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Pacific womens college: unique experience.(NEWSWATCH)
May 1, 2012... A new college based in I lawall has launched an online program just for women last month and plans to expand to physical classrooms this summer. Pacific Woniens College serves women who left college to focus on families or careers as well as those who prefer a women-centered environment. It...

Community colleges reject 400,000 students.(NEWSWATCH)
May 1, 2012... Cuts in funding are forcing community colleges to turn away more than 400,000 prospective students, which disproportionately affects lower income students and students of color. Women are about 61% of community college students. A report called "Closing the Door, Increasing the Gap: Who's...

UC-Davis Report condemns chancellor, police for pepper spraying protesters.(NEWSWATCH)
May 1, 2012... A 13-member task force released a report condemning administrators for failures in leadership and communication at the University of California Davis campus during a protest in which police pepper-sprayed students last fall. The report blames Chancellor Linda Katehi for not clearly...

Senate May Protect Campus from Violience.(NEWSWATCH)
May 1, 2012... A U.S. Senate bill to specifically extend the federal Clery Act to cover violence against women on college and university campuses is nearing a vote. It has 61 co-sponsors. Joined by 20 groups, the non-profit Security on Campus--founded after Jeanne Clery's rape and murder on campus in...

Women presidents: now 26.4% but still underrepresented.
May 1, 2012... What difference does it make to have a woman as college or university president? It opens doors to women all up and down the ladder. It's not that they promote women preferentially, but that they're less likely to accept stereotypes that equate leadership traits with male socialization. More...