Women in Higher Education articles from September 2007

Women in Higher Education archives from September 2007

Symposium offers lessons from life of Denice Denton.
September 1, 2007... With the suicide of UC-Santa Cruz Chancellor Denice D. Denton in June 2006, women in science and engineering especially lost a leader and a champion. Last month the University of Wisconsin, whose engineering department was the spawning...

Lawmakers grill Fresno on sex bias in sports.(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2007... The California Senate is looking into gender discrimination at the Fresno campus following an almost $6 million award to Fresno's former women's volleyball coach, who sued the school for sex discrimination. With two other Fresno athletics...

Yale calls class of 2011 most diverse ever.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Almost 40% of students in the class of 2011 at Yale University CT identify themselves as minorities, which is the largest proportion of incoming minorities in the school's history, according to a university press release. Women make up more...

Female Jr. profs seek work-life balance.(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2007... Female and minority faculty members find their schools a less positive place for junior professors than their male and white counterparts do, according to a recent study. The Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (Coache)...

Birth control costs skyrocket on campus.(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2007... As reported by WIHE in April 2007, costs for birth control on campus will double, triple or even quadruple this fall on some campuses due to federal regulations. A somewhat hidden part of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 required that for...

NCAA: PG athletes 'temporarily disabled'.(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2007... The NCAA's Committee on Women's Athletics is designing a toolkit for schools to help them to assist pregnant student-athletes. The CWA is following the Title IX's guideline that pregnancy should be treated as a temporary disability instead of...

Rutgers player sues Imus, CBS for slander.(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2007... Now that shock jock Don Imus has held up CBS radio for $20 million and a chance to get his job back at a new station, one of the Rutgers University women basketball players has sued him and CBS, claiming his sexist and racist remarks damaged...

STEM teaching to receive federal funds.(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2007... The U.S. Congress has passed a multi-billion dollar bill that calls for more research money and better training for teachers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Several provisions of The America Competes Act would attract...

Women flock to top science, tech schools.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Top-notch science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) schools are reporting an increase in female enrollment, thanks in part to better recruiting methods and K-12 education. Prestigious Caltech expects women to be 37% of new undergrads...

Ex-pitcher sues Slippery Rock for bias.(NEWSWATCH)(Jenna Frieling)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... A former star softball pitcher at Slippery Rock University PA is suing the school and her former coach, claiming that they discriminated against her due to a mental condition. In her U.S. district court lawsuit, Jenna Frieling also accuses...

Coach berates admission policy on athletes.(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2007... University of South Carolina football coach Steve Spurrier is getting his wish to have USC "refine" its admissions process for football recruits. The saga began when USC denied admission to two football players who had signed with USC in...

Faculty group seeks to control sports.(NEWSWATCH)(Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... A group of 55 faculty senates issued a report recommending that faculty members play a much more prominent role in overseeing their school's athletics programs. The group, the Coalition on Intercollegiate Athletics, offered more than two...

Fewer presidential spouses work for free.(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2007... More and more spouses of university leaders are looking for pay for their traditional hosting roles, while some are ditching the hosting scene altogether to pursue their own careers--especially men. Now that almost one-quarter of schools...

High school athletes more apt to graduate.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Girls who participated in high schools sports are more likely to finish college, according to a study done by professors at Brigham Young University UT and West Chester University of Pennsylvania. Analyzing data from 5,103 women collected...

More ideas to limit male practice players.(NEWSWATCH)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... The NCAA's Division III Management Council has formally recommended a proposal to limit how often male practice players are used at Division III schools. The council also suggested that the Presidents Council should lead the way in deciding...

UBC to create gender-neutral restrooms.(NEWSWATCH)(University of British Columbia)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... To better serve nursing mothers, transgendered students and Muslim students, the University of British Columbia will be renovating 391 restrooms on campus. "I hope it says that we want to create an inclusive and welcoming environment for...

How many gay presidents? Who cares?(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2007... A recent article in The Chronicle of Higher Education noted that with the hiring of Sean Buffington as president of the University of the Arts, the number of openly gay U.S. university presidents jumped from 2 to 3. Soon the list grew to eight....

ACT revisions: smokescreen to hide flaws.(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2007... Minor variations in scores for the 1.3 million college-bound seniors who took the ACT admission test this year are just "a smokescreen designed to divert attention from the flaws of the test" according to the watchdog group FairTest. ...

Applications rising for MBA programs.(NEWSWATCH)(master of business administration)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... After a two year drop, applications to MBA programs are on the rebound, according to a new report by the Graduate Management Admission Council based on a survey of 445 programs at 252 schools worldwide. Of full-time business education...

Prof uses 'Barbie' persona for Web research.(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2007... An instructor of Women's Studies and English is donning a Barbie Doll persona to facilitate a course on gender at Lehigh Carbon Community College PA. To research how people would treat an intellectual version of the stereotyped Barbie,...

Bishop State prof wins reverse-bias suit.(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2007... After five years of legal struggle, a former instructor at Bishop State Community College AL will return to teach at the school after a settlement for a reverse-discrimination lawsuit. In 2001 Bishop State dismissed Sarah Taylor, who is...

Fewer obese girls choose college.(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2007... Obese girls are 50% less likely to attend college than non-obese girls, according to a study at the University of Texas at Austin. The study tracked 11,000 U.S. adolescents and found that obese girls are even less likely to go to college if...

Partner sues Denton's estate for $2.25 million.(NEWSWATCH)(Gretchen Kalonji and Denice Denton)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Claiming that Denice Denton--the UCSC chancellor who leapt to her death a year ago from a 43-story San Francisco high-rise they shared--had mistakenly left her out of her will, her partner Gretchen Kalonji is suing the estate for $2.25 million....

Lopiano quits Women's Sports Foundation, seeking her next big challenge.(NEWSWATCH)
September 1, 2007... Donna Lopiano is leaving her position as CEO of the Women's Sports Foundation after 15 years with the leading organization dedicated to advancing women in sports. Lopiano said that after 18 years at the University of Texas at Austin...

Women applying for presidency face 'border patrol'.
September 1, 2007... Gains in the number of women college presidents have slowed dramatically since 2001. Most studies of women's paths to the top are reflections from sitting presidents. What can we learn from candidates who didn't get the job? Chief academic...

Needed for equity: motivation to help other women.
September 1, 2007... In her 26 years of public service in California, former State Senator Jackie Speier has learned one thing: Women must mobilize to help other women. If we continue to tear each other apart, we'll never succeed in reaching equity. Speier...

Joanne Arbuckle.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Joanne Arbuckle moves from acting dean to dean of the school of art and design at SUNY's Fashion Institute of Technology in NYC.

Dr. Priscilla J. Bell.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Priscilla J. Bell, former president of Highline Community College WA, becomes president of Northern Idaho College in Coeur d'Alene.

Gilda Gely-Beauclair.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Gilda Gely-Beauclair, academic dean at the University of Puerto Rico at Humacao, becomes provost at Grand Rapids Community College MI in the fall.

Dr. Meta Braymer.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Meta Braymer, VP for graduate and professional studies at the University of Mary Washington VA, becomes special assistant to the president for governmental and external relations.

Dr. Bernardine Bryant.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Bernardine Bryant, who retired as VP for administrative services at Normandale Community College MN, becomes interim president.

Dr. Susan M. Cooper.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Susan M. Cooper moves from dean of mathematics, sciences and engineering at Irvine Valley College CA to dean of career technical education and workforce development.

Dr. Debra Daniels.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Debra Daniels, VP of academics and student services at Polk Community College in Winter Haven FL, becomes president of San Bernardino Community College CA.

Dr. Anne Carson Daly.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Anne Carson Daly moves to VP for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Belmont Abbey College NC. She has been a professor of English at the University of Notre Dame IN and most recently a corporate communications consultant at Pfizer...

Dr. Priscilla M. Clarkson.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Priscilla M. Clarkson moves from interim dean to dean of Commonwealth College at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst.

Alice DeFazio.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Alice DeFazio moves from women's basketball coach, SWA and associate athletics director to AD at New Jersey City College.

Patty Epps.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Patty Epps moves from SWA and associate AD to AD at Franklin and Marshall College PA.

Dr. Susan Estes.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Susan Estes moves from dean of language arts to VP for instruction at the College of San Mateo CA.

Dr. Katherine Hiyane-Brown.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Katherine Hiyane-Brown moves from president of Normandale Community College MN to president of Whatcom Community College in Bellingham WA.

Dr. Christina Frederick-Recascino.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Christina Frederick-Recascino moves from associate provost for research and graduate studies to VP for research and institutional effectiveness at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University FL.

Dr. Elizabeth Garcia.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Elizabeth Garcia moves from director of Unity House to dean of multicultural affairs at Connecticut College.

Dr. Joanne Glasser.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Joanne Glasser, president of Eastern Kentucky University since 2001, becomes the first female president of Bradley University in Peoria IL.

Dr. Zelema Harris.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Zelema Harris, former president of Parkland College IL, becomes interim chancellor of St. Louis Community College.

Dr. Marcia J. Hern.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Marcia J. Hern moves from dean of the college of nursing at Texas Woman's University to dean of the school of nursing at the University of Louisville KY.

Dr. Michelle R. Howard-Vitale.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Michelle R. Howard-Vitale becomes president of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, after serving as interim chancellor of Winston-Salem University NC.

Dr. Laura Dunn Jolly.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Laura Dunn Jolly, professor in the department of retail, hospitality and tourism management at the University of Tennessee and former faculty member at Texas Tech, Oklahoma State and University of Kentucky, moves to dean of the college of...

Dr. Rita Smith Kipp.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Rita Smith Kipp moves from dean of the college of arts and sciences at Sewanee: The University of the South, to provost and dean of the faculty at Marietta College OH.

Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Jill Landesberg-Boyle becomes president of Florida Keys Community College in Key West FL. She has been VP for student affairs at Pennsylvania College of Technology.

Dr. Felicia J. Lee.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Felicia J. Lee, associate VP and dean of students at the University of San Francisco, becomes VP for students affairs at Trinity University TX.

Dixie L. Lund.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dixie L. Lund, who had served as interim president of Eastern Oregon University in the 2003-2004 academic year after being a dean and faculty member there, returns from retirement as interim president again.

Nina Mikhalevski.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Nina Mikhalevski, VP for strategy and policy, also becomes acting provost at the University of Mary Washington VA.

Karen Mitchell.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Karen Mitchell becomes VP for resource development at Volunteer State Community College TN. She has been director of community and business development at Hendersonville Medical Center.

Dr. Sabine U. O'Hara.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Sabine U. O'Hara moves from the presidency of Roanoke College VA to executive director of the Council for International Scholars (CIES) and VP of the Institute for International Education in DC.

Dr. Esther Peralez.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Esther Peralez, VP for student affairs at Metropolitan State University MN, moves to VP for student affairs at CUNY's City University of New York.

Kristin Petersen.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Kristin Petersen becomes general counsel and vice chancellor for university relations at the Nebraska State College system. She has been legal counsel to the Nebraska Department of Education.

Kim Hunter Reed.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Kim Hunter Reed moves from deputy chief of staff in the office of the governor of Louisiana to executive VP of the University of Louisiana system.

Anne Rollow Sullivan.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Anne Rollow Sullivan moves from senior associate dean of finance and administration at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton school of business to executive VP for finance at Columbia University NY, where she had been assistant VP for...

Dr. Susan Traverso.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Susan Traverso, former dean at the University of the Redlands CA, becomes provost and senior VP at Elizabethtown College PA.

Dr. Diane Woodruff.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Diane Woodruff, retired superintendent/president of Napa Valley College CA, becomes interim chancellor of California Community Colleges.

Deborah Wrobel.(Women on the Move)
September 1, 2007... Deborah Wrobel moves from dean of nursing, allied health and sciences at Hartford Community College CT to dean of the division of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

SSAOs move from advocates to administrators.(senior student affairs officers)
September 1, 2007... The role of the office of student affairs is to advocate for students. Because of that singular focus, student affairs staff generally see the individual trees instead of the forest. But once they reach the senior level, student affairs...

Tips and perspectives for academic moms.(MOVEABLE TYPE)
September 1, 2007... Thirty-five years ago, with a PhD in history from Harvard University and a two-year-old child, I took my lack of a tenure-track job as a sign of personal failure. Too bad I was a generation too early to read a new book filled with tips and...

Patterns of gender and racial privilege.(yep)(Interview)
September 1, 2007... When Dr. Juanita Johnson-Bailey became a full professor, she expected her life to change. Surely she'd finally have the credibility some people can take for granted. "Guess what, you're still a woman and you're still black," she told WIHE....

How privileges of gender and race affect academic life.(Reprint)
September 1, 2007... Dr. Juanita Johnson-Bailey and Dr. Ronald M. Cervero created this list in homage to Dr. Peggy McIntosh, whose original White Privilege list opened the eyes and minds of many. Their list of 13 differences is reprinted here with their permission....

Part III of a series on campus women in retirement: new strategies for living to enjoy retirement.
September 1, 2007... Retirement should be a joyful time for smart women to do the things they've always wanted to do, but never before had the luxury of time to pursue. Most women in higher education have the intelligence, but some may be a bit short on the other...

What have we learned from the life of Denice Denton?(THE LAST LAUGH)
September 1, 2007... In July I attended a symposium at the University of Wisconsin celebrating the life of a remarkable women, Denice Denton, whose leadership and support of women in science and engineering touched the lives of thousands of women on campus. ...