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Felicia D Henderson’s short film, The Rebel Girls, which has received praise and awards at film festivals, tells a large...
12/30/2025

Felicia D Henderson’s short film, The Rebel Girls, which has received praise and awards at film festivals, tells a largely unknown story from the Civil Rights era. In the summer of 1963, activists, including 500 children, ranging in age from 10 to 16, were arrested for protesting a segregated movie theater in Americus, Georgia. Some of the girls “disappeared.”

As Felicia D Henderson waited to see if her short film, The Rebel Girls , would receive an Academy Award nomination, she continued her life as an…

Studies show girls' self-confidence declines by 30% between the ages of eight and 14. Carving out space for girls to bui...
12/29/2025

Studies show girls' self-confidence declines by 30% between the ages of eight and 14. Carving out space for girls to build self-confidence independently can be key to reversing that trend:

On a balmy Monday afternoon in June on Webster Avenue, Trisha Jeffrey, a teaching artist for the theatre education non-profit International Girls…

Learning from and preserving the history of women internationally is work we can all benefit from—but too often, a great...
12/26/2025

Learning from and preserving the history of women internationally is work we can all benefit from—but too often, a great many stories go unrecorded and wind up lost. A new podcast, “Kickass Women of History,” is looking to change that. Find out more about kickass women of history—both the podcast, and its makers:

Learning from and preserving the history of women internationally is work we can all benefit from—but too often, a great many stories go unrecorded…

Tanya L. Domi shares how her passions for justice and peace have fueled her academic scholarship: “When you're engaged i...
12/23/2025

Tanya L. Domi shares how her passions for justice and peace have fueled her academic scholarship: “When you're engaged in intellectual terms on an area of the world, as I am, you go deeper and deeper into it.”

Tanya L. Domi's life has been a journey of diverse interests and careers, all fueled by her passion for justice and peace. She currently holds…

“If we truly believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion, now is not the time to retreat—it’s the time to double down. T...
12/22/2025

“If we truly believe in diversity, equity, and inclusion, now is not the time to retreat—it’s the time to double down. The opposition to DEI is loud, but we cannot let it be the only voice in the room.” Autumn Arnett shares strategies for prioritizing equity, inclusion, and diversity, despite a challenging political landscape.

I recently had a conversation with a leader in a large public institution about their institutional response to the anti-DEI mandates the…

“A huge part of my mission is to definitely tell truthful histories and have a whole sector of our list dedicated to his...
12/19/2025

“A huge part of my mission is to definitely tell truthful histories and have a whole sector of our list dedicated to history. I'm helping [academics] take their knowledge and make it accessible to commercial audiences without dummying it down using Legacy as a vehicle.” Krishan Trotman shares her mission to publish multicultural voices for meaningful books and stories.

Over the past 15 years, Krishan Trotman, Vice President and Publisher of Legacy Lit, an imprint at Hachette Book Group, has worked to publish books…

“When we can regulate our emotional responses, often referred to as emotional intelligence (EI), and cultivate inner cal...
12/17/2025

“When we can regulate our emotional responses, often referred to as emotional intelligence (EI), and cultivate inner calm, we become more effective leaders.” Jennifer Kelly shares how effective leadership starts with emotional regulation and objective awareness.

Have you ever experienced a seemingly minor incident—a colleague's offhand comment, a delayed response, a sense of being overlooked, or the…

As a difficult year comes to a close, remember: nolite te bastardes carborundum.
12/15/2025

As a difficult year comes to a close, remember: nolite te bastardes carborundum.

Call me naïve—and you probably should—but I really thought that this issue of Women in Higher Education would be celebrating the election of the…

“When I started the job, I was taken aback to hear that I was required to reach out to a prospective student 11 times be...
12/11/2025

“When I started the job, I was taken aback to hear that I was required to reach out to a prospective student 11 times before closing their file as “not interested.” I became even more nervous when I learned that over half of those attempts should be phone calls.” Stephanie McCoy shares the strategies she’s learned for dealing with telephobic students

I recently started a job at a graduate school in Portland, Oregon. I've switched higher ed departments and transitioned from academic advising over…

“I do believe continuous learning to be one of the great joys of life and something that keeps you young and fresh, ment...
12/09/2025

“I do believe continuous learning to be one of the great joys of life and something that keeps you young and fresh, mentally and otherwise,” writes Debbie Psihountas, Ph.D., of her career change from MBA director and academic dean to flight attendant.

If you are in higher education and occasionally find yourself wondering what a huge career change might look like for you, I’d like to share my story…

Autumn Arnett shares some advice that’s particularly applicable during the holiday season: “Balance is not a constant. I...
12/08/2025

Autumn Arnett shares some advice that’s particularly applicable during the holiday season: “Balance is not a constant. It’s not even always possible, especially for women leaders in higher education running complex portfolios, managing people and politics and still showing up for your families, your communities, and yourselves.”

We love to talk about “work–life balance” as though it’s a natural state you just…arrive at, as if once you hit the right combination of early…

Have you seen Wicked: For Good yet? Hannah Tervanotko, Ph.D., shares how the lessons learned from Wicked apply to your s...
12/05/2025

Have you seen Wicked: For Good yet? Hannah Tervanotko, Ph.D., shares how the lessons learned from Wicked apply to your scholarship:

During the holidays, I saw the film “Wicked: Part I,” which tells the story of Elphaba Thropp, the misunderstood Wicked Witch of the West of “The…

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