Breaking News
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Wendy Raymond Appointed the Sixteenth President of Haverford College in Pennsylvania
Dec. 12, 2018 - Dr. Raymond joined the faculty at Williams College in Massachusetts in 1994 as an assistant professor of biology. She taught at Williams for 19 years and was promoted to the rank of full professor. In 2013, Dr. Raymond was hired for her current position as vice president for academic affairs -
Paula Groves Price to Lead the American Educational Studies Association
Dec. 12, 2018 - Currently, Dr. Price is a professor of cultural studies and social thought in education at Washington State University. She also serves as associate dean for diversity and international programs in the university's College of Education. She will serve a year as vice president and a year as president-elect, before becoming -
Erika Endrijonas Appointed President of Pasadena City College in California
Dec. 12, 2018 - Dr. Endrijonas has served as president of Los Angeles Valley College for the past four years. Previously, she served as executive vice president and accreditation liaison officer at Oxnard College in California and was dean of educational programs at Santa Barbara City College in California. - More from Breaking News
Research & Studies
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U.S. Women Earn a Majority of All Doctoral Degree Awards But a Huge Gender Gap Persists in STEM Fields
Dec. 12, 2018 - In 2017, women earned less than a third of the doctorates in the physical sciences and less than a quarter of all doctorates in mathematics and computer science. In engineering, women earned 22.3 percent of the 8,452 doctorates awarded. -
Both Men and Women Show Bias Against Women for Jobs and Activities Requiring Intellectual Ability
Dec. 12, 2018 - The results of the experiment found that people were less likely to refer a woman when the job description required high intelligence (43.5 percent women referrals) compared to when it did not (50.8 percent women referrals). Both women and men were less likely to refer women for the "high intelligence" -
Drexel University Study Examines the Role Parents Play in Their Daughters’ Engagement in Technology
Dec. 12, 2018 - The survey found that parents' affinity for technology only marginally impacts girls' excitement about involvement in technology. The survey found that girls felt slightly more supported by their fathers (94 percent) than their mothers (85 percent) regarding their interest in technology. - More from Research & Studies
Appointments
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A Quartet of Women Appointed to Positions as Deans at Colleges and Universities
Dec. 13, 2018 - The four women appointed to dean positions are Diana Kostrzewski at the University of North Dakota, Tiffany Heng-Moss at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nancy Kropf at Georgia State University, and Carol Ash at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque. -
Marybeth Gasman Appointed to the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education at Rutgers University
Dec. 13, 2018 - Currently, Dr. Gasman holds an endowed chair in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. She also serves as the founding director of the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions. She is a scholar of American higher education and focuses her research on historically Black colleges and -
Six Women Named to the Engineering Faculty at the University of California, Riverside
Dec. 13, 2018 - Thew six women who have joined the faculty in the College of Engineering at the University of California, Riverside are Giulia Palermo in bioengineering, Cesunica Ivey and Kandis Leslie Gilliard-AbdulAziz in chemical and environmental engineering, Mariam Salloum in computer science, and Mona Eskandari and Luat Vuong in mechanical engineering. - More from Appointments
Honors & Awards
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Marcia Johnson Wins the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science
Dec. 13, 2018 - Marcia Johnson, Sterling Professor Emerita of Psychology at Yale University, was honored for "developing innovative models of human memory with application in psychology, brain science, human development, and our understanding of the malleability of memory in real-world settings." -
Notable Honors and Awards for Seven Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities
Dec. 13, 2018 - Here is a listing of women faculty members in higher education who have been honored by colleges and universities or who have received notable awards from other organizations. -
Three Women Scholars Honored With a Book Award From the American Musicological Society
Dec. 6, 2018 - The honorees are Maureen Carr, a Distinguished Professor of Music at Pennsylvania State University, Severine Neff, professor emerita of music at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Gretchen Horlacher, professor of music at Indiana University. - More from Honors & Awards
Other Recent Articles
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Eleven Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities [12.13.2018]
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
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Four Women Appointed to Endowed Chair Positions at Vanderbilt University in Nashville [12.13.2018]
Recently appointed to endowed professorships are Ruth M. Kleinpell in nursing, Lynne W. Stevenson in cardiovascular medicine, Holly Tuck in humanties, and Lisa R. Young in pediatric medicine.
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Tara Murray Elected President of the Special Libraries Association [12.12.2018]
Currently, Murray serves as librarian for Germanic and Slavic languages and literatures at Pennsylvania State University Libraries. Murray will serve as president-elect in 2019 and become president of the Special Libraries Association in 2020.
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In Memoriam: Rita Sutherland Purdy, 1941-2018 [12.12.2018]
Professor Purdy joined the faculty at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, in 1996 as chair of family and consumer sciences and served as a professor until she retired in 2009. Earlier, she was a professor and dean of undergraduate programs for College of Human Resources at Virginia Tech.
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Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars [12.11.2018]
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 [12.10.2018]
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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Washington State University Reports on Efforts Relating to the Status of Women on Campus [12.10.2018]
The Washington State University President’s Commission for the Status of Women recently released their findings from a gender-based salary pilot study and made recommendations to ensure great gender quality on campus.
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Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education [12.10.2018]
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
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In Memoriam: Patricia Mittleman, 1959-2018 [12.10.2018]
Patti Mittleman was long-time director of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She joined the staff at the college in 1988 and retired in 2013.
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Four Women Scholars Stepping Down From the Their Posts in Higher Education [12.7.2018]
The women who have announced they are leaving their posts are Patricia J. Gumport at Stanford University, Elizabeth Crowther president of Rappahannock Community College in Glenns, Virginia, Dorinda Dallmeyer at the University of Georgia, and Jill Hartz at the University of Oregon.
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In Memoriam: Alta Newman Lane, 1927-2018 [12.7.2018]
Dr. Alta Lane joined the Baylor University faculty in 1981 when she became the coordinator for the interior design program in the department of family and consumer sciences. She retired in 1997 and was named professor emerita.
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The State University of New York Names Six Women to Distinguished Professorships [12.6.2018]
Named to Distinguished Professorships at the State University of New York are Beverly J. Evans at the Geneseo campus and Jessica Gurevitch, Mary F. Kritzer, Ute Martha Moll. Suparna Rajaram, and Nicole S. Sampson at Stony Brook University on Long Island.
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Seven Women Taking on New Faculty Assignments in Higher Education [12.6.2018]
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
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Four Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis [12.6.2018]
Megan A. Cooper was promoted to associate professor of pediatrics and Amanda L. Lewis was promoted to associate professor of molecular microbiology. In addition, Cynthia E. Rogers was promoted to associate professor of psychiatry and Christina L. Stallings was promoted to associate professor of molecular microbiology.
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Prestigious Awards Presented to Five Women Professors [12.6.2018]
The honorees are Daret St. Clair at the University of Kentucky, Elif Babul at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, Rachel Beane at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, Gina Athena Ulysse at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and Laurie E. Cutting at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
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New Administrative Appointments for Eight Women at State Universities [12.6.2018]
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
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New Data on Gender Differences in Application, Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation Rates [12.5.2018]
The report showed that for women who entered four-year institutions in 2011 seeking bachelor’s degrees, 63 percent earned their degree by 2017. For men who began college in 2011 seeking a bachelor’s degree at a four-year institution, 57.3 percent graduated by 2017.
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A Strong Vote of Confidence for Swarthmore College President Valerie Smith [12.5.2018]
Valerie Smith, who took office as the 15th president of highly rated Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania on July 1, 2015, has had her contract extended through 2025. Before becoming president of Swarthmore College, Dr. Smith was dean of the college and the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature at Princeton University.
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Academic Study Finds Social Media Breastfeeding Support Groups Can Have Many Positive Effects [12.5.2018]
The results of the study by researchers at the the University of Alabama at Birmingham and Johns Hopkins University found that new mothers were more comfortable communicating their experiences, asking questions and seeking out support within social media groups made up of their peers. As a result, they were more confident in breastfeeding their child.
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University of South Dakota’s Diane Sevening Is the Leader of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals [12.5.2018]
NAADAC, an association of addiction professionals, represents the professional interests of more than 100,000 addiction counselors and other addiction-focused health care professionals in the United States and around the world. Dr. Sevening has taught at the University of South Dakota since 1982.
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The Growing Gender Gap in the K-12 Public School Teacher Workforce [12.5.2018]
In 1980-1981, women represented 67 percent of public school teachers. That percentage increased to 76 percent during the 2015-2016 school year. Today, women represent 59 percent of secondary school teachers, 73 percent of middle school teachers, and 90 percent of elementary school teachers.
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Mary Feeney Appointed Editor of the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory [12.5.2018]
Dr. Feeney is an associate professor and Lincoln Professor of Ethics in Public Affairs in the School of Public Affairs at Arizona State University. She also serves as the associate director of the ASU Center for Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy Studies. She will become the journal’s new editor in January.
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