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Fewer females lead catholic colleges. (Newswatch).(Brief Article)
With the trend toward admitting men to formerly all-female Catholic colleges and hiring lay leaders has come a decrease in the percentage of women presidents.
Once more than half of Catholic colleges were founded by nuns, and most female college presidents were nuns. Today only 36% of Catholic colleges have women presidents, due in part to their admitting male students and in part to an increasing reliance on lay presidents with business backgrounds that may bring financial stability.
A new report on leadership in Catholic higher education discusses effects of the increase in lay presidents at Catholic colleges and universities. The report is by Melanie M. Morey, a senior consultant with Leadership and Legacy Associates, and Rev. Dennis H. Holtschneider, executive VP of Niagra University NY.
They surveyed presidents of the country's 222 Catholic colleges and universities, of whom 55% responded. A key finding was that most lay presidents came to their jobs with little or no ...
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