Women in Higher Education articles from December 2002

Women in Higher Education archives from December 2002

Education can help students to find their voice.
December 1, 2002... Feminist teaching methods help students discover and express their own voice. That isn't easy for teachers or students. It's radically different from the ways many of us learned-and from what students expect, based on other classes and their...

Women earn 49.5% of citizens' doctorates. (Newswatch).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Although the percentage of doctorates awarded in the United States in 200l declined 4.5% from those awarded in 2000 to the lowest level since 1993, women now earn 49.5% of doctorates awarded to U.S. citizens, up one tenth of a percent over...

Third Title IX forum reflects concerns. (Newswatch).
December 1, 2002... With the Department of Education's Commission on Opportunity in Athletics conducting four hearings around the country on the fairness of Title IX, the October hearing in Colorado Springs brought out different viewpoints. "About the only...

Michigan admits basketball booster scandal. (Newswatch).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... When the University of Michigan's new president Mary Sue Coleman responded to reports of a booster "loaning" more than $600,000 to four star basketball players of the 1990s who are now playing in the pros, she said, "This is a day of great...

Women: 81% of new Montreal med students. (Newswatch).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... The feminization of the medical profession started early in Montreal, where the latest figures show 81% of the newly enrolled students at the University of Montreal are women. That bothers Raymond Lalande, vice dean of its med school, who...

Older women choose distance ed courses. (Newswatch).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... Single moms, older women with families and students with jobs are especially likely to choose to further their education via distance education, a new study confirms. The U.S. Department of Education study showed that 7.6% of students took...

Appeals court denies $2 million to kicker. (Newswatch).(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... A federal appeals court last month reversed a $2 million award to Heather Sue Mercer, the kicker cut from the Duke University football team due to sex discrimination. Mercer joined the Duke football team in 1995, but was cut from the team...

More faculty say they care about students. (Newswatch).
December 1, 2002... Following the lead of women faculty who have always tended to be more concerned with students and teaching, both female and male faculty report paying more attention to undergrads, according to a new survey. Every three years the Higher...

How to keep women in campus athletics leadership.
December 1, 2002... Of course we need women as role models, coaches and concerned advisors in campus athletics, but like women in academics, for many it's a revolving door. Women list three primary reasons for choosing careers other than intercollegiate athletics...

Women equal in science and engineering?
December 1, 2002... Despite Title IX and countless programs to increase the number of women in math, science and engineering, women remain underrepresented in the fields. Marcia Greenberger, co-president of the National Women's Law Center, told a Senate...

Jury awards ex-prof $353,000 for retaliation.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2002... A federal jury awarded the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville to pay former professor Gwenn Okruhlik $353,000 after she had complained about a hostile environment in her Middle East studies program. As an assistant professor of...

Today's brave New World gives women the advantage.
December 1, 2002... Natural communicators, women are reaping the benefits of today's 24/7 world. Intuitive at building both personal and professional relationships, women are thriving in this era of e-mail, cell phones and pagers. That was the message author...

Michigan deans provide helpful hints for wannabes.
December 1, 2002... Do you want to become a dean? Five Michigan women--four deans and one full-time chair of a large department--offered tips at the ACE Michigan women's network conference in East Lansing MI in June 2002. Women pursue careers differently from...

Remodeling the ivy tower for mothers in academe. (In Their Own Words).
December 1, 2002... During final exam week, my young daughter came down with croup. She was so weak and sick that the doctor sent her immediately to the hospital, where she was put into a cage-like crib with a tent over the top to administer oxygen and medication....

Harnessing the power of attitude.
December 1, 2002... Take two job candidates. On paper their qualifications are similar, but during the interview one stands head and shoulders above the other. The reason? Her attitude. Michele Hoskins, director of student development at Chandler-Gilbert...

Research at Catholic schools: risky vs. academic freedom.
December 1, 2002... If tenure is the academy's way to protect scholars from fallout over researching an unpopular subject, what are the implications for those without tenure? Does their research topic impact their chances for earning it? Do religious schools...

Staying in the kitchen long enough to change the world.
December 1, 2002... Although the cliche is "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen," the challenges facing education today require women to lead, create, mentor and nurture. Without women leaders, education might be stuck in the Dark Ages, as some do...

Confessions of a first-year academic. (In Her Own Words).
December 1, 2002... By Dr. Pat Shaw, assistant professor in educational psychology, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Confession #1: I'm a Liar. This is not really my first year of university teaching. Last year I was an associate lecturer in...

Alternative ways of dealing with stress in your life. (The Last Laugh).
December 1, 2002... (An open letter to my daughter Liz who, as managing editor of a 116-148 page monthly San Diego magazine on lifestyles, also has a certain amount of stress in her life.) Hi Sweetie, Glad to know my grandcats Chong and Webster haven't...