Women in Higher Education articles from September 2005

Women in Higher Education archives from September 2005

What's the trend on women getting college presidencies?
September 1, 2005... Is the glass half full or half empty? Looking at the numbers of women who've been hired for the top campus job recently, the answer is clearly, "It depends." Women in Higher Education has been following the progress of academic women for...

Women increase majority as students.(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2005... The number of female students attending college continued to grow while the number of male students remained steady, according to recent reports from the National Center for Education Statistics. Female students increased by about 240,000 from...

Harvard increases tenure offers to women.(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2005... Harvard University MA increased the number of tenured jobs offered to women this past academic year, reversing a three-year trend of falling numbers that drew a great deal of attention and criticism. Harvard made nine of its 33 tenure jobs...

Columbia earmarks $15 million for diversity.(Columbia University to recruit women faculty)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Columbia University NY will spend $15 million to recruit more women and minority faculty, the school announced recently. It plans to add 15 to 20 new faculty positions in arts and sciences in the next three to five years. "These funds...

Princeton adds tenure time to new parents.(Princeton University)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... To make its campus more supportive of all faculty who are new parents, Princeton University NJ will automatically extend tenure time to faculty of both sexes. Most schools require new parents to request an extension beyond the normal six...

Hoffman advises leaders to guard ethics.(Elizabeth Hoffman)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... School leaders must adapt to a media climate that moves faster than officials can react, former University of Colorado President Elizabeth Hoffman recently advised. She spoke publicly for the first time since leaving her job in June, after what...

NCAA urged to ban beer ads at games, TV.(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2005... The NCAA should ban beer ads at its sporting events and on its telecasts, advised a recent report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). The report, "Take a Kid to a Beer: How the NCAA Recruits Kids for the Beer Market,"...

New women's scholarships in jeopardy.(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2005... More than 100 Division I colleges recently voted to override a new NCAA rule that provides more scholarships to female athletes. It permits schools to offer a total of seven more scholarships in women's gymnastics, soccer, track and field, and...

New four-year college for older students.(Robert B. Miller College's goal of providing class times )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... A new college in Battle Creek, Michigan is catering mostly to non-traditional students. Robert B. Miller College has a goal of providing class times and affordable tuition to adults who want to finish their education, while still balancing...

U of Washington man leads Women's Studies.(University of Washington appoints Dr. David Allen )(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... A department led by and focused on women since its creation in 1970 will now have a man at the helm. The University of Washington has named Dr. David Allen as chair of the school's Women's Studies department. The choice is surprising and...

When in Rome--or Virginia--or Saudi Arabia.(gender-segregated classes at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... The creation of gender-segregated classes at Virginia Tech isn't sitting well with some professors, who say a state-supported school shouldn't discriminate. The classes were created for visiting Saudi Arabian faculty. King Abdulaziz...

Sharing hotel suite still a no-no.(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2005... The University of Georgia demoted its associate provost of institutional diversity after he shared a hotel suite with a female graduate student for two nights at a conference. Keith Parker will lose his administrative position and take a pay...

Is frat pledge's death hazing or torture?(members of Chi Tau house at Chico State University accused of manslaughter)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2005... Four fraternity members could be charged with torture in the death of a 21-year-old pledge, according to the judge hearing pretrial motions in the case. The members of the now-defunct Chi Tau house at Chico State University CA are accused...

Staged dramas can influence behaviors.(portrayal of women students' issues through theater programs)
September 1, 2005... In a time of short attention spans, 24-hour news networks and constant information overload, schools need flashier ways to get their messages across. Two groups are banking on theater to do just that. At the University of Michigan, the...

How can the U.S. produce more girl geeks?(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2005... Policy-makers should push for all students to take more math and science early on if we want more women geeks, according to a new study done by two women who presented their findings at the 100th annual meeting of the American Sociological...

Evolution of campus law improves women's safety.
September 1, 2005... Recent case law indicates courts believe schools' relationships to their students should be more business-like, which means women students and employees can now expect and demand a reasonable standard of care. Robert Bickel and Peter Lake...

Crisis in female coaches shortchanges women, athletes.
September 1, 2005... Sex discrimination, extreme workloads, lack of family-friendly jobs and bias against minorities and lesbians are to blame for the dearth of women in varsity coaching, according to a new report from Pennsylvania State University. As a...

Moms and dads in senior campus administration.
September 1, 2005... It's hard to be a parent and professional without short changing either role--or yourself. Dr. Sarah Marshall, assistant professor in educational administration and community leadership at Central Michigan University, studied the experience of...

When working-class women attend elite colleges.
September 1, 2005... "Congratulations! Your parents must be very proud of you," a Harvard alumnus told a freshman during orientation, after giving lots of kindly advice for making the most of the next four years. "Where did they go to college?" "My parents...

Does your school's web site look appeal to women?
September 1, 2005... Women and men are completely different when it comes to choosing the web sites they visit, and it has nothing to do with the site's subject matter or function, according to a new, first-of-its-kind study conducted by researchers at Glamorgan...

New web site features at www.wihe.com.
September 1, 2005... Recognizing in its initial 1998 web page design that women tend to prefer things made by women, WIHE has always used female designers, for both print and web versions. To continue to provide readers with useful information in a format that's...

CIRGE charts Work/Family paths of female PhDs.(IN THEIR OWN WORDS)
September 1, 2005... By Dr. Elizabeth Rudd, research associate, and Dr. Lori Homer, survey director at the Center for Innovation and Research in Graduate Education (CIRGE) at the University of Washington, Seattle Forty years ago Helen Astin undertook a...

Dr. Debra Austin.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Dr. Debra Austin, chancellor of Florida's university system, becomes provost and VP of academic affairs at Florida A&M University, the state's only historically black university.

Dr. Sharon Blackman.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Dr. Sharon Blackman, president of Oakland Community College's Auburn Hills campus MI, becomes president of Brookhaven College TX.

Dr. Johnnella E. Butler.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Dr. Johnnella E. Butler, associate dean and associate vice provost of the University of Washington's graduate school, will move to Spelman College GA, where she will be provost.

Dr. Theresa Chiang.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Dr. Theresa Chiang, associate VP for academic affairs and executive director of student services at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, becomes VP for academic administration.

Dr. Soraya M. Coley.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Dr. Soraya M. Coley, professor emeritus of human services at Cal State Fullerton, becomes provost and VP at Cal State Bakersfield.

Corlis Cummings.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Corlis Cummings, one of three senior vice chancellors at the University of Georgia, was named interim chancellor. She is the first woman and African American chancellor of the system.

Amy Jacobson.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Amy Jacobson, a supervising attorney with Southern Tier Legal Service, will become the first director of the Women's Leadership Center at Alfred University NY.

Dr. Carol Eaton.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Dr. Carol Eaton, vice chancellor for community colleges in the SUNY system, became president of Frederick community College MD in August.

Lynn E. Jackson.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Lynn E. Jackson, executive director of development at Kalamazoo College MI, becomes VP for advancement at Lycoming College PA.

Patricia Jackson.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Patricia Jackson, associate VP for development at Dartmouth College NH, becomes VP for advancement at Smith College MA on September 1.

Dr. Sandra L. Kurtinitis.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Dr. Sandra L. Kurtinitis, president of Quinsigamond Community College MA, will be the new chancellor of the Community College of Baltimore Country MD.

Dr. Denise Maybank.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Dr. Denise Maybank, who has been associate to the system president at the University of Nebraska for diversity and equity since 2003, will become VP for student affairs and services at Michigan State University.

Dr. Ann Marie Murray.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Dr. Ann Marie Murray, dean of the schools of business and engineering and industrial technologies at Hudson Valley Community College NY, becomes VP for academic affairs at Broome Community College NY.

Marcia K. Nance.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Marcia K. Nance, vice provost and dean of enrollment and marketing services, is the new VP for enrollment management at Barry University FL.

Dr. Jane Nichols.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Dr. Jane Nichols, who stepped down as chancellor of the Nevada system of higher education in May 2004, returns as interim vice-chancellor for academic and student affairs.

Dr. Beverley J. Pitts.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Dr. Beverley J. Pitts, provost and VP of academic affairs at Ball State University IN, became the first female president of the University of Indianapolis in July.

Deborah A.W. Read.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Deborah A.W. Read, VP for university advancement at Northern Kentucky University, moves to VP for development at SUNY-Albany.

Karen Reinertson.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Karen Reinertson, former executive director of the Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing, became president of Front Range Community College CO in August.

Dr. Lucille Sansing.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Dr. Lucille Sansing, provost at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland, moves to president of Argosy University's San Francisco Bay Area campus.

Dr. Jenny Zorn.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2005... Dr. Jenny Zorn, associate dean of the college of social and behavioral sciences at California State University, San Bernardino, moves to associate provost for academic programs.

Using hip-hop to reach the millennial student.(echo boom generation)
September 1, 2005... Hip-hop music exerts a huge influence on today's college students. But many professors and administrators lack even the most basic knowledge about the music or its culture. To better relate to the students they serve, educators can learn...

It ain't easy being editor.(editor's job and responsibilities)
September 1, 2005... As editor of WIHE, I often meet people at conferences who ask interesting questions, including whether this is a full-time job, what school is it affiliated with--and the inevitable, where do you get your material? (Answers: Yes, none,...