Publications

Drs. Nancy Magnuson and Candis Claiborn discuss the goals and challenges of their National Science Foundation-funded project which aims to increase the representation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics disciplines in the US. Published in International Innovation. Click here to read the article.

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Washington State University: Taking a Holistic View of Faculty

 by COACHE staff Supporting faculty at all stages of their career, says Amy Wharton, Washington State University’s Director of the College of Arts and Sciences, became a target goal when WSU’s COACHE data revealed varying perceptions, demographics & experiences across faculty ranks.  Particularly troubling were the reported lower levels of satisfaction among Associate Professors compared to colleagues at the beginning and end of their careers. Determining how faculty feel about their jobs, particularly as faculty were reporting different levels of satisfaction, provided WSU with a constructive platform for workplace improvement.  Prior to this, they had done a cohort analysis of associate professors, examining issues such as the timeliness of faculty promotion and gender differences in this process.  “In general,” says Wharton, “after you get tenure, ‘it’s like, OK, good luck, have fun.’”   > Read More Published in COACHE, Vol. 6, Issue 1

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 What’s Inside “insight”

Articles:

• Deans Discuss Diversity (Candis Claiborn, ADVANCE co-PI) pg. 7 (pdf 5)
• Researchers Look for Ways to Boost Women’s Academic Careers (Kelly Ward and Briana Keafer, ADVANCE Social Science Small grant recipients) pg. 11 (pdf 7)
• Work Under Way to Institutionalize Diversity Policies and Procedures at WSU (Alex Tan, ADVANCE Faculty Diversity Liaison) pg. 18 (pdf 11)
• ADVANCEing Inclusive Faculty Excellence at WSU (Gretal Leibnitz, ADVANCE co-PI) pg. 23 (pdf 13)

 

 

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Dr. Amy S. Wharton
Director, College of Arts and Sciences, WSU Vancouver; Professor of Sociology

Dr. Amy S. Wharton, co-PI on the NSF ADVANCE Institutional Transformation grant, has primary responsibility for the ADVANCE at WSU research effort, provides oversight of WSU’s participation in the faculty COACHE survey, assists with implementation of the ADVANCE Leadership Initiative.

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