Alice Kessler-Harris was a Professor of History (1990-1999) and Director of Women's Studies P... more Alice Kessler-Harris was a Professor of History (1990-1999) and Director of Women's Studies Program (1990-1995) at Rutgers, New Brunswick. Previously, she was an instructor at Douglass College from 1964 to 1965, and she completed her Ph.D. at Rutgers University in 1968. She is now the R. Gordon Hoxie Professor of American History at Columbia University and specializes in American labor history and comparative and interdisciplinary exploration of women and gender She is also Professor Emerita in the Institute for Research on Women and Gender. Kessler-Harris shares her experiences as a woman in academia and the time she spent as both a graduate student and instructor at Douglass College. She describes Rutgers as a place for the development of a female consciousness and articulates the strengths of its Women's and Gender Studies program in attracting and supporting strong, intellectual women.
Mary S. Hartman is a university professor and director of the Institute for Women's Leadershi... more Mary S. Hartman is a university professor and director of the Institute for Women's Leadership, a consortium of nine units based on the Douglass campus. She has been at Rutgers since 1968, when she was hired as an instructor in history. Her research interests include European political and social history and women's history. In 1982, after a year as acting dean of Douglass College, Hartman was appointed dean of the college, serving until December 1994. She discusses several of the programs she launched, including the Douglass Project for Rutgers Women in Math, Science, and Engineering; the "Global Village" of language and cultural houses; and the Berkshire Conference on the History of Women. Hartman also reflects on the need to devise initiatives to support women in higher education and how this philosophy guided her endeavors at Douglass.
Melanie Willoughby is the Chief Government Affairs Officer of the New Jersey Business & Industry ... more Melanie Willoughby is the Chief Government Affairs Officer of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association. As a member of the first class to graduate women at Rutgers College in 1976, Willoughby describes her experiences navigating this male-dominated space, where she served as its first woman student government president and later as its first woman president of the Alumni Association. Willoughby characterizes Rutgers as a place for learning and forming future citizens and discusses how she leveraged her own experiences as a student into a career in New Jersey politics. Willoughby also reflects on the early challenges and successes for the first women students at Rutgers College.
Jacquelyn Litt joined Rutgers in 2010 to serve as Dean of Douglass Residential College. Litt is a... more Jacquelyn Litt joined Rutgers in 2010 to serve as Dean of Douglass Residential College. Litt is also a Professor in the Departments of Women's and Gender Studies and Sociology. She came to Rutgers from the University of Missouri, where she was founding chair of Women's and Gender Studies Department. Litt shares her experiences as Dean following the transition from Douglass College to Douglass Residential College. She discusses the importance of community, specifically the community created by women's colleges, in supporting individuals and their education. Litt advocates for diversity in higher education and discusses Douglass as a feminist space.
Charlotte Bunch, Founding Director and Senior Scholar, at the Center for Women's Global Leade... more Charlotte Bunch, Founding Director and Senior Scholar, at the Center for Women's Global Leadership, Rutgers University, has been an activist, author and organizer in the women's, civil, and human rights movements for four decades. Now a Board of Governor's Distinguished Service Professor in Women's and Gender Studies, she joined Rutgers in 1987 as the Laurie New Jersey Chair in Women's Studies at Douglass College. She discusses the early focuses and biggest impacts of the Center for Women's Global Leadership of bringing women together, enhancing women's individual leadership, and establishing the idea that women's rights are human rights. Bunch also considers defining a feminist politics and how the Institute for Women's Leadership Consortium bridges theory and action.
Carol Sas is the Executive Director of The New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs (NJSF... more Carol Sas is the Executive Director of The New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs (NJSFWC), the largest volunteer women's service organization in the state and a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The NJSFWC provides opportunities for education, leadership training, and community service through participation in local clubs. Sas discusses the history and current activities of the NJSFWC, including her involvement and rise to Executive Director. She also presents the organization's importance as a founder of Douglass College and their continued collaborations, including the Girls' Career Institute.
Linda Stamato is Co-Director of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution and a member o... more Linda Stamato is Co-Director of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution and a member of the graduate faculty at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, where she teaches classes on mediation and negotiation. Stamato is an alumna of Douglass College (Class of 1962) and served as Acting Dean of Douglass College from 2001 to 2002. She discusses key points in the history of Douglass College including its transition from Douglass College to Douglass Residential College and the campus after 9/11. With her experience as an alumna, faculty member, administrator, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and member of the Board of Trustees, she provides an entirely unique perspective on the history of Douglass. Stamato attributes the prosperity and longevity of Douglass to the institution's ability to adapt and transform to meet student needs for the last 100 years.
Ruth Mandel has been the Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers since 1995. Sh... more Ruth Mandel has been the Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers since 1995. She is also a founder and Director of Eagleton's Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a member of the Institute for Women's Leadership Consortium. She is a scholar and Board of Governors Professor of Politics, teaching and writing about leadership with emphasis on U.S. women's political history, women as political candidates and officeholders, women's political networks, and the "gender gap." She discusses her founding of CAWP in 1971 at Eagleton and presents important milestones in its history, including publication of the book "Political Women" and production of the film "Just One of the Boys."
Barry V. Qualls served as Vice President for Undergraduate Education and Professor Emeritus of En... more Barry V. Qualls served as Vice President for Undergraduate Education and Professor Emeritus of English at Rutgers. During his long career, he also served as Chair of the English Department, Director of the English Graduate Program, and Dean of Humanities in the School of Arts and Sciences. As the Chair of the Task Force on Undergraduate Education from 2004 to 2005, Qualls played an instrumental role in examining and reorganizing undergraduate education at the Rutgers New Brunswick campuses. Qualls reflects on the consolidation of Rutgers faculty, the unification of the Rutgers New Brunswick campuses, and the problems coeducation posed for Douglass. Qualls also emphasizes the strengths of Douglass, lauding its focus on women and successes in diversifying higher education.
In 1980, Catharine Stimpson became Professor of English at Rutgers University, where she also led... more In 1980, Catharine Stimpson became Professor of English at Rutgers University, where she also led the Institute for Research on Women, was Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education. In 2010, she became Dean Emerita at New York University, where she has appointments in the Department of English, the Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy, and the Law School. Stimpson is also the founding editor of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society and served in this capacity from 1975 to 1980. Stimpson advocates for public higher education and the existence of women's colleges and educational spaces. She outlines strategies for the success of public institutions and considers the future of women's education in the United States.
Mary Hawkesworth is a Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Women's and Gender Stu... more Mary Hawkesworth is a Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Women's and Gender Studies. Since joining the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers in 1998, she has served as the Director of the Center for American Women and Politics and Chair of the Women's and Gender Studies Department. Hawkesworth also served as the editor of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society from 2005 to 2015. She considers the history of women's education in America and the place of Douglass in this larger story. Hawkesworth reflects on the complicated and rich history of women at Rutgers, considering the early experiences and motivations of women at the New Jersey College for Women, the shifting perceptions of coeducation, and the project of a women's education. Special attention is paid to the complex legacies of the women who led what is now Douglass Residential College in the twentieth century, including Mabel Smith Douglass, Margaret Trumball Corwin, Margery Somers Fos...
Chloe Bootstaylor: Welcome to our second panel. This panel focuses on women of color in health, i... more Chloe Bootstaylor: Welcome to our second panel. This panel focuses on women of color in health, issues, and solutions. The session is inspired by Professor June Cross of the Columbia School of Journalism and her recent film, Wilhemina’s War, which follows the story of Wilhemina Dixon and depicts the obstacles that Americans with HIV/AIDS face in accessing not only adequate healthcare but also financial, infrastructural, and social support in their communities.
Cheryl Wall is a Board of Governors Zora Neale Hurston Distinguished Professor of English and for... more Cheryl Wall is a Board of Governors Zora Neale Hurston Distinguished Professor of English and former Chair of the English Department. Wall is an author and a specialist in Black women's writing, the Harlem Renaissance, and Zora Neale Hurston. She is a co-chair of the President's Council on Institutional Diversity and Equity. Joining Douglass in 1972 as an assistant instructor, Wall describes her role in the development of the college and its legacy today. She discusses the intrinsic value of the humanities in the context of a liberal arts education, student activism on campus, and the evolution of the Douglass Woman.
Mary S. Hartman is a University Professor and Director of the Institute for Women's Leadershi... more Mary S. Hartman is a University Professor and Director of the Institute for Women's Leadership, a consortium of nine units based on the Douglass campus. She has been at Rutgers since 1968, when she was hired as an instructor in history. Her research interests include European political and social history and women's history. In 1982, after a year as acting dean of Douglass College, Hartman was appointed Dean of the College, serving until December 1994. She discusses the emergence of women's studies and women's history as academic fields, including her role in bringing women's studies to Rutgers and founding the Berkshire Conference on the History of Women at Douglass College.
Alice Kessler-Harris was a Professor of History (1990-1999) and Director of Women's Studies P... more Alice Kessler-Harris was a Professor of History (1990-1999) and Director of Women's Studies Program (1990-1995) at Rutgers, New Brunswick. Previously, she was an instructor at Douglass College from 1964 to 1965, and she completed her Ph.D. at Rutgers University in 1968. She is now the R. Gordon Hoxie Professor of American History at Columbia University and specializes in American labor history and comparative and interdisciplinary exploration of women and gender She is also Professor Emerita in the Institute for Research on Women and Gender. Kessler-Harris shares her experiences as a woman in academia and the time she spent as both a graduate student and instructor at Douglass College. She describes Rutgers as a place for the development of a female consciousness and articulates the strengths of its Women's and Gender Studies program in attracting and supporting strong, intellectual women.
Mary S. Hartman is a university professor and director of the Institute for Women's Leadershi... more Mary S. Hartman is a university professor and director of the Institute for Women's Leadership, a consortium of nine units based on the Douglass campus. She has been at Rutgers since 1968, when she was hired as an instructor in history. Her research interests include European political and social history and women's history. In 1982, after a year as acting dean of Douglass College, Hartman was appointed dean of the college, serving until December 1994. She discusses several of the programs she launched, including the Douglass Project for Rutgers Women in Math, Science, and Engineering; the "Global Village" of language and cultural houses; and the Berkshire Conference on the History of Women. Hartman also reflects on the need to devise initiatives to support women in higher education and how this philosophy guided her endeavors at Douglass.
Melanie Willoughby is the Chief Government Affairs Officer of the New Jersey Business & Industry ... more Melanie Willoughby is the Chief Government Affairs Officer of the New Jersey Business & Industry Association. As a member of the first class to graduate women at Rutgers College in 1976, Willoughby describes her experiences navigating this male-dominated space, where she served as its first woman student government president and later as its first woman president of the Alumni Association. Willoughby characterizes Rutgers as a place for learning and forming future citizens and discusses how she leveraged her own experiences as a student into a career in New Jersey politics. Willoughby also reflects on the early challenges and successes for the first women students at Rutgers College.
Jacquelyn Litt joined Rutgers in 2010 to serve as Dean of Douglass Residential College. Litt is a... more Jacquelyn Litt joined Rutgers in 2010 to serve as Dean of Douglass Residential College. Litt is also a Professor in the Departments of Women's and Gender Studies and Sociology. She came to Rutgers from the University of Missouri, where she was founding chair of Women's and Gender Studies Department. Litt shares her experiences as Dean following the transition from Douglass College to Douglass Residential College. She discusses the importance of community, specifically the community created by women's colleges, in supporting individuals and their education. Litt advocates for diversity in higher education and discusses Douglass as a feminist space.
Charlotte Bunch, Founding Director and Senior Scholar, at the Center for Women's Global Leade... more Charlotte Bunch, Founding Director and Senior Scholar, at the Center for Women's Global Leadership, Rutgers University, has been an activist, author and organizer in the women's, civil, and human rights movements for four decades. Now a Board of Governor's Distinguished Service Professor in Women's and Gender Studies, she joined Rutgers in 1987 as the Laurie New Jersey Chair in Women's Studies at Douglass College. She discusses the early focuses and biggest impacts of the Center for Women's Global Leadership of bringing women together, enhancing women's individual leadership, and establishing the idea that women's rights are human rights. Bunch also considers defining a feminist politics and how the Institute for Women's Leadership Consortium bridges theory and action.
Carol Sas is the Executive Director of The New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs (NJSF... more Carol Sas is the Executive Director of The New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs (NJSFWC), the largest volunteer women's service organization in the state and a member of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. The NJSFWC provides opportunities for education, leadership training, and community service through participation in local clubs. Sas discusses the history and current activities of the NJSFWC, including her involvement and rise to Executive Director. She also presents the organization's importance as a founder of Douglass College and their continued collaborations, including the Girls' Career Institute.
Linda Stamato is Co-Director of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution and a member o... more Linda Stamato is Co-Director of the Center for Negotiation and Conflict Resolution and a member of the graduate faculty at the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy at Rutgers University, where she teaches classes on mediation and negotiation. Stamato is an alumna of Douglass College (Class of 1962) and served as Acting Dean of Douglass College from 2001 to 2002. She discusses key points in the history of Douglass College including its transition from Douglass College to Douglass Residential College and the campus after 9/11. With her experience as an alumna, faculty member, administrator, Chairman of the Board of Governors, and member of the Board of Trustees, she provides an entirely unique perspective on the history of Douglass. Stamato attributes the prosperity and longevity of Douglass to the institution's ability to adapt and transform to meet student needs for the last 100 years.
Ruth Mandel has been the Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers since 1995. Sh... more Ruth Mandel has been the Director of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers since 1995. She is also a founder and Director of Eagleton's Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a member of the Institute for Women's Leadership Consortium. She is a scholar and Board of Governors Professor of Politics, teaching and writing about leadership with emphasis on U.S. women's political history, women as political candidates and officeholders, women's political networks, and the "gender gap." She discusses her founding of CAWP in 1971 at Eagleton and presents important milestones in its history, including publication of the book "Political Women" and production of the film "Just One of the Boys."
Barry V. Qualls served as Vice President for Undergraduate Education and Professor Emeritus of En... more Barry V. Qualls served as Vice President for Undergraduate Education and Professor Emeritus of English at Rutgers. During his long career, he also served as Chair of the English Department, Director of the English Graduate Program, and Dean of Humanities in the School of Arts and Sciences. As the Chair of the Task Force on Undergraduate Education from 2004 to 2005, Qualls played an instrumental role in examining and reorganizing undergraduate education at the Rutgers New Brunswick campuses. Qualls reflects on the consolidation of Rutgers faculty, the unification of the Rutgers New Brunswick campuses, and the problems coeducation posed for Douglass. Qualls also emphasizes the strengths of Douglass, lauding its focus on women and successes in diversifying higher education.
In 1980, Catharine Stimpson became Professor of English at Rutgers University, where she also led... more In 1980, Catharine Stimpson became Professor of English at Rutgers University, where she also led the Institute for Research on Women, was Dean of the Graduate School and Vice Provost for Graduate Education. In 2010, she became Dean Emerita at New York University, where she has appointments in the Department of English, the Steinhardt Institute for Higher Education Policy, and the Law School. Stimpson is also the founding editor of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society and served in this capacity from 1975 to 1980. Stimpson advocates for public higher education and the existence of women's colleges and educational spaces. She outlines strategies for the success of public institutions and considers the future of women's education in the United States.
Mary Hawkesworth is a Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Women's and Gender Stu... more Mary Hawkesworth is a Distinguished Professor of Political Science and Women's and Gender Studies. Since joining the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Rutgers in 1998, she has served as the Director of the Center for American Women and Politics and Chair of the Women's and Gender Studies Department. Hawkesworth also served as the editor of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society from 2005 to 2015. She considers the history of women's education in America and the place of Douglass in this larger story. Hawkesworth reflects on the complicated and rich history of women at Rutgers, considering the early experiences and motivations of women at the New Jersey College for Women, the shifting perceptions of coeducation, and the project of a women's education. Special attention is paid to the complex legacies of the women who led what is now Douglass Residential College in the twentieth century, including Mabel Smith Douglass, Margaret Trumball Corwin, Margery Somers Fos...
Chloe Bootstaylor: Welcome to our second panel. This panel focuses on women of color in health, i... more Chloe Bootstaylor: Welcome to our second panel. This panel focuses on women of color in health, issues, and solutions. The session is inspired by Professor June Cross of the Columbia School of Journalism and her recent film, Wilhemina’s War, which follows the story of Wilhemina Dixon and depicts the obstacles that Americans with HIV/AIDS face in accessing not only adequate healthcare but also financial, infrastructural, and social support in their communities.
Cheryl Wall is a Board of Governors Zora Neale Hurston Distinguished Professor of English and for... more Cheryl Wall is a Board of Governors Zora Neale Hurston Distinguished Professor of English and former Chair of the English Department. Wall is an author and a specialist in Black women's writing, the Harlem Renaissance, and Zora Neale Hurston. She is a co-chair of the President's Council on Institutional Diversity and Equity. Joining Douglass in 1972 as an assistant instructor, Wall describes her role in the development of the college and its legacy today. She discusses the intrinsic value of the humanities in the context of a liberal arts education, student activism on campus, and the evolution of the Douglass Woman.
Mary S. Hartman is a University Professor and Director of the Institute for Women's Leadershi... more Mary S. Hartman is a University Professor and Director of the Institute for Women's Leadership, a consortium of nine units based on the Douglass campus. She has been at Rutgers since 1968, when she was hired as an instructor in history. Her research interests include European political and social history and women's history. In 1982, after a year as acting dean of Douglass College, Hartman was appointed Dean of the College, serving until December 1994. She discusses the emergence of women's studies and women's history as academic fields, including her role in bringing women's studies to Rutgers and founding the Berkshire Conference on the History of Women at Douglass College.
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