Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 12:08:42 -0500 (EST)
Subject: CSWA Newsletter of 5/3/2000
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AAS Committee on the Status of Women
weekly issues of 5/ 3/2000, ed. by Priscilla Benson
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This week's issues:
1. Roommate wanted for Rochester
2. Ap. J. Editors are all male!
3. THE NATIONAL DOCTORAL PROGRAM SURVEY
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1. Roommate wanted for Rochester
From: laurenastro.ufl.edu
I am planning to attend the New Faculty Workshop to be held
at the AAS in Rochester. I would love to share a room with
someone for Friday and Saturday nights (June 2 and 3). I am
still officially a student, so I qualify for a student room,
but I'll take whatever I can get. I've also already reserved
a single with two beds at the regular rate. Please let me
know if you are interested.
Lauren Jones
laurenastro.ufl.edu
Thanks!
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2. Ap. J. Editors are all male!
From: You-Hua Chu chuastro.uiuc.edu
Over the weekend, while I was looking for some information
about the ApJ, I came across the list of its editors. I was
shocked to find that ALL 16 editors of the Astrophysical
Journal were male! The ApJ Letters fared better, 1 out of
the 5 editors was a woman. Out of curiosity, I checked the
AJ and found a male editor and a female associate editor.
I wondered how an all-male ApJ editorial board could have
slipped under the AAS's nose. I tried to come up with
rational answers to my questions.
Why didn't more people notice an all-male ApJ editorial
board? If most people are like me, a user of ADS and online
journals, they wouldn't have a chance to see the inside of
the ApJ cover, where the editors are printed.
Why aren't there women in the ApJ editorial board?
I have learned since that the selection of editors is based
on applications. If no women applied, then there won't be
any woman editor.
So, the bottom line is: IF WE WANT TO SEE A BALANCED
EDITORIAL BOARD OF THE APJ, WOMEN SHOULD APPLY FOR THE
EDITORIAL POSITIONS.
I trust that the call for applications of ApJ editors would
be advertised in the AASWOMEN newsletter and I hope that
women would contribute their talent and services to the
astrophysical publications.
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3. THE NATIONAL DOCTORAL PROGRAM SURVEY
The National Association of Graduate-Professional Students
(NAGPS) is conducting THE NATIONAL DOCTORAL PROGRAM SURVEY
, an assessment of educational and
professional development practices in the nation's doctoral
programs. The survey is funded by a grant from the Alfred P.
Sloan Foundation and is supported by a growing list of
professional societies.
The survey will compile the experiences of doctoral
students, present and past (any time within the last five
years) on a program-specific basis to assess which programs
are doing a great job of educating and preparing Ph.D.s -
and which need to improve.
Results and ranking will be posted on the Internet in Fall
2000. This is an important opportunity to give feedback to
the academic community on ways to improve the education and
training of Ph.D.s.
The survey is anonymous, free, and takes just 10-15 minutes
to complete online.
A high response rate is essential, so EVERY current and
recent doctoral student should fill it out. Forward this
message to all your friends and colleagues. Completing the
survey only takes a few minutes but can stimulate change in
graduate education for years to come.
We thank you for your participation in this important
project!
NAGPS Survey Team
The National Doctoral Program Survey
National Association of Graduate-Professional Students
(NAGPS)
e-mail: phdsurveynagps.org
web: http://survey.nagps.org/
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End of CSWA Newsletter of 5/3/2000