Office of Career Development and Continuing Education records, 1965-1976.

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Office of Career Development and Continuing Education records, 1965-1976.

Records of the Office of Career Development and Continuing Education (later known as the Office of Continuing Education) at Duke University include significant topical files on women in higher education, professional women role models, vocational guidance, and development of women's career conferences. Also contains records of the Directions for Educated Women Committee, a faculty and student committee active from about 1966 until the early 1970s. Materials include correspondence, course evaluations, brochures, newsletters, clippings, reports, handbooks, fliers, and short writings.

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Duke University. Woman's College

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The Woman's College was established at Duke University in 1930, as a coordinate to Trinity College for men. As a coordinate college within Duke University, the Woman's College fostered a community that allowed for shared university faculty, curriculum, and educational facilities, while giving women an opportunity for leadership through their separate student government, social standards committees, and judicial board. Alice M. Baldwin was named its first Dean. The College merged with Trinity Col...

Duke University

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Duke University. Office of Continuing Education

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The Office of Continuing Education was established at Duke University in 1969. The Office provided career guidance and development through courses and training. It was directed by Jean O'Barr from 1971 to 1983, and it functioned in cooperation with the Appointments Office (later the Office of Placement Services and the Career Center) and the Woman's College. The Office of Continuing Education initially focused on career development of women students, but expanded to offer guidance services to al...

Duke University. Office of Career Development and Continuing Education.

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Active at Duke University from ca. 1969 to 1975. Provided career guidance, academic counseling, and internship opportunities to undergraduate women. From the description of Office of Career Development and Continuing Education records, 1965-1976. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 53906093 ...