Women in Higher Education articles from December 2007

Women in Higher Education archives from December 2007

Women lead with spirit to challenge the status quo.
December 1, 2007... Leaders shape the course of history by transforming followers into new leaders. But we can transform others only if first we know ourselves and connect with our interior knowing to use that power to move from where we are to where we want to...

Round 3: another sex bias trial at Fresno.(NEWSWATCH)
December 1, 2007... The situation is getting stickier at CSU Fresno, as the trial over its third big lawsuit alleging sex discrimination in the athletics program continues. Fresno settled a sex bias suit with former associate AD Diane Milutinovich for $3.5...

Penn prez agrees to stay until 2014.(NEWSWATCH)(University of Pennsylvania president Amy Gutmann )(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Amy Gutmann will be staying on as the president of the University of Pennsylvania at least until 2014. Gutmann became president in 2004 and recently accepted a contract extension from the board of trustees. The announcement coincides...

Clinton revisits activist roots at Wellesley.(NEWSWATCH)
December 1, 2007... Being a student activist at Wellesley College MA in the 1960s helped pave the way for her White House bid today, said Hillary Rodham Clinton during a recent speech at the women's college. "In so many ways, this all-women's college prepared me...

Iona College to pay $250,000 for age bias.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Iona College NY illegally discriminated against an assistant dean in 2002 when it replaced her with someone younger, less qualified and less experienced, according to the New York Human Rights Commission. The commission ordered Iona to pay...

MIT star escapes punishment for bullying.(NEWSWATCH)
December 1, 2007... An MIT neuroscience professor who sent negative emails to a faculty recruit will not be disciplined, according to a recent MIT report. Susumu Tonegawa, a Nobel winner, sent neuroscience recruit Alla Karpova two emails opposing her potential...

Experiment documents women's physical reaction to being outnumbered in math, science.(NEWSWATCH)
December 1, 2007... Even successful female scientists and mathematicians can feel uncomfortable when outnumbered by males, according to a recent study at Stanford University CA. Dr. Mary Murphy, a National Science Foundation post-doc at Northwestern...

Chose your job or your church?(NEWSWATCH)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... An assistant professor of education must choose between her church and her job, according to a recent ruling from the board at Calvin College MI. Denise Isom has worked at the Grand Rapids college since 2003 and attends Messiah Missionary...

Wisconsin chemistry department offers paid maternity leave to retain RAs.(NEWSWATCH)
December 1, 2007... Trying to make the PhD process more family-friendly, the University of Wisconsin-Madison chemistry department is providing paid maternity leave for its research assistants. It hopes more women will attain faculty status with the new policy....

Towson ends policy favoring men applicants.(NEWSWATCH)(Towson University )(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Towson University is ending an admissions program designed to attract male students by accepting applicants with low grades but high SAT scores. As reported by WIHE in December 2006, students in Academic Special Admissions Program (ASAP)...

Birth control price jump to leads to reform.(NEWSWATCH)
December 1, 2007... A New York congressman has introduced legislation to reduce the cost of birth control for college women. As an unexpected consequence of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, prices for birth control quadrupled at college health clinics this...

Student OK'd to bring dog to dorm, class.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... The University of Rochester must allow a student to bring her therapy dog to campus, a federal judge ruled recently. Deborah Stamm filed a discrimination lawsuit against the school saying she was barred from bringing her dog, Sid, on...

Movie honors women at Air Force Academy.(NEWSWATCH)
December 1, 2007... Female cadets will be the focus of the first movie ever to be filmed at the Air Force Academy. Bring Me Men will tell the true story of the first women who entered the academy in 1976 and went on to careers in the military and the space...

Rutgers basketball wins again, at recruiting.(NEWSWATCH)
December 1, 2007... The Rutgers University NJ women's basketball team is scoring again, this time in landing top recruits. April Sykes, one of the nation's hottest basketball prospects, recently called coach Vivian Stringer and committed to Rutgers. According...

What defines and increases resilience in a leader?
December 1, 2007... Unexpected challenges today batter educational leaders the way a hurricane batters a tree. Some leaders are pulled up by their roots, while others are able to stay strong in the face of the storm. How can the qualities for withstanding...

Building the capacity to lead.
December 1, 2007... Doctoral students in Educational Leadership and Innovation at the University of Colorado at Denver work toward their PhD in faculty-led research labs. In 2006-07 associate professor Dr. Connie Fulmer and assistant professor Dr. Dorothy...

Young women at the helm: tips on leading, learning.(IN HER OWN WORDS)
December 1, 2007... When I relocated with my husband to Reno last year and began a job search, I was reluctant to start over. Leaving behind a position as dean of liberal arts at Moraine Valley Community College in Palos Hill, Illinois, and moving to a city...

Stories recall Denice Denton's wit and passion.
December 1, 2007... At the Denice D. Denton Memorial Symposium in Madison WI in July, panelists recalled her passion, warmth and humor. A noted scientist, administrator and champion of women, UC-Santa Cruz Chancellor Denton took her own life in June 2006. She was...

The real story behind the passage of Title IX 35 years ago.
December 1, 2007... More than any other federal legislation, Title IX has dramatically changed the course of education for women students and leaders in academics and athletics in the United States. Called "the godmother of Title IX" by the New York Times,...

Dr. Susan K. Avery.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Susan K. Avery moves to president and director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution MA. She has been a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

Dr. Angela Ballentine.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Angela Ballentine moves to VP of instruction from dean of the health sciences division at Granville Community College NC.

Dr. Julie N. Bernier.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Julie N. Bernier moves from interim to provost and VP for academic affairs at Plymouth State University NH.

Eileen Berlin.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Eileen Berlin moves from senior director of student accounts to campus operating officer at Berkeley College NJ.

Dr. Janice Brewington.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Janice Brewington moves to provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at North Carolina State University, where she has held many positions including assistant dean in the school of nursing.

Dr. Nina Caldwell.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Nina Caldwell moves from dean of student life to VP of student life at Maryville University in St. Louis.

Lucy Caruso-Deane.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Lucy Caruso-Deane moves from professor of business to dean of the business, math and social sciences division at Bergen Community College NJ.

Dr. Annette Digby.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Annette Digby moves from dean of the division of education at CUNY's Herbert H. Lehman College to VP for academic affairs and provost at Lincoln University MO.

Susan Englese.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Susan Englese moves from executive director of the Vermont Higher Education Council to VP for external affairs at the College of St. Joseph VT.

Dr. Margaret Ellibee.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Margaret Ellibee moves from director of secondary careers and technical education at the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to VP for strategic effectiveness and advancement at Waukesha County Technical College WI.

Dr. Barbara Edwards Farley.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Barbara Edwards Farley moves from academic dean to VP for academics and dean of the college at Augsburg College MN.

Dr. P.B. Garrett.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. P.B. Garrett moves from assistant VP for academic technology to deputy chief information officer for academic technology at George Washington University DC.

Dr. Lauren Gelman.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Lauren Gelman moves from associate director to director of the Center for Internet and Society at the law school at Stanford University CA.

Dr. Mary Ann Glendon.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Mary Ann Glendon, a Harvard Law School professor, becomes the President's nominee for ambassador to the Vatican.

Dr. Margaret A. Hamilton.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Margaret A. Hamilton, a longtime administrator, moves from acting to VP of student affairs at Camden County College NJ.

Dr. Susan Herbst.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Susan Herbst moves from officer in charge at SUNY's Albany campus as well as provost and executive VP for academic affairs to executive vice chancellor and chief academic officer for the University System of Georgia.

Lisa Hogarty.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Lisa Hogarty moves from executive VP for student and administrative services at Columbia University NY to COO of its Medical Center.

Dr. Sharon Kennedy.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Sharon Kennedy moves from dean of career programs at Moraine Valley Community College IL to VP for learning at Blackhawk Technical College WI.

Dr. Adele Langevin.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Adele Langevin moves from associate vice president and chief HR officer at Babson College MA to VP for human resources at Simmons College MA.

Dr. Joi Lewis.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Joi Lewis becomes dean of student life at Mills College CA. She has been an Archibald Bush Leadership Fellow and visiting scholar at the Spencer Foundation in Chicago.

Dr. Diane Lynch.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Diane Lynch will not be moving to head UC Berkeley's journalism school. She has decided to remain at Ithaca College, where she heads the Roy H. Park school of communications.

Dr. Gale Morrison.(Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Gale Morrison moves from professor of education and acting dean to dean of the graduate division at the University of California at Santa Barbara.

Dr. Anny Morrobel-Sosa.(More Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Anny Morrobel-Sosa moves from dean of the college of science and technology at Georgia Southern University to dean of the college of science and professor of chemistry at the University of Texas at El Paso.

Dr. Gina Mounfield.(More Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Gina Mounfield moves from VP for career programs at Midlands Technical College SC to VP for academic affairs at Technical College for the Lowcountry SC.

Dr. Debra A. Pellegrino.(More Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Debra A. Pellegrino moves from chair of the department of education at Rockhurst University MO to dean of the Panuska College of Professional Studies at the University of Scranton PA.

Dr. Toni Manogin.(More Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Toni Manogin becomes dean of nursing and allied health at Baton Rouge Community College LA, moving from assistant professor of nursing at Southern University LA.

Dr. Michele D. Perkins.(More Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Michele D. Perkins moves from interim to president of New England College NH.

Dr. Carmen Puliafito.(More Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Carmen Puliafito moves to dean of the school of medicine at the University of Southern California, from the University of Miami school of ophthalmology.

Pamela Richardson.(More Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Pamela Richardson moves from dean of the college to dean of students at the Pennsylvania College of Art and Design.

Dr. Barbara G. Risser.(More Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Barbara G. Risser moves from administrator in charge to president of the Finger Lakes Community College NY.

Dr. Tamera E. Rogers.(More Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Tamera E. Rogers moves from fund-raising dean for the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study to VP for alumni affairs and development at Harvard University MA.

Dr. Kathleen Rountree.(More Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Kathleen Rountree moves from associate provost for undergraduate education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro to provost and VP for academic affairs at Ithaca College NY.

Cindy Simpson.(More Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Cindy Simpson moves from VP of development at the Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod Foundation to senior VP for development and alumni relations at Concordia University IL.

Dr. Paula Smith.(More Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Paula Smith moves from professor of English to dean of the college and VP for academic affairs at Grinnell College IA on July 1.

Dr. Donna Tipton-Rogers.(More Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Donna Tipton-Rogers moves from VP of Graham County operations to president at Tri-County Community College NC.

Sheryl Vacca.(More Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Sheryl Vacca moves from director of national health care compliance at Deloitte and Touche in Los Angeles to senior VP and chief compliance and audit officer for the University of California system.

Dr. Blenda J. Wilson.(More Women on the Move)(Brief article)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Blenda J. Wilson becomes acting president of Cedar Crest College PA, with the resignation of President Jill Leauber Sherman for personal reasons after only five months. A Cedar Crest alumna and chair of its board of trustees, Wilson is the...

Dr. Susanne Wofford.(More Women on the Move)
December 1, 2007... Dr. Susanne Wofford moves from director of the Center for the Humanities at the University of Wisconsin at Madison to dean of the Gallatin School of Individualized Study at New York University.

LGBTQ faculty at DePaul: conflict vs. conversation.
December 1, 2007... What does it mean to be openly gay faculty at a Catholic school? How do you survive, much less thrive, in an environment where church hierarchy has condemned your lifestyle? What if Catholicism explicitly or implicitly prevents your school from...

Professional development: sisters doin' it for themselves.(IN HER OWN WORDS)
December 1, 2007... Many recent studies have examined the issue of gender parity in higher education. Despite the progress of the women's movement in the 1970s and legal victories in the 1980s and 1990s, women faculty and administrators still haven't achieved...

Career advice: from Virginia Woolf to Bonnie Fuller.(MOVEABLE TYPE)
December 1, 2007... Last century's hard-fought battles of feminists have brought more opportunities to women today than ever before. But few how-to books help them choose a career path. Bonnie Fuller's The Joys of Much Too Much (2006) is an excellent resource for...

12 heartwarming tales of progress in 2007.(THE LAST LAUGH)
December 1, 2007... Sometimes the media are so full of negativity and disasters that it's all one can do to get out of bed in the morning to face another day. Wise women seek out the positive changes and intentionally try to build on their successes. At WIHE...