Women in Higher Education articles from March 2005

Women in Higher Education archives from March 2005

Use guerilla tactics to survive in these crying times.(Editorial)
March 1, 2005... Ed note: At a brown-bag lunch I attended last month, university women asked, "What can we as women do to survive and thrive in this political environment?" Of course networking and mentoring immediately came to mind, but I sensed a deep despair...

Update the tenure system, ACE advises.
March 1, 2005... Higher education should change its tenure system to make academic careers less rigid, particularly for female professors with young families, according to a report issued recently. In a news conference, leaders of 10 major research...

More response to remarks by Harvard Prez: two women's task forces, major criticism.(Lawrence Summers)
March 1, 2005... Harvard President Lawrence Summers may learn to keep his thoughts to himself. Worldwide outrage has followed his controversial comments in January suggesting women might be underrepresented in science and engineering due to innate gender...

Yale grad students protest bias against women.(graduation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... More than 100 Yale grad students marched on the president's office in February to protest the school's failure to offer tenured jobs to women. They claim women are treated unfairly and discouraged from seeking top tenured jobs there. As a...

New Ball State Prez opts for scholarships.(Jo Ann Gora)(Ball State University)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... President Jo Ann Gora made a $300,000 decision to put her students above her inauguration at Ball State University OH. She put the $150,000 budget for her inauguration into $20,000 scholarships for top Indiana students, in contrast to the $50...

Harassment on campus brings big losses.(Western Oregon University)
March 1, 2005... * At Ohio University, the school and a former photography professor will pay $350,000 to a former student who claims the professor coerced her into posing topless. The agreement settles a $3 million civil rights suit against Larry Nighswander....

Student charges favoritism to athletes.(Memphis University)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... In two separate incidents, two University of Memphis students are facing domestic assault charges, but being treated very differently by the university. Memphis suspended female student Jalysia Thompson who allegedly assaulted her...

Male leads students at Texas Woman's U.(Texas Woman's University)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Give them an inch? At Texas Woman's University--where men are less than 10% of the 11,000 students--a male student recently took over the lead of the student government group, and two other student groups as well. Russell Mariott, a...

Montclair U drops five sports.(sports teams)(Montclair University)(New Jersey Athletic Conference)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... To reduce the highest athletics budget of any school in the New Jersey Athletic Conference, Montclair University will drop two women's and three men's teams in August. The school will then have 16 teams competing at the NCAA's Division III...

Going coed boosts applications to wells.(Wells College)(coeducation)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... In the wake of the recent decision to go coed, applications have more than doubled at Wells College NY compared with last year at this time. "To date, we've had 92 men apply for admission to Wells," said director of admissions Susan Sloan....

President seeks to eliminate Perkins, raise Pell.(George W. Bush)(Perkins Loan)(Pell Grants)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... President Bush's 2006 budget could bring the end of the Perkins Loan programs. He asked Congress to recall it and the LEAP program, and use that money to increase Pell Grants slowly over five years. Both decisions would hit women and community...

Programs increase women in science.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... While Harvard's president mulls gendered reasons for the dearth of women in science and engineering, several schools are creating programs to address the systemic problem head-on. * Loyola University Chicago has seen a 40% increase in the...

Last chance to apply for HERS this summer.(NEWSWATCH)
March 1, 2005... It's the last call. If you want the unique experience of learning administration at the nation's best residential management training seminar for women this summer, March 15 is the deadline for applications. The intensive, month-long...

Frosh women: more liberal, work and value general ed.(education)(survey)
March 1, 2005... Today college serves as a necessary stepping stone before a more specialized professional education. Students are beginning to realize that their future occupation may have nothing at all to do with their undergraduate major. As the time...

Tips to avoid 'the Bermuda Triangle' of leadership.
March 1, 2005... When society's expectations collide with how a woman leader views her role, the result is akin to the Bermuda Triangle. Much like the Caribbean locale where planes and ships suddenly go missing, many women leaders simply disappear before even...

Women leaders at The Citadel offer strategies for success.(IN THEIR OWN WORDS)
March 1, 2005... Just 10 short years ago, The Citadel--The Military College of South Carolina, made history for its resistance to admitting its first female cadet. In 1993, Shannon Faulkner, the woman who applied to join its all-male corps of cadets, had been...

What changes occur when women become full professors?(research)
March 1, 2005... When Dr. Florence A. Hamrick presents her research on women who are full professors, it helps explain which women reach that rank and at what price. Associate professor of higher education at Iowa State University, Hamrick spoke at the...

Plan for financial success no matter what your age.(National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators )
March 1, 2005... Women don't plan to end up poor. But because they tend to earn less, opt out of paid employment for family duties and outlive their partners, too many women simply fail to plan for their retirement and are at great risk to wind up alone, and...

Connective leadership helps women CEOs achieve goals.(chief executive officers)
March 1, 2005... Once upon a time women were supposed to lead like men. More recently, women's allegedly more relational styles have been called a leadership advantage, which males are learning in training programs. Leadership is more complicated than that,...

New scale measures Attitudes Toward Feminists.(Equal Pay Act)
March 1, 2005... Were students a decade ago more willing to accept feminists, and is a backlash on the rise? How can we tell? Dr. Cynthia Smith, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville IN, was surprised to find...

How to assure Equal Pay for equal work on your campus.(IN HER OWN WORDS)
March 1, 2005... Ever wonder whether you're being paid the same as a similarly situated male faculty member at your university? If you're being paid less, is it legal? If you're the chair/dean/provost, are you concerned about whether the disparities in...

Middle States Commission on Higher Education.(MaryAnn Baenninger joins College of Saint Benedict)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Dr. MaryAnn Baenninger, a senior staff member of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education in Philadelphia, Pa., a non-governmental, peer-based evaluation and accreditation membership association, moves to the presidency of the College...

Miami-Dade College.(Castell Bryant joins Florida A & M University)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Dr. Castell Bryant, campus president of the medical center at the two-year Miami-Dade College FL, moves to interim president of Florida A & M University.

Texas Christian University.(Carol N. Campbell joins Arizona State University)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Carol N. Campbell, vice chancellor for finance and administration at Texas Christian University, moves to executive VP and chief finance officer at Arizona State University.

California Polytechnic State University.(Alison D. Cone appointed)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Alison D. Cone becomes the first female director of athletics at California Polytechnic State University at San Louis Obispo, where she has been interim AD since February 2003 and SWA for more than 11 years.

Mount Mary College.(Mary C. Finger joins DePaul University)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Mary C. Finger, VP for planning and institutional advancement at Mount Mary College WI, becomes senior VP for advancement at DePaul University IL.

Buffalo.(SUNY appoints Lucinda M. Finley )(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Dr. Lucinda M. Finley, professor of trial law and appellate advocacy in the law school at SUNY at Buffalo, moves to vice provost for faculty affairs.

Trinity College.(appointments)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Dr. Sharon D. Herzberger, VP for institutional planning at Trinity College CT, will be the 14th president of Whittier College in CA.

Dillard University.(Freddye L. Hill appointed as vice president)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Dr. Freddye L. Hill, becomes VP for campus life at Dillard University in New Orleans LA.

DeKalb Technical College.(appointments)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Dr. Robin W. Hoffman, interim president of DeKalb Technical College GA, becomes president of the college.

Missouri Valley College.(Bonnie L. Humphrey promoted)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Bonnie L. Humphrey, VP of academic affairs at Missouri Valley College, moves to president of the college.

Stonehill College.(Mary Lou Jackson promoted)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Dr. Mary Lou Jackson, previously director of adult services and assistant dean of academic services at Stonehill College MA, becomes assistant to the president at the college.

City University.(City University of New York)(appointments)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Dr. Marcia V. Keizes, administrator at the City University of New York system and most recently VP of academic affairs at CUNY's Bronx Community College, becomes president of the university's York College.

University of Colorado.(Jean Kim joins University of Puget Sound)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Dr. Jean Kim, former vice chancellor for student affairs at University of Colorado at Boulder, becomes VP of student affairs and dean of students at University of Puget Sound WA.

Texas A & M University.(Cynthia J. Lawson joins University of North Carolina)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Cynthia J. Lawson, executive director of university relations at Texas A & M University at College Station, becomes VP for communications and strategy development at University of North Carolina system.

Sierra College.(Morgan Lynn appointed)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Dr. Morgan Lynn, previously VP for ethnic programs and services at the two-year Sierra College CA, moves to interim president of the system's four campuses.

Columbia University.(M. Dianne Murphy)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... M. Dianne Murphy is the first female director of athletics and physical education at Columbia University NY.

CUNY's New York City College.(City University of New York)(appointments)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Dr. Joann La Perla-Morales, provost and senior VP for academic affairs at CUNY's New York City College of Technology, becomes president of Middlesex County College NJ.

University of South Florida Lakeland.(Judith Ponticell appointed as vice president)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Dr. Judith Ponticell, chairwoman of the department of educational leadership and policy studies at University of South Florida Lakeland campus, moves to associate VP for academic affairs at the university.

International Education of Students.(Maureen H. Powers joins City University of New York. City College)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Dr. Maureen H. Powers, dean of students at the Institute for the International Education of Students IL, becomes VP of student affairs at CUNY's City College.

Rochester Institute of Technology.(appointments)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Laurel Price-Jones, VP for development and alumni relations at the Rochester Institute of Technology NY, moves to VP for advancement at George Washington University.

Eastern Kentucky University.(Derita Ratcliffe joins Kentucky State University as athletic director)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Derita Ratcliffe, assistant athletic director and senior women's administrator at Eastern Kentucky University, is the new athletic director at Kentucky State University.

Biomedical and Health Institute.(Mary Jane Saunders appointed)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Dr. Mary Jane Saunders, director of the Biomedical and Health Institute and interim dean at Cleveland State University OH, becomes the first dean of its new College of Science.

Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education.(Nancy Wilson joins Christopher Newport University)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Nancy Wilson, VP of advancement at Union Theological Seminary and Presbyterian School of Christian Education, will become VP of university advancement at Christopher Newport University VA.

Salem College.(Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran appointed as president of kalamazoo College)(Brief Article)
March 1, 2005... Dr. Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran, VP and dean at Salem College NC, moves to president of Kalamazoo College MI in July.

What special women are in your history?(women educators)
March 1, 2005... Flirting with joining the Hallmark generation of which my mother was a card-carrying member, I've begun to pay more attention to national holidays. March is National Women's History month, a natural opportunity for women to reflect on...