Circle of Women, a student-run non-profit, is working to build girls' schools in developing countries. Their first school, "Project Wonkhai," will serve 600 girls in Wardak, Afghanistan. Doors are scheduled to open in September. Eventually, they hope to provide an education for every girl who wants one. Read more about it on circleofwomen.org.
The Stanford Graduate School of Business is offering a five day executive education leadership program designed exclusively for women to be held May 12 to 16,08. Application deadline is March31,08. The program is aimed at women in supervisory roles or women identified as having leadership potential, but would also benefit entrepreneurs and business owners. Read more about it in the Business Wire press release. 
Margaret Neale (picture) is one of the Faculty Directors of the Executive Program for Women Leaders. Read more about the faculty for the program on stanford.edu.
Harvard University announced that Evelynn Hammonds has been appointed Dean of Harvard College. Evelynn had been the University's Senior Vice Provost for Faculty Development and Diversity. Evelynn holds a Master's degree in Physics from MIT and a Ph.D. in the History of Science from Harvard. Read more about Evelynn's career in the University press release. (Image borrowed from harvard.edu.)
Goldman Sachs announced it will provide $100 million for management education projects for 10,000 women in developing nations. Goldman will work with top business schools including Columbia and Harvard to develop management education certificate programs at universities in countries like Nigeria, Rwanda and Afghanistan. Read more about it in the article by Alison Damast on businessweek.com.
Katie Smith Milway's book, "One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference", the story of a West African boy who receives a small loan to purchase a hen, is the inspiration for a new website that teaches children and parents about microfinancing. In addition to being an Author of children's books, Katie is Publisher and Global Editorial Director at Bain & Company. Read more about onehen.org, developed by Sapient Interactive, in the Business Wire press release.
Babson College appointed Elizabeth Thornton its first Chief Diversity Officer. Elizabeth, who holds an MBA from NYU, is an Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship at Babson and has taught in the graduate and undergraduate programs. Read more about Elizabeth's career in the Babson press release.
Barnard College appointed Deborah Spar its next President effective July 1,08. Deborah is the Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration and has been the Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Development at Harvard Business School. Read more about it in the announcement on barnard.edu. Image borrowed from Deborah's bio on barnard.edu.
Columbia University appointed Linda Fried, M.D., MPH, the next Dean of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia. Dr. Fried comes to Columbia from Johns Hopkins University where she has been dedicated to expanding health promotion and prevention for older adults. Read more about Linda's career in the announcement on columbia.edu.
The Women's Student Association at Harvard Business School is presenting the 17th annual "Dynamic Women in Business" Conference January26,08 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Ann Fudge, former Chairman and CEO of Young and Rubicam Brands (image of Ann borrowed from wsaconference.com), and Janet Hanson, Founder and Chairman of Milestone Capital Management and Founder of 85 Broads, are the featured speakers. Read more about it on wsaconference.com.
University of Pennsylvania Law School appointed Arlene Rivera Finkelstein Assistant Dean and Executive Director of Penn Law's Toll Public Interest Center. Arlene had been the Director of the Public Interest Resource Center at Widener University School of Law. Read more about it in the University press release.
