Women in Higher Education articles from November 2003

Women in Higher Education archives from November 2003

Duke, Princeton initiate campus gender equity reforms.
November 1, 2003... Women presidents now lead prestigious private male bastions at Duke University NC and Princeton University NJ. It's no coincidence that both schools recently released gender equity studies recommending far reaching changes to improve the...

Air Force Academy agrees to shield victims.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... In a startling policy reversal, Air Force Secretary James Roche has agreed to give confidentiality to cadets who report being sexually assaulted at the Air Force Academy. In September, a blue-ribbon civilian committee led by former U.S....

$180,000 settlement to ousted Air Force SWA.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Denise Cohen, former senior woman administrator and compliance director in the athletics department at the Air Force Academy, last month agreed to a $180,000 settlement of her lawsuit charging retaliation against her for complaining about the...

California budget woes hit women hard.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Female students in California are more likely than males to attend community colleges, which took the largest budget hits as lawmakers tried to adapt to a $38 billion state deficit. An estimated 90,000 fewer students enrolled in the state's...

Federal grants support women's issues.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... At the University of Alabama-Birmingham, a $3.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation will help develop innovative methods to retain and increase the number of female faculty in engineering and the sciences. Principle investigator...

Cheerleading is varsity sport at Maryland.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... In a creative attempt to appear to provide gender equity in sports, the University of Maryland has promoted part of its cheerleading squad to varsity status and will provide scholarships. To cover the 20 additional scholarships planned for...

Vanderbilt's athletics revamp hits a hitch.(Newswatch)
November 1, 2003... In the wake of President Gordon Gee's stunning, courageous plan to dissolve the athletics department and more fully integrate athletics into the Vanderbilt University TN campus, a hitch developed. Instead of accepting a new position as...

Wireless alarms protect women at Butler U.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... By pushing a button on a pendant that looks like a car remote, women on the campus at Butler University IN can alert campus police to a crime, providing them with a sense of greater security on campus. The alarms work within 200 feet of 18...

NCAA Division III schools seek reforms.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... With no athletics scholarships and only bragging rights at stake, one might assume that all 424 schools in Division III would embrace a less competitive, less commercial agenda. But division leaders who will present a list of nine proposals...

Economics prof sues Columbia U ... again.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... You'd think that being forced into a hefty settlement with a prominent female economics professor would teach leaders at Columbia University NY a lesson. Not. Dr. Graciela Chichilnisky is suing Columbia again, this time for $1 million, for...

Athletes say Colby College violates Title IX.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... Five female athletes have filed a lawsuit in federal district court charging Colby College ME with violating requirements of gender equity in education under Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendments. They charged that the school provides...

Pioneer feminist Carolyn Heilbrun is dead.(Newswatch)(Obituary)
November 1, 2003... Well-known feminist scholar Dr. Carolyn Heilbrun apparently took her own life in early October at age 77. She was not ill, but wanted to "control her own destiny," believing "her life was a journey that had concluded," according to her son. ...

Women on the move.(Newswatch)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... * Dr. Debra Austin will become chancellor of colleges and universities, appointed by the Florida Education Commissioner. * Carol D' Amico moves from being assistant U.S. secretary for vocational and adult education to chancellor of Ivy Tech...

How to make changes that matter.
November 1, 2003... Iacta alea est" ("Let the die be cast"), Julius Caesar supposedly said in 49 BC when he led his army across the Rubicon, changing the course of Roman history. Nationally recognized strategic planning consultant Pat Alea didn't know alea...

Educational leadership: Dreams and Possibilities.
November 1, 2003... Dr. Linda Wesson's philosophy on educational leadership comes from a greeting card. "As you think, you travel. As you love, you attract. You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you......

Does gender affect online learning?
November 1, 2003... In the new territory of online courses, much exploration is needed on how differing learning styles and gender differences affect the learning experience. These issues are just beginning to sink in for many who design and instruct online...

Members of Greek groups unlikely to seek diversity.(Brief Article)
November 1, 2003... When traditionally white sororities and fraternities make national news, it's often over racial issues. A few examples: A University of Georgia sorority rejected a black candidate during "white rush" in 2000. Two fraternities at Auburn...

Student incivility and retention of nursing faculty.
November 1, 2003... A career in nursing has never looked brighter. Starting salaries hover around $40,000. A severe shortage lets applicants choose between offers. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] By 2005 the national nursing shortage is expected to hit 150,000...

Listen to the Caged Bird Sing: reflections on P and T.
November 1, 2003... Referring to Maya Angelou's autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, Dr. Barbara Curry used the metaphor of a caged bird to describe her experiences in the academy in keynoting the Women in Educational Leadership conference in Lincoln NE...

How to avoid putting women faculty in a double bind.
November 1, 2003... Does your department follow hiring, salary and promotion practices that put women in a double bind? Most people want to be fair, but practices that seem gender-neutral can hurt women because of subtle differences in expectations or disparate...

Use colors to improve working relationships.
November 1, 2003... Colors are evocative. One person is described as "true blue"; another is "good as gold." The "Real Colors" Matrixx System[R] is sweeping the country as a training tool to identify personality types and improve relationships: teacher to...

Thanksgiving: it's all about the table.(The Last Laugh)
November 1, 2003... This year, as for 36 of the last 37 years, I will be hosting the family Thanksgiving dinner. (Last year I got out of it by going to Ireland.) Over the years the faces around the table have changed. Parents and in-laws died, friends and...