NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 6 results Save | Export
A Chilly Climate: Experiences of Women Student Government Association Presidents
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
PDF on ERIC Download full text
Workman, Jamie L.; Hull, Karla; Hartsell, Taralynn; Weimann, Teresa – Journal of Campus Activities Practice and Scholarship, 2020
The lack of women in elected leadership roles trickles down to student governance at colleges and universities (American Student Government Association, 2016). The researcher sought to understand how women student leaders made meaning of their experiences as a leader and how their understanding influences their actions and motivations. Through the…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Females, College Students, Student Government
To Comply or Not to Comply?: That Is Not the Question: A Multi-Content Analysis of Title IX Policies at Historically Black Land Grant Universities
Direct linkDirect link
Shanita L. Pettaway – ProQuest LLC, 2019
The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) enforces, among other statutes, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. While Title IX is directed towards the prevention of discrimination in collegiate athletics, Title IX does not explicitly remedy only issues in college athletics. Rather, the statute's heart is a…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Black Colleges
The Road to the Presidency: A Case Study of HBCU Organizational Culture and Its Impact on the Career Progression of Women of Color
Direct linkDirect link
Smith, Akai Crystal – ProQuest LLC, 2020
The American workforce is currently experiencing an increased level of diversity in comparison to previous decades due to augmented representation of people of different races, socio-economic backgrounds and genders across sectors (Warner, 2014). However, there is one variable that has remained largely unchanged, the underrepresentation of African…
Descriptors: Black Colleges, Organizational Culture, Career Development, College Faculty
Pursuing Tenure and Promotion in the Academy: A Librarian's Cautionary Tale
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Griffin, Karin L. – Negro Educational Review, 2013
The author examines her journey before and as she pursued tenure and promotion in the academy. She argues that the path to tenure and promotion in higher education institutions was not one designed to provide a fair and equitable process for Black female faculty who function as academic librarians. Further, she suggests that librarians in this…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Librarians, Tenure, Promotion (Occupational)
The Relationship between Sexist Naming Practices and Athletic Opportunities at Colleges and Universities in the Southern United States
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Pelak, Cynthia Fabrizio – Sociology of Education, 2008
This research examines the phenomenon of sexist naming of women's athletic teams at four-year colleges and universities in the southern United States. Drawing on theoretical and methodological insights from feminist scholarship on gender and sports, gendered language, and intersecting systems of race and gender inequalities, the author analyzes…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Physical Activities, Females, Athletes
Math and Science Are America's Future. National Math and Science Initiative Annual Report, 2008
PDF on ERIC Download full text
National Math and Science Initiative, 2008
This paper presents the annual report of the National Math and Science Initiative (NMSI) for 2008. Eighteen months ago, the National Math and Science Initiative did not exist. Today NMSI is helping lead the country forward in math and science. In just 18 months, NMSI has rolled out the first round of grants and has implemented programs in 14…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement, Incentives, Grants, Mathematics Achievement