Reading is defined as a socio-cultural act negotiated between text and reader, and the act of reading is considered to be a cognitive process that involves knowledge not only of symbols/letters, vocabulary and structure, but also of culture. In other words, in order to understand the intentions of the author and to formulate meaning, the second…

This paper assesses the changes in positions of females over a 5-year period in academic administrative hierarchy, comparing changes between internal and external hirings, between public and private institutions, and identifying any emerging career pathways for women. Data were collected on higher education administrative positions listed in every…

In this article, the author shares his experiences in working as a tribal liaison consultant to an AIDS education and training center at a Pacific Northwest university's health education research center. The author's experience shows the concerted efforts by the university lawyers to bury issues of discriminatory racism and sexism in hiring…

This paper examines the past and current attitudes and practices toward hiring, retaining, and promoting African American faculty members, and explores suggestions and predictions pertaining to increased inclusion of African Americans on university and college faculties. It argues that the major problem resulting from the lack of African American…

This book discusses exemplary leadership in the administration of student services in colleges and universities. It focuses on the various themes that emerge from 210 practitioners in students services, nominated by their peers as effective leaders, as they share their thoughts about the practice of their profession. Part 1 focuses on attributes,…

This book addresses what keeps women out of the highest levels of academia in the United States and Canada and demonstrates that while many women believe that when they fail it is their fault, their fate is more likely to be sealed by the barriers they face within the male environment. The book presents a list of the forms that the maleness of the…