Sunday, December 11, 2005

Higher Education: Barriers Still Exist Joint statement last week from the Nine Presidents including a call for research institutions to develop a culture that supports family commitments (their itals) Here's the context. And an opinion. EXCERPTS ...barriers still exist to the full participation of women, not only in science and engineering, but also in academic fields throughout higher education. ...While considerable progress has been made since 2001, we acknowledge that there are still significant steps to be taken toward making academic careers compatible with family caregiving responsibilities. ...Our goal as research universities is to create conditions in which all faculty are capable of the highest level of academic achievement. David Baltimore, California Institute of Technology Lawrence H. Summers, Harvard University Susan Hockfield, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Shirley M. Tilghman, Princeton University John Hennessy, Stanford University Robert Birgeneau, University of California, Berkeley Mary Sue Coleman, University of Michigan Amy Gutmann, University of Pennsylvania Richard C. Levin, Yale University   10:36:28 AM    comment []

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