Women in Higher Education articles from April 2009

Women in Higher Education archives from April 2009

Beyond Sustainability: this is our time to shine.
April 1, 2009... What are educators for but to promote student learning through relationship? We relate to our students, our subject matter and our world. We guide students to grow in relationship to self and others. That is how learning happens. Yet with...

White House council on women and girls will advise Obama and federal agencies.
April 1, 2009... President Obama has created a White House Council on Women and Girls to address on a federal level the many challenges facing females in this country. Obama's senior advisor Valerie Jarrett will chair the group designed to "provide a...

Female managers excel in a downturn.
April 1, 2009... French companies that have more women in management are doing better than French companies with mostly male management, according to recent research. Michael Ferray, management professor at Ceram Business School in France, found that the...

Student paper cites gender bias at SIU.
April 1, 2009... When even the students notice a dearth of women leaders and professors at their school, it's significant. At Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, the student newspaper Daily Egyptian cited the school for having only one woman among...

College sports' Diversity worst in years.
April 1, 2009... NCAA schools are losing ground in gender and racial hiring practices for college sports, according to a recent report from the Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sports at the University of Central Florida. "The 2008 Racial and Gender...

KY to end tenure at community colleges.
April 1, 2009... In an effort to save money and increase flexibility in hiring, the Board of Regents for Kentucky's community and technical colleges voted to eliminate tenure for new employees and drop health insurance for new retirees. The 10-4 vote in...

Ex-Dean at UT-PA wins $350,000 in suit.
April 1, 2009... The University of Texas-Pan American stands to pay up to $350,000 for a sex discrimination suit filed by a former dean of education. A jury decided the school willfully violated the Equal Pay Act by paying Dr. Hilda Medrano less than her male...

Female scientists win top awards.
April 1, 2009... A computer science professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology won the field's most prestigious prize, the 2008 A.M. Turing Award. Barbara Liskov, 69, an associate provost and professor at MIT, developed programming languages...

Sex bias against female neurosurgeon costs brigham hospital $1.6 million.
April 1, 2009... Brigham and Women's Hospital MA will pay $1.6 million to a female neurosurgeon who endured a hostile work environment and retaliation. A jury found that Dr. Sagun Tuli was subjected to "harassment, ridicule, intimidation and other abusive...

Colleges offer students quicker degrees.
April 1, 2009... With college costs on the rise, some schools are offering a three-year degree in an attempt to lure more students. Although it's the norm for Europe, the three-year undergrad degree is rare in the United States. Hartwick College, a liberal...

Biz schools questioned on ethics, relevance.
April 1, 2009... With top business schools regularly sending more than 40% of grads into the world of finance and Wall Street becoming synonymous with corruption and greed, it's time to analyze what is being taught at B-schools. Some analysts and educators...

Loyola College revises MBA for women.
April 1, 2009... While women make up fewer than 20% of students enrolled in executive MBA programs nationally, they are 42% of the current first-year class at Loyola College MD. Loyola is attracting women to its program by connecting potential students...

Santa Clara U's MBA course connects spirituality and leadership ethics.
April 1, 2009... Santa Clara University is inviting its MBA students to examine the spiritual lives of business leaders and the impact that has on organizations through its "Spirituality and Business Leadership" course. The Jesuit school's class looks at...

Nursing student Sues after Louisville U. expels her for MySpace online posts.
April 1, 2009... A former University of Louisville nursing student is suing the school, claiming that it violated her rights for expelling her for personal opinions she posted in a blog on MySpace. Nina Yoder said that an associate dean cited concerns about...

Calvin college believes what 'she said'.
April 1, 2009... In more online social networking drama, Calvin College MI administrators suspended a student over a derogatory message posted on his Facebook site. Sophomore Tony Harris is accused of writing a negative message about an ex-girlfriend,...

Student Sues U of Portland over rape, then outing of her on Facebook.
April 1, 2009... A former University of Portland student is suing the school for more than $1 million, claiming it failed to tell police that she had been raped and that its response to the alleged cyber-bullying was inadequate. The woman, who was 16 years...

Court denies funds to Christian student group for banning lesbians and gays.
April 1, 2009... It's OK for the University of California's Hastings School of Law to deny funding to a group of Christian students that excludes lesbians, gays and non-Christians, according to a recent ruling by the Ninth Federal Court of Appeals in San...

Stonehill bans free condoms, period.
April 1, 2009... Stonehill College MA put a stop to a student's effort to pass out free condoms in campus dorms. Stonehill senior Katie Freitas decided that she would help distribute condoms for birth control since the Roman Catholic school did not....

Stimulus bill: cheaper contraceptives.
April 1, 2009... Female college students could see a big drop in birth control prices thanks to President Obama's stimulus bill. For years drug companies sold birth control on campus at big discounts in hopes of winning future customers. But changes in...

Economy offers chance to rethink policies for gender equity in athletics.
April 1, 2009... Budget constraints may have a silver lining on some campuses, giving officials a chance to examine gender equity in sports as athletics departments look to cut costs. "Where there is crisis, there's also opportunity," said Ellen...

New Midwest women's leadership institute set for June 21-27 in Mankato MN.
April 1, 2009... Minnesota State Mankato will be the site of the first Midwest Women's Leadership Institute this June. It's an opportunity for women in higher ed to assess their strengths and create a plan for their next steps in leadership roles. The...

Fundraising trickles down to community colleges.
April 1, 2009... Economically speaking, it's ugly out there. With the economy in a free fall, budgets are being slashed to the bone. More unemployed workers are returning to school, particularly to community colleges, for retraining while traditional...

As an academic, why do you need a coach?(IN HER OWN WORDS)
April 1, 2009... When we hear the noun coach, we may automatically call up an image of a person wearing a baseball cap and whistle. Then we remember that today's world includes coaches outside of athletics, like voice coaches and acting coaches who have been at...

Laugh and learn: humor softens life's lessons.
April 1, 2009... For adjunct professor Juli Burney, life's challenges and blessings plus a slightly skewed vision provide constant material for her dual roles as educator and motivational humorist. "My mother always told me that I would be a speaker and a...

Dr. Brenda A. Allen.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Brenda A. Allen moves from associate provost and director of institutional diversity at Brown University RI to provost and vice chancellor for affairs and professor of psychology at Winston-Salem State University NC.

Dr. Nada Marie.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Nada Marie Assaf-Anid moves from chair and graduate program director of the chemical engineering department at Manhattan College NY to become the first female dean of the school of engineering and computing sciences at New York Institute of...

Dr. Lora B. Bailey.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Lora B. Bailey moves from associate professor and coordinator of early childhood education in the college of education at Auburn University AL to dean of the school of education at Brenau University GA.

Dr. Lynne M. Bailey.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Lynne M. Bailey moves from assistant professor of education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte to dean of the school of education at American Public University System VA.

Dr. Laurie Becvar.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Laurie Becvar, dean of the division of continuing and distant education at the University of South Dakota, also becomes dean of the graduate school.

Elizabeth Bell.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Elizabeth Bell moves from acting to dean for campus development at Waubonsee Community College IL.

Dr. Linda L. M. Bennett.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Linda L. M. Bennett moves from provost and VP for academic affairs to president of University of Southern Indiana on July 1.

Elena M. Bernal.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Elena M. Bernal moves from special assistant to the president to VP for diversity and achievement at Grinnell College IA.

Elizabeth Burmaster.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Elizabeth Burmaster moves from Wisconsin state superintendent of public instruction to president of Nicolet College WI.

Dr. Lisa Chapman.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Lisa Chapman moves from dean for university transfer for health sciences and development studies to VP of instruction at Central Carolina Community College NC.

Dr. Cordelia Chavez Candelaria.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Cordelia Chavez Candelaria moves from dean of strategic affairs and professor of English at Arizona State University to dean of Dedman College and distinguished professor at Southern Methodist University TX.

Dr. Rebecca Chopp.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Rebecca Chopp moves from president of Colgate University in Hamilton NY to become president of Swarthmore College PA, its first female president.

Cindy Connelley.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Cindy Connelley moves from assistant professor of physical education to athletics director at Husson University ME.

Nadine Coudret.
April 1, 2009... Nadine Coudret moves from dean of the nursing school to interim provost at the University of Southern Indiana

Dr. Priscilla Danheiser.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Priscilla Danheiser moves from associate dean for new program development and interim dean to dean of the college of continuing and professional studies at Mercer University GA.

Paula R. David.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Paula R. David, founder and principal of Fort Point Growth Partners in Boston, moves to VP of marketing and communications at Clark University MA.

Patricia A. Day.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Patricia A. Day, former director of labor relations and labor counsel at the Massachusetts Port Authority in Boston, moves to VP of human resources at the University of Scranton PA.

Maryann Santos De Barona.
April 1, 2009... Dr. Maryann Santos De Barona moves from senior associate dean for academic programs and personnel at the college of education at Arizona State University to dean of the college of education at Purdue University IN.

Dr. Carolyn Dever.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Carolyn Dever moves from interim to dean of the college of arts and sciences at Vanderbilt University TN.

Nancy Dickson.
April 1, 2009... Nancy Dickson moves from executive director of the Spartanburg Community College Foundation to VP of public relations and community development at the Community College of Beaver County PA.

Dr. Jeronima Echeverria.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Jeronima Echeverria moves from provost and VP for academic affairs at Cal State Fresno to associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at the Cal State system.

Dr. Nancy Edick.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Nancy Edick moves from acting associate dean to dean of the college of education at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.

Dr. Pamela Eibeck.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Pamela Eibeck moves from dean of the college of engineering and a professor of mechanical engineering at Texas Tech University to become the first female president of the University of the Pacific.

Dr. Susan Engelkemeyer.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Susan Engelkemeyer moves from dean of the school of business management at Ithaca College NY to dean of the college of business at the University of Massachusetts at Dartmouth.

Dr. Jacquelyn S. Fetrow.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Jacquelyn S. Fetrow moves from Reynolds professor of computational biophysics to dean of the college at Wake Forest University NC.

Dr. Kate Langdon Forhan.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Kate Langdon Forhan moves from dean of the college of arts and sciences at Northeastern Illinois University to provost and VP for academic affairs at the University of Southern Maine.

Dr. Geralyn McClure Franklin.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Geralyn McClure Franklin moves from dean of the college of business at the University of South Florida at St. Petersburg to a similar position at the University of Dallas TX in June.

Dr. Mary Ann Herbst.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Mary Ann Herbst becomes president of Baker College of Muskegon MI after 26 years at the career college, progressing from part-time adjunct instructor, department chair, dean, VP for academics and interim president.

Lynn E. Jackson.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Lynn E. Jackson moves from VP for college advancement at Lycoming College PA to VP for development at Augustana College IL.

Dr. Rukmani Jayaraman.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Rukmani Jayaraman moves from director of the college of information at Western Governors University UT to dean of the college of undergraduate studies at Argosy University.

Dr. Kristina M. Johnson.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Kristina M. Johnson moves from provost at the Johns Hopkins University MD to become undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Energy.

Dr. Rebecca Johnson.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Rebecca Johnson moves from vice provost for academic affairs and international programs at Oregon State University to interim CEO at its Cascades campus.

Dr. Kathy Krendl.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Kathy Krendl moves from provost and executive VP at Ohio University to president of Otterbein College OH.

Roberta Lane.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Roberta Lane, former CFO and CAO at Feeding American in Chicago, becomes CFO at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in Chicago.

Maryann LaCroix Lindberg.
April 1, 2009... Maryann LaCroix Lindberg moves from executive director of the Bloomb-burg University Foundation PA to VP for advancement at Keene State University NH.

Dr. Terri L. Lomax.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Terri L. Lomax moved from interim to vice chancellor for research and graduate studies at North Carolina State University.

Dr. Kina Mallard.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Kina Mallard moves from academic dean at Gordon College MA to provost at Carson-Newman College TN.

Dr. Geri Hockfield Malandra.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Geri Hockfield Malandra, vice chancellor for strategic management, institutional planning and accountability at the University of Texas system to VOP of leadership, membership and policy research at the American Council on Education DC.

Dr. Mary Ellen Mazey.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Mary Ellen Mazey, dean of the college of arts and sciences at West Virginia University, becomes provost and VP for academic affairs at Auburn University AL.

Dr. Cindy L. Miles.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Cindy L. Miles moves from president of the Hialeah campus of Miami Dade College FL to chancellor of the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District CA.

Betsy Mintz.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Betsy Mintz moves from director of finance and business administration to VP for finance and operations at Somerset Christian College NJ.

Dr. Barbara Money.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Barbara Money moves from associate VP to VP for student development at Collin County Community College TX.

Dr. Michelle Moody-Adams.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Michelle Moody-Adams becomes the first woman dean of Columbia College NY. She has been vice provost for undergraduate education at Cornell University NY.

Dr. Kathryn A. Morgan.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Kathryn A. Morgan moves from interim to dean of the school of education at the University of Indianapolis.

Dr. Leanne Neilson.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Leanne Neilson moves from interim to provost and VP for academic affairs at California Lutheran University CA.

Dr. Catherine O'Connell.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Catherine O'Connell moves from provost at Defiance College OH to VP for academic affairs, dean of the college and professor of English at Mary Baldwin College VA

Dr. Jo Ellen Johnson Parker.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Jo Ellen Johnson Parker will be president of Sweet Briar College, a small liberal arts college for women in Virginia on July 1. She has been executive director of the National Institute for Technology and Liberal Education in Michigan.

Dr. Ora Percovitz.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Ora Percovitz, MD, will lead the University of Michigan Health System starting May 11. She has been executive associate dean of research affairs at the Indiana University School of Medicine, and recently was appointed interim VP for...

Dr. Shirley Robinson.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Shirley Robinson Pippins moves from president of Suffolk Community College NY to senior VP of programs and services at the American Council on Education DC.

Dr. Sharon Quisenberry.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Sharon Quisenberry moves from professor of entomology and dean of the college of agriculture and life sciences at Virginia Tech to VP for research and economic development at Iowa State University.

Dr. Monica Rimal.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Monica Rimal, senior VP of finance and administration at the University of Cincinnati, becomes interim president.

Dr. Matilde Roig-Watnik.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Matilde Roig-Watnik moves from associate vice-chan-cellor for career and technical education at Broward College FL to dean of academic affairs at Palm Beach Community College FL.

Shari Scales.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Shari Scales becomes VP for advancement at George Fox University OR, from executive director of Providence Newberg Health Foundation OR

Dr. Marilyn R. Schuster.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Marilyn R. Schuster moves from Andrew W. Mellon professor in the humanities to provost and dean of the college at Smith College MA.

Dr. Eileen Schwalbach.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Eileen Schwalbach becomes the 11th president of Mount Mary College WI, where she has been VP of Academic and Student Affairs and acting president since September.

Dr. Carol Shankin.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Carol Shankin moves from interim to dean of the graduate school at Kansas State University.

Cathy Solak.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Cathy Solak, former Idaho supreme court justice and head of the Idaho Community Foundation, has joined Concordia University OR to be dean of its law school to open in 2010.

Rachel Solemsaas.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Rachel Solemsaas moves from VP for finance and operations at Edmonds Community College WA to VP for administrative services at Bellevue Community College WA.

Laurie Stickeimaier.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Laurie Stickeimaier moves from VP for finance and administration at St. Mary's College IN to VP for finance and business at the College of Wooster OH.

Dr. Brenda Tooley.(Women on the Move)
April 1, 2009... Dr. Brenda Tooley moves from VP for academic affairs at Cornell College 1A to director of grants and associate dean at Monmouth College IL.