Breaking News
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Carol Folt Will Be the Next President of the University of Southern California
Mar. 20, 2019 - Dr. Folt left the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill this past January after taking the bold and controversial step of removing the pedestal for a Confederate monument from a main entrance to the campus. She came chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in July -
Nancy Williams Elected President of the American Kinesiology Association
Mar. 20, 2019 - Dr. Williams currently serves as a professor and head of the department of kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University. She first joined the Penn State faculty as an assistant professor in 1997. She was promoted to associate professor in 2003, full professor in 2009, and department head in 2012. -
Kimberlee Messina Will Be the Next President of Spokane Falls Community College in Washington
Mar. 20, 2019 - Currently, Dr. Messina serves as the interim vice president of instruction at Clovis Community College in California. She previously served for five years at Foothill College in Los Altos Hills, California, as the vice president of instruction and institutional research and as interim president. - More from Breaking News
Research & Studies
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The Gender Gap in Persistence and Degree Attainment Rates
Mar. 20, 2019 - If we look at only those students who enrolled at two-year colleges in the 2011-12 academic year, 14.3 percent of women went on to earn a bachelor's degree within six years. For men who initially enrolled at a two-year college, 10.9 percent went on to earn a bachelor's degree by -
Federal Cap on Monetary Damages for Workplace Sexual Harassment Lowers Incentive for Firms to Combat It
Mar. 20, 2019 - According to a study from an economist at Vanderbilt University, the current federal cap on monetary damages for workplace sexual harassment is far too low. Thus firms have little or no incentive to take stronger measures to prevent the behavior. The author, Joni Hersch, believes that one of the reasons sexual -
Survey Finds That Women Economists Face Widespread Discrimination and Harassment
Mar. 20, 2019 - Some 42 percent of women economists reported that they had experienced some form of sexual harassment. And 6 percent of women economists reported unwanted sexual advances by another economist. - More from Research & Studies
Appointments
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New Assignments for Nine Women Scholars at Colleges and Universities
Mar. 22, 2019 - 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. -
Universities Appoint Six Women to Dean Posts
Mar. 21, 2019 - The new deans are Michèle Alexandre at Stetson University in Florida, Kristine L. Blair at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Bernadette Boden-Albala at the University of California, Irvine, Melissa Gresalfi at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Julia DeLoia at Hollins University in Virginia, and Teresa Reed at the University of Louisville. -
Five Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs
Mar. 21, 2019 - The five women appointed to endowed chairs are Bethany Rittle-Johnson at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Debra Fischer at Yale University in Connecticut, Jane Aiken at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., Pearl K. Dowe at Emory University in Atlanta, and Tami Bond at Colorado State University. - More from Appointments
Honors & Awards
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Karen Uhlenbeck Is the First Woman to Be Awarded the 2019 Abel Prize
Mar. 21, 2019 - The award, modeled after the Nobel Prize, is considered the top international award in the field of mathematics. Dr. Uhlenbeck will receive the award, which comes with a monetary prize of approximately $700,000, at a ceremony in Oslo, Norway on May 21. -
Six Women Scholars Who Have Been Recognized With Prestigious Honors or Awards
Mar. 21, 2019 - The six women honorees are Laura Hess of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Kristy Edmunds at UCLA, Caroline Lavoie of Utah State University, Muyinatu Bell of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Michele McDonnall of Mississippi State University, and Jeanie Basinger of Wesleyan University in Connecticut. -
Chief Information Office at Rice University Honored by the Nonprofit Internet2
Mar. 14, 2019 - Klara Jelinkova is vice president for international operations and information technology and chief information officer at Rice University. She was recognized for "exceptional leadership and service and enabling services and achievements beyond the scope of individual institutions." - More from Honors & Awards
Other Recent Articles
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Columbia University Acquires the Papers of American Author Lydia Davis [3.22.2019]
Lydia Davis currently serves as a professor of creative writing at the University at Albany of the State University of New York System. She previously served as the Lillian Vernon Distinguished Writer-in-Residence at New York University.
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Cottey College Partners With Central Methodist University to Establish Pipeline Program for Aspiring Music Teachers [3.22.2019]
Through this new agreement, students who earn an associate’s degree in music from Cottey College will be able to enroll in the bachelor of music education program at Central Methodist University without leaving the Cottey campus.
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New Administrative Posts for Nine Women at Major Universities in the United States [3.21.2019]
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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MariaTeresa Tersigni-Tarrant to Lead the American Board of Forensic Anthropology [3.20.2019]
Dr. Tersigni-Tarrant serves as an associate professor of anatomy in the Center for Anatomical Science and Education and the department of surgery, and as an adjunct professor of pathology at Saint Louis University.
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Three Women Scholars With New Roles at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia [3.20.2019]
Christine S. Cozzens has been named interim vice president for academic affairs and dean. Carlee Bishop has been appointed the founding faculty director of the applied technology graduate program and Laquita Blockson has been named faculty director of the master’s degree program in social innovation.
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Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [3.19.2019]
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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Cornell University Establishes the Bank of America Institute for Women’s Entrepreneurship [3.18.2019]
The program provides women entrepreneurs with the skills, knowledge, and resources to build their own businesses. The free, 12-week online program is broken down into six courses that each last for two weeks.
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Two Women Appointed to Provost Positions at State-Operated Universities [3.18.2019]
Nancy Niemi has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Montserrat Fuentes has been named executive vice president and provost at the University of Iowa.
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Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars [3.18.2019]
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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Three Women Who Are Stepping Down From High-Level Posts in Academia [3.15.2019]
The three women who are leaving their posts are Gail Norris, vice president and general counsel for the University of Rochester, Kimberly Gold, president of Robeson Community College in Lumberton, North Carolina, and Eunice John, professor of pediatrics at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
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Eight Women Scholars Who Have Been Assigned New Duties [3.15.2019]
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 Michigan Researchers Adapt Sexual Assault Program for Use at a University in Ghana [3.15.2019]
The program was adapted from Relationship Remix, the sexual violence prevention program delivered to incoming freshman at the University of Michigan. The effort tailored the program to address specific issues facing students at the African university.
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Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education [3.15.2019]
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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Two Women Appointed to Dean Positions at State Universities [3.14.2019]
Jeanine E. Gangeness has been named acting dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Winona State University in Minnesota and Beth A Longenecker has been appointed dean of the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens.
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A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Awarded Named Professorships [3.14.2019]
The three women appointed to endowed chairs are Holly Rushmeier at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, Usha R. Rodrigues at the University of Georgia, and Gaelyn Garrett at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
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In Memoriam: Judy Bolton, 1962-2019 [3.14.2019]
Dr. Bolton was a Distinguished Professor and head of the medicinal chemistry and pharmacognosy in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She joined the faculty at the university in 1994.
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Kim Lee Hughes Elected President of the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development [3.14.2019]
Dr. Lee Hughes currently serves as an assistant professor in the counseling department in the School of Education at Clark Atlanta University in Georgia. She will begin her term as president of the Association for Multicultural Counseling and Development in July.
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Seven Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education [3.14.2019]
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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Northwestern University Study Finds Gender Gap in First-Time National Institutes of Health Grant Amounts [3.13.2019]
The investigators found that first-time grant recipients who were men received a median grant of $165,721. For women first-time grant recipients, the median grant was $126,615. Thus, the median funding for male grant recipients was 31 percent higher than the median amount awarded to women.
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Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson Named as the Next Leader of the University of Texas at El Paso [3.13.2019]
Since May 2017, Dr. Wilson has been Secretary of the United States Air Force. Earlier in her career, she was president of the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. From 1998 to 2009, Dr. Wilson served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New Mexico.
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Survey Examines Lactation Facilities and Planning at Colleges and Universities [3.13.2019]
This study explores the planning and design of lactation spaces on college and university campuses from the perspectives of campus planners and facility professionals, administrators, and other decision-makers.”
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Nancy Brickhouse Selected as the Next Provost of Baylor University in Waco, Texas [3.13.2019]
Dr. Brickhouse has been serving as provost at Saint Louis University in Missouri. Earlier, she served for 27 years at the University of Delaware in several senior administrative roles including deputy provost, interim provost, deputy dean of the College of Education and Human Development, and director of the School of Education.
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Study Finds Gender Gap Shrinks When Companies Are Required to Report Wage Data [3.13.2019]
Several nations now require companies to make their wage data public in an effort to encourage them to pay men and women equally. A recent study of companies in Denmark co-authored by scholars at several U.S. universities finds that when this policy is enacted, the gender pay gap shrinks.
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