Women in Higher Education articles from September 2008

Women in Higher Education archives from September 2008

Radcliffe alumnae prod Harvard toward gender equity.
September 1, 2008... At the Harvard University commencement in June, vigorous applause greeted the Radcliffe alumnae bearing the banner of the Committee for the Equality of Women at Harvard (CEWH). As they turned the corner they saw President Drew Gilpin Faust...

Ex-athletics secretary wins a 5th bias claim.(Iris Levesque)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Fresno State has settled a lawsuit filed by a former men's basketball secretary who claims she was fired after complaining about sexist behavior by the coach. Fresno State and the California State University system will pay Iris Levesque...

Women, minorities poised to lead community colleges after retirements.
September 1, 2008... With almost 80% of community college presidents on track to retire by 2012, women and minorities could quickly fill leadership voids on campuses nationwide. In 2005, about 60% of community college students were female, but only about 30%...

Finances plague Catholic women's colleges.
September 1, 2008... Catholic colleges and universities are facing unique financial pressures in a tough economy. In the past, traditional faculty members were unpaid nuns and priests, but they are shrinking in supply. Catholic schools also generally have a...

Girls equal to boys in math scores.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Girls measure up to boys in math in every grade from 2nd to 11th, according to a study of standardized test scores for more than 7.2 million students. The researchers found no difference in the math scores of girls versus boys, even in...

Two profs resign after harassment suit.
September 1, 2008... One year after the University of Missouri at Kansas City settled a lawsuit alleging rampant sexual harassment by two tenured psychology professors, the two professors are resigning in order to avoid disciplinary action. In July 2007, the...

Sex for grades leads to harassment training.
September 1, 2008... All professors and staff at the University of Iowa will undergo sexual harassment training as a result of a political science professor being charged with soliciting sexual favors from his female students for higher grades. While the...

'Good old boys' try to offer sweet deal to VP accused of sexual harassment.
September 1, 2008... After a student services employee filed a sexual harassment charge against him, VP of student affairs at Southwestern College CA Greg R. Sandoval resigned in June. Later the longtime administrator tried to rescind his resignation, and President...

U of Iowa leaders accused of mishandling alleged rape by ex-football players.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... An alleged victim of sexual assault by two University of Iowa football players was encouraged to keep the matter in-house, according to a letter released by the woman's mother. The alleged victim, a student athlete, said she was sexually...

Fired lesbians Sue Mesa College athletics.
September 1, 2008... A lesbian couple is suing Mesa College CA after the school fired them from its athletics department just one month after a newspaper article had identified them as lesbians. Lorri Sulpizio, the former women's basketball coach, and Cathy...

Researcher: Georgia gave away the store.
September 1, 2008... The University of Georgia missed the boat on earning millions of dollars by taking a "naive and shortsighted" licensing agreement for an invention used in an eye drop, according to a former professor of veterinary medicine. The university...

Rice University et al. seek women scientists.
September 1, 2008... Rice University TX and 27 other schools are working on gender-equity issues in the sciences thanks to the National Science Foundation's Advance program. Advance will spend more than $19 million this year on programs helping to bring women...

Women use questions to make a point.(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... Women regularly use questions to gain the floor at meetings, according to research by a professor at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Dr. Cecilia Ford, a professor of English language and linguistics, analyzed the experiences of...

Miami Dade cuts midwife program.
September 1, 2008... Citing the high cost of malpractice insurance, Miami Dade College FL is cutting its midwifery program because not enough students paid tuition in advance. The college had told students that due to enrollment and high costs, students had to...

$395 to certify adjuncts for teaching?
September 1, 2008... A new business is offering training on teaching and then certification to adjuncts to help them impress potential employers. Rochelle Santopoalo, a former University of Phoenix administrator and adjunct, is president and founder of the...

Successful corporations choose women as trustees, leaders and managers.
September 1, 2008... Fortune 500 companies with the largest percentage of women on their boards of directors and as corporate officers achieve higher financial performance, according to a study released by Catalyst, a group dedicated to expanding opportunities for...

Grad thesis leads to women's fitness biz.
September 1, 2008... A Milwaukee mother of two has turned her grad school thesis into a growing fitness business dedicated to teaching women pole dancing, strip tease and lap dancing. When Patricia Hockin needed to develop a business plan for school, the...

Yale law students Sue over Internet slurs.
September 1, 2008... Two female Yale law students have identified a defendant in their federal lawsuit alleging defamation and harassment over the Internet. Through subpoenas to Internet service providers, the women finally learned the identities of people who...

Black sororities March in DC for support.(Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, District of Columbia)(Brief article)
September 1, 2008... About 30,000 members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, joined by members of nine other black sororities and fraternities, marched to the nation's capitol in July to draw attention to the need for better health care, education and employment. ...

Increased pace of work strains family life.
September 1, 2008... Changes in the American work schedule--with many people working significantly more or fewer hours than they'd like--put strains on family life, according to a panel discussion at the American Sociological Association's annual conference in...

Jump rope a varsity HS sport in NYC.
September 1, 2008... Aiming to get more kids involved in sports, NewYork City high schools are adding jump rope to the varsity sports roster. They expect to have 19 teams competing across the city by next year. The district is adding Double Dutch, a game of...

Gaining momentum in the drive for women presidents.
September 1, 2008... Women as college and university presidents have increased from less than 10% of presidents in 1986 to 21% in 1996 but plateaued at 23% in 2006. Molly Corbett Broad, president of the prestigious American Council on Education (ACE), keynoted...

Strategies to advance women to the presidency.
September 1, 2008... Current, retired and next-generation presidents at the ACE/OWHE Summit for Women Presidents in Milwaukee in June shared strategies to advance women into presidencies and support them after they get there. Translating the search process ...

Chief Diversity Officers serve, lead multiple constituencies.(IN HER OWN WORDS)
September 1, 2008... The practice of leadership requires an evolving pattern of skills, knowledge, talents and ideas that grow and change as we do. This is especially true for Chief Diversity Officers (CDOs), a new cadre of people responsible for providing...

Concrete plan helps to hire the best candidate.
September 1, 2008... A wrong hire costs more than just time and money. It also negatively affects relationships with colleagues, students and supervisors, and reflects poorly on members of the search and selection committees. Repercussions can carry over long after...

'Black Don't Crack:' overcoming obstacles to leadership.
September 1, 2008... Navigating the hidden rocks and currents of the academic river represents a challenge for most women. But for black women whose work environments often emphasize skin color and ignore their multiple identities, it's especially difficult. ...

Women on the move.(List)
September 1, 2008... * Dr. Cheryl Achterberg moves from dean of the college of human sciences at Iowa State University to dean of the college of education and human ecology at Ohio University. * Dr. Erica W. Astin moves from interim director of the Edward R....

Create an impact to sustain your success: part II of three-part series on professional success.(IN HER OWN WORDS)
September 1, 2008... As an intelligent, accomplished and successful leader, you've been in your position for two or three years. Are you now wondering, "How do I keep this going? What's next? How do I sustain a positive impact on the university and community?" ...

Reclaiming the feminist agenda on campus.(MOVEABLE TYPE)
September 1, 2008... Progress on the feminist agenda on campus has been rocky at best since Judith Glazer-Raymo published Shattering the Myths: Women in Academe in 1999. While women gained individual successes, including a few high-profile presidencies, the...

The evolution of a Gender Studies program.
September 1, 2008... Every change requires assessing current and potential SWOTs: strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats. For Dr. Susan Kuntz and Dr. Carey Kaplan of St. Michael's College in Vermont, that acronym has become an integral part of their...

Delegate to improve your life: become your own CEO.
September 1, 2008... Is it clear where your work life ends and your personal life begins? Do you find yourself taking work-related phone calls on weekends and holidays, or even on your vacation? Then it's time to take a crash course in balancing your career and...

Lessons from my brother post mortem.(THE LAST LAUGH)(Column)
September 1, 2008... I was truly touched by the number of cards, letters and emails arriving after the "My Brother's Keeper" musings in the July's issue. Especially the lovely cards--a wide-ranging assortment from subscribers, friends and colleagues. I didn't know...