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After 1986 the percent of colleges and universities led by women more than doubled, topping 21% by 2001. New presidents or chancellors appointed in that period included Dr. Clyda S. Rent (Mississippi University for Women, 1989), Dr. Dorothy L. Lord (Coastal Georgia Community College, 1991), Dr. Linda Hunt Bunnell (University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, 1993) and Dr. Portia Holmes Shields (Albany State University GA, 1996).
That momentum has stalled. In 2006 just 23% of presidents were women, a tiny gain since the turn of the century. Women appointed earlier have either retired or moved on. While two schools tapped Bunnell and Shields for leadership--the ...
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