Women

Gender and Leadership

Submitted by Scott Jaschik on May 22, 2007 - 4:00am
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Study finds that male and female community college administrators are more alike today than they were 20 years ago.

'Black Women in the Ivory Tower'

Submitted by Scott Jaschik on June 21, 2007 - 4:00am
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In his landmark demographic studies of black America, W.E.B. Du Bois found that by 1880, 54 black women had earned college degrees. A new book, Black Women in the Ivory Tower: 1850-1954 (University Press of Florida), tells the stories of these women and those who followed them in the period up to the end of legal segregation in the United States. The author of the book is Stephanie Y.

The Long View on Gauging College Success

Submitted by Elia Powers on June 15, 2007 - 4:00am
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CUNY sociologists say it takes far more than six years to see the benefits of higher education for disadvantaged students.

Faculty Gender and Student Performance

Submitted by Elia Powers on June 21, 2007 - 4:00am
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Whether a professor is male or female has little to no effect on how a student performs in the class, study finds.

Enrollment Surge for Women

Submitted by Andy Guess on August 7, 2007 - 4:00am
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Admissions
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Thanks to improved outreach efforts, engineering and technology universities are seeing a boost in female enrollments nearly across the board.

Amid Controversy, Coeducation

Submitted by Elia Powers on August 23, 2007 - 4:00am
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As Randolph College welcomes its first male students and adjusts to new name, alumnae continue to protest the changes.

Making Women Safer on Campus

Submitted by Elizabeth Redden on September 7, 2007 - 4:00am
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University of Kentucky takes evidence-based approach to combating violence against women -- and early results are promising.

Philosophy and Sexism

Submitted by Scott Jaschik on September 10, 2007 - 4:00am
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Essay prompts debate over paucity of women in top departments and in the pages of top journals.

Courting the Younger Business School Student

Submitted by Elia Powers on September 17, 2007 - 4:00am
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Harvard and its competitors are busting the myth that the model M.B.A. applicant has worked five years after college.

Why Women Leave Academic Medicine

Submitted by Doug Lederman on September 21, 2007 - 4:00am
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Plenty of female basic scientists earn Ph.D.'s and start careers on medical school faculties, but barriers and unrealistic expectations make them flee in droves before they reach the pinnacle.

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