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What's the trend on women getting college presidencies?
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 14 years. Lately it appears that fewer women are getting the top jobs. To test our hypothesis, we phoned several experts. Here are their perceptions on today's climate for women seeking the top position.
It depends where you look
"I think it depends upon which group of colleges you're looking at," said Claire Van Ummersen, director of the Office of Women in Higher Education at the American Council on Education. ...
- CSU casts wide net in president search; School willing to look beyond academia...
- Magazine article from: Crain's Cleveland Business MORTLAND, SHANNON February 19, 2001 700+ words
...CSU president Claire Van Ummersen has painted in broad...replacement for Dr. Van Ummersen, who will leave CSU...Education's Office of Women in Higher Education...costs of finding Dr. Van Ummersen's replacement, including...
- Cleveland State President to Head Up ACE's Office of Women in Higher...
- Magazine article from: Black Issues in Higher Education December 7, 2000 700+ words
...Education has appointed Dr. Claire Van Ummersen as vice president and director of the Office of Women in Higher Education. Van Ummersen, president of Cleveland State...1993, has been involved with women's development and advancement...
- DePuy 'Intelligent Orthopaedics' stresses 'transformational' R&D.
- Newspaper article from: Medical Device Daily March 11, 2004 700+ words
...by the company, according to Gordon van Ummersen, vice president of marketing for DePuy...assisted aspects of orthopedic procedures, van Ummersen told Medical Device Daily. The Ci System...anatomy of the patients knee in what van Ummersen described as a morphing process, similar...
- Dance program inspired by the tango.(Entertainment)
- Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) June 8, 2003 700+ words
...Register-Guard The tango is next on Margo Van Ummersen's dance card. The inventive Eugene...will have its premiere next weekend. Van Ummersen describes the choreography as "a slick...she said. Performing will be the Van Ummersen Dance Company, which includes Kari...
- WOMEN LEAD HALF OF CNY'S COLLEGES; NATIONAL RATE IS 21 PERCENT. THE LATEST...
- Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY) June 30, 2004 700+ words
...College's first woman president...that will have women leaders once...said Claire Van Ummersen, vice president...how men or women lead campuses, but a woman chancellor...students. Van Ummersen said campuses led by women tend to have...
- Finding `U' president will be complex; Experts say fewer people want such jobs...
- Newspaper article from: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) Smetanka, Mary Jane June 10, 2002 700+ words
...job is very complex," said Claire Van Ummersen, a vice president at the American Council...There are good people out there, Van Ummersen said. The trick is persuading them...Cornell and Rutgers. At any one time, Van Ummersen said, 60 to 70 colleges and universities...
- Movement pioneer trying out some more new steps.(Entertainment)
- Newspaper article from: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) May 26, 2002 700+ words
...Hands On Rhythm & Drum School), Margo Van Ummersen (Van Ummersen Dance Company), Pamela Lehan-Siegel and Marc...dance performances during the breaks. On June 2, Van Ummersen and Alessi will teach contact improvisation...
- OSU will pay Gee record $1 million: Home and car are among perks for returning...
- Newspaper article from: Akron Beacon Journal (Akron, OH) July 14, 2007 700+ words
...Chronicle of Higher Education. Claire Van Ummersen, vice president of the Center for Effective...Gee to be paid more at Ohio State. Van Ummersen, a specialist in college presidents...and lead them forward," she said. Van Ummersen points to packages that other college...
