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Contact:
Claire
Johnson
(863)
667-7056
Lakeland,
FL (March 31, 2006) - When
Harvard University hosted a national conference on women in leadership,
USF Lakeland's Alice Murray was the only representative of Florida
higher education.
Murray, USFL's associate vice president for administrative and academic
support services, attended the fifth annual Harvard Center for Public
Leadership research conference in March. The conference was devoted
to issues related to women, leadership and power in a variety of
arenas: politics, government, the judiciary, the military, business,
academia and science.
Murray shared her experience at Harvard with colleagues on the USFL
campus during a luncheon on March 22. “I was enlightened by
the opportunity to participate in the conference and wanted to provide
my female colleagues with some of the inspiration I received from
attending,” said Murray. During Wednesday’s luncheon,
Murray presented much of the information and facts she received
at Harvard to a room of twelve USFL female staff, faculty and administrators.
“Fortunately, our campus has a strong presence of female leadership,
and I relish the opportunity to nurture their development.”
Harvard University President Lawrence H. Summers was the unlikely
keynote speaker at the female leadership conference. Ironically,
the last time that he spoke on the capabilities of the opposite
sex, he ignited an international debate that profoundly undermined
his presidency.
Summers told participants that since January 2005, when he spoke
at a National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) conference, he
has learned that many of his preconceptions were incorrect. Summers
emphasized the “profound importance” of women’s
leadership, receiving extended applause at the end of his 30-minute
speech and words of praise from numerous audience members.
During the conference, other speakers and panel members addressed
the roles and responsibilities of women as well as work-life issues
often encountered by females in positions of power. Participants
were encouraged to recognize their abilities to lead, mentor and
develop other women leaders and make strides to occupy roles historically
held by men. “It was indeed an honor to be challenged by such
a distinguished group of women,” said Murray.
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