Women in Higher Education articles from January 2003

Women in Higher Education archives from January 2003

ACE: women, minorities March to the head of the table.(American Council on Education )
January 1, 2003... Leadership in higher education is beginning to reflect the student body, with continued growth among the number of women and minorities who sit at the head of the table. From 1986 to 2001, the percentage of women who are presidents of colleges...

High Court accepts U of Michigan cases. (Newswatch).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Seizing an opportunity to affect affirmative action in public universities, the U.S. Supreme Court chose to speak out on student admission policies. Last month the Court agreed to review two cases from the University of Michigan, in which...

Last Title IX hearing is 'most contentious'. (Newswatch).
January 1, 2003... In late November San Diego hosted the last of four public hearings before the Department of Education's Commission on Opportunity in Athletics, charged with reporting to the department by January 31 on whether Title IX encourages gender equity...

Berkeley law dean quits after sex charge. (Newswatch).
January 1, 2003... After a former student charged that he sexually harassed her, Dean John P. Dwyer suddenly resigned as head of the law school at the University of California-Berkeley effective this month. Dwyer admitted having sex with the student once two...

New Harvard assault policy draws complaint. (Newswatch).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... A female student at Harvard University MA has filed a complaint with the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education over the school's new sexual assault policy that requires verification before investigation. Students are...

Handling of sex assault leads to resignation. (Newswatch).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... At St. Mary's College of California, the VP for student affairs resigned after a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Education over the school's handling of a sexual assault charge and its reporting of crime statistics. Brother...

Women come and go in leadership positions. (Newswatch).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... * Dr. Sylvia R. Ramos, the founding president of the Houston Community College Southeast, will become president of Chicago's Richard J. Daley College. * Dr. Yolanda Moses, former president of City College of New York and head of the...

Reports confirm female profs earn less. (Newswatch).
January 1, 2003... Independent reports from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Memphis and Southwest Tennessee Community College show women faculty earn significantly less than men. * At the University of North Carolina at...

Nebraska regents become boys' club again. (Newswatch).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... Because regents for the school are elected and the only woman to run was defeated for re-election, the University of Nebraska will again have no women members. In its 133-years, only four woman have ever been on the board. Nebraska is one...

Lingerie calendar at Northampton CC. (Newswatch).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... In a effort to raise money for the science department at Northampton Community college PA, a general studies student has created a 2003 calendar with pictures of female students wearing lingerie. Jon Ganz expected the pictures to be "in...

University of Iowa. (Male Athletes Acting Badly).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... * At the University of Iowa, a star basketball guard was allowed to remain on the team and keep his full scholarship despite pleading guilty to assault of a female athlete who accused him of forcible rape. More than 3,000 students signed...

Who says women lead differently?
January 1, 2003... Conventional wisdom says women's leadership style is different from men's: collaborative, empowering and grounded in relationships. Says who? Does the stereotype describe women at all ranks, women in education as well as business, newer or...

How to launch and grow a consulting practice.
January 1, 2003... Consulting looks like a great idea to many academics, but women are not getting their fair share of consulting business, according to two women who offered tips on how to change the situation. Diane Dean, executive administrator for finance...

Tips to survive a search, as an internal or external candidate.
January 1, 2003... Few of us will hold one job for an entire career. The rest 1 will go through application processes, as either internal or external candidates. Jane Meier, AD at Northern Kentucky University and Jane Meyer, senior associate AD at the...

Issues of trust affect women doctoral students.
January 1, 2003... Women are nearly half of all doctoral students and more than two thirds of those in education, but they're fewer than 40% of teaching faculty. How can departments build a better bridge for women doctoral recipients to cross into faculty jobs?...

Keeping the passion alive.(women's sports and educational finance)
January 1, 2003... Ultimately, passion is personal," said Donna Lopiano. "It comes from our own experience or story retold." The executive director of the national Women's Sports Foundation began as a young girl with a big dream--to pitch for the New York...

Capture 'integrity moments' to feel big in your world.
January 1, 2003... When's the last time you were pumped up or felt larger than life? According to Emily Weinacker, these were probably "integrity moments"--times when your personal values, identity and external circumstances all came together effortlessly and...

Communication lessons from a tattoo parlor.
January 1, 2003... What does running a tattoo parlor have in common with working in higher education? Plenty, if men and a male culture dominate your school or department. Communication patterns in male-dominated workplaces perpetuate a culture that excludes...

Assessing progress toward '12 dreams of christmas' in 1997. (The Last Laugh).
January 1, 2003... For subscribers who may recall the editor's outrageous predictions from January 1997 based on her crystal ball, here's the five-year assessment of progress. 1. Harvard University will demonstrate its commitment to diversity by naming a...

Methodist College. (Male Athletes Acting Badly).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... * At Methodist College NC, seven football players were arrested on charges that they sexually assaulted a freshman teammate in a locker room. Reports in the local newspaper indicate a wrestling match after a practice involved a junior and...

Rice University. (Male Athletes Acting Badly).(Brief Article)
January 1, 2003... * At Rice University TX, 14 students were recommended for suspensions and one for expulsion in an investigation of cheating. Most of the students were varsity athletes, according to the student newspaper. Physics professor Arthur Few...