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...added that the USG would solicit opinions about the plan through a referendum to the student body, and he would convey the results, along with the USG response to the plan, in an upcoming letter to Malkiel and Princeton President Shirley M. Tilghman...
...study commissioned by the president of Princeton University, Shirley M. Tilghman, has found that female faculty members in the sciences and engineering are regularly subjected to gender discrimination and feel like second-class citizens in their departments. Like many things in academia, the climate among faculty sets a tone that filters down to graduate and undergraduate students. Sexist behavior that makes women feel unwelcome in the sciences is deplorable, and it is reassuring that Princeton has devoted attention to combat this systemic problem...
...think that the kind of cultural practices are difficult to correct because they’re very subtle,” says Shirley M. Tilghman, president of Princeton University and a molecular biologist. “There is no quick fix. Basically you just have to constantly whittle away at each one of these things...
...senior I became, the less and less I thought of myself as a woman and the more and more I thought of myself as a scientist and a scholar and an administrator. I felt like a woman again, and it was very odd. And so having you [Shirley M. Tilghman] and [Brown University President Ruth J. Simmons] there, I no longer feel that way. And it has truly changed the dynamics...
Shirley M. Tilghman: You know, to be a leader there’s no question you have to have a certain level of aggression. I don’t think you can lead unless you’re prepared to be firm when it’s required and make tough calls when it’s required and deliver bad news when it’s required. And if you are uncomfortable doing any one of those three things, you can’t be effective, frankly, as a leader. But I think all three of those...