Women in Higher Education articles from January 2004

Women in Higher Education archives from January 2004

New Women Coaches Academy teaches how to 'play the game'.
January 1, 2004... "I am a coach, I want to stay a coach and now I know I WILL STAY A COACH! Thank you for making my dreams come true." "I am a coach/teacher for life and I have been greatly betrayed by employers so I really needed this to light my fire." ...

UC agrees to pay $9.7 million, end bias at lab.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... Fessing up to at least 50 years of discrimination against tens of thousands of women at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory that they manage, University of California Regents agreed in November to pay $9.7 million. It is the largest ever...

U.S. women lead in earning doctorates.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... In 2002, for the first time ever, American women have taken the lead in earning the most doctorates at U.S. universities, 13,112 to 12,823 for men. The women's rise to the top is actually a result of a trend toward fewer U.S. males earning...

Knight Commission to study athletics again.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... In the 15 years that the Knight Commission has been monitoring and advising reforms for college sports, the issues increasingly have become financial excesses. "The searing set of events and incidents and tragedies over the past year...

Researcher accused of sex with subject.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... When J. Michael Bailey's book came out in July 2003, the chair of the psychology department at Northwestern University IL was accused of surreptitiously using colleagues as research subjects. Now one is accusing him of having sex with her while...

Ed Dept sees the future, and it is female.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... A 21% increase in women students will fuel an enrollment rise of 19% at U.S. colleges and universities to 18.2 million students by 2013, according to a recent report by the U.S. Department of Education. Between 2000 and 2113, it expects a...

Do babies matter? Of course!(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... In 2001, Dr. Mary Ann Mason, dean of the graduate division of the University of California at Berkeley, presented research showing that having a baby significantly decreased a female academic's chances of getting tenure and a top salary. (WIHE...

Punishment for sex harassment varies.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... * John Candler, who coached 16 All-American divers at North Carolina State University in his 36 years there, lost his career. He resigned after chancellor Marye Anne Fox got an email alerting her to a charge against him in 1966, when he pleaded...

Viagra for women coming soon?(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... A female researcher at the University of British Columbia has become the first person to map the nerve endings in the vagina that bring sexual pleasure to women. Next comes identifying the type of nerves and neurotransmitters involved,...

Women in Catholic Higher Ed to meet.(Newswatch)
January 1, 2004... Every two years the National Association for Women in Catholic Higher Education (NAWCHE) meets to discuss shared interests. On June 11-13, they will convene at Providence College in Providence RI. This year's topic is Creating Circles of...

Women on the move.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
January 1, 2004... * Dr. Carol D'Amico, assistant U.S. secretary of education for vocational and adult education, becomes chancellor of Ivy Tech State College-Central Indiana. * Dr. Karen S. Hayes, president of the University of Houston-Victoria, becomes...

The good, bad and ugly parts of being a new administrator.
January 1, 2004... Women who head departments of education at colleges and universities are a rare species, with much to teach. Dr. Nancy Mims, department chair of educational leadership and foundations at Western Carolina University NC, and Dr. Sandra Lee...

How do women lead? Check the view from below.
January 1, 2004... Everyone knows women lead differently from men. Or do they? It's important to know as we train and mentor women for educational leadership. The conventional wisdom shows just part of the picture. Quantitative gender studies in business give...

Tips on how to advance in higher Ed administration.(Moveable Type)
January 1, 2004... Wouldn't it be great to be stuck in an elevator with a search consultant and an eager younger administrator, whose combined advice could help you feel better about yourself and your values, and propel you into a successful administrative...

Crisis leadership makes or breaks administrators.(Moveable Type)
January 1, 2004... Eighty percent of your leadership job is routine. It's the unexpected 20% that makes or breaks you as a leader. How you handle a crisis may determine your success. Peg Bradley-Doppes, athletics director at the University of North Carolina...

Two heads are better: collaboration as a leadership tool.(Moveable Type)
January 1, 2004... Sharing or the more professional term, collaboration, was the rule in elementary school. But in higher education, collaborating with a colleague, even one in the same department, is viewed with suspicion. As first-year faculty at Troy State...

Resolving ethical conflicts requires understanding, tools.(Moveable Type)
January 1, 2004... When Dr. Dorothy Suomala first began teaching ethical leadership to aspiring school administrators, the canned case studies from textbooks didn't engage students. Most had never taken an ethics course and struggled with both the abstract...

A simple way to increase persistence in distance Ed.(Moveable Type)
January 1, 2004... Women especially are enjoying distance ed amid their hectic lifestyles, allowing them to learn at any time or any place, while juggling multiple roles. But persistence remains a challenge: How do you get distance education students to...

The individualized pedagogical objectives of random felines.(The Last Laugh)
January 1, 2004... After writing last month's article on my really wanting a cat, I expected at least a dozen cat-loving subscribers to send me a feline companion or two. But after waiting in vain for a whole 30 hours, I stopped off at a local humane society...