Women in Higher Education articles from April 2008

Women in Higher Education archives from April 2008

Spirituality brings strength to women under stress.
April 1, 2008... Women hold themselves to higher standards. While striving to prove themselves in a workplace designed for men, they still carry most of the responsibility for home and family. Stress is a constant companion for many. Our bodies aren't...

More guns make safer campuses?(NEWSWATCH)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... College campuses are safer than they used to be and have less crime than the national average, according to a recent report from the U.S. Department of Justice. The report also notes that campus law-enforcement groups are better prepared than...

Students need more mental health services.(NEWSWATCH)
April 1, 2008... Colleges nationwide are studying ways to improve mental health services and campus security after recent campus massacres at Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University. In Florida, students may see a new fee to pay for more mental...

Fresno to appeal latest sex bias ruling.(NEWSWATCH)
April 1, 2008... California State University at Fresno has chosen to appeal a judge's ruling that awarded $6.6 million to former women's basketball coach Stacy Johnson-Klein. Johnson-Klein originally won a record $19.1 million jury award from the school in...

Studies show hazing culture continues.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Although illegal in 44 states, hazing affects more than half of college students belonging to campus groups. They still reported having experienced hazing, a new study found. Elizabeth Allan and Mary Madden from the University of Maine's...

Harvard provides women-only gym hours.(NEWSWATCH)(Harvard University)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Harvard University's trial policy of providing women-only gym times six hours a week is getting mixed reviews. The trial began in early February after six Muslim women requested specific hours to use the gym without men present. This allows...

Women's colleges still produce winners.(NEWSWATCH)
April 1, 2008... Graduates of women's colleges are more likely to earn advanced degrees than those from other liberal arts colleges, according to data recently released by the Women's College Coalition. More than half (53%) of women's college graduates...

Many HBCUs don't comply with Title IX.(NEWSWATCH)(historically black colleges and universities )(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Most historically black colleges and universities are not in compliance with Title IX, according to a recent study by the College Sports Council. It found that 72 of 74 HBCUs do not meet the proportionality requirement of Title IX. Only...

Duke ex-lacrosse players sue over charges.(NEWSWATCH)(Duke University)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... Thirty-eight members of the 2006 Duke lacrosse team filed a lawsuit against the school, President Richard Brodhead, the city of Durham NC and a nurse at Duke University Hospital for emotional distress and other damages resulting from...

Title IX legal expert to advise at Colorado.(NEWSWATCH)(Nancy Hogshead-Makar)
April 1, 2008... Nancy Hogshead-Makar--a gender-equity law professor, rape victim and Olympic medalist--is the University of Colorado's new Title IX adviser. UC created the new position as part of the settlement from a 2001 case in which two CU students...

Columbia U keeps an uppity woman prof.(NEWSWATCH)
April 1, 2008... Columbia University NY "penalized" a professor accused of plagiarizing works of another professor and two former students, but it stopped short of firing her. Dr. Madonna Constantine, a professor at Columbia's Teachers College, will retain...

Title IX champ wins gender equity award.(NEWSWATCH)
April 1, 2008... Diane Milutinovich, former associate athletics director at California State University at Fresno, was honored March 10 as Women of the Year for the 16th California State Senate District. State Senator Dean Florez nominated Milutinovich for...

Sexist rap music = endorsing sexism!(NEWSWATCH)
April 1, 2008... Exposure to sexism in rap music may increase a person's likelihood to be sexist, according to a recent study reported in the Journal of Applied Psychology. Two North Carolina State University professors tested female and male students'...

UK study affirms the cost of motherhood.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief article)
April 1, 2008... One third of mothers slip down the career ladder, according to a study published in Economic Journal, the journal of the Royal Economic Society in England. The study found that one-third of female corporate managers move down the career...

Program to help 10,000 women worldwide.(NEWSWATCH)
April 1, 2008... Sixteen universities worldwide are teaming up with the Goldman Sachs Group to provide business education to 10,000 women entrepreneurs. The 10,000 Women program will serve women in developing and emerging markets, according to Goldman Sachs....

Women Student Leaders to meet June 5-7.(NEWSWATCH)
April 1, 2008... The 2008 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders will be held June 5-7 at Georgetown University. Inherited from the founding National Association for Women in Education (NAWE), the conference is presented by NASPA and the AAUW....

Women administrators' salaries continue to rise.
April 1, 2008... More and more women are filling top administrative positions and their salaries sometimes surpass those of men peers, especially as academic deans in recent years. Median campus administrative salaries increased by 4% since the last fiscal...

Equitable benefits for employees at Catholic schools?
April 1, 2008... Given the pendulum's swing back toward orthodoxy in the Catholic Church these days, one might assume that trying to get domestic partner benefits at a Catholic school would be an exercise in futility. But the University of San Francisco has...

Characteristics of community college presidents.
April 1, 2008... Depending upon your definition of women's progress to the presidency, you can see the glass as either half empty or half full. Although women are still woefully underrepresented at senior administrative levels, there's been progress over the...

Respect helps connect community college to university.
April 1, 2008... Community colleges nurture students. Universities generate scholarship. Even when they're set in the same community, they often seem to operate in two separate worlds. Metropolitan Community College in Omaha NE and the University of...

A woman's next chapter: pursuing a doctorate?(IN HER OWN WORDS)
April 1, 2008... Life is like a novel, with many twists and turns along the way. There are main characters, relationships that grow and those that end, good moments and painful moments, joy, loss and sadness. There are scenes we long to remember and scenes we...

Tips for preparing for your next career move.
April 1, 2008... You're preparing to leave your school. Or maybe you're perfectly content, but a headhunter calls you out of the blue. What steps do you need to take to become a desirable candidate? And once you land interviews and campus visits, how do you...

Dr. Shirley M. Adams.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Shirley M. Adams moves from VP for academic affairs to provost at Charter Oak State College CT.

Maribeth Amyot.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Maribeth Amyot moves from VP for finance and administration at Western Connecticut State University to VP for financial administration at Xavier University OH.

Dr. Angela R. Ballentine.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Angela R. Ballentine moves from dean of health sciences to VP for instruction at Vance Granville Community College NC.

Dr. Kathleen Bands.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Kathleen Bands moves from associate dean to dean of the graduate school at Hood College MD.

Dr. Selma Botman.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Selma Botman moves from executive vice chancellor for academic affairs and university provost at CUNY's City University to president of the University of Southern Maine on July 1.

Aminta Hawkins Breaux.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Aminta Hawkins Breaux moves from dean of students at the University of Sciences in PA to VP for student affairs at Millersville University of Pennsylvania.

Beverly Byl.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Beverly Byl moves from associate VP for advancement at the University of the Pacific CA to VP for university advancement at CSU at Bakersville.

Karen A. Callaghan.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Karen A. Callaghan moves from interim to dean of the school of arts and sciences at Barry University FL.

Dr. Valeriano Cantu.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Valeriano Cantu moves from dean of business studies at Austin Community College TX to VP for academic affairs and student services at South Arkansas Community College.

Dr. Sally Clausen.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Sally Clausen moves from president of the University of the University of Louisiana system to become the state commissioner of higher education.

Dr. Kay Clayton.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Kay Clayton moves from provost and VP for academic affairs at Texas A & M University at Kingsville to provost and VP for academic affairs at Texas Woman's University on July 1.

Dr. Dorcas L. Colvin.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Dorcas L. Colvin moves from associate VP for policy and planning at SUNY at Buffalo to executive vice chancellor for management and strategic initiatives at Winston-Salem State University NC.

Dr. Shelley F. Conroy.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Shelley F. Conroy moves from dean of the college of health professions at Weber State University UT to dean of the college of health professions at Armstrong State University GA.

Joanne Ferchland-Parella.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Joanne Ferchland-Parella moves from assistant dean of external relations at the University of Maryland at College Park to VP for institutional advancement at Nova Southeastern University FL.

Dr. Kathleen Enz Finken.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Kathleen Enz Finken moves from dean of the college of arts and sciences at Minnesota State University Moorhead to provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

Dr. Marie A. George.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Marie A. George moves from executive VP at Saint Anselm College NH to president of Cabrini College in Radnor PA effective July 1.

Dr. Gena D. Glickman.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Gena D. Glickman moves from VP of teaching/learning/student development at Elgin Community College north of Chicago to president of Manchester Community College CT.

Dr. Evelynn Hammonds.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Evelynn Hammonds moves from senior vice provost for faculty development and diversity to dean of Harvard College at Harvard University, where she will be the first woman and first African-American to hold the position.

Dr. Judy G. Hample.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Judy G. Hample moves from chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education to become the first woman president in the 100 year history of the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg VA.

Sara Shapiro Harberson.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Sara Shapiro Harberson moves from associate dean of admissions at the University of Pennsylvania to VP for enrollment management and dean of admission at Franklin and Marshall College PA.

Dr. Mary Hassinger.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Mary Hassinger moves from professor of chemistry and dean of the school of letters and sciences at Viterbo University WI to VP for academic affairs at Stephens College MO on July 1.

Dr. Meredith Hay.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Meredith Hay moves from VP for research at the University of Iowa to executive VP and provost at the University of Arizona on April 30.

Dr. Penny Haynes.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Penny Haynes moves from associate dean of academic affairs at Dutchess Community College NY to dean of academic affairs at Schenectady County Community College NY.

Brenda Hellyer.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Brenda Hellyer will move from vice chancellor of fiscal affairs at the San Jacinto College District TX to president in June 2009, provided she gets a doctorate by then.

Joan Howarth.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Joan Howarth moves from professor of law at the University of Las Vegas to dean of the college of law at the University of Michigan.

Lynn Jackson.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Lynn Jackson moves from executive director of enrollment to VP for enrollment management at Goshen College IN.

Dr. Serene Jones.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Serene Jones moves from professor of theology in the Yale Divinity School CT to be the first female president at Union Theological Seminary NY, which is affiliated with Columbia University NY.

Dr. Elizabeth D. Liddy.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Elizabeth D. Liddy moves from interim to dean of the school of information at Syracuse University NY.

Dr. Jane Dammen McAuliffe.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Jane Dammen McAuliffe becomes the eighth president of Bryn Mawr College in PA, founded 123 years ago. She has been dean of the college of arts and sciences at Georgetown University DC, where she is also a professor of history and of Arabic...

Dr. Karla Leach.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Karla Leach moves from dean of student learning and organizational development at Lone Star College-Cy-Fair to president of Western Wyoming Community College.

Sonja Melton.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Sonja Melton moves from executive assistant to the president to VP for enrollment management at Allen University SC.

Peggy Moore.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Peggy Moore, former VP of instruction, becomes interim superintendent/president at The College of Siskiyous CA.

Dr. Lynn Pasquerella.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Lynn Pasquerella moves from vice provost for academic affairs and dean of the graduate school at the University of Rhode Island to provost at the University of Hartford.

Diana L. Pearson.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Diana L. Pearson moves from senior VP for corporate communications at Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia in NYC to VP for communications at Dartmouth College NH.

Marylynn Persyn.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Marylynn Persyn moves from director of grants at Austin Community College TX to VP for workforce development at South Arkansas Community College.

Dr. Dehlly Porras.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Dehlly Porras moves from instructional dean at Montgomery College's Takoma Park MD campus to VP for academic affairs at Raritan Valley Community College NJ.

Dr. Alvetta Peterman.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Alvetta Peterman Thomas moves from VP for academic affairs to president at Atlanta Technical College GA.

Dr. Maria Sheehan.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Maria Sheehan, former president of College of the Desert CA, becomes president of Truckee Meadows Community College NV.

Dr. Jeanine Silveira Stewart.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Jeanine Silveira Stewart moves from professor of psychology and neuroscience at Washington and Lee University VA to VP for academic affairs at Hollins University VA on July 1.

Cheryl Stanley.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Cheryl Stanley moves from senior associate to colleges and non-profits at Semple Bixel Associates in NJ to VP for institutional advancement at Saint Michel's College VT.

Elizabeth Thornton.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Elizabeth Thornton becomes the first chief diversity officer and joins the president's cabinet at Babson College MA, where she has been an adjunct lecturer of entrepreneurship. She founded and led the training and consulting firm...

Dr. Joanne Rains Warner.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2008... Dr. Joanne Rains Warner moves from interim to dean of the school of nursing at the University of Portland OR.

When sisters turn into saboteurs.
April 1, 2008... We talk a lot about women supporting women. The dirty little not-so-secret is that women also sometimes undercut other women and sabotage their careers. The less we talk about it, the more it will continue happening. Dr. Barbara Brock,...

Mentor brings out the passion in a protege.
April 1, 2008... Dr. Marla Bonacile Johnson of Pittsburgh PA sees herself as a vision coach. Her role as a mentor is to pass on the spirit of passion--not to produce a replica of herself but to encourage the personal passion of her protegee. She's an...

How to reduce the 'freshmen 15' weight gain.
April 1, 2008... The question was, "The freshman 15-fact or fallacy?" Asking was Dr. Janice Jewett, who presented her study and findings on freshmen weight gain at the Women in Educational Leadership conference at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln in...

100 inches of snow sets new record for crazy.(THE LAST LAUGH)
April 1, 2008... Those of us still choosing to dwell in the Snow Belt state of Wisconsin got more than they bargained for this winter. A record 100 inches of the white stuff made for a white Christmas and white St. Paddy's Day... in fact, it's been white every...