Letter from the Editor

Greetings All,

The Division has been busy of late and I hope that you have kept up with the recent events surrounding Joanne Belknap's tireless efforts at the University of Colorado and the subsequent dialogue on the ASC/DWC's position on public statements. There has been outstanding advocacy underway at CU and within the Division regarding the lawsuit brought by women reporting rapes by members of the University of Colorado football team during football recruiting. I hope to see us plan efforts to follow through with many of the excellent ideas posted by Division members such as potentially circulating an issue of the newsletter with a major opinion piece, asking the editor of The Criminologist for an assignment to write a major work on the Colorado decision, and seeking contributions from the editors of other divisions' newsletters to run similar articles. Let us continue to explore options, be proactive in expressing our opinions, and work toward change.

The Spring of 2005 has been an active semester for the Division. Our latest edition of the DivisioNews highlights many of the recent events. As you review the issue, consider how you might like to contribute to the summer edition to be released in July or volunteer to assist with a particular column. We love to hear from you all on your news and accomplishments, so be sure to send those in and tell us all about it!

The newsletter is filled with announcements and updates in the Member News; Publications, Books, Videos, and Media; and Employment/ Funding columns. Be sure to also read the important update from our DWC Outreach Committee.

The Ask a Tenured Professor column examines the topic of signing a book contract and the intricacies involved in the process. Our thanks go to column contributors Gregg Barak, Stuart Henry, Lloyd Klein, Ray Michalowski, Roz Muraskin, Nicole Rafter, Marty Schwartz, Jim Thomas, and Juliet Uibopuu.

This issue of the newsletter presents two separate and detailed columns in the Graduate Student Corner exploring issues facing female graduate students as they embark on teaching courses for the first time, as well as graduate students' thoughts and experiences pursuing employment outside the academy. We appreciate the contributions of all the students and professors who provided responses for these wonderfully enriching columns.

My sincere thanks to all column contributors for this issue of the DivisioNews. Continued thanks and appreciation go to my co-editor Amy D'Unger and associate editors Amanda Burgess-Proctor, Jeanne Flavin, Venessa Garcia, Kristen Hefley, Melinda Nagai, and Alisa Smith!

Please feel free to contact us with any questions, thoughts, or suggestions you may have. I hope this finds you well. Take good care,

Kristin Winokur
kwinokur@thejrc.com