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Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 250 items) |
Abstract | The Women's Concerns Coalition formed in the summer of 1988 in preparation for the installation of Chancellor Paul Hardin. Its purpose was to allow leaders from various campus organizations that dealt with issues of concern for women to present their views and priorities to the new chancellor with a unified voice. Following Chancellor Hardin's installation, the group regularly discussed university reports and policies pertaining to women. Meetings and discussions on such topics became the basis for coalition statements and recommendations that were presented to campus administrative leaders. These statements dealt with issues ranging from child care to faculty development to harassment policies. Among the groups represented in the coalition were the University Affirmative Action Office, the American Association of University Professors, the Association for Women Faculty, the faculty's Committee on the Status of Women, the Women's Studies Program, the Black Faculty-Staff Caucus, the Chancellor's Advisory Committee, the State Employees' Association, the Office of the Provost, and the ad hoc Sexual Harassment Committee. Records of the Women's Concerns Coalition include correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence and documents related to Cornelia Phillips Spencer Day, correspondence and documents related to the university's medical and family leave policy, and documents presented to the chancellor and academic officers in 1988, including documents about the history of women at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, reports on the current status of women at the university, the findings of the Survey of Women in the Division of Health Affairs, a report from the Chancellor's Committee on Day Care, the sexual harassment policy, the faculty maternity leave policy, and the American Association of University Professors' mentoring plan. |
Creator | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Women's Concerns Coalition. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. University Archives. |
Language | English |
Processed by: University Archives Staff, May 1992, December 1998, February 2008
Encoded by: Johanna Russ, February 2008
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The Women's Concerns Coalition formed in the summer of 1988 in preparation for the installation of Chancellor Paul Hardin. Its purpose was to allow leaders from various campus organizations concerned with women's issues to present their views and priorities to the new chancellor with a unified voice. Following Chancellor Hardin's installation, the group met regularly to discuss university reports and policies pertaining to women. These discussions became the basis for coalition statements and recommendations that were presented to campus administrators. These statements dealt with issues ranging from child care to faculty development to harassment policies.
Among the groups represented in the Coalition were the University Affirmative Action Office, the American Association of University Professors, the Association for Women Faculty, the faculty's Committee on the Status of Women, the Women's Studies Program, the Black Faculty-Staff Caucus, the Chancellor's Advisory Committee, the State Employees' Association, the Office of the Provost, and the ad hoc Sexual Harassment Committee.
Back to TopRecords of the Women's Concerns Coalition include correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, correspondence and documents related to Cornelia Phillips Spencer Day, correspondence and documents related to the university's medical and family leave policy, and documents presented to the chancellor and academic officers in 1988, including documents about the history of women at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, reports on the current status of women at the university, the findings of the Survey of Women in the Division of Health Affairs, a report from the Chancellor's Committee on Day Care, the sexual harassment policy, the faculty maternity leave policy, and the American Association of University Professors' mentoring plan.
Back to TopThe correspondence series contains general correspondence among Women's Concerns Coalition members as well as correspondence between coalition members and the chancellor's office.
Folder 1 |
General Correspondence, 1988-1991 |
Folder 2 |
General Correspondence, 1992-1993 |
Folder 3 |
Correspondence with the Chancellor 1992-1995 |
The series includes meeting minutes, membership lists, and agendas for Women's Concerns Coalition meetings.
Folder 4 |
Meeting Minutes and Agendas, 1988-1992 |
Folder 5 |
Meeting Minutes and Agendas, 1993-1996 |
The Cornelia Phillips Spencer Day series includes information about the proposal and implementation of Cornelia Phillips Spencer Day, a day to celebrate the achievements of women at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Named for Cornelia Phillips Spencer, a writer instrumental in the reopening of the university in 1875, the celebration included an award given to the woman who has contributed most to the university in the previous year. The award took the form of a bell because Spencer rang the university's bell to signal the reopening in 1875. The series includes correspondence about the planning of the celebration and general items related to the day.
Folder 6 |
General, 1994; undated |
Folder 7 |
Correspondence, 1992-1994; undated |
The series contains correspondence and documents related to the development of the university's medical and family leave policy.
Folder 9 |
Medical and Faculty Leave Policy, 1992-1994 |