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Diversification Of A University Faculty: Women Faculty In The Mit Schools Of Science And Engineering, Nancy Hopkins

New England Journal of Public Policy

A broadly diverse faculty is critical to MIT’s educational mission, and significant efforts have been made to achieve a faculty whose diversity reflects that of the students we train. To assess the success of some of these efforts, I examined the percentage of women faculty in the Schools of Science and Engineering over time. In Science, the increased number (and percentage) of women faculty today is the consequence of: pressures associated with the civil rights movement in the early 1970s; unusual efforts between 1996 and 2000 by former Dean of Science Bob Birgeneau in response to the 1996 Report on …

Women In Power, Margaret A. Mckenna

New England Journal of Public Policy

The country is filled with powerful women, but women in power remain significantly underrepresented across a variety of professional fields, in business, academe, politics, and the media. With more women enrolled in colleges today than men, continued underrepresentation of women in leadership roles throughout society is not just morally unacceptable, it is economically damaging. The nation needs to maximize all human capital, in order to meet our own challenges and stay competitive in this global economy. Young women need to be supported in developing the knowledge and skills necessary for being leaders and catalysts for change. Reflecting on a career …

Numbers Are Not Enough: Women In Higher Education In The 21st Century, Sherry H. Penney, Jennifer Brown, Laura Mcphie Oliveria

New England Journal of Public Policy

Women are now the majority of students in institutions of higher education in the United States, and in many ways women as students and faculty have seen significant progress. But numbers do not tell the whole story. Subtle forms of discrimination continue to exist, and the higher up the pyramid you go, the fewer women are to be found, whether among tenured faculty, as presidents and provosts or as board members and board chairs. Many steps can be taken to improve the situation. Some institutions are recognizing that. We note some positive changes and discuss areas where improvement is needed. …

Editor's Note, Padraig O'Malley

New England Journal of Public Policy

In 1990, the New England Journal of Public Policy published a special issue on Women. The subject was women & economic empowerment. The authors found that while women had made significant gains during the 1970s and 1980s in many spheres relating to the workplace, true equity with respect to their male peers was still elusive, and gender bias, despite remedial legislation, continued to be the acceptable norm.

Seventeen years on, another group of women, under the direction of guest editor Sherry H. Penney, herself a contributor to the 1990 journal, looks anew at some of these issues and expands the …

Foreword, Sherry H. Penney

New England Journal of Public Policy

The author of the foreword speaks about how this issue touches on the subjects of women's rights and how their struggle to break through the glass ceiling has given them more empowerment than ever. The article also speaks about the works within the issue and how each one talks about the struggle, the progress, and success of women in today's working and educational world.

Christian Higher Education And Christian Student Affairs, David S. Guthrie

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

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Student Affairs Reconsidered: A Look Back, Barry Loy

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

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Identity, Vocation, And Calling: College Students' Development Toward Meaning, Roger D. Wessel

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

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An Examination Of The Applicability Of Tinto's Model Of Student Persistence At A Christian Liberal Arts College, Rick Zomer

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

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Sleep And Academic Functioning, Valerie Stokes, Amy Schweinle

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

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From The Co-Editors

Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities

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Old Main: Small Colleges In Twenty-First Century America, Mari H. Anzicek

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

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Promoting Student Activism Among Our Millennial Students, Brian E. Cole

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

This comprehensive literature review investigates student activism to provide a generational backdrop to the varied types and methods of college student activism in the Millennial generation. After the explosive student uprisings of the 1960’s and 1970’s, it would be easy to deduce that in the absence of such high profile activities, student activism post-1980 is non-existent or insignificant. However, current literature suggests student activism is alive and well, although it often looks quite different. This makes student activism among Millennial students as important and worthy of study as any earlier generation. But to understand recent activism, one must be aware …

Who's Afraid Of Postmodernism? Taking Derrida, Lyotard, And Foucault To Church, Gregory P. Veltman

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

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Encouraging Authenticity & Spirituality In Higher Education, Sam Shellhamer

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

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Critical Issues For Student Affairs: Challenges And Opportunities, Rob Thompson

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

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Our Underachieving Colleges: A Candid Look At How Much Students Learn And Why They Should Be Learning More, Jean-Noel Thompson

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

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African American Men In College, Jacqueline Rhodes

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

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The Final Word, Jackie Gribbons

The Vermont Connection

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Bridging Differences: Building Community In Short-Term Abroad Programs, Jean Pak

The Vermont Connection

This paper is a personal reflection and exploration of the author’s short-term study abroad experience in Apia, Samoa. The narrative will consider the elements of one author’s personal experiences building community abroad in a limited time span and how these elements contributed to a successful short-term study abroad experience. The author will also examine the implications of these experiences, and of adopting a community-building perspective for short-term study abroad programs within higher education.

Putting Students First: How Colleges Develop Students Purposefully, Jeffrey P. Bouman

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

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Growth No. 7 (2007) - Full Issue

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

The full issue of the seventh edition of Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development.

The Christian College: A History Of Protestant Higher Education In America, Jason M. Morris, Michelle Lessly

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

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Christianity And The Soul Of The University: Faith As A Foundation For Intellectual Community, Barry Loy

Growth: The Journal of the Association for Christians in Student Development

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A Call For Feminist Mentors, Kristen Creppezzi

The Vermont Connection

The word feminist, contrary to any actual definition one might find in a dictionary, has been, and is, used as a derogatory term to denote such evils as man-haters and hairy-legged dykes. For women in college, this negative public perception can be detrimental to development of a positive feminist identity. The purpose of this paper is to review feminist history and the current divisions within the movement in order to set a stage for current campus attitudes toward feminists as a group. The history of different feminisms is then applied to the identity development of college students, with an emphasis …

Bringing Visibility To An (In)Visible Population:Understanding The Transgender Student Experience, Nicholas E. Negrete

The Vermont Connection

This study explores the experiences of several transgender students at the University of Vermont. Utilizing ethnographic interviews, this research highlights and examines the social and academic experiences of transgender students. Additionally, this study provides best practices for student affairs administrators in order to better support transgender students on our college campuses.

Higher Education’S Missing Link: Examining The Gap Between Academic And Student Affairs And Implications For The Student Experience, Gabriel Reif

The Vermont Connection

With the expansion of higher education around the turn of the 20th century, the field of student affairs was created to enhance the extra-curriculum and promote student development beyond the classroom. This allowed faculty to focus on scholarship and formal curricular education. Unfortunately, with their different areas of responsibility, student and academic affairs grew in divergent directions and eventually developed contrasting functions, values, cultures, and epistemologies. Today, institutions must address this issue by creating ways for student affairs professionals and professors to gain a better understanding and appreciation for one another’s work; this will facilitate collaboration between these groups in …

Educating The Whole Student In 2007, Pat Lampkin

The Vermont Connection

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Relationships And Life: Some Lessons Learned, Nicholas E. Negrete

The Vermont Connection

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Editors Note, Adam-Jon Aparicio

The Vermont Connection

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