Tu Dang, a GW graduate and Peace Corps volunteer; and Laura Nelson, an advocate for the rights of victims of sexual assault. Carolivia Herron, author of the well-known children’s book Nappy Hair, has agreed to speak during lunch.

Please visit our website for more information. The event is open to all alumnae. Don’t miss this opportunity to be inspired by discussions of women’s leadership roles around the world.