Women in Higher Education articles from July 2004

Women in Higher Education archives from July 2004

14 strategic lessons reflect link between policy and gender.
July 1, 2004... As professor of educational leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Dr. Catherine Marshall accepted an award honoring her for "scholarship, activism and community building on behalf of women and education" at the American...

Title IX may ban retaliation for complaints.(News Watch)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2004... When a coach complains that her or his women's team is being treated unfairly and illegally under Title IX, the federal law that requires gender equity in educational programs, too often the school's response is to penalize the coach by firing,...

No heads roll over Colorado sex scandal.(News Watch)(college football recruiting scandal at the Univeristy of Colorado, Boulder)
July 1, 2004... Despite failing to act on repeated reports of using sex, drugs and alcohol to recruit football players, no leaders will lose their jobs over the nationally headlined sex scandal at the University of Colorado in Boulder. "Personnel...

Texas prof is tenured despite harassment.(News Watch)
July 1, 2004... Apparently being a gender-sensitive, policy-abiding teacher isn't a requirement for getting tenure and promotion to full professor at the Pan American campus of University of Texas. Last year several female students complained of Professor...

Larger schools support more female athletes.(News Watch)
July 1, 2004... Using 2002-2003 data provided by the U.S. Department of Education, The Chronicle of Higher Education found that colleges and universities with major sports programs are more likely to follow gender equity guidelines by providing opportunities...

Stanford details disparities for faculty.(News Watch)
July 1, 2004... Although a three-year study found few gender differences overall in faculty satisfaction, 37% of women faculty at Stanford University CA reported receiving differential treatment based on gender, ranging from insensitive behavior to perceived...

Auburn computer program draws women.(News Watch)
July 1, 2004... Careers in computer science and technology pay more, offer long-term employability and help provide human resources for new inventions and technological break-throughs. But they include few women and minorities. Auburn University AL is one...

Women are more likely to graduate.(News Watch)
July 1, 2004... Not only are women the majority on U.S. college campuses today, where they account for about 57% of students, but they're more likely than men to graduate. According to a recent report by the Education Trust, a non-profit research and...

How to create a university that thrives in chaos.(Career Connections)
July 1, 2004... If women's brains are wired for more flexibility than men's, higher education can benefit from women's organic leadership. Rigid linear thinking isn't enough to respond to rapid change and ambiguity. Scientists of chaos and complexity theory...

Women are changing the world, one donation at a time.(Career Connections)(philanthropy )
July 1, 2004... "Most people think that Americans are generous because we are rich," said Dr. Claire Gaudiani, former president of Connecticut College and now a senior research scholar at the Yale Law School. "The truth is that we are rich, in significant...

Women on the move.(Career Connections)
July 1, 2004... * Dr. Sheila Ards has been appointed associate VP for community partnerships and development at the University of Minnesota system. * Dr. Belinda C. Anderson, now interim president, will become president of Virginia Union University. *...

So many roles, so little time.(Career Connections)(women faculty)
July 1, 2004... Academic culture is rife with unspoken bias against faculty caregiving. Women especially are suspected of slacking off when colleagues learn they're caregivers as well as scholars. Faculty parents struggle to live up to others' and their own...

What affects career mobility for chief business officers?(In Her Own Words:)
July 1, 2004... White males usually hold the job of college or university business officer. The stereotype that women don't do well in math may help explain why women continue to be underrepresented in upper level business positions on campus as well as in...

Feminism is alive and well at the University of Denver.(In Her Own Words:)
July 1, 2004... Conventional wisdom says today's students reject feminism and women's groups languish on campus. No so at the private University of Denver, where a Women's Coalition represents six different women's groups: undergraduates, graduates, support...

With women students as the majority, what do they need?
July 1, 2004... Not too long ago women were barely visible on college campuses. Formal education was unnecessary for girls who "would only get married and have babies." That attitude has changed dramatically, and women are now about 57% of students...

Tips for women's success in earning a doctorate.
July 1, 2004... A graduate student's life is often filled with sleepless nights, pressure and little extra cash. In fact, only 52% of women actually complete their doctoral degrees. To increase women's odds of success, grad students Amy Morris from...

Captain or Skipper, it's all the same summer fun.(The Last Laugh)(tennis and boating)
July 1, 2004... At a workshop I attended for WIHE several years ago, a leader suggested getting in touch with our favorite things by thinking back to what we enjoyed most as a kid, and fast-forwarding it to the adult version. In my case, there wasn't much...