Women in Higher Education articles from November 2006

Women in Higher Education archives from November 2006

'Culturally Competent Mentoring' serves non-traditionals.(Urban College of Boston )
November 1, 2006... Academics can be a strange new world, especially for a non-traditional student. At Urban College of Boston (UCB), students are mostly non-traditional, leading president Dr. Linda Edmonds Turner to find creative ways to support them. ...

Six universities share $1.25 million Sloan grant to increase faculty flexibility.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2006... Six schools are splitting more than $1.25 million in grants from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation to help faculty better balance their career and family. Duke University, Lehigh University and the universities of Florida and Washington will...

Women's tenure rate plummets at Harvard.(Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences )(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... In a startling reversal of a three-year trend, women were only 21% of the academics who accepted tenure-track offers at Harvard University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) last year. In 2004-2005, the rate was 40%. A report by Lisa L....

Women leaders face bias, undue scrutiny.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2006... Many of the country's key female college leaders are facing challenging times, including: * At the University of Nebraska at Omaha, chancellor Nancy Belck recently resigned after months of controversy. Bleck had earned praise during her...

Tenure rules are less clear to women.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2006... Women find standards for tenure to be less transparent at their campuses than do men, according to a recent survey done by the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (Coache). Coache surveyed 4,500 tenure-track faculty at 51...

Women athletes still lead in graduations.(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Student athletes are graduating at a slightly higher rate than last year and female athletes are still leading the way, according to the NCAA. The NCAA's new type of annual graduation rate report found that 77% of student athletes...

James Madison U blames Title IX for cutting 10 sports, including three for women.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2006... James Madison University in Virginia announced that it is cutting 10 of its 28 varsity sports at the end of the academic year, blaming the choice on Title IX. The liberal arts school will eliminate three women's and seven men's sports,...

Students sue Randolph-Mason over men.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2006... Nine students at Randolph-Macon Woman's College VA are suing over its recent decision to admit men next year. The women's lawsuit claims that the school's board breached its contract with students when it voted to make the school coed....

Wisconsin band called lewd and crude.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2006... The 280-member award-winning band at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is now on probation, following a head-shaving hazing incident and lewd dancing on a recent road trip. Complaints about the band's behavior by female members, alumni...

Fewer adjuncts, higher graduation rate?(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Community colleges with more full-time faculty members have higher graduation and program completion rates, according to a study to be published in a forthcoming issue of the Journal of Higher Education. Study author Dan Jacoby, the Harry...

Indiana establishes chair in fundraising.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2006... After a $1.5 million gift to its Center on Philanthropy, Indiana University has established what it calls the nation's first chair in fundraising. Filling the chair is Adrian Sargeant, an international expert in donor loyalty. He is...

Missouri State U. pays off ex-tennis players.(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... The American Civil Liberties Union and Missouri State University recently settled a lawsuit filed last spring by four female ex-tennis team members. The women sued the university after it announced last December that their team was being...

Harvard football scandal raises eyebrows.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2006... At a school which supposedly values brains over brawn, public misbehavior by several Harvard football players has tarnished its reputation as the world's most prestigious university. Within the last year, the captain was kicked off the team...

Student whistleblower gets another chance.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2006... Southeastern Louisiana University and the ACLU have reached a settlement in the case of a student teacher who claimed she was flunked because she blew the whistle on holding class prayers at a public school. The university will give...

Missouri to ban prof/student romances.(University of Missouri )(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Joining the bandwagon, The University of Missouri plans to put the kibosh on romantic relations between faculty and students. The school's curators are considering a proposal to prohibit consensual romantic contact when one party has...

Athletics fraud means jail for ex-coaches.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2006... A federal judge recently sentenced the final four of seven coaches and an AD to serve time for crimes in an athletics scandal at Barton County Community College in Kansas. The federal investigation of financial aid and academic fraud in...

MUW practices healthful nutrition.(Mississippi University for Women)(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Mississippi University for Women is trying to lead the way to healthier student lifestyles with better choices through university food services. The company that handles the schools' food, Sodexho, has launched the Balanced Way program at...

New scholarly journal to focus on women.(NEWSWATCH)
November 1, 2006... Student affairs administrators will have a new peer-reviewed journal about women in higher education next year, sponsored by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). To be published annually by NASPA's Center...

Quickies!(Naval Academy to use breathalyzers to cut down drinking)(Arnold Schwarzennegger signs new law)(University of Georgia continues to accept admissions for athletes)
November 1, 2006... * Under a new law signed by Governor Arnold Schwar-zennegger, athletes at California public colleges who are convicted of a violent felony will not be allowed to participate in any school sporting events until they have served their full...

Use your power to become an effective influencer.
November 1, 2006... Power corrupts. Lately we've seen that happen all too often in many of our institutions and organizations. But power doesn't have to be dirty. Like leadership, it's a value neutral skill. The outcome depends upon the qualities, and in many...

Women and leadership: how far have we come, baby?
November 1, 2006... Over the past two decades the concept of leadership has undergone a substantial transformation. But how far have we really come? And how much further must we go before women's traditional skills are expected of all good leaders? While...

How to lead with authenticity.
November 1, 2006... In the traditional male culture of academia, being true to one's self while meeting leadership expectations is a balancing act for women. Tensions between male leadership norms and female identity unite the chapters in the upcoming book...

Women and technology: connections, implications and effects.(MOVEABLE TYPE)
November 1, 2006... Technology goes far beyond engineering. It's not just the choice and design of tools but also their distribution and use. Eleven contributors to Women, Gender, and Technology (University of Illinois Press, 2006) examine ways gender influences...

Advancing your career in athletics administration.(National Association of Collegiate Women Athletics Administrators )
November 1, 2006... Athletics administration doesn't have to be an old boys' network anymore. These days, moving into prime roles isn't about who you know--it's also become about what you know. That's the belief of Andi Seger, a consultant at Alden &...

Dr. Marcella Katz Armoza.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Dr. Marcella Katz Armoza becomes VP of enrollment and student affairs at CUNY's New York City College of Technology. She has worked there since 1994, and has been dean of enrollment for three years.

Dr. Margaret Anne Dougherty.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Dr. Margaret Anne Dougherty, interim academic VP at Alvernia College PA, becomes VP for college life and student-learning services there.

Dr. Lucia Albino Gilbert.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Dr. Lucia Albino Gilbert, vice provost for undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Austin, becomes provost at Santa Clara University CA.

Dr. Patricia Gumport.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Dr. Patricia Gumport, professor of education and director of Stanford University's Institute for Higher Education Research, becomes vice provost for graduate education there on January 1.

Natalie J. Harder.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Natalie J. Harder, executive director of the Erie Community College Foundation NY, moves to VP for institutional advancement and executive director of the foundation at Patrick Henry Community College VA.

Dr. Stephanie Hawley.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Dr. Stephanie Hawley, director of professional development at Oklahoma City University, becomes VP for academic affairs at Morton College IL.

Dr. JoAnn W. Haysbert.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Dr. JoAnn W. Haysbert was formally installed as president at Langston University, making her the first female president of a university in Oklahoma.

Dr. Sharon Latchaw Hirsh.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Dr. Sharon Latchaw Hirsh moves from interim president to president at Rosemont College PA.

Dr. Elizabeth Hoffman.(appointed at Iowa State University )(Brief article)
November 1, 2006... Dr. Elizabeth Hoffman, who resigned as president of the University of Colorado system in the wake of a football recruiting scandal, will become executive VP and provost at Iowa State University on January 1. She was an economics professor and...

Dr. Courtney McNuff.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Dr. Courtney McNuff, VP for enrollment services at Eastern Michigan University, moves to VP for enrollment management at Rutgers University at New Brunswick.

Leslie Anne Nevarro.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Leslie Anne Nevarro, associate professor of library services and head librarian at Austin Community College TX, becomes VP for administration at Morton College IL.

Dr. Claudia Santin.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Dr. Claudia Santin, executive VP and provost at Northcentral University AZ, becomes president.

Dr. Debra Saunders-White.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Dr. Debra Saunders-White becomes vice chancellor for the IT systems division at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington. She has been the assistant provost for technology at Hampton University VA.

Dr. Joan E. Smith.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Dr. Joan E. Smith will become president of Columbia College CA, part of the Yosemite Community College District on January 1. She has been executive VP for student learning at Ventura College CA.

Dione Somerville.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Dione Somerville, director of enrollment services and registrar at Lorain Community College OH, becomes dean of students at Iowa State University on January 1.

Dr. Shirley J. Williams.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Dr. Shirley J. Williams, dean of the school of education at Gonzaga University WA, becomes provost at Alvernia College PA.

Pam Wojnar.(Women on the Move)
November 1, 2006... Pam Wojnar, who has been assistant AD at Wheaton College MA, becomes AD at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland.

Finding synergy in Shamu.(killer whale)
November 1, 2006... Being diminutive and female may lead to humiliating and somewhat degrading experiences when others--often men--feel compelled to doubt, protect or coddle. As a woman of small stature and slight build, I've been patted on the head, called...

Gender gap widens among students.(IN HER OWN WORDS)
November 1, 2006... Women still consider education a good investment in their future, judging by their clear majority among undergraduates, graduate students, professional school students and those of non-traditional age. Most of the gender gap is due to a...

Tips on navigating the soft money stream.
November 1, 2006... As a 4-H club member in rural Minnesota, Doreen Gosmire was upset that a neighbor, a World War II veteran, had his mailbox destroyed every year when the snowplow came through. So she wrote to the John Deere Foundation for funds to replace the...

Lay leaders at Catholic colleges overcome challenges.
November 1, 2006... At one time in their history, members of their founding orders led all Catholic colleges in the United States. Today only 222 such colleges remain, more than half with lay presidents, many of whom are women. Three women presidents of...

It's the season of change.
November 1, 2006... Winter has already set in here in Madison, Wisconsin, and the trick-and-treaters haven't even been out yet for Halloween. We've already had measurable snow, overnight dips in temperature to 22 degrees and limp, frozen impatiens for weeks. ...