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Education Department Proposes New Definition of Sexual Assault and Presumption of Innocence on College Campuses
The proposed change would narrow the definition of sexual misconduct from “unwelcome conduct of a sexual nature” to “unwelcome conduct on the basis of sex that is so severe, pervasive and objectively offensive that it denies a person access to the school’s education program or activity.”
Women Are Three Fourths of All Teachers, But Only One Half of All Principals
Women make up more than three quarters of all the elementary and secondary school teachers in the United States, but women are only about one half of the public school principals.
Updated Numbers on the Gender Gap in Higher Education Enrollments and Degree Attainments
A new report from the U.S. Department of Education finds that women make up 57.2 percent of all enrollments in higher education, 59.9 percent of all graduate enrollments, and 61.2 percent of all students who earned degrees in the 2012-13 academic year.
Department of Education Opens 12 New Sexual Assault Investigations
In May the United States Department of Education published a list of 55 colleges and universities that were under investigation for possible violations of Title IX regarding sexual assault and/or harassment complaints. Since then, 12 more colleges and universities have been added to the list.
Federal Government Announces New Reporting Rules for Sexual Violence Incidents on Campus
Under the proposed regulations colleges would be required to compile statistics for incidents of dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking in addition to current requirements covering the reporting of rape and sexual assault.
Education Department Projects a Widening of the Gender Gap in Higher Education
By the fall of 2022, the Department of Education projects that there will be just over 14 million women in enrolled in higher education compared to about 9.8 million men. That year women will make up 59 percent of total enrollments.
Temple University Facing Title IX Probe
The Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education has informed Temple University in Philadelphia that it has launched a Title IX investigation of the university’s athletic programs. Recently, the university announced the elimination of five men’s and two women’s varsity sports.
President Obama Nominates the Next Assistant Secretary for Postsecondary Education
Dr. Ericka M. Miller has been serving as vice president and chief operating officer of the Education Trust, a nonprofit organization that advocates for educational programs and equal opportunity.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Jamienne Studley Appointed to Key Education Department Post
A graduate of Barnard College and Harvard Law School, Studley has served as deputy dean of Yale Law School and as president of Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Measuring the Gender Gap in American Higher Education
During the 2011-12 academic year, preliminary Department of Education statistics show women making up 57.4 percent of all students enrolled in degree-granting institution and 58.1 percent of all students who earned degrees at these institutions.
New Data on the Gender Gap in Degree Attainments
The data shows that women received 1,760,657 degrees from four-year institutions. This was 58.1 percent of all degrees earned at these institutions. At two-year colleges, women received 430,102 degrees. This was 61.2 percent of all two-year degrees.
Civil Rights Complaint Alleges Occidential College Failed to Protect Students From Sexual Assault
The complaint states that over the past several years 37 women have been “raped, sexually assaulted, battered, harassed, or retaliated against for speaking out against sexual violence.”
Gender Gap in Enrollments in Higher Education Projected to Widen
Despite a lower rate of growth, Women are expected to increase their enrollments at a rate higher than men and the growth in women degree earners at all levels is expected to outpace the increases for men.
More Than 12 Million American Women Are Enrolled in Higher Education
In 2011, women made up 57.3 percent of all students in American higher education and 58.7 percent of all students in graduate programs.
Merrimack College to Improve Opportunities for Women Student Athletes
Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts, has agreed to take several steps to address gender inequities in its athletics programs.
Women Earned 58 Percent of All Degrees Awarded at Four-Year Institutions in 2010-11
The data shows that women earned 1,685,649 degrees at four-year institutions during the 2010-2011 academic year. This was slightly more than 58 percent of all degrees awarded.
Butler University Resolves Title IX Compliance Review
Women made up nearly 60 percent of the undergraduate students at Butler University in Indianapolis. But women were only 36.5 percent of the university’s student athletes.
In 2010, More than 12 Million Women Were Enrolled in U.S. Higher Education
Women were 57.2 percent of all students enrolled in institutions that participate in federal student financial aid programs.
Gender Disparities in School Suspensions and Expulsions
Some 69 percent of all students suspended from school more than once were male as were 74 percent of all students expelled from school.
College President Heading to Washington
Karen Gross is taking a leave of absence from Southern Vermont College to be an adviser at the Education Department.
The Persisting Gender Gap in Faculty Posts
Women make up only 28.5 percent of the full professors at private, nonprofit colleges and universities.
The Global Gender Gap in Higher Education Graduation Rates
In all pre-doctoral programs in higher education, women outperform men in graduation rates in five of the six developed countries studied.
Notre Dame Agrees to Alter Procedures on Handling Sexual Assault Allegations
Under the agreement, the university will file periodic reports with the Education Department and has agreed to complete administrative reviews of all sexual assault complaints within 60 days.
