The Wheaton-Glen Ellyn Branch is the proud recipient of AAUW’s
5 STAR AWARD!
“This distinction highlights the Wheaton-Glen Ellyn Branch’s exceptional alignment with AAUW’s strategic priorities and our leadership in advancing equity in our community.”
Tremayne Parquet, Deputy Director of Advancement, AAUW
January Branch Meeting
Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026, 6:45 PM
Location: Zoom Presentation
Topick: AAUW Public Policy Update
AAUW-IL Public Policy Co-Chair Karen Kortsch will be our speaker. She will discuss AAUW’s current public policy initiatives and will be available to answer any questions from the branch.
December Calendar
Dec. 2 – Great Decisions, 1:00 p.m., Zoom
Dec. 3 – Winter Gathering, 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Dec. 4 – Great Decisions, 1:00 p.m.
Dec. 4 – Spice Routes, 6:00 p.m.
Dec. 5 – AM Lit, 9:30 a.m., Wheaton Public Library, 225 N. Cross St., Wheaton
Dec. 12 – Film Group, 7:00 p.m.
Dec. 15 – PM Lit, 7:00 p.m.
Dec. 17 – PM Non-Fiction, 7:00 p.m.
Jan. 7 – Branch Meeting, 6:45 p.m., Zoom
* Members: Click here to access Twigs. Password required. Please email us at: WGE-AAUW@comcast.net for assistance.
AAUW CEO Gloria Blackwell issued the following statement on October 31, 2025 regarding a new Department of Education regulation:
“Public Service Loan Forgiveness is not just a repayment program – it is a lifeline that helps teachers, social workers, advocates, and other public-serving professionals stay in the work their communities rely on. PSLF helps make those careers possible.
Let’s be clear: this rule is not about protecting taxpayers. It creates a new and subjective test for which nonprofits ‘deserve’ relief, and that invites the federal government to pick winners and losers in public service. We are deeply concerned that this discretion could be used to intimidate nonprofits and silence lawful advocacy by threatening their employees’ access to loan forgiveness.
This part of a broader pattern. We have seen this Department use federal leverage to pressure colleges and universities to roll back diversity, equity, and inclusion effors, limit speech on campus, and even restrict which students are welcome – including international students. AAUW has already opposed those efforts as political litmus tests that attempt to condition federal support on abandoning inclusion and academic freedom.”
Other Branch Activity Updates:
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Our Branch initiative, Science Girls on the Go™, provides STEM-related activities in community settings. Click here for more information.
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Please email us at: WGE-AAUW@comcast.net if you would like to donate to the Branch’s Opportunities Fund. This fund annually provides Higher Education Incentive Awards to girls from local high schools who are continuing their education at the College of DuPage. From time to time, the Opportunities Fund also supports other Branch-sponsored gender equity initiatives and national AAUW projects.
What is AAUW?
AAUW’s Mission:
To advance gender equity for women and girls through research, education, and advocacy.
The American Association of University Women (AAUW) is the nation’s leading voice promoting equity and education for women and girls. Since our founding in 1881, AAUW members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day — educational, social, economic, and political. Click here for more information on AAUW’s Mission, Vision and Values. Join us!
As AAUW continues to move forward in a changing world, so have our Strategic Plan and our Vision Statement. Click here to read the complete plan.