Women in Higher Education articles from February 2006

Women in Higher Education archives from February 2006

Why women excel as transformational campus leaders.
February 1, 2006... Leaders fuel higher education's response to change. Some leadership styles fuel positive transformation while others work best for maintenance. In these days of accelerating change, schools thrive best with transformational leaders. ...

29th update on women in athletics: participation, coaching, administration.(NEWSWATCH)
February 1, 2006... The good news: More women are playing varsity sports than ever before, about 180,000 nationwide. The bad news: The head coaches and top administrators of their program are less likely than ever to be women. The future news: Because...

Fewer new NCAA scholarships for women.(NEWSWATCH)
February 1, 2006... In what some gender equity advocates called a blow to women's sports, NCAA Division I members voted not to allow five more scholarships in women's volleyball, gymnastics and track and field teams that were to begin this fall. They did agree to...

Alaskan women far more drawn to education.(NEWSWATCH)
February 1, 2006... The University of Alaska has the nation's second biggest gender gap in awarding bachelor's degrees, according to a study done by a Fairbanks professor. While men ages 18 and up made up 52% of the state's population in 2003, they were only...

Computer science culture repels women.(NEWSWATCH)
February 1, 2006... While fields such as math, science, and chemistry have seen growing enrollment and involvement of women, the numbers appear to be shrinking for women in computer science. Women earned only 17% of computer undergraduate computer science degrees...

2006 calendars reflect creators' values.
February 1, 2006... New types of calendars share ideas--daily. * In Denver, a software programmer who was tired of being one of few females in the office decided to don a miniskirt in a recruitment effort. Lilac Mohr put together a calendar of "gorgeous...

Grad student wins $3.4 million grant for NYC.(NEWSWATCH)
February 1, 2006... A graduate student in Women's Studies at Oregon State University has won a $3.4 million grant for her work with children in poor New York City neighborhoods. As part of Megan Barp's Women's Studies work, she went to New York to interview...

New NCAA formula boosts graduation rates.(National Collegiate Athletic Association)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... About 75% of Division I athletes are graduating within six years, according to an NCAA report. That's quite a contrast from a recent report issued by the U.S. Department of Education, which found that only 62% of athletes earned degrees in the...

Christian U. decides not to fire divorcers.(Oklahoma Christian University )(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... One day after announcing a new written policy that faculty and staff who get a divorce could be fired, leaders at Oklahoma Christian University officially rescinded it. The policy aimed to formalize an unwritten rule, according to...

Pennsylvania colleges shortchange athletes.(NEWSWATCH)
February 1, 2006... Universities and colleges in Pennsylvania are not providing equal athletic opportunities for women, according to a study released recently. After a three-year study of 112 schools, the Women's Law Project found that while the percentage of...

Economics attracts more women, but ...(NEWSWATCH)
February 1, 2006... The number of women in economics seems to be on the rise, according to data from the Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession. But gender is still a minor subfield. Data came from the American Economics Association...

Do transparent policies make athletes behave?(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... A number of schools are adopting strict conduct codes for their athletes that set behavior expectations and punish infractions such as sexual assault, drunk driving, battery or violating school policies. Are these codes effective? Such...

Universities restrict ads for alcohol.(NEWSWATCH)
February 1, 2006... In an effort to put a dent in binge drinking and alcohol abuse problems on campus, many schools are cracking down on campus alcohol marketing and advertising. Campus alcohol signs and ads convey messages to students, said Henry Wechsler,...

Advertising jobs only online may be illegal.(Brief Article)
February 1, 2006... Colleges, as well as other employers, that advertise job openings only online may be violating federal anti-discrimination laws, according to a letter from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The letter does not refer to a...

Video games teach recovery from disasters.(NEWSWATCH)
February 1, 2006... When is a computer game not just fun and games? Women are leading the charge to apply the fun of games to preparing to face today's potential disasters. The city of Chicago has budgeted $500,000 to create video games that will help...

Why women should lead in philanthropy.
February 1, 2006... If you're wondering about women and wealth, consider: * Women now control 51% of private wealth and by 2010 are expected to own half of the wealth in the United States. Due to longevity, women inherit 70% of all estates. * Women own...

Dysfunctional deference: administration hurts learning.
February 1, 2006... Education is about teaching and learning. In and out of the classroom, it unfolds between teachers and students. Educational administrators have a different set of responsibilities, like keeping the budget in the black, donors happy,...

Mentoring in the changing academy: attending to context: part I.(IN THEIR OWN WORDS)
February 1, 2006... Institutions of higher education, once among the most resilient of our societal structures, have experienced immense pressures for accountability in an array of arenas which, until very recently, have been quite sacred. Declining state and...

Women on the move.(appointments:Kim Allen at University of New England, Linda Allen at Hawkeye Community College, Linda L. Ammons at Widener University )
February 1, 2006... * Kim Allen, formerly associate athletics director at Smith College MA, is the new AD at the University of New England. * Linda Allen, executive dean of arts and sciences at Kirkwood Community College IA, becomes VP of academics at Hawkeye...

Recognizing permissible prejudices.
February 1, 2006... Media attention on GLBT issues usually centers around dramatic, appalling incidents, such as the Matthew Shepard murder, and coverage tends to focus on "two bad seeds" and what went wrong. While these extremely visible, highly publicized...

Strategic planning can leverage philanthropic gifts.
February 1, 2006... There's truth to the Biblical axiom "It's better to give than to receive"--especially when the giving is earmarked for the causes we hold dear. How can we be sure that the funds we give accomplish what we want them to? Three women...

Taking guidance from your spiritual core.
February 1, 2006... Service grounded in spirituality is an everyday conversational topic at Marian College in Fond du Lac WI, a Catholic school sponsored by the Sisters of St. Agnes. It's harder to talk about spirituality at public universities, which are held...

How to advise LGBT students who are Catholic.
February 1, 2006... Advising LGBT Catholics on whether or not to remain affiliated with the Catholic Church is difficult--and just as challenging when you struggle with the same decisions yourself. Mark Jordan, Asa Griggs Candler professor of religion at Emory...

HERS at Bryn Mawr College PA: June 25 to July 21, 2006.(DEVELOPMENT/NETWORK/MENTOR)
February 1, 2006... For the most intense self-development opportunity in most women's lives, consider attending or sending a woman from your campus to the HERS (Higher Education Research Services) Summer Institute at Bryn Mawr College. Now in its 31st year...

NACWAA/HERS for athletics administrators: West: May 30-June 4, Inverness Center, Denver East: June 6-11, University Place Conference Center, Indy.(DEVELOPMENT/NETWORK/MENTOR)
February 1, 2006... In its 12th year, this one-week institute helps women in athletics administration improve their marketability and professional status. Of its 538 graduates since 1995, 260 or 48% have gained a promotion at their school or another since...

First nurse-practitioner finally earns a place in history.
February 1, 2006... Sometimes women's worst enemies are other women. Take the case of Mary Grant Seacole, an expert but nontraditional nurse. In 1853, Florence Nightingale was asked to recruit women and create a nursing service to tend the British wounded in the...

Wanted: those whose actions reflect their values.(THE LAST LAUGH)(Column)
February 1, 2006... Before we get into this, let me confess to being a news junkie, indoctrinated since journalism school 40 years ago that it's my job to know what's happening out there. Having not renewed my local newspaper subscription, I now glean my news...