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Progress incremental for women

Problems still exist
3 years after report

 

By Brian Bennett
Special Projects Editor

 

This month marks the third anni-
versary of a report on the status of
women at UK.

The sweeping, l38-page report
compiled over 22 months by a Uni-
versity Senate Council committee
declared in 1990 that women and
men at UK “work in different
worlds because the University is
segregated on the basis of gender."

While some changes have been
implemented as a direct result of

the report. University women's
rights leaders are not about to un-
cork the champagne.

“lt's had a profound effect on the
campus." said Carolyn Bratt, who
presided over the committee. “But
we've got a long way to go."

In fact, a look at some statistics
shows that change is moving incre-
mentally.

For example, one of the strongest
criticisms by the committee was
that too few women held academic
leadership and high-level adminis-
trative roles.

 

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Armed men block
entry of US. ship

 

By Ed McCullough
Associated Press

 

PORT -AU-PRINCE, Haiti ——
Anny-backed toughs wrecked plans
for American troops to land yester-
day as part of an international peace
mission, drove away U.S. diplomats
waiting to greet them and threat-
ened to create another Somalia.

The band of 25 to 50 men, some
of them armed, then beat up mer-
chants in the nearby market and
fired guns while roving through the
capital, including near the seaside
US. Embassy. No casualties were
reported.

US. and UN. officials said the
disturbances would not halt the
overall peace mission. But it was
yet another direct challenge by the

 

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perspective. Guest opinion, Page 6. w
OSomalia must heal itself to reach lasting peace. Editorial, Page 6.

military to the UN. efforts to re-
store democracy to Haiti.

Yesterday's landing was to begin
in earnest the peace mission to re-
store democracy and rebuild the
economy. About 100 other UN.
personnel —— including 25 US.
troops — are already in the country
to do advance work.

After the disturbances. the White
House delayed the deployment of
nearly 200 American military med-
ics. engineers and civil affairs spe-
cialists aboard the USS Harlan
County. an amphibious landing ship
anchored 800 yards ofi‘shore. There
was no word on when the troops
might dock.

Following the killing of at least
See HAITI. Back Page

 

 

 

 

 

  

In 1990, there
were two wom-
en deans in the
University's 17
colleges and no
5 women chancel-
lors or vice pres-
idents. Moreo—
ver, 85 percent
. ,. of all academic

units had male

BRATT chairmen and 75
percent of all administrative person-
nel were men.

In 1993. there are still two wom-
en deans — Carolyn Williams in
the College of Nursing and Rhoda-
Gale Pollack in the College of Fine
Arts. Men account for 88 percent of
department heads. And 65 percent
of all administrative personnel are
male.

 

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However, some steps have been
taken. Linda “Lee" Magid became
UK's fust woman vice president
when she took over research and
graduate studies in 1991. The past
two years have also seen the addi-
tion of lauretta Byars as vice chan-
cellor for minority affairs and lua-
nita Fleming as special assistant to
UK President Charles Wethington.

And Wethington said, “I think
it's highly likely that you‘ll contin-
ue to see women chosen for top ad-
ministrative positions."

Still, women continue to play a
minority role in the University's
government, despite the fact that
the majority of undergraduate and
graduate students at UK are female.

And it's notjust a local issue. Ac-
cording to the American Council on
Education‘s Office of Women in
Higher Edmdon, women made up
30 percent of administrators at pub-
lic four-year institutions in 1988,
the latest statistics available.

“It bothers me a great deal." said
Deborah Powell. chairwoman of the
pathology department and faculty
member of the UK Board of Tms-
tees. “We have to have these kinds
of visible role models for young
women."

The reasons for this disparity are
numerous, women leaders say.

“It‘s very complex," Powell said.

“Clearly there are a lot of reasons.
It‘s hard to say whether there‘s
some kind of subtle discrimination
— I really don't know — maybe in
some fields more than others."

One factor may be the constitu-
tion of search committees, groups
that are largely comprised of white
men. the report concluded in 1990.

”lhe vast majority of search
committees are chaired by white
males." said Susan Scollay, asso-
ciate professor in the College of
Education and a member of the
1990 Senate Council committee.
“People tend to pick those like
themselves."

“We need to make sure that
women are represented on those
committees that select administra-
tors," Powell said. “That way, they

See WOMEN, Page 3

UN. welcomes Aidid cease-fire

 

By Reid G. Miller
Associated Press

NAIROBI. Kenya — Following a
show of force over Mogadishu by
US. warplanes yesterday, the UN.
special envoy to Somalia welcomed
a cease-fire by the militia of clan
leader Mohamed Farrah Aidid.

The comment by Jonathan Howe.
a retired admiral, was relayed to re-
poners at a briefing after Mogadi-
shu ended its third night without at-
tacks on fortified UN. positions
around the city.

 

“We welcome all overtures of
peace and stability in Mogadishu.
as we have seen them in the rest of
the country." Howe's statement

 

Commission
argues over
reform goals

By Brlan Bennett
Senior Staff Writer

FRANKFURT. Ky. —— For
more than two hours yester—
day, members of the Govem—
or‘s Higher Education Review
Commission laid the ground-
work for the real labor yet to
come.

The commission, composed
of university presidents, gov-
erning board chairmen and
state officials, discussed the
goals for the commission. The
talk centered around seven
“goal papers" issued by the
staff of Gov. Brereton lones‘
office and the state Council on
Higher Education.

Among the objectives are
the refinement of university
mission statements. the reduc—
tion of academic program du-
plication and changes in fund—
ing formulas.

During the lengthy discus-
sion, state Sen. Ed Ford told
the committee members that
the time for talking was over.

“We‘ve got to get down to
business and get serious." said
Ford. D-Cynthiana. chairman
of the Senate education com-
mittee. “Everybody has to ac-
cept the fact that things need
tochange.

“What a university has to do
is decide its strengths and de-
cide what degrees and what
programs it‘s willing to go to
the wall to tkfend. If we don't
do that we really haven’t done
anything."

But some questioned what
results the goals would bring.

“I think we all agree that we
want a better, more effective
system — we want students to
come in better prepared and
leave better prepared." said
llanly Funderburk. president
of Fastem Kentucky Universi-
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“But I think the question
that should run ttrougbout all
this is: Does the Council want

See MEETING, Back Page

 

 

 

said. His spokesman. Farouk Maw-
lawi, said he would not elaborate on
the envoy‘s words.

Fighting between UN. peace~
keepers and Aidid's militiamen has
been largely confined to the part of
Mogadishu controlled by Aidid.
Leaders of the other 14 main fac-
tions generally are cooperating with
UN. forces elsewhere in rebuilding
the nation after a devastating civil
war and famine.

Aidid reportedly announced the
suspension of attacks in a radio
broadcast Saturday.

The move was timed for the Sun—
day arrival of President Clinton's
envoy, Robert Oakley. who is ex-
ploring a negotiated settlement of
the conflict.

Oakley met with Aidid‘s repre-
sentatives on Sunday, said a diplo-
mat in Mogadishu.

The source, who spoke on condi-
tion of anonymity. said he did not
know specifics of the discussions.

American F-18 Hornet fighters
and A-6 Intruder bombers roared
low over the seaside capital yester-
day, the thunder of their engines
rattling windows and emphasizing
Clinton's decision to reinforce the
US. peacekeeping contingent.

Before dawn. U.S. AC-130 aerial
gunships fired their radar-guided
cannons at mock targets in an un-
populated area near the city.

It was the second time in three
nights that the four-engine gunships
tested their wcapons, the same kind

used to blast Aidid's home and
weapons caches in the first major
retaliatory raids against the warlord
in mid-June.

Burhan Mohamed Nur. a spokes-
man for Aidid. described the over-
fliglits by the Jets and the taget
practice by the AC-130s as a provo-
cation.

A three-ship U .5. Navy amphibi-
ous battle group carrying 1.750 Ma-
rines moved through the Suez Ca-
nal yesterday heading for Somalia

The force is pan of the reinforce-
ments being sent to Somalia to give
UN. peacekeepers more fire power
until the March 31 deadline set for
an American withdrawal.

See SOMALIA, Back Page

European bismomcs

Cogswell keeps
students awake
with theatrics

By Chris Troutman
Contributing Writer

 

 

With a rapid—fire sense of humor
and high energy level, UK profes-
sor Thomas Cogswell manages to
teach European history without bor-
ing his students to sleep.

(‘ogswell describes his teaching
style as “tranquil." but others might
compare him to a stand-up comic.
Armed with body language and hu-
morous analogies. Cogswell puts
his classes in stitches on a daily ba-
SIS.

He impersonates everyone from
magicians and sword fighters to
Muslim foot soldiers and Jean
Claude Van-Damme — anything
that fits his teaching needs.

“He keeps me interested." fresh-
man Ashley Grey said. “and teaches
me things in a way to remember
them by."

Junior Mark Engstrom agreed.
calling Cogswell “the most enter-
taining teacher that l've had.‘ Eng-
strom. however, offered this caveat;
“Ask me (again) after the test."

Cogswcll uses body language to
full advantage. too. He‘ll pace up
and down the aisles, for instance.
throwing his tie over his shoulder
and moving his hands enatically as
if he were addicted to stimulants.

llis exploits in the classroom are
not only limited to physical humor.

Cogsde will break into song if
the situation calls for it. On one oc-
casion. he erupted into “Under My
Thumb." a Rolling Stones song.

Analogizing historical events to
spms. he has compared former
Duke basketball star Christian
Laettner to the Antichrist and (‘bi-
cago Bears defensive lineman Wil-
liam “Refrigerator" Perry to a large
section of Mediterranean l‘iumpc
all in a lecture conteming the cm-
sades of the llth century

But (‘ogswell said not all his stu-
dents are receptive to the unconven-
tiona‘ ltcaching style.

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mat mm”

European history Instructor Thomas Cogswell often spices up
classroom lectures with ott-the-wall antics.

pleasure. complaining that Cogs-
well “won't like (teachers) she Ind
in high school.”

But most students seem to agree
on one point; Cogswcll keeps them
awake. They concur that they ate
more likely to sleep in a class with
a less animawd professor. especial-
ly on a class-laden day.

In fact. when asked about his lec-
turing style Cogswcll himself says.
“l just try to keep them awake.
that‘s all."

Teaching European history at UK
is an ocean away from where
Thomas (‘ogswcll began. Born in
Germany and raised in southern
Georgia. Thomas Cogswell re-
ceived his mdergrarhae degree I

the University of Georgia.

Afier graduating from the Uni-
versity of Georgia. Cogswell a-
tended graduate school at the the
Wmhington University irt St
Louis.

Then Cogswell's self-described
“big break“ occmed when he re-
ceived a full scholarship to the Uni-
versity of London — in London.
anland. By 1983. he found him-
self at UK. where he has developed
his unusual teaching style.

Cogswcll said be abandoned the
ltd-drone" concept of teaching
when he began working with N
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3’ °°°,P‘"°'“ talent. its obvious the Cats' most going to be easy and there are no
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any collegiate football fan as a ma- After a week of rest and two stun- bowl spreads around Lexington.
a; 30‘ Southeastern Conference pow— ning SEC victories before that. Cur- Curry has become more and more
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opponent While Curry did com-
ment yesterday on the LSU team
the Cats will face Saturday night.
he spent the majority of his time in
extended psychoanalysis of his
squad‘s mind—set.

Curry has turned philosophical
during the off-week in an attempt to
keep UK on the right track follow-
ing consecutive Southeastern Con-
ference victories against South Car-
olina and Ole Miss.

He said the timing of the open
weekend was perfect.

“1 think it was critiml. l told (the
team) we were very lucky the off-
week came at the very time we
were beginning to think we were
the greatest thing since bubble
gum." Curry said.

A triumph over LSU would give
the Wildcats three consecutive SEC
victories. a feat lmst matched by a
UK unit during the Caner adminis-
tration.

Curry is worried about the fact
that his players are unfamiliar with
success and the added obstacles that
invariably accompany it.

To avoid a letdown against LSU.
Curry and his staff have embarked
on a sort of psychological sympo-
slum at the practice sessions.

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of Kentucky."

Quarterback Pookie Jones says
the coaches‘ plan has been visible
at recent practices.

“They just don’t want us to get
caught tip in all the hoopla. They
want us to focus on each team be-
cause every team in the SEC can
beat any other team on a given
day." he said.

As strange as it may sound. Cur-
ry says the Wildcats may have lost
one of their greatest motivational
weapons by embarking on the grid-
iron goodship.

This is a problem with which he
is more than willing to deal.

“You can‘t always need an out-
side stimulus of embarrassment to
get you going." be said. “That
needs to come from within."

The competitive fire was most
definitely in the air of Common-
wealth Stadium two weekends ago.
Curry‘s ensemble stared the impos-
ing Ole Miss defense in the face.
then plowed through it.

The Wildcat offense. maligned
throughout the season because of
its supposed uniformity. wove
through the Rebel defenders with a
multi-faceted attack.

For the game. UK gained 177
yards through the air and 153 on
the ground. Engineering the offen-
sive machine was Jones. who force-
fully laid to rest all lingering doubts
about his ability.

Pitching its second shutout of the
season. the defense was once again
brilliant. As a unit. it limited the
Rebels to a meager 201 yards of to-
tal offense.

In spite of his team‘s superb play
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a 3-0 lead in the ninth inning,
Dykstra hit a 10th-inning homer
last night that gave the Phillies 3
4-3 victory over Atlanta and a 3-
2 lead in the N1. playoffs.

Dykstra. whose ninth-inning
homer gave the New York Mets
a dramatic 6-5 playoff victory
over Houston on Oct. 11. 1986.
saved the day after the Phillies
defense unraveled in the ninth in-
ning.

“This was even bigger to me."
Dykstra said “Not only do they
expect me to do things. I expect
it of myself. In 1986. I was just
gladtobethere.lwasinla-la
land."

Earlier. it was the defense of
left fielder Pete lneaviglia and
right fielder Wes Chamberlain
that kept the Braves from scor-
ing. and Philadelphia seemed
destined to carry the day.

“Chamberlain played a great
right field," Braves manager
Bobby Cox said. “Those were
good plays.“

But after Curt Schilling
walked Jeff Blauser to open the
ninth Batiste failed to come up
with Ron Gant' s grounder to
third. setting up another dramatic
Braves‘ comeback.

So. despite being outscored
30-17 in the series. the Phillies
moved within a game of their
first World Series since 1983.

The series now returns to Vet-
erans Stadium for Game 6 to-
morrow. The Phillies will start
Tommy Greene. rocked for sev-
en runs in 2 1-3 innings in Game
2. Atlanta. on a two-game losing
streak for the first time since
Aug. 19-20. will start Greg Mad-

s limelight because the “difference in dux. the Game 2 winner. .
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very good team over there. It
does no good to win three unless

playoffs.

“lt’s a sittmtion where basi-
cally you throw everything in.
This is it." Dykstra said. “I'm
not lying, it was a situation in
which I was trying to drive a
fastball."

For a few moments. the ninth
seemed like the seventh game
of last year's playoffs when the
Braves overcame a 2-0 deficit
against Pittsburgh and won the
pennant on Francisco Cabrera‘s
two-run single.

It also was reminiscent of
Batiste's error in the ninth in-
ning of Game 1. which allowed
the Braves to tie the game be-
fore the Phils won in the 10th.

“After the seventh inning. 1
had pretty much given what I
had left." Schilling said. “i
went out there for the eighth.
(Danen) Daulton told me to
reach back. 1 went out there in
the ninth looking to finish the

game of ."

With runners on first and sec-
ond following Batiste‘s error
on Monday. Williams relieved
Schilling. And just like in
Gamesland4.itwasanad—
venture.

Fred McGriff singled on the
first pitch to make it 3-1. and
David Justice‘s sacrifice fly to
left pulled the Braves within a
rim.

Terry Pendleton lined a sin-
gle to center. moving McGriff
to second. and Cabrera
bounced a two-hopper just past
shortstop Kevin Stocker for the

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Kentucky Kernel, Tuesday. October 12. 1993 - 3

Elliott almost changed gender inequity

F armer candidate now heads
‘very dfierent kind’ of school

 

By Brian Bennett
Special Projects Editor

 

While a University Senate Coun-
cil committee was busy compiling
information about the lack of of
women in upper levels of adminis-
tration, a situation that may have
pushed UK in an entirely different
direction nearly occurred.

In 1990, the University was in the
midst of a search to replace former
president David Roselle. Although
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INTO THE PICTURE: Rhoda-Gale Pollack has aiwa
former theater director, Pollack now directs the U

named as the winner. the runner-up
in the scorch was a woman. Peggy
Gordon Elliott.

Carolyn Bratt, who presided over
the 1990 Senate Council committee
and was a member of the presiden-
tial search committee. recently got a
chance to see what things might
have been like if UK had selected
Elliott.

Bratt spent five weeks last semes-
ter visiting a campus that did
choose Elliott for its top job — the
University of Akron. where Elliott
has been president since August

1992.

“It's a very
different kind of
institution,"
Bratt said. “You
don't see any-
body cnsasins
in sexist talk.
everyone mes
gender-neutral "
“names. 0* ELLIO'lT
course, it s hard
to say sexist things when your boss
is a woman."

Elliott has placed a commitment
on equal hiring practices at Akron
— she has two male vice presments
and two female vice presidents. But
that's nothing new for the former
Indiana University chancellor.

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dean on the Lexington Campus.

Pollack directs college

 

By Brian Bennett
Special Projects Editor

Rhoda-Gale Pollack went to
school to become a theater director
and encountered an interesting sce-
nario.

“There were not a lot of women
doing directing in those days," Pol-
lack said.

Nowadays. Pollack finds herself
in another role where women aren‘t
doing a lot of directing — at the
head of a UK college.

Pollack. dean of the College of
Fine Arts. is the only woman dean
on the Lexington Campus and one
of only two women college chiefs
in the 17 units on the Lexington
Campus and in the Albert B. Chan-
dler Medical Center.

Carolyn Williams. dean of the
College of Nursing. is the other.

“There definiwa needs to be
more of a presence" of women ad-
ministrators. Pollack said.

It's not the fust time Pollack has

 

been in this situation.

After graduating from Carnegie
Mellon University and working in
professional theater in California.
the Phoenix native was asked to
work with the thcater dcparunent at
the University of Califomia-
Berkeley.

“After a while, I learned how ex-
citing it is to teach. and Ijust got
hooked." Pollack said

Later. Pollack went to the Uni-
versity of Wisconsin-Parkside.
where she established the ans de-
partment and served as its coordina-
tor.

“I called it being deanette.” she
said.

She became a fulLfiedged dean
when she took over the fine arts de-
partrnent at Wichita State Universi-
ty in 1986. She became a UK dean
in 1992.

In all her positions. Pollack has
has seemed to play the part of lead-
ing lady.

“I've frequently been the first
woman dean or first woman admin-

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ys been one of the few women in her fields. A
K College of Fine Arts. She's the only woman

istrator to reach a particular role."
she said.

“I think it‘s important to have a
lot of females at any given universi-
ty. Women sometimes approach a
problem differently than men."

Her peers seem to respect her.
Pollack was elected president of the
International Council of Fine Ans
Deans. which has members in 28
different countries.

Though she never imagined be-
ing a university administrator, Pol-
lack knew she wanted to be in thea-
ter since she was cast to represent
China in a first-grade play.

“I got the part because my moth-
er had a robe that looked Chinese."
she said.

“Since then, whenever I could. I
was in a play."

Now she hopes that her co-stars
can become more diverse.

“With a diverse student body.
you need a diverse administration
so there will be role models for
everyone." she said.

 

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at least have a shot at selecting a
woman."

For the most part, Powell and
Scollay agree that the University
hm done a good job of putting more
women on search committees.

And athninistrators also have
worked on involving more women
in the hunt for jobs.

“I think we have to make sure the
pools of candidates include women
and minorities." said Robert He-
menway. chancellor ft! the Lexing-
ton Campus.

“Tltey don't have any problem
competing once they get into the
competition. We just have to get
them in the pool."

Perhaps the biggest factor keep-
ing women out of top jobs. some
say. istheonethatmaybemostdif-
ficult to change: Young women
lack mentors or role models be-
cause they don't see other women
in high-profile positions. so they
don‘t aspire to those positions.

Bratt. a professor in the College
of Law. notiwd the importance of
breaking this cycle when she w in
school.

“When I was an undergraduate
student. most of the students were
female. but I had only one fetnale
instructor in for: years," said Brut.
a former faculty trustee.

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other than the very traditional kinds
of occupations.
“That's why it‘s important.

Young women with aspirations
have to know that they have whole
worlds of occupations to choose
from."

Bratt also got a close-up look at
other universities' gender equity sit-
uations last year when she received
an ACE Fellowship. a grant award-
ed to those with administrative po-
tential.

During the year. she visited sev-
eral schooh and examined their pre-
dicameats.

“We're like the other universities.
but we tend to be a little bit worse."
Bratt said.

“Maybe because we got started
later or maybe it's because we're
more Southern than Northern. But
every university which has put to-
gether a committee like the one I
chairedhasfoundithasitsshareof
problems."

UK‘s problems might stem from
the roots.

As the committee found in I990.
there is a significant discrepancy
between the number of women and
men senior faculty members. from
which a great majority of future ad-
ministrators emerge.

“We still have women clustered
in lower-level faculty positions. and
we still have women clustered in
lower-level staff positims." Powell
said.

“For many people. the idea of
women as totally equal m in
all parts of cm University has not
been aecanplished yet."

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Women leaders don't want to be-
little the accomplishments UK has
made. however.

“It‘s not an easy thing to deal
with.

It‘s a very slow process to bring
about systematic change.“ Scollay
said.

“I think the University of Ken-
tucky has taken on a leadership role
on this issue in the state."

“Some very positive things have
happened." Powell said “At least
there's awareness.

We still have a long way to go
before we reach the ideal ofevery-
body being equal and comfortable."

Bran said sometime in the new
fumre.shcandotherswillforma
new committee to follow up on
their 1990 findings and measure the
University's [regress

Until that time. she said there is a
yardstick now tint may give some
indication—thesearch foranew
chancellor for the Albert 8. Chan-
dler Medical Center.

“Ilre most magnificent thing that
could happen would be to have a
woman chosen as medical center
chancellor." Bran said.

“Tim would really make a state-
menttotherestofthecountryand
signal thn we are moving —

TOMORROW: The road
ahead for UK’s drive toward a
morediveree nitrification.

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“When I left (IU). I had the high-
est nurnber of women and minori-
ties in administration of any cam-
pus in the country," Elliott said in a
telephone interview.

Elliott said both men and women
have unique qualities as leaders.

“In terms of leadership styles and
openness. I think there's a pretty
stark difference." she said.

“I think women are far more will-
ing to engage in participatory man-
agement than most men me because
women grew up not being in a pow-
er position.

“I think men in society are not al-
lowed to be as open as women are.
so they're reluctant to share and be
open. Women on the other hand
tend to keep everything out in the

open and in the public eye."

Elliott. a Maysville. Ky.. native.
was asked what she noticed about
UK's environment for women when
she was in the presidential race.

“I noticed I was the only one
there." she said.

She said the situation needs to
improveatUKandaaossthecoun-
try. where slightly more than 10
percent of public universities are
headed by women. who make up
the majority of college enrollment.

“I think we Md to be sensitive,"
shesaid.“andweneedtosenda
real and visible message to young
women that there’s not a glass ceil-
ing in this profession and that abili-
ty and intelligence are not gender-
based characteristics."

ANEWNIIX

Woman vice president
adds element to UK lab

 

By Brian Bennett
Special Projects Editor

 

Linda “Lee" Magid is a chemist
at heart. She‘ll tell you so herself.

So it seems appropr