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Section: Demographics > Women
Women
No Longer Participating in Our Own Oppression
Every day, institutions of higher education ask marginalized people to participate in their own oppression. Maybe it’s time we stop. We are asked to represent diversity, but we are not given meaningful seats at the tables of power. We are told to meet (or exceed) the same metrics as our straight White male colleagues, but, even when we do, the institution betrays us.
August 13, 2020
Students
Closing University Child Care Centers Hurts Both Student Parents and Future Educators
Across the country, early childhood care and education programs have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most closed in March, and though some are reopening as they are allowed by states, it’s expected that many will never reopen. These programs were financially precarious before the pandemic, and after months of closures and now with new regulations around cleaning and social distancing, it’s tough to make the numbers add up.
July 31, 2020
African-American
UNCF Survey Measures How COVID-19 Has Affected HBCU Students’ Fall Plans
More than 5,000 students from 17 United Negro College Fund (UNCF) historically Black colleges and universities shared how the COVID-19 pandemic was affecting their lives and enrollment plans for fall, in a recently published UNCF student pulse survey. Key findings from the survey include: Over 80% of students prefer to return to campus for some […]
July 31, 2020
Women
Sweet Briar College Seeks to Foster Ideal Learning Environment for Next Generation of Female Engineers
Rather than large lecture-style classes, Sweet Briar College offers a hands-on experiential learning environment for its engineering students. Through surveys with alumni, Sweet Briar — a Virginia-based women’s college — has found that such hands-on learning is beneficial for students’ future careers.
July 30, 2020
Women
Navigating New Campus Sexual Assault Investigation Rules Will Be Challenging, Say Some Colleges
Whether new federal rules governing how to resolve cases of on-campus sex crimes will, as many critics fear, prompt some victims to stay silent about being assaulted is yet to be shown. Nevertheless, in the lead-up to an Aug. 14 deadline to comply with those regulations, many colleges and universities, as well as attorneys, acknowledge […]
July 14, 2020
Students
Berkeley City College President Dr. Angélica Garcia Sees Education as ‘Pathway for Liberation’
Normally, when a new college president takes office, there’s a lot of handshaking, sitting in the dining hall with students and getting coffee with faculty members. But not for Dr. Angélica Garcia, president of Berkeley City College. Previously the vice president of student services at Skyline College in San Bruno, Calif., she started her new […]
July 14, 2020
Women
Outgoing NACAC CEO Joyce E. Smith Wins Plaudits for Leadership
Even though her final days as CEO of NACAC have been in a time of uncertainty, Joyce E. Smith has not wavered from the mission of serving the professionals who serve students.
July 9, 2020
African-American
Following in the Footsteps of Her Father, Dr. Wilma Mishoe Led Delaware State to New Heights
She couldn’t say no. “Higher education,” Mishoe says, “is my natural habitat,” and Delaware State has always been her home. Mishoe returned to historic landmarks still standing tall and took comfort in seeing some of the same trees that stood on campus 50 years ago, throwing off shade like old friends.
July 8, 2020
Students
Dr. Constance Carroll Leaves Legacy of Student Success at San Diego Community College District
During her 16-year tenure as the longest serving chancellor in the history of the San Diego Community College District, Dr. Constance Carroll has taken her leadership to a new level. She is known in her community as “the people’s chancellor,” and her track record supports that moniker.
June 24, 2020
Women
New Research Studies Challenges Facing Women Working in STEM
Women remain concerned with underrepresentation and gender bias within science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) related fields, according to new research.
March 10, 2020
Women
Gender Inequity Persists in Research Authorship, Report Finds
Despite an increase in the number of women in research, gender disparity still remains, according to Elsevier’s new research. The report, “The Researcher Journey Through a Gender Lens,” analyzed research participation and career progression across the European Union and 15 countries including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Australia and Japan.
March 5, 2020
Leadership & Policy
A Time to Lead: Constance Ledoux Book Leads Elon as its First Female President
Over a year ago, Dr. Constance “Connie” Ledoux Book was named Elon University’s first female president. However, being the “first” in a leadership role was not uncharted territory for her.
January 22, 2020
Women
Kronk Warner Embodies Historic Firsts at University of Utah’s Law School
Elizabeth A. Kronk Warner recently made history when she became the first woman and first Native American selected as dean of the S.J. Quinney College of Law at The University of Utah.
November 14, 2019
African-American
Black Women Academics Share Secrets to Success of Navigating the Academy
For the second year in a row, the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education kicked off by giving space to Black women in the academy to convene to discuss the challenges unique to Black women in a space that is overwhelmingly White and male.
November 5, 2019
Women
Texas Inmates Graduate from Austin Community College
Friends and family gathered at Lockhart Correctional Facility in Texas to watch 14 women – 13 inmates and one former inmate – graduate from Austin Community College’s certified production technician program. The class was the first for incarcerated women funded by Workforce Solutions Rural Capital Area, a Texas organization for recruitment and employment services. The […]
August 26, 2019
Women
Acclaimed Author Paule Marshall Remembered By Scholars
Acclaimed author Paule Marshall, whose writings often reflected on her own heritage, the complexity of Black identities and racism, has died at the age of 90. Scholars say the Brooklyn-born daughter of Barbadian immigrants was an inspiring literary figure whose empowerment of African-diaspora women touched a wide and diverse audience.
August 16, 2019
Women
Advocacy and New AMA Presidency Define Harris’ Career in Psychiatry
Rather than getting career inspiration from her family and friends, Dr. Patrice Harris’ interest in the medical field sparked from watching a television show. Now the West Virginia University alumna is a veteran psychiatrist and the first African-American woman to become president of the American Medical Association.
August 15, 2019
Women
Nonprofit to Implement Global Education Program for Girls
Plan International USA, a non-profit organization focused on ending poverty, recently received a $12-million donation to fund a new program to help young girls around the world pursue an education and feel safe within their communities.
August 14, 2019
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