Breaking News
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Arizona State University’s Ariane Middel Is the New President of the International Association for Urban Climate
Oct. 5, 2022 - Dr. Middel is an assistant professor in the School of Arts, Media and Engineering and the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence at Arizona State. She joined the faculty in 2018. Previously, Dr. Middel was an assistant professor in the department of geography and urban studies at Temple University in Philadelphia. -
Neslihan Alp Is the New Provost at the Pennsylvania College of Technology
Oct. 5, 2022 - For nearly 30 years, Dr. Alp has paired an engineering background with a passion for higher education, advancing from instructor to department head to associate dean at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga before serving the past four years as dean of the College of Technology at Indiana State University. -
Stacy Volnick Selected to Lead Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton
Oct. 5, 2022 - Volnick became a member of the university's administrative staff in 1991, advancing steadily through the ranks. In 2013, she became vice president for administrative affairs and chief administrative officer, and more recently, she was promoted to chief operating officer. - More from Breaking News
Research & Studies
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Do Biased Teacher Evaluations Contribute to the “Leaky Pipeline” of Women Faculty
Oct. 5, 2022 - A new study led by Whitney Buser, senior academic professional and associate director of academic programs in the School of Economics at the Georgia Institute of Technology investigated whether bias exists at the outset of the semester and whether backlash after grading exacerbates it. -
Gender Differences in How Recent College Graduates Fared During the Pandemic
Oct. 5, 2022 - For 2015-16 college graduates, 12.6 percent of women reported that they had difficulty meeting essential expenses during the pandemic, compared to only 8.3 percent of men who graduated from college that year. For college-educated men, the average annual pay during the pandemic was $67,800. For college-education women, the average pay was $55,900. -
The Persisting Gender Gap in Poverty Rates in the United States
Sep. 28, 2022 - In 2021, only 4.8 percent of married-couple families lived in poverty. For families headed by a single man, 12 percent of all families were poor. But for families headed by a single woman, 23 percent of all families were poor. There were more than 12 million people living below the poverty line in families headed by a single woman, including - More from Research & Studies
Appointments
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Two Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to University Dean Positions
Oct. 3, 2022 - Amy Hardison Tully is the inaugural Teresa Ann Carter King Dean of the College of Fine Arts at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth and Andrea A. Hayes Dixon was appointed dean of the Howard University College of Medicine in Washington, D.C. -
Eight Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Assigned to New Positions or Duties
Sep. 29, 2022 - Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions or given new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com. -
Nine Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Sep. 29, 2022 - Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com. - More from Appointments
Honors & Awards
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Smith College’s Ruth Ozeki Wins the 2022 Women’s Prize for Fiction
Sep. 29, 2022 - Ruth Ozeki, the Grace Jarcho Ross 1933 Professor of Humanities in the department of English language and literature at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, received the 2022 Women's Prize for Fiction, one of the United Kingdom's most prestigious literary awards. -
Nancy Tauna of Pennsylvania State University Was Honored by the International Society for Environmental Ethics
Sep. 29, 2022 - A trained “philosopher of science,” Dr. Tuana has focused much of her research on ethical concerns in climate science and climate policy, with a particular emphasis on highlighting critical issues of gender, racial and socio-economic justice. Currently, she’s collaborating with scientists on an NSF project targeting communities in New York, New Jersey, and the Philadelphia area that are adapting to -
Two Women Scholars Share Book Prize From the American Political Science Association
Sep. 29, 2022 - Nadia E. Brown, a professor of government and director of the Women's and Gender Studies Program at Georgetown University in Washington D.C., and Danielle Casarez Lemi, a Tower Center Fellow at the John G. Tower Center for Political Studies at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, are sharing the Ralph J. Bunche from the American Political Science Association. - More from Honors & Awards
Other Recent Articles
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In Memoriam: Trudy Harrington Becker, 1961-2022 [10.5.2022]
Dr. Becker began her career at Virginia Tech in 1991. In addition to her role as senior instructor in the history department, she served as associate chair of the department from 2011 to 2016.
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Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [10.4.2022]
Each week, Women in Academia Report will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
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Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars [10.4.2022]
Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.
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Katherine S. Conway-Turner Will Step Down as President of Buffalo State College in June [9.30.2022]
Katherine S. Conway-Turner began her tenure as the ninth president of Buffalo State College on August 3, 2014. Earlier she was provost and vice president for academic affairs at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland, from July 2010 until July 2014.
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In Memoriam: Joan Selma Hult, 1933-2022 [9.30.2022]
Joan Selma Hult, a professor emerita of kinesiology and a staunch advocate of women in college sports, died on August 16 from an infection at the University of Maryland Laurel Medical Center. She was 89 years old. A native of Gary, Indiana, she earned a bachelor’s degree at Indiana University Bloomington. She went on to […]
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A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Positions at University Art Museums [9.29.2022]
Vanja V. Malloy has been appointed as the Dana Feitler Director of the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago. Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım was named the Norma Jean Calderwood Curator of Islamic and Later Indian Art at Harvard and Silvia Forni was appointed the Shirley & Ralph Shapiro Director of the Fowler Museum in the School of the Arts and Architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Three Universities Announce the Appointment of Women to Diversity Positions [9.29.2022]
Ella Kiselyuk was appointed chief human resources & diversity officer at Florida A&M University. Shannon Bradley is the inaugural chief diversity and inclusion officer for Keck Medicine at the University of Southern California and Barbara J. Lawrence was named director of the Division of Justice, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
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Deborah Prentice Will Be the First American to Lead University of Cambridge in England [9.28.2022]
Deborah Prentice, provost and the Alexander Stewart 1886 Professor of Psychology and Public Affairs at Princeton University in New Jersey, has been nominated to be the next vice-chancellor of the University of Cambridge in England.
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How Mentoring Relationships May Impact the Retention of Women Researchers in Academia [9.28.2022]
The authors analyzed more than 26,000 formal Ph.D. and postdoctoral mentoring relationships in the life sciences during the years 2000 to 2020. The authors found women tended to mentor other women and men tend to mentor other men. The data shows that trainees with women mentors were less likely to go on to become academic mentors later in their careers than trainees who had male mentors.
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The University of Montevallo in Alabama Appoints Courtney Bentley as Provost [9.28.2022]
Dr. Bentley has been serving as interim provost since January. In 2018, she was appointed dean of the College of Education at the university. She had been serving as associate dean of programs for the School of Education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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University Study Finds Women Legislators Are Asked to Do More for Their Constituents Than Male Legislators [9.28.2022]
A new study by scholars at Washington University in St. Louis and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden finds that women who hold elected office often are 10 percent more likely to be contacted by their constituents, and they receive 14 percent more issue requests per constituent they contact than is the case for male elected officials.
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Amy Shelton Selected to Lead the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore [9.28.2022]
The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, founded in 1979 by a Johns Hopkins psychology professor, is a world leader in gifted education. The center identifies top pre-college learners in grades K through 12 and provides challenging summer residential programs, distance education, international programs, and family academic programs. Professor Shelton joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins University in 2002.
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Ellen Gawait Is the First Woman Dean of Natural and Environmental Sciences at Duquesne University [9.28.2022]
A faculty member at Duquesne since 2003, Dr. Gawalt is a Hillman Distinguished Professor and formerly served as chair of the school’s chemistry and biochemistry departments. She has authored or co-authored more than 100 scientific papers and presentations.
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In Memoriam: Charlotte Furth, 1934-2022 [9.28.2022]
Charlotte Furth, professor emerita of history at the University of Southern California, died earlier this summer in Los Angeles. She was 88 years old. Dr. Furth was born in Charlottesville, Virginia. The family moved to New York, where she met her future husband while in the third grade. She earned a bachelor’s degree in French […]
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Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars [9.27.2022]
Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.
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Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [9.26.2022]
Each week, Women in Academia Report will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
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In Memoriam: Yvonne “Bonnie” Slatton, 1938-2202 [9.26.2022]
Bonnie Slatton began her tenure in the then women’s physical education department at the University of Iowa in 1964, where she served as a faculty member and a coach of tennis and badminton. She earned a Ph.D. in physical education from the University of Iowa in 1970.
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Seven Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Given New Roles or Duties [9.23.2022]
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions or given new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
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In Memoriam: Mary Ellen Reilly, 1941-2022 [9.23.2022]
Professor Reilly joined the sociology faculty at the University of Rhode Island in 1973. During a 30-year teaching career, Dr. Reilly was one of the founders of the women’s studies program.
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Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Four Women Deans [9.22.2022]
Rosalie Mainous has been named the sixth dean of the University of Kentucky College of Nursing and Amber Kautzman was appointed interim dean of STEM Education at Jamestown Community College in New York. Holly Powell Kennedy will be the interim dean of the Yale School of Nursing and Jennifer K. Rushlow has been named dean of the newly announced Vermont School for the Environment.
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Hartwick College’s Laurel Elder Wins Award for the Best Book on Women and Politics [9.22.2022]
Dr. Elder teaches courses on American politics. Her research explores the intersection of gender, race, and parenthood in shaping political attitudes as well as the reasons for women’s continued underrepresentation in elective office. She won the 2022 Victoria Schuck Award from the American Political Science Association for best book published on women and politics.
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Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Eight Women to Administrative Positions [9.22.2022]
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
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Jennifer Doudna Wins the Inaugural $250,000 Kimberly Prize in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics [9.22.2022]
The new award, given by Kimberly Querrey in honor of her late husband, Lou Simpson, a Northwestern University trustee, alumnus, and benefactor, is the largest biochemistry award offered in the U.S. It will be awarded annually to a scientist who has made outstanding biochemical research contributions to the molecular basis of life with a direct demonstrated link of their discovery into the clinic that improves human health.
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