Women in Higher Education articles from November 2005

Women in Higher Education archives from November 2005

Meg Wheatley preaches a revolution led by women.(Margaret Wheatley)
November 1, 2005... "It's time for the women to gather," said Dr. Margaret Wheatley, writer, organizational consultant and president emeritus of The Berkana Institute, a global charitable leadership foundation. "It's time for the women to save the world. It's as...

Supreme Court nominee lacks bench time.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2005... President Bush's nominee to replace Sandra Day O'Connor on the Supreme Court is raising some eyebrows and questions. Little is known about the views of Harriet Miers, a lawyer who has never been a judge. As White House counsel to the...

Female reviewers add NIH awards to women.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2005... After giving its nine Director's Pioneer Awards to only men in its first year, this year the National Institutes of Health awarded six of its thirteen awards to women. The awards are designed to support bold new approaches to solving major...

First woman to lead Air Force Academy.(NEWSWATCH)(Col. Susan Desjardins)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... After years of sexual scandals, rapes and abuse of female cadets at the academy, Air Force leaders have chosen one of their first women graduates as the new commandant. Col. Susan Desjardins is now the commander of the 437th Airlift Wing...

Leaders at 27 universities seek flexible tenure.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Officials of 27 major universities met in late September to discuss ways to make the tenure track more flexible. The current up-or-out nature of academic careers not only leaves little room for professors to enjoy family life, but also hampers...

Fresno State athletics sued for sex bias.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2005... Fresno State's former women's basketball coach filed suit against the school recently, alleging that the college retaliated against her for complaining about sexual harassment and lack of support for women's athletic teams. Stacy...

U of Arkansas settles bias suit for $215,000.(NEWSWATCH)(University of Arkansas)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... A former professor from the Middle Eastern Studies program at the University of Arkansas has settled her lawsuit for bias and termination for $215,000, with both sides agreeing not to say bad things about each other. Linda Schilcher worked...

Iowa's pink locker room insults women.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... An adjunct law professor at the University of Iowa said she received death threats after complaining to a local news reporter that the football stadium's pink locker rooms are offensive to women. Erin Buzuvis noted on her blog that the...

Marymount College for women to close.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Marymount College of Fordham University NY is joining the growing number of all-women's colleges forced to close or admit men. The school will be phased out and officially closed in June of 2007. The decision, made by the Fordham board of...

Miami U fined on sexual assault outcomes.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2005... The U.S. Education Department has fined Ohio's Miami University $27,500 for failing to give victims of sexual assault written notice of sanctions against their perpetrators. The department said the school had again violated the Cleary Act,...

Marquette provost requires diverse pools.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2005... Provost Madeline Wake is enforcing diversity recruitment policies at Marquette University WI. She directed that no proposed hire for a full-time faculty job at the Jesuit school will be approved unless there was at least one "diverse" candidate...

Female BU profs' salaries fall further behind.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2005... The salary gap for Boston University's female professors has actually increased over the last dozen years, according to data released by the school. Overall salaries at the school are low, with full professors making 15% less than their...

Lesbian rights group denounces coach.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2005... Penn State's women's basketball coach, Rene Portland, allegedly kicked star player Jennifer Harris off the team earlier this year as a suspected lesbian, according to the National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR). While Harris set records...

LSU settles lawsuit on forced grade changes.(NEWSWATCH)(Louisiana State University)(Brief Article)
November 1, 2005... Louisiana State University agreed to pay $112,500 to settle a lawsuit filed by a former instructor who said she was pressured to change grades for football players. Tiffany Mayne, a former kinesiology instructor, said she had been asked to...

Sex assault victim sues over identification.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2005... A woman who claims that her identity as a victim of sexual assault was revealed during a criminal justice discussion at the University of Nebraska at Kearney is suing the city of Kearney and the board of regents for violating her privacy. ...

EEOC sues Newman U for sex discrimination.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2005... The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal sex discrimination lawsuit recently against Newman University KS on behalf of a former administrator. The suit alleges that the school refused to promote Marla Sexson,...

Whoops.(NEWSWATCH)(Correction Notice)
November 1, 2005... * In the September issue, the Last Laugh should have referred to Pat Washington's former employer as San Diego State University (SDSU). * In the October issue, the article on ethics in decision making should have said that Mimi Benjamin...

Teetering on the family-friendly edge: continued discrimination against mothers in academia.(IN HER OWN WORDS)
November 1, 2005... Can a woman have a family and a successful academic career? The jury is still out, despite "family friendly" having become the new academic buzzword. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Recently, the venerable University of California launched "The...

U of Wisconsin system ends women's initiative.
November 1, 2005... Without consulting with the women actively involved in promoting gender equity at University of Wisconsin system campuses, President Kevin P. Reilly quietly cut the funding for the half-time status of women coordinator position, effectively...

Sex assaults, harassment are top campus legal liabilities.
November 1, 2005... "Attorneys have recognized that they're going to catch us with our pants down," a risk management attorney told human resources managers at the CUPA-HR conference in Orlando in September. He cautioned that there has been an "amazing increase in...

Strategies for increasing faculty diversity.
November 1, 2005... Now in her fifth year at Loyola Marymount University in California, Dr. Abbie Robinson-Armstrong arrived during an exciting time for the Jesuit school. Its president had just put money into the university's budget to hire 100 full-time...

Use service to associations to climb the faculty ladder.
November 1, 2005... When Dr. Ronald J. Joekel got his first tenure-track position, a tenured professor advised him to think of himself as a hunter with three arrows in his quiver: teaching, research and service. Your career depends on them all, so you'd better...

How to overcome barriers to women in leadership.
November 1, 2005... The glass ceiling isn't the only thing holding women back from leadership opportunities. There are mirrors, brick walls, see-through panels and a host of other negatives preventing us from reaching our true potential. Some are culturally...

The ABCs of leadership.
November 1, 2005... As Robert Fulghum's best-selling book Everything I Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten reported, sometimes the best lessons come from young sources. As principal of Raymond Central Schools in Raymond, Nebraska, Harriet Gould took a page...

Wanted: more women in technology leadership.
November 1, 2005... Women are moving into leadership in information technology but we have a long way to go. That's what Dr. Cynthia McDaniels, professor of educational leadership at Southern Connecticut State University, concluded from reviewing an array of...

What do women CAOs use for professional development?(chief academic officer)
November 1, 2005... Of all upper-level administrative positions in higher education, chief academic officer (CAO) of a community college has the highest percentage of women. Women have risen from 16% of community college CAOs in 1985 to 42% in 2002, a very...

Fewer women lead campus athletics.(ATHLETICS NOTES)
November 1, 2005... Women and minorities continue to be shut out of administrative jobs in athletics on campuses, in conferences and at the NCAA, according to a recent report. The National Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport at the University of...

Don't use online title IX surveys, urge former members of title IX commission.(ATHLETICS NOTES)
November 1, 2005... Six of the 15 former members of a presidential commission on Title IX wrote to college administrators last month urging them to ignore a new Department of Education online method to determine interest in sports on campus. In April the NCAA's...

Tips to gracefully climb into athletics administration.(National Association for Collegiate Women in Athletics Administration)
November 1, 2005... For new and mid-level athletics administrators, working up the food chain might seem daunting. The market is competitive, but the good news is that confident, networked, visionary women have great chances for success. Five women offered...

How to improve online learning and completion.
November 1, 2005... Many doctoral programs have added a distance education component to serve students who, by virtue of place, time or other commitments, would otherwise not have the opportunity to earn an advanced degree. Does this trend improve the chances for...

Audrey Ashton-Savage.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2005... Audrey Ashton-Savage, VP of strategic initiatives and enrollment planning at Spalding University KY, moves to VP for enrollment management at the University of Bridgeport CT.

Cristina G. Cavalieri.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2005... Cristina G. Cavalieri, partner at Pelino & Lentz in Philadelphia, becomes VP and university counsel at Thomas Jefferson University VA.

Dr. Mary Kane Connolly.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2005... Dr. Mary Kane Connolly, assistant VP for university relations at Hofstra University NY, becomes VP for university relations.

Dr. Martha E. Church.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2005... Dr. Martha E. Church, president emerita of Hood College MD, becomes VP for academic affairs at Holy Names University CA.

Ellen Dracos Lemming.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2005... Ellen Dracos Lemming, VP for brand marketing at Home Depot, becomes VP for marketing at Emory University GA.

Marilyn Fowle.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2005... Marilyn Fowle, VP for business and administrative services at Dakota State University SD, moves to VP for business and finance at Oglethorpe University GA.

Dr. Jeanne Jacobs.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2005... Dr. Jeanne Jacobs, who was VP of instruction at Sinclair Community College in Dayton OH, becomes president of Miami Dade Community College's Homestead campus.

Dr. Dana Lieberman.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2005... Dr. Dana Lieberman has been promoted to professor and chair of business management at Alverno College WI.

Dr. Theresa Madonna.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2005... Dr. Theresa Madonna, VP for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Salve Regina University RI, moves to VP of academic affairs at Fisher College MA.

Dr. Cindy Miles.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2005... Dr. Cindy Miles will become president of Miami Dade Community College's newest campus at Hialeah, having moved from the VP of instruction at the Community College of Denver.

Sandra Day O'Conner.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2005... Sandra Day O'Conner, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, moves to chancellor of the College of William and Mary VA

Judith Oleks.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2005... Judith Oleks, former dean of professional studies at Bunker Hill Community College MA, becomes VP for academic affairs at Hagerstown Community College MD.

Kathie L. Olsen.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2005... Kathie L. Olsen, deputy director for science in the executive office of the President, moves to deputy director of the National Science Foundation in Arlington VA.

Dr. Muriel E. Poston.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2005... Dr. Muriel E. Poston, associate professor of biology at Howard University DC, becomes dean of the faculty at Skidmore College NY.

Dr. Indira Samarasekara.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2005... Dr. Indira Samarasekara has become the first female and the first engineer to become president of the University of Alberta in Canada. She was VP of research for four years at the University of British Columbia.

Dr. Valdrie Walker.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2005... Dr. Valdrie Walker has become VP for academic affairs at Edward Waters College FL, moving from assistant dean of student academic advising at the University of Virginia.

Maggie T. Watkins.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2005... Maggie T. Watkins, president and CEO at Maritas in Minneapolis, becomes VP for advancement and alumni relations at National University CA.

Dr. Phyllis M. Wise.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2005... Dr. Phyllis M. Wise, dean of the division of biological sciences at the University of California at Davis, becomes provost at the University of Washington.

'Three cats over the line'--and other condo rules.(THE LAST LAUGH)
November 1, 2005... Our little association of 21 condo units meets each September, and this year we welcomed four new owners. Our leaders were thoughtful enough to distribute copies of the condo rules to all attending, to remind us of what we signed on for. It...