Jennifer M. Granholm, Governor of Michigan, takes questions from the audience at the Institute’s event, Women and the Courage to Lead in the Company of Men.


Congratulations to Linda Patterson! She was recently selected as one of the Women's Research & Education Institute's 2010 Congressional Fellows on Women and Public Policy!
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The mission of the Women & Politics Institute is to provide academic training to young women that encourages them to become involved in the political process and to facilitate research by faculty and students that enhances our understanding of the challenges women face in the political arena.
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WPI welcomes new director, Dr. Jennifer L. Lawless
Women & Politics Institute (WPI) founder and director, Karen O’Connor, announced that Jennifer Lawless, Ph.D. will be the new director of the institute, effective this summer, and Dr. O’Connor will become director emeritus. To read more about the new director, please see the official press release.
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