News and Successes
TWU Regent Jill Jester shares her personal political story with students
12/10/19
TWU Regent Jill Jester, who serves as a Minerva Fellow with the Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy, spoke to the Honors Texas Government class on Oct. 16 about gubernatorial appointments.
TWU students invited to witness oral arguments at the Second Circuit Court of Appeals
12/10/19
TWU Associate Professor of Political Science Parker R. Hevron, PhD, and the Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy arranged for political science students to visit the Second Court of Appeals in Fort Worth on Nov. 19 to watch oral arguments and receive a tour.
TWU community learns firsthand about women in politics from experienced office holders
12/5/19
TWU students, faculty and staff learned the creative ways women get involved in politics to make a positive difference in their communities with Pioneering Politics: How Far Have We Come? on November 13.
TWU partners with iCivics to celebrate Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s life and legacy in civic education
11/18/19
The Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership at Texas Woman’s University partnered with iCivics and the Tarrant County Bar Association to host a discussion about the life and career of Justice Sandra Day O’Connor with the Justice’s son, Jay O’Connor, and her award-winning biographer, Evan Thomas, on Nov. 13 in Fort Worth.
TWU names leadership institute, exhibit hall for pioneering women
11/8/19
The Texas Woman’s University Board of Regents today renamed its Institute for Women’s Leadership, The Jane Nelson Institute for Women’s Leadership in honor of State Senator Jane Nelson.