Building on the annual Women of Impact event that highlights the contributions and achievements of women, Notre Dame’s Women of Impact Speaker Series brings successful women together to share their insight, wisdom, experience and perspective as leaders. Through short, moderated, virtual conversations in a webinar format, men and women of all ages and backgrounds are invited to participate in these important conversations in support of Notre Dame’s mission to educate young women with the knowledge and skills they “need to know for life.”
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Gloria Ladson-Billings is professor emerita at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and president of the National Academy of Education. She is also the author of several critically-acclaimed books and has authored more than 100 journal articles.
Wanda Holland Green is currently head of school at The Hamlin School, a mission-driven institution dedicated to best practices and innovation in education of girls and young women. She has taught, mentored and inspired thousands of students.
November 9, 2020
WOMEN IN SCIENCE
Dr. Sandra Faber
Cosmologist, Astrophysicist
ADVOCACY
Sarah E. Mendelson
WOMEN IN SPORTS
Alyssa Nakken
Coach, San Francisco Giants
February 4, 2021
CULTURALLY RELEVANT EDUCATION
Gloria Ladson-Billings
Pedagogical Theorist & Educator
Wanda Holland Greene
Head of School, The Hamlin School
Felicia Mensah
Associate Dean & Professor of Science Education, UNC Chapel Hill
March 4, 2021
WOMEN’S HISTORY
Dr. Betsy Griffith
Historian, Author, Vice President, National Association of Girls’ Schools
LEADERSHIP WITHOUT LIMITS
Co-Founder, Executive Director, College of Adaptive Arts
THE IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE
Thuy Vu
Journalist, Co-Founder, Global Mentor Network, Emmy Award Winner
Stanford Medical Student
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
Pamela Anderson-Brule
Helen Kane
Co-founder & CEO, Mirapath