Women in Higher Education articles from February 2004

Women in Higher Education archives from February 2004

Education brings the luxury of choice.(The Last Laugh)
February 1, 2004... Our mothers and grandmothers had few career choices beyond those of teacher, nurse or homemaker. But we and our daughters have a virtually unlimited array of careers available, due in part to the widespread availability of public education. ...

WAGE helps battle gender discrimination.(We Advocate Gender Equity)
February 1, 2004... It's the quintessential David and Goliath story. Small, grassroots nonprofit network takes on big, bad behemoth and wins--repeatedly. That describes WAGE (We Advocate Gender Equity), a small, grassroots California-based nonprofit that...

Penn chooses Amy Gutmann as new prez to replace retiring Judith Rodin.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The University of Pennsylvania has selected another woman to serve as president. Dr. Amy Gutmann, provost of Princeton University MA, will succeed Judith Rodin, who retires July 1 after 10 years as president. Penn is the only Ivy League school...

Two women lead successful, last-ditch effort to save Grambling State University.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Finally recovered from a botched computer conversion in 1998, Grambling State University LA received its first clean audit in three years and won back its accreditation in December 2003. Accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges...

Universities discriminate against women in hiring for math, science and technology.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... A new study analyzing degrees and hiring in science-related fields reported pervasive bias against women at elite universities, in violation of Title IX. Women earned 44.7% of the PhDs in the biological sciences nationwide between 1993 and...

Small NCAA colleges approve big reforms.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Meeting at the NCAA January convention in Nashville, representatives of Division III colleges approved a major policy shift to scale back the intensity of athletics at the schools, reducing the number of matches and practices. Of the 11...

California schools create affordable housing to help recruit and retain faculty and staff.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Faced with a booming real estate market that puts affordable housing out of reach for most new faculty and staff hires, many California colleges and universities are offering them below-market cost houses and rentals. With starting pay for...

Women choose sports management program.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Although 84% of the executives in the sports and entertainment industry are male, that may change as more women enter a new program on many campuses. The University of Dallas reported that women are 22 of 45 students in the second year of...

Mona Lisa Smile distorted its image and values, Wellesley president claims.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Most schools would be delighted to have a major movie showcase its bucolic campus, but Diana Chapman Walsh was less than thrilled at how Hollywood recently portrayed Wellesley circa 1950. After approving an early version of the script,...

Lesbian job seeker complains of bias in faculty hiring by Christian school in Chicago.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... Dr. Barbara Kelly taught for two years as an adjunct at North Park University in Chicago, a Christian liberal arts college operated by the Evangelical Covenant School. She said administrators there knew she was a lesbian. At a recruiter's...

ACE Fellows to include community colleges.(American Council on Education)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... To avert a looming leadership crisis at community colleges, the American Council on Education (ACE) will add six slots for community colleges to its Fellows Program that develops campus leaders. The program offers intensive seminars,...

Female wrestlers may save the sport.(Newswatch)
February 1, 2004... Just when wrestling is down for the count on many campuses as schools cut teams to save money, high school girls are flocking to the sport and may save it. The U.S. Girls Wrestling Association reports that nearly 5,000 girls are wrestling...

Canada's new research chair program to retain top academics slights women.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... In 2000 Canada started a new program to reverse the country's brain drain by creating more than 1,000 research chairs at public universities. But leaders are embarrassed to report that so far only 17% have gone to women, who are 26% of...

Pitzer College to end SAT for admission.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... The latest in a string of more than a hundred, Pitzer College CA will no longer require applicants to submit SAT scores if they have at least a 3.5 grade point average and are in the top 10% of their class. President Laura Skandera Trombley...

Dr. Elizabeth D. Capaldi.(Women on the Move)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... * Dr. Elizabeth D. Capaldi, provost of SUNY at Buffalo, moves to vice chancellor and chief of staff at the SUNY system, starting February 1.

Dr. Amy Gutmann.(Women on the Move)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... * Dr. Amy Gutmann, provost at Princeton University NJ, will become president of the University of Pennsylvania on July 1.

Carol A. Mooney.(Women on the Move)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... * Carol A. Mooney, VP and associate provost at the University of Notre Dame IN, will become president of its sister school, St. Mary's College IN, on June 1.

Dr. Cheryl J. Norton.(Women on the Move)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2004... * Dr. Cheryl J. Norton, who left the provost position at Metropolitan State University in Denver on September 15, 2003, will become president of Southern Connecticut State University.

Considering moving from faculty to administration?
February 1, 2004... The road to administration was not straight for three women who shared their experiences on the journey at the October 2003 Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership (WWHEL) conference. At the start of their careers, none said she...

The politics of equity in college sports.
February 1, 2004... Thirty years after gender equity for students became the law of the land under Title IX, we're still a long way from the goal. High school girls have 1.1 million fewer sports opportunities than boys. College women athletes have 30% fewer...

NCAA Equity Report details continued large-scale bias against women in athletics.
February 1, 2004... Despite a significant gain in the number of female athletes, college sports continues to discriminate against women in all areas: participants, expenses, scholarships and coaches' salaries, said the NCAA 2001-2002 Gender Equity Report. "It...

Looking to hire the best? Go for character.
February 1, 2004... If your job includes hiring new employees, think about who was your most memorable hire and why? Dr. Ronda Credille, assistant professor of business administration at Southwest Baptist University MO, interviewed eight seasoned business...

No time for campus? No problem for adult students.
February 1, 2004... Adult students juggling jobs, commuting and/or family responsibilities have little spare time for on-campus activities and campus peer relationships. Studies suggest that social integration--involvement in campus activities and...

How to make your life fit with your values.
February 1, 2004... Women are too busy to realize how far we may have strayed from our goals. Short of a heart attack that stops us in our tracks, how often do we step back to reflect on our lives and values? Shape your life to workplace expectations and...

Tips to improve public speaking skills for leaders.(Moveable Type)
February 1, 2004... Whether you're a president or faculty member, dean or director, one of the key leadership skills you need is the ability to articulate your ideas to groups to create change. A new book offers practical tips for women who would lead, either...

'Let's get Mikey:' expectations of female junior faculty.(In Her Own Words)
February 1, 2004... Let's get Mikey... he'll eat it, he'll eat anything." Who of my generation can forget the catch phrase from the LIFE cereal commercials of two decades ago? The scene features several cautious--if not suspicious--but curious youngsters eyeing a...

Tips for receiving phone interviews.
February 1, 2004... Many campus employers are now using telephone interviews at various points in the hiring process. It saves money, takes less time than an in-person interview and allows contacts with candidates from a wider geographical area. Phone...

'Who am I?' Biracial students seek their identity.
February 1, 2004... Caucasian. Hispanic. African-American. Asian. Data collectors love these clear ethnic categories. But what if your racial heritage doesn't fit into any of them? Thanks to the dramatic rise in interracial marriages during the last half of...