王斐麗受命成為首位亞/華裔女性美國重點大學（代理）校長

Phyllis Wise

兩位校長．兩種領導風格

　　「亞裔學生成為校園裡最大的少數族裔的情況下，你會委任一位亞裔美國人掌管學校最高的行政事務嗎？」
                                　　在二OO四年十月《向駱家輝州長致敬》的晚宴上，我遇見了Mark Emmert。即使我們剛認識，我用這個問題做自我介紹，卻並沒有驚嚇他。相反，他微笑著說：「這是有可能的」。                                 一年後，他任命美籍華裔王斐麗博士為教務長。後來，王斐麗聘請陳卓堯博士(Kenyon Chan)為華大Bothell                                 校區的校務總管。Mark Emmert大力倡導多樣化，他的作為遠超過他的信念。
                                　　幾年前，在一個大西雅圖商會的社區圓桌會議上，我以同樣的問題問Mark Emmert的前任校長Richard                                 McCormick，他幾乎都快爆炸了。因為當時校務長離任，McCormick有機會任命一位亞裔，但他卻任命了一個白人男性 Lee                                 Huntsman取而代之。
                                　　很顯然，我的問題激怒了McCormick。他以為我是當場向他挑戰。他的臉變得通紅，眼睛看起來像一個憤怒的牛頭犬。他提醒在場的60多名觀眾，他已在前一年任命印度裔的Yash                                 Gupta為商學院院長。他提高嗓音說：「你們不認為這是一個絕佳的任命嗎？」。
                                　　但院長級任用不再能滿足亞裔社區。在我問McCormick問題前，是不是我應該先對他這項人事任用表示感激？難道是我在不知不覺地羞辱了他嗎？或者，我應該讓他在公開場合看起來相當不錯？是McCormick想表明他有決定權，而我不應該有權表達我的意見？我不得其解。                                
                                　　McCormick也支持多樣化，但他說得多做得少。據許多校友表示，他們規勸McCormick要多注意校園的多樣化。
                                　　從這裡我得到了一個教訓，那就是當我想要為社區爭取某些利益時，我首先應悄悄地與領導人談談，尤其是主其事者。我很高興McCormick早已不是華大校長。但現在，我很難過Mark                                 Emmert 要離開，華大未來在多樣化的表現上或恐岌岌可危。
                                　　Mark Emmert五月初已辭去華盛頓大學校長一職，將於今年十一月一日走馬出掌全國大學體育協會的會長。
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UW Board of Regents Names Provost Phyllis Wise as Interim President
                                               The University of Washington Board of Regents at a special public meeting today voted to appoint Phyllis M. Wise, UW Provost and Executive Vice President, to serve as interim president of the University of Washington while the Regents conduct a search for a new president to replace Mark Emmert. As provost, Wise is the University's chief academic and chief budget officer, and the second-highest university administrator. She will be the first woman and the first Asian-American to serve as UW president.
            &quothyllis Wise brings exceptional strengths to this position and provides essential continuity in leadership in these challenging times in the University's history,"said Herb Simon, chair of the Board of Regents. "She has been a thoughtful architect of the University's response to unprecedented economic times and reductions in its state budget and has managed to protect the academic core of the institution as much as possible. She was instrumental in bringing about the establishment of the new College of the Environment and has led a number of highly successful searches for academic leadership among the university's deans and vice provosts.  The Board places great confidence in her leadership and in her ability to guide the University as it navigates through these difficult economic times. We are fortunate to have someone of her abilities to assume this critical role.」
            "I am honored and excited to serve the University of Washington in this new role,"said Wise. "The UW is truly one of the most respected institutions of higher education in the world, with remarkable faculty, amazing staff, and wonderful students. I am grateful to the Board of Regents for giving me the opportunity to provide leadership at this critical juncture. I look forward to forging ahead on many fronts and to working with the community to build on our strengths and create new opportunities for the University of Washington to make a difference.」
            Wise, who is a member of the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine, is a professor of Physiology and Biophysics, Biology, and Obstetrics and Gynecology. She previously served as dean of the College of Biological Sciences at the University of California, Davis, from 2002 to 2005. Prior to that, she was professor and chair of the Department of Physiology at the University of Kentucky from 1993 to 2002. Wise was a faculty member at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, from 1976 to 1993, promoting through the ranks to full professor of physiology in 1987.  She holds a bachelor's degree (1967) from Swarthmore College in biology, a doctorate (1972) in zoology from the University of Michigan and an honorary doctor of science (2008) from Swarthmore.
            Wise has maintained an active research program in issues concerning women's health and gender-based biology. She has been continuously funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and has received two MERIT Awards, which provide funding for innovative research over a 10-year period of time. She has served on a number of advisory committees, including NIH study sections, the Council for the National Institute on Aging, the RAND Health Board, the Ellison Medical Foundation Board, and the Bullitt Foundation Board.
            Wise was elected to the Nike Board of Directors in 2009. Since her appointment, she has donated her Nike compensation to support scholarships at the University of Washington. She has indicated that during her service as interim president, she will continue to donate her Nike compensation to support students in higher education. When she was appointed to the Nike board, she formally recused herself from all UW business dealings with Nike. That separation will remain in effect during her time as interim president. Any decisions by the University relating to its business dealings with Nike will be made by other top university officials.
            As interim president, Wise's compensation for the year will be $621,000, which includes $471,000 in salary and $150,000 in deferred compensation (she currently earns $559,000 as provost). She will take over as interim president this fall when Emmert leaves for the NCAA.


美華裔王斐麗被任命為華盛頓大學署理校長

     美國華盛頓大學董事會日前任命華裔王斐麗(Phyllis Wise)為該校署理校長，原為華大副校長兼教務長的她將成為第一個坐上華大校長寶座的女性和亞裔。

　　對於這項任命，王斐麗表示榮幸和激動，但她同時也坦言，在校長職位，還有很多東西需要學，首當其衝的是學會與州參眾兩院打交道。由於嚴重的財政赤字，華州整個高等教育體系都面臨巨大的壓力，可能遭遇更多的預算縮減。王斐麗指出，與州參眾兩院的交涉，絕大多數是由校長艾默特完成的，"我先要向他們(參眾兩院)自我介紹，然而聽聽他們說些什麼。"

　　王斐麗自認是一個協商型、有擔當的領導人，能在必要的時候作果斷的決定，同時也願意根據新信息而改變所作出的決定。她讚賞艾默特的能力，但也承認兩人之間的區別，"我們是不同的人，我希望能以我知道的方式領導(華大)。"身為亞裔和女性，王菲利認為這意味著人們將給予額外的關注，"當你是第一個的時候，你承擔的是更多的責任，不能讓他人失望，達到每一個人的期許。如果你成功，他們會感到特別驕傲；如果你失敗了，他們會感到特別失望。"

　　王斐麗的任命獲得多方的支持和肯定，其中包括現任校長艾默特。但也有人持淡漠的態度，包括去年對王斐麗出任耐克公司董事相當不滿的教職人員。王斐麗公開表示她已經也將繼續把作為耐克董事所獲得報酬權書捐給華大獎學金。

　　現年65歲的王斐麗在紐約土生土長，她的父母是在二戰前從中國來美國的留學生。她的父親在北京協和醫學院取得碩士學位，后獲西北大學博士學位；母親從燕京大學護理系畢業，后在哥倫比亞大學教育學院攻讀護理教育學位。王斐麗本身具有非常強的學術背景，是美國國家科學院醫學研究所的成員，被視為女性健康和生物學領域的科研領軍人。她擁有密歇根大學動物學博士學位，在2005年出任華大教務長之前是戴維斯加大生物科學院院長。

　　王斐麗將在現任華大校長艾默特(Mark Emmert)9月出任全美大學體育協會(National Colegiate Athletic Association)主席后正式上任。華大新聞辦公室表示，王斐麗將是華大官方認可的第一位女性校長。華大1874年的時候曾有一位女性Mary R. Thayer出任過數個月的校長一職，但華大官方校史《華大的第一個世紀》(First Century of the UW)並沒有將其列為正式的校長。

　　王斐麗目前領取的教務長一職年薪為55萬9000美元，身為署理校長后，她的年薪將達到62萬1000美元，其中包括47萬1000美元的薪金和15萬美元的延期支付薪水(deferred compensation)。華大下一任校長的搜尋小組已成立，預計在2011年秋季找到一位正式校長。王斐麗不認為自己是下一任正式校長的候選人，她表示現時自己將集中精力儘可能做好署理校長之職。

社論：
Editorial: Yay for Wise, the first female and first Asian American president of the UW
Last Thursday, on July 8, we had just put our last issue to bed and were starting this issue fresh. Things were normal, if a little mundane. And then we were alerted that Phyllis Wise was named interim president of the University of Washington (UW).
We instantly knew that we had to have a story on the front page announcing this news. After all, Wise is the first female and first Asian American president of the UW. Wise also mentioned that, as far as she knows — and people at the University have been researching this matter — she may be the only Asian American female president of a major university, private or public.
The fact that she is paving the way for people of color and women in the upper echelons of academic administration is inspiring to us.
Colleen Fukui-Sketchley, president-elect of the UW Alumni Association Board of Trustees, is also a trailblazer. She is the first Asian American female in the role. When asked about Wise』s appointment, Fukui-Sketchley enthusiastically said, 「It』s great. It』s really great. We』re excited to be able to support the administration. The partnership it has had with the Alumni Association has been instrumental in making the association what it is. I』m sure Phyllis will continue that support, and we』re thrilled.」
Along with a bevy of supporters, Wise also has her critics. As UW Provost and executive vice president, positions she currently holds, Wise is the UW』s main academic and budgetary officer. Over the last few years, the UW has experienced severe budget cuts, making many faculty members and students unhappy. In 2009, Wise became a controversial figure when she was appointed to the Nike Board of Directors.
Nike has a contract with the UW, and both entities took flack when Nike was found to have violated its contract with the UW when it fired more than 1,800 employees in Honduras who were making apparel with the UW logo. Nike did not pay the employees $2.6 million in severance due to Honduran law.
It was a sticky situation for Wise. But since her appointment, she has donated her Nike compensation to support scholarships at the UW. According to a UW release, Wise will continue to donate her Nike earnings while she serves as interim president. Additionally, when she was appointed to the board, she formally recused herself from all UW business dealings, and this will continue while she is interim president.
We certainly don』t want to discourage people from speaking their minds. Every high-profile figure will have plenty of fans and plenty of critics. However, we want to give everyone a gentle reminder that what is most important is for everyone — for students, faculty, staff, and community members — to work together in bettering the university. When the voices of dissent start becoming loud in their pettiness, it may become too much of a distraction for the administration and may hinder the good work it is trying to accomplish for the UW. ?

by   Northwest Asian Weekly[本話題由 穿鞋的蜻蜓 於 2010-07-24 20:01:43 編輯]