As the first women to serve as chancellors at UMass Lowell and UMass Amherst, Jacquie Moloney and Marcie Williams know what it’s like to break barriers. Join UMass Lowell on March 22 from 4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. for an engaging and inspiring conversation with these two celebrated pioneers in higher education.
Part of the UMass Lowell Women's Leadership Conversations series, this free and virtual session will explore the experiences, insights and best practices needed to thrive as a leader in an ever-changing work environment.
Barrier Breakers: A Conversation with Jacquie Moloney and Marcie Williams will also discuss:
- Becoming a leader when very few women, especially women of color, were elevated to such positions
- How we can learn from history to understand ways to lead successfully in our own tumultuous times
- Top recommendations for leveraging challenging experiences to advance both your personal purpose and the causes you believe in
About Women's History Month
Women’s History Month is a dedicated month to reflect on the contributions of women to United States history. The celebration started as a weeklong event at a school district in Sonoma, California in 1978. In 1980, President Jimmy Carter issued a proclamation declaring the first week of March as National Women’s History Week. The U.S. Congress passed a resolution establishing it as a national celebration in 1981. Six years later, the National Women’s History Project successfully petitioned Congress to expand the event to the entire month of March.
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