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Women In Academia and Higher Education

Women In Academia and Higher Education. Iris Avalos Bruce Baciu Marcus Suzuki Jonathan Miron Michael Hernandez John Michael Quintero. Group Eniac #3. What is Academia and Higher education?. Academia Academic Institutions Discipline Higher E ducation Degree

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Women In Academia and Higher Education

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  1. Women In Academia and Higher Education Iris Avalos Bruce Baciu Marcus Suzuki Jonathan Miron Michael Hernandez John Michael Quintero Group Eniac#3

  2. What is Academia and Higher education? • Academia • Academic Institutions • Discipline • Higher Education • Degree • Bachelors • Masters • PH.D • Teaching or Research Iris Avalos

  3. Academia - Lisa Randall • In 1987 Received a PhD in Physics from Harvard University. • Currently she is a professor of Physics at Harvard University. • Best known for the Randall-Sundrum model - The 5-dimmensional wrapped geometry theory. • Wrote the book "Warped Passages" – The New York Times top 100 book of 2005. Bruce Baciu

  4. Academia - Sarah Raymond • 1848 Born in LeSalle • 1868 Graduates from ISUN and starts teaching at Old Barn • 1869 Promoted to Principal at Old Barn • 1871 Succeeded enrolling colored children into white schools • 1872 Transferred and Promoted to Assistant Principal to Number 5 High School • 1873 Promoted to Principal of Number 5 School • 1874 Appointed Superintendent of Number 5 MichaelHernandez

  5. Marcus Suzuki Academia-data analysis

  6. Higher Education - Laura Bassi • Became the first woman to take a teaching position at a university in Europe in 1732, at the University of Bologna, Italy. • She was only the second woman to have received an actual university degree • 50 theses and dissertations, there five books from her, but these are apparently nowhere near being representative of the breadth of her work. Jonathan Miron

  7. Higher Education - Zoe Timms • In 1997 she earned a B.A. in History for University of Wisconsin-Madison. • Founder of the Women's Education Program. • WPE's purpose is to facilitate support for women in India willing to attend higher education institutions. • Opened WPE centers in Madurai and Hyderabad, South India Bruce Baciu

  8. Higher Education - Welthy Honsinger Fisher • Accomplishments • • 1879 Born September 18, Rome, NewYork • • 1900 B.A., Syracuse University • • 1940's Travelled to South America and Middle East frequently, studying women and educational systems. Lectured throughout the US on women of the world and promoted Chinese Industrial Cooperatives • 1948 Chairman, World Day of Prayer Jonathan Miron

  9. More Accomplishments – Welthy Honsinger Fisher • 1959 Hon. President, World Literacy of Canada, Toronto • 1963 Hon. International Member, Beta Sigma Phi • Hon. Ph.D., Western College for Women, Ohio • 1963 Hon. International Member, Beta Sigma Phi • Hon. Ph.D., Western College for Women, Ohio Jonathan Miron

  10. Higher education data / Analysis • 28,962 women and 28,469 men earned doctorate degrees at U.S. colleges and universities during the 2008-09 academic year. • The percent of undergraduates in the United States that were women, has gone from: • 30% in 1947 to 39% in 1960 • and has since then risen to an astonishing 57%. John Michael Quintero

  11. Determination! • “The act or an instance of making a decision “ • All the Ladies we presented today, have a determination of Academia and Higher Education Iris Avalos

  12. Bibliography Brockman, John. "Lisa Randall | Profile at Edge." Edge : Conversations on the Edge of Human . Knowledge. Edge.org. Web. 10 Oct. 2011. <http://edge.org/memberbio/lisa_randall>. Campanelli, John. "Women in College: Some Statistics | Cleveland.com." Cleveland OH Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather - Cleveland.com. 04 Oct. 2010. Web. 07 Oct. 2011. <http://www.cleveland.com/pdq/index.ssf/2010/10/women_in_college_some_statisti. html>. "Determination | Define Determination at Dictionary.com." Dictionary.com | Find the Meanings and Definitions of Words at Dictionary.com. Web. 14 Oct. 2011. <http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/determination>. Folger, Tim. "'Warped Passages': The Secret Universe - New York Times." NY Times Advertisement. New York Times, 23 Oct. 2005. Web. 10 Oct. 2011. <http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/23/books/review/23folger.html>. "Harvard Physics Faculty: Lisa Randall." Harvard University Department of Physics. Web. 10 Oct. 2011. <http://www.physics.harvard.edu/people/facpages/randall.html>. Turner, Brenda. "Women Dominating the Ranks of College Graduates – What’s the Effect on America? «Fabius Maximus." Fabius Maximus. Oregon Employment Dept, 20 Apr. 2009. Web. 08 Oct 2011. <http://fabiusmaximus.wordpress.com/2009/07/07/women/>. "Who was the first female professor? « Teaching Biology." Teaching Biology. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Oct 14,2011. <http://bioteaching.wordpress.com/2011/04/13/who-was-the-first-female- professor/>. "World Education - About Us - Our Founder." Our Founder: WelthyHonsinger Fisher. N.p., n.d. Web. 14Oct. 2011.

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