1325 18th Street, N.W., Suite 210
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202-659-9330
Fax: 202-457-0946

Description
Founded in 1916, NAWE: Advancing Women in Higher Education is a nonprofit membership association dedicated to the advancement of women in higher education and related fields. The mission of NAWE is to address issues in higher education, with particular attention to the interests, scholarship, and advancement of women educators and students. In a supportive, diverse organizational environment for educators from a broad range of specialties, NAWE develops leaders for today and tomorrow. NAWE membership includes administrators, faculty and students from all sectors, plus leaders from associations, business, and government agencies. Programs and services include leadership development training for entry to mid-level women; national, regional, and state professional conferences; an annual national conference for college women student leaders; graduate research awards; employment information services; and liaison with U.S. government agencies, other educational associations and women's organizations. NAWE publishes Initiatives, its quarterly, award-winning journal; About Women on Campus, a quarterly news and placement publication; NAWE News, the NAWE member newsletter; and an annual directory of members. In 1996, NAWE released The Chilly Classroom Climate: A Guide to Improve the Education of Women, co-authored by NAWE Senior Scholar-in-Residence, Dr. Bernice Resnick Sandler.