Women in Higher Education articles from December 2003

Women in Higher Education archives from December 2003

U of Wisconsin-Milwaukee: a 'best place for women to work'.
December 1, 2003... The University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee (UWM) was recently distinguished as a "Best Place for Women to Work" after a survey of Southeastern Wisconsin companies/employers by Milwaukee Magazine and MRA-The Management Association. It was the only...

Gerald Reynolds takes his balls, goes on.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Deciding to avoid a nasty Senate battle over confirmation, Gerald A. Reynolds has resigned as head of the Education Department's Office for Civil Rights, the agency in charge of interpreting and enforcing Title IX. A vocal critic of...

Hampton U journalists get slapped thrice.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Editors of the Script, the student newspaper at Hampton University VA, thought they were serving student needs when they published an article in the October 15 issue reporting that the student cafeteria had been cited for more than 100 health...

Virginia Tech hires Dean's Partner, after all.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... When Virginia Tech hired Dr. Karen DePauw as dean of its graduate school in 2002, it also agreed to hire her partner Shelli Fowler as a tenured professor of English. But the school reneged on its promise, after a signed agreement and less...

Should harassment complaint be public?(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... A female employee of Middle Tennessee State University filed a sexual harassment complaint against President Sidney McPhee, then withdrew it a week later when she was "stunned" to learn that her name would be revealed. Instead she had...

Ex-PG basketball player wins settlement.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Tara Brady, who lost her basketball scholarship at Sacred Heart University PA when she became pregnant in 2001, has settled a lawsuit with the school. Suing for gender bias prohibited by Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments, Brady...

School report fails to include campus rape.(Newswatch)
December 1, 2003... A female student at Columbus State University GA reported being raped at knifepoint near the main campus in September, but campus police recorded it as a "miscellaneous incident." Although they immediately called the county sheriff's...

No SAT required at Sarah Lawrence College.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Joining more than 150 schools, Sarah Lawrence College NY has dropped the SAT in admissions starting in fall. Part of the reason is the test's new writing section to start in 2005. The college already asks applicants to submit many essays...

Carecall protects Simmons College students.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... More than 90% of students at Simmons College MA have signed up for a free service that connects emergency caregivers to their medical records, in case of accident. A new 24/7 hotline connects to a data base on each student who signed up...

Freelance Cheerleaders get people going.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... A group of young female activists is using moves they borrowed from high school pep squads to agitate for social issues. They've led groups in protesting for a living wage at an Alabama fast food restaurant, chanted antiwar slogans, demanded...

Women on the move.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... * Dr. Sharon Brehm is stepping down as chancellor of Indiana University at Bloomington, where she has been since January 2001. She will become senior advisor to the new IU president Dr. Adam W. Herbert. * Dr. Gloria Bromell-Tinubu,...

Lt. Governor encourages educators to be activists.
December 1, 2003... Academia and government are very different spheres for women's leadership, but government deeply affects the lives of women in higher education. It's time for academic women to start influencing government in return, Wisconsin Lt. Governor...

How schools can prepare women for workplace success.
December 1, 2003... Services and information have replaced manufacturing in driving the new U.S. economy. What does that mean for women? In its research report Women at Work (2003), the American Association of University Women (AAUW) Educational Foundation found...

Leadership: a social process to democratize education.
December 1, 2003... Leadership is an ambiguous concept. Some are natural leaders, while others learn by hard work. A research project conducted by Dr. Kathleen Murphey, associate dean and Dr. Glenda Moss, assistant professor, both in the school of education...

Practical tips for effective faculty mentoring.
December 1, 2003... Navigating the academic waters can be confusing for new faculty. Departments follow unwritten rules. Those who don't learn to chart the course don't make it to tenure. Junior faculty need advice, role models, coaching and support. A mentor can...

'Accidental' administrators describe view from the top.
December 1, 2003... Neither Carol Brown nor Dr. Sue Hammersmith ever set out to become top-level administrators in higher education. Yet in the summer of 2002, Brown became president of Waukesha County Technical College WI, while Hammersmith moved to the...

Definitions of power.
December 1, 2003... POWER is the ability to take one's place in whatever discourse is essential to action and the right to have one's part matter. (By Carolyn Heilbrun) POWER is the opportunity to build, to create, to nudge history in a different direction....

Politics is a way of life for effective leaders.
December 1, 2003... As an organizational consultant and executive coach, Dr. Cathie Siders has heard many female professionals say: "I just want to do my work. I don't want to have to deal with organizational politics." But to varying degrees, politics is...

Black women administrators seek support, mentors.(In Her Own Words)
December 1, 2003... As a black woman administrator, I was concerned about the few black women holding top leadership positions in South Carolina public college systems. The 2001 National Education Statistics reported that women held 38% of the 575 full time...

SWA brings women's values to college athletics.
December 1, 2003... Being a female in a collegiate athletics can be lonely, frustrating and confusing. Or powerful and rewarding. Because most women in athletics have felt these emotions and more, six people discussed the facts, myths and realities about the...

Where's the human element in online education?
December 1, 2003... Online education is hot right now. But does it work? Dr. Janette Hill, assistant professor of instructional technology at The University of Georgia in Athens, is intrigued by how the human element affects Web-based learning...

Spring 2004 conferences.(Brief Article)
December 1, 2003... Looking for a chance to network with colleagues? Renew your excitement about your profession? Or just get a new perspective on your role in higher education? Consider attending these spring conferences for professional development...

Nobody but nobody really owns a cat.(The Last Laugh)
December 1, 2003... If reports are correct that people with pets have overall better health--both physically and emotionally--than those who don't, I'll soon once again be among the more healthy ones. Now that my crazy travelling month of October is over and...