Breaking News
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University of Massachusetts Amherst Names the Next Dean of Its Graduate School
Sep. 16, 2020 - Jacqueline Urla is chair and professor of anthropology in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She is a linguistic and political anthropologist who has conducted long-term ethnographic research on Basque language and cultural politics. -
Jennifer Rawlinson Elected to Lead the American Veterinary Dental College
Sep. 16, 2020 - Over the last seven years, Dr. Rawlinson built and led the Dentistry and Oral Surgery Service at the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital at Colorado State University. Her team provides comprehensive dental, oral and maxillofacial evaluations for dogs, cats, horses, pigs, livestock, llamas, and alpacas. -
Christen Crouch to Be the Next Dean of Graduate Studies at Bard College in New York
Sep. 16, 2020 - Dr. Crouch has been an associate professor of history and director of American studies at Bard College since 2014. Her research focuses on the histories of the early modern Atlantic, comparative slavery, American material culture, and Native American and Indigenous studies. - More from Breaking News
Research & Studies
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Women Are Making Vast Progress in Academic Psychology But Gender Gaps Remain
Sep. 16, 2020 - The study finds that although substantial progress has been made, "women in psychological science who secure tenure-track positions publish less, are cited less, hold fewer grants, are less likely to be represented in the field’s most eminent roles, and do not earn salaries comparable with those of men." -
Women Being Shut Out of College and University Varsity Programs in Esports
Sep. 16, 2020 - A new study from North Carolina State University reports that the rapidly growing field of collegiate esports is effectively becoming a two-tiered system, with club-level programs that are often supportive of gender diversity being clearly distinct from well-funded varsity programs that are dominated by men. -
Indiana University Study Examines Women’s Worldwide Use of Dating Apps
Sep. 16, 2020 - Researchers surveyed more than 130,000 women in 191 countries. They found that one fifth of all women used dating apps to find sexual partners. The practice was most common in Oceania and least common in Africa and Asia. Women in countries with higher gender inequality reported being more than four - More from Research & Studies
Appointments
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Five Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments at Major Universities
Sep. 21, 2020 - Taking on new roles or positions are Jennifer Wilcox at the Univerity of Pennsylvania, La Fleur Small at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, Swati Piparsania at Arizona State University, Kate Walsh at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Abigail S. Newsome at Mississippi Valley State University. -
Three Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointment of Women to Dean Positions
Sep. 17, 2020 - Newly appointed to dean positions are Vicki Mazur at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland, Maria Galli Stampino at the Univerity of Miami in Florida, and Deborah Uman at Weber State Univerity in Ogden, Utah. -
Three Women Join the English Department Faculty at Arizona State University
Sep. 17, 2020 - The department of English at Arizona State University has recruited five additional faculty to its programs in film and media studies and secondary education this fall. Three of the new hires are women: Lisa Han, Stacey Moran, and Katherine Morrissey. - More from Appointments
Honors & Awards
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Harvard University’s Catherine Dulac Awarded the $3 Million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Sep. 17, 2020 - Catherine Dulac, the Lee and Ezpeleta Professor of Arts and Sciences and the Higgins Professor of Molecular and Cellular Biology at Harvard University, has been awarded a 2021 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for her pioneering work identifying the neural circuitry that regulates parenting behavior in both males and females. -
University of Kentucky’s Cheryl Matias Honored by the American Educational Research Association
Sep. 17, 2020 - Professor Cheryl Matias' research and teaching are primarily focused on racial justice in education. But, she also is committed to efforts to remove barriers in academia that often impact women, faculty of color, and mothers. -
Julie-Ann Scott Pollock Wins Book Award From the National Communication Association
Sep. 17, 2020 - Julie-Ann Scott-Pollock, communication studies professor and director of performance studies at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, has been named the recipient of the Lilla A. Heston Award for Outstanding Scholarship in Interpretation and Performance Studies from the National Communication Association. - More from Honors & Awards
Other Recent Articles
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Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars [9.21.2020]
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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In Memoriam: Joanne Washburn, 1937-2020 [9.21.2020]
Washburn served as the women’s athletic director at Washington State from 1965-82, presiding over unparalleled growth of the women’s athletics program. Following her time as an administrator, Washburn was a full-time associate professor from 1983 to her retirement in 2004.
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Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education [9.18.2020]
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: Ruth Evelyn Randall Benson, 1929 – 2020 [9.18.2020]
In 1983, Ruth Benson was appointed commissioner of education for Minnesota. She was the first woman to hold the position and only the sixth woman in history to be the top educational administrator in any state.
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A Half Dozen Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities [9.17.2020]
The women in new administrative posts are Angela Poole at Talladega College in Alabama, Karisssa Hoffman at Bethany College in Kansas, Deborah Alston at Virginia Union University, Shirelle Briscoe at Bowie State University in Maryland, Jessica Borusky at the University of North Florida, and Brooke H. Jones at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania.
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Six Women Appointed to Tenure-Track Faculty Posts at Macalester College in Minnesota [9.17.2020]
Macalester College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in St. Paul, Minnesota, has announced that there are six new tenure-track faculty on campus this fall. All six are women.
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In Memoriam: Florence Rosenfeld Howe, 1929-2020 [9.16.2020]
Dr. Howe began her academic career at Hofstra University and then Queens College in New York, In 1957, she joined the faculty at Goucher College in Baltimore. After establishing the Feminist Press in 1970, she joined the faculty at SUNY-Old Westbury.
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Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [9.15.2020]
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 [9.15.2020]
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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In Memoriam: Catherine McNamee, 1931-2020 [9.14.2020]
Sister Catherine McNamee served as president of what is now St. Catherine University in St. Paul. Minnesota, from 1979 to 1984. She was the first woman president of the National Catholic Educational Association.
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Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education [9.14.2020]
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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Eight Women Scholars Taking on New Duties at Major Universities [9.14.2020]
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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University of Missouri-Kansas City Revamps Its Women’s and Gender Studies Offerings [9.11.2020]
The University of Missouri-Kansas City announced it is combining its Black studies, Latin American studies, and women’s studies programs into a new academic department. The new Race, Ethnic, and Gender/Sexuality department.
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Emory University Acquires the Personal Papers of Kathleen Cleaver [9.11.2020]
Kathleen Cleaver served as the communications secretary of the Black Panther Party. Later in her career, she served on the faculty at the Emory University School of Law.
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American Chemical Society Recognizes the Work of Kristin Bowman-James [9.10.2020]
Kristin Bowman-James, University of Kansas Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, will be the recipient of the American Chemical Society Award in Inorganic Chemistry. She is only the second woman to receive the award since its inception in 1962.
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Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships [9.10.2020]
The new holders of endowed chairs are Mykel Taylor at Auburn University in Alabama, Alice Squires at Washington State University, Renée Crichlow at the University of Minnesota, Susan Stryker at Mills College in Oakland, California, and Kathryn Lofton at Yale University.
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Women’s Studies Department at the University of Maryland Named to Honor Harriet Tubman [9.10.2020]
Harriett Tubman was born into slavery in Maryland. After escaping to the North, she made numerous returns to the South to lead dozens of slaves to freedom. During the Civil War, she served a spy, scout, and nurse for the Union Army.
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New Administrative Assignments for Eight Women in Higher Education [9.10.2020]
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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University of Louisville’s Manju Ahuja Wins Lifetime Achievement Award From the Academy of Management [9.10.2020]
Dr. Ahuja, Frazier Family Professor of Computer Information Systems in the University of Louisville College of Business, received the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy of Management’s Organizational Communication and Information Systems division.
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Three Women Join the Faculty at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts [9.10.2020]
The University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem has welcomed four new full-time faculty members for the 2020-21 academic year. Three of the new faculty members are women: Kara Anderson in cinema studies, Carrie Hart in English, and Phyllis Pancella in music.
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Companies’ Parental Leave Policies Stigmatize Women as Less Essential [9.9.2020]
A new study found that the majority of Fortune 500 companies have paid parental leave policies that offer substantially more leave to mothers than to fathers. The authors found that one third of these companies offer twice as much leave to mothers as to fathers. This signals that mothers are the ones who should take time off.
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Dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing to Lead the University of Wollongong in Australia [9.9.2020]
In 2013, Dr. Patricia Davidson was named the fourth dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. When she begins her new duties on May 1, she will be the first woman and first alumna to serve as vice-chancellor of the University of Wollongong, a public research university about 50 miles south of Sydney, Australia.
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Yale Medical School Study Discovers Why Women Are Less Likely Than Men to Die From the Coronavirus [9.9.2020]
Around the world, men account for about 60 percent of deaths from COVID-19. In England, researchers studying 17 million adults found that men could face nearly twice the risk of death from the disease as women. A new study by researchers at Yale Medical School offers an explanation for why this is so.
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