Madonna Constantine

Madonna G. Constantine [cite news | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/22/nyregion/22prof.html?_r=2&scp=2&sq=university&st=nyt&oref=slogin&oref=login | title = Professor at Columbia to Keep Job | first = Karen W | last = Arenson | date = 2008-02-22 | work = The New York Times | accessdate = 2008-02-23 ] was a professor of psychology and education at Columbia University's Teachers College. She earned a B.S. in psychology from Xavier University of Louisiana in 1984, [cite web | url = http://newsite.xula.edu/mediarelations/xavierinthenewsarchive_07.php | title = Xavier in the News Archives 2007 | publisher = Xavier University of Louisiana | accessdate = 2008-02-23 ] an M.S. from the same institution in counseling, and a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of Memphis. [cite web | url = http://www.tc.columbia.edu/faculty/index.htm?facid=mc816 | title = Faculty Profile: Professor Constantine | publisher = Teachers College - Columbia University | accessdate = 2008-02-23 ] She worked at the University of Texas at Austin for five years at the Counseling and Mental Health Center before becoming the director of the Temple University vocational counseling center.cite news | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/12/education/12columbia.html?_r=1&n=Top/Reference/Times%20Topics/People/G/Gootman,%20Elissa&oref=slogin | title = Noose Case Puts Focus on a Scholar of Race | first = Elissa | last = Gootman| date = 2007-10-12 | work = The New York Times | accessdate = 2008-02-23 ] She joined the Teachers College at Columbia in 1998, earned tenure in 2001, and (after a brief interlude at Ohio State UniversityRayman, Graham, [http://www.villagevoice.com/news/0827,columbia-s-knotty-noose-problem,499313,1.html/full "Columbia's Knotty Noose Problem"] , "Village Voice", 2 July 2008, retrieved on 2008-07-03.] ) became a full professor in 2003. [cite news | url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/10/11/AR2007101101602.html | title = Noose Incident Reinvigorates NYC Prof | first = Adam | last = Goldman | date = 2007-10-11 | publisher = The Washington Post | work = Associated Press | accessdate = 2008-02-23 ] Columbia announced in June 2008 that she was to be fired (with immediate suspension) on grounds of plagiarism. [ [http://chronicle.com/news/article/4724/columbia-u-fires-teachers-college-professor-accused-of-rampant-plagiarism Columbia U. Fires Teachers College Professor Accused of Rampant Plagiarism - Chronicle.com ] ]

Noose incident

In October 2007, Constantine, who is African-American, drew national attention when a noose was discovered hanging on the door of her office. Students rallied on Teachers College steps and walked through Columbia's campus denouncing racism at a press release, where Constantine read from a statement. [Resmovits, Joy. [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/27376 "Students Call For Reform at Teachers College"] , "Columbia Spectator" 11 October 2007, retrieved on 2008-05-13] In March, 2008, a grand jury was convened to investigate the noose incident. [cite news | url = http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/30159 | title = Grand Jury Investigates TC Noose Case, Constantine Records Subpoenaed | first = Joy | last = Resmovits | date = 2008-04-01 | work = Columbia Daily Spectator | accessdate = 2008-04-01 ]

Plagiarism

In February 2008, Constantine faced unspecified sanctions from the university for plagiarism. A law firm hired by Teachers College to investigate Constantine issued a report citing "numerous instances in which she [Constantine] used others' work without attribution in papers she published in academic journals over the past five years." [cite news | url = http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/29435 | title = TC Prof Sanctioned for Fraud | first = Lydia | last = Wileden | coauthors = Joy Resmovits | date = 2008-02-20 | work = Columbia Daily Spectator | accessdate = 2008-02-23 ] [cite news | url = http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/20/victim-of-noose-crime-is-cited-for-plagiarism/ | title = Professor in Noose Case Is Cited for Plagiarism | first = Sewell | last = Chan | date = 2008-02-20 | work = The New York Times City Room blog | accessdate = 2008-02-23 ] [cite news | url = http://chronicle.com/news/article/4007/investigation-finds-that-columbia-u-professor-plagiarized-repeatedly | title = Investigation Finds That Columbia U. Professor Plagiarized Repeatedly | date = 2008-02-20 | work = The Chronicle of Higher Education | accessdate = 2008-02-23 ] Constantine denied the charges of plagiarism and claims that she is a victim of "institutional racism" because the University did not fully investigate the allegations.cite news | url = http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/47747 | title = After Noose Incident, TC Professor Found Guilty of Plagiarism | first = Joy | last = Resmovits | date = 2008-05-13 | work = Columbia Daily Spectator | accessdate = 2008-05-13 ] [cite news | url = http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/29457 | title = Constantine Will Appeal Sanction | coauthors = Lydia Wileden | first = Joy | last = Resmovits | date = 2008-02-21 | work = Columbia Daily Spectator | accessdate = 2008-02-23 ] [cite news | url = http://www.nypost.com/seven/02212008/news/regionalnews/noose_prof_a_plagiarist_98598.htm | title = 'Noose' Prof a Plagiarist: Stole Students' Work at Columbia | first = Murray | last = Weiss | coauthors = Yoav Gonen | date = 2008-02-21 | work = New York Post | accessdate = 2008-02-23 ] Constantine alleged that evidence she presented establishing her innocence was ignored, even when independent third parties have corroborated it.

College officials were reported to say that the investigation had been underway for eighteen months, which (as "The New York Times" noted) means that it began prior to, and was in progress during, the time of the noose incident. [cite news | url = http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/21/education/21prof.html?ref=nyregion | title = Columbia Cites Plagiarism by a Professor | first = Karen W. | last = Arenson | coauthors = Elissa Gootman | date = 2008-02-21 | work = The New York Times | accessdate = 2008-02-23 ]

According to reports, the investigation was handled by a law firm rather than a faculty committee because of administration fears that a misstep might leave the college vulnerable to a lawsuit. [cite news | url = http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/02/21/constantine | title = Victim, Victimizer or Both? | first = Scott | last = Jaschik | date = 2008-02-21 | work = Inside Higher Ed | accessdate = 2008-02-23 ]

The "Columbia Daily Spectator" (the Columbia student newspaper) reported that the noose incident sparked a renewed discussion of racism at Teacher's College. [Resmovits, Joy. [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/28572 "TC Evaluates Race After Turbulent Semester"] , "Columbia Spectator", 10 December 2007, retrieved 2008-05-13] The "Spectator" also conducted its own analysis of the 36 passages that were involved in Teachers College’s determination that Professor Madonna Constantine was guilty of academic plagiarism, and the paper concluded that there were significant similarities between the passages by Constantine and passages by Professor Christine Yeh and two Teachers College students. [Wileden, Lydia. [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/29577 "Students Speak Out on Plagiarism, Consider Potential Repercussions"] , "Columbia Spectator", 26 February 2008, retrieved 2008-05-13] A later "Columbia Spectator" article reported that Constantine's attorneys had presented evidence to the "Columbia Spectator" as well as to Columbia which the attorneys asserted proved Constantine's "prior authorship of all of the passages that...are claimed...to have been plagiarized". [Wileden, Lydia. [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/node/55204/toggle/sticky?destination=frontpage&token=f0dbe3c9be437b513758ff71e3dbb022 "TC Professor Suspended Following Plagiarism Investigation"] , "Columbia Spectator", 23 June 2008, retrieved 2008-06-28] Columbia officials rejected those claims, asserting that the authenticity of that evidence could not be verified.

On June 23, 2008, Teachers College announced that Constantine would be fired effective at the end of the year. Tensions between the professor and the administration grew due to the pending plagiarism investigation along with the grievance filed against Susan Fuhrman, the college president. Constantine will have until July 15, 2008 to challenge her dismissal before a hearing by a faculty committee. Until the hearing, Dr. Constantine will be suspended. [cite web | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/24/nyregion/24columbia.html |title="Columbia Professor in Noose Case Is Fired on Plagiarism Charges" | author=Santora, Marc | publisher=NY Times | date=2008-06-24 | accessdate=2008-06-24]

Publications

*Constantine, M. G. (2007). Racial microaggressions against African American Clients in Cross-Racial Counseling Relationships. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 54, 1-16.
*Constantine, M. G., & Sue, D. W. (2007). Perceptions of Racial microaggressions among Black Supervisees in Cross-Racial Dyads. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 54, 142-153.
*Constantine, M. G., & Sue, D. W. (Eds). (2006). Addressing Racism: Facilitating Cultural Competence in Mental Health and Educational Settings. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons.
*Smith, T. B, Constantine, M. G., Dunn, T. W., Dinehart, J. M., & Montoya, J. A. (2006). Multicultural Education in the Mental Health Professions: A Meta-Analytic Review. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 53, 132-145.
*Constantine, M. G., & Sue, D. W. (Eds). (2005). Strategies for Building Multicultural Competence in Mental Health and Educational Settings. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley & Sons.
*Constantine, M. G., Warren, A. K., & Miville, M. L. (2005). White Racial Identity Dyadic Interactions in Supervision: Implications for Supervisees' Multicultural Counseling Competence. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52, 490-496.
*Miville, M. L., Constantine, M. G., Baysden, M. F., So-Lloyd, G. (2005). Chameleon Changes: An Exploration of Racial Identity Themes of Multiracial People. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52, 507-516.
*Wallace, B. C., & Constantine, M. G. (2005). Afrocentric Cultural Values, Psychological Help-Seeking Attitudes, and Self-Concealment in African American College Students. Journal of Black Psychology, 31, 369-385.
*Constantine, M. G., Wallace, B. C., & Kindaichi, M. M. (2005). Examining Contextual Factors in the Career Decision Status of African American Adolescents. Journal of Career Assessment, 13, 307-319.
*Constantine, M. G., Anderson, G. M., Berkel, L. A., Caldwell, L. D., & Utsey, S. O. (2005). Examining the cultural adjustment experiences of African international college students: A qualitative analysis. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52, 57-66.
*Constantine, M. G., Melincoff, D. S., Barakett, M. D., Torino, G. C., & Warren, A. K. (2004). Experiences and perceptions of multicultural counselling scholars: A qualitative examination. Counseling Psychology Quarterly, 17, 375-393.
*Constantine, M. G., Gainor, K. A., Ahluwalia, M. K., & Berkel, L. A. (2003). Independent and interdependent self-construals, individualism, collectivism, and harmony control in African Americans. Journal of Black Psychology, 29, 87-101.
*Constantine, M. G. (2002). Predictors of satisfaction with counseling: Racial and ethnic minority clients' attitudes toward counseling and ratings of their counselors' general and multicultural counseling competence. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 49, 255-263.
*Constantine, M. G. (2001). Predictors of observer ratings of multicultural counseling competence in Black, Latino, and White American trainees. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 48, 456-462.
*Perez, R. M., Constantine, M. G., & Gerard, P. A. (2000). Individual and institutional productivity or racial and ethnic minority research in the Journal of Counseling Psychology. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 47, 223-228.

References

External links

* [http://www.tc.columbia.edu/faculty/index.htm?facid=mc816 Faculty profile at Teachers College]