Breaking News
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The American Society for Engineering Education Chooses a New Leader
Mar. 3, 2021 - Jenna Carpenter is the founding dean of the School of Engineering at Campbell University in Buies Creek, North Carolina. Dr. Carpenter will serve a one-year term as president-elect of the 12,000-member society beginning in June, followed by a full year as ASEE president. -
Christine Johnson McPhail Is the New President of Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina
Mar. 3, 2021 - Dr. McPhail has been serving as a professor of practice at the John E. Roueche Center for Community College Leadership at Kansas State University. Earlier, she was director of the Community College Leadership Doctoral Program at Morgan State University in Baltimore and president of Cypress College in California. -
Alyson Stover Selected to Lead the American Occupational Therapy Association
Mar. 3, 2021 - Alyson Stover is an assistant professor of occupational therapy in the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences. Stover is the first Pitt occupational therapy alumnus or faculty member to ever be selected to hold this national position. - More from Breaking News
Research & Studies
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Women Are Scare Among the Top Earners at America’s Most Prestigious Universities
Mar. 3, 2021 - The report from the American Association of University Women found that women were only 24 percent of the top-10 earners at 130 elite universities. At eight of the 130 universities, there were no women among the top-10 earners. A woman was the highest-salaried employee at just 18 percent of the -
Study Documents a 20 Percent Drop in Publishing Activity After Women Academics Give Birth
Mar. 3, 2021 - The study led by researchers at the University of Colorado suggests that persistent differences in parenting roles are the key reason that men tend to publish more research papers than women. Because publishing is closely linked to promotion, this gender gap could have long-term impacts on academia. -
Women Making Snail-Like Progress in College Coaching and Sports Administration
Mar. 3, 2021 - The latest report from The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida finds that women held the head coaching job for only 41 percent of all women’s athletic teams in the NCAA's Division I. In contrast, 95.8 percent of all head coaches for - More from Research & Studies
Appointments
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New Assignments for Eight Women Scholars at Colleges and Universities
Mar. 5, 2021 - 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. -
A Trio of Women Who Have Been Selected to Fill Dean Positions at Colleges and Universities
Mar. 4, 2021 - Claudia Marroquin has been promoted to senior vice president and dean of admissions and financial aid at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine. Taléa Drummer-Ferrell is the new dean of students at Kent State University in Ohio and Teresa Jayroe was appointed dean of the College of Education at Mississippi State -
Ten Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Mar. 4, 2021 - Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. - More from Appointments
Honors & Awards
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University of Michigan’s Laurie McCauley Wins Clinical Research Award From the American Dental Association
Mar. 4, 2021 - The Norton M. Ross Award for Excellence in Clinical Research from the American Dental Association recognizes an individual who has made significant contributions in clinical investigations that have advanced the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of craniofacial, oral or dental diseases. -
The Medieval Academy of America Recognizes the Work of Esther Cuenca of the University of Houston-Victoria
Mar. 4, 2021 - Dr. Cuenca was awarded the 2021 Van Courtlandt Elliott Prize from the Medieval Academy of America. The award recognizes an outstanding first published article in the field of medieval studies. -
Arizona State’s Alexandra Ros Earns Award for Her Research in Electrophoresis and Microfluidics
Mar. 4, 2021 - Dr. Ros is a professor in the School of Molecular Sciences at Arizona State. She is also a faculty member in the Biodesign Institute’s Center for Applied Structural Discovery at the university. She was honored by the Advancing Electrokinetic Science Electrophoresis Society. - More from Honors & Awards
Other Recent Articles
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In Memoriam: Dina Marie Randazzo, 1975-2021 [3.8.2021]
Dr. Randazzo was a respected and admired neuro-oncologist in the Preston Robert Tisch Brain Tumor Center at Duke University. Her research focused on understanding and treating glioblastoma, an aggressive form of cancer of the brain and spine.
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Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education [3.8.2021]
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: Elizabeth Anne Flanagan, 1952-2021 [3.5.2021]
Elizabeth A. Flanagan was the first woman to lead fundraising efforts at Virginia Tech. She served as vice president for development and university relations from 2000 to 2015.
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Smith College Announces the Promotion of Four Women to Full Professor [3.4.2021]
Smith College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution for women in Northampton, Massachusetts, has announced the promotion of six faculty members to the rank of full professor. Four of the promotions went to women: Ibtissam Bouachrine, Darcy Buerkle, Lucy Mule, and Maria Helena Rueda.
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Three Women Appointed to Serve as Diversity Officers at Colleges and Universities [3.4.2021]
The three women who have been appointed to diversity positions are Michelle Foster at Colorado State University, Anita Dashiell-Sparks at the University of Southern California, and Kristina Marshall at Baker College in Michigan.
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In Memoriam: Rachel Feldhay Brenner, 1946-2021 [3.3.2021]
Rachel Feldhay Brenner was the Elaine Marks WARF Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She chaired the department of Hebrew and Semitic studies at the university from 2004 to 2007. She was also a senior fellow at the Institute for Research in the Humanities.
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Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [3.2.2021]
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 [3.2.2021]
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: Millie Elizabeth Hughes-Fulford, 1945-2021 [2.26.2021]
Millie Hughes-Fulford was a professor of biochemistry and biophysics at the Univerity of California, San Francisco. She was the first woman to serve as a payload specialist on a space shuttle mission.
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Two Women Who Are Retiring From High-Level University Positions [2.26.2021]
Dina López, professor of geological sciences at Ohio University has retired and been granted emerita status and Judith Cone, vice chancellor for innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic development, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will retire in April.
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In Memoriam: Mary Elizabeth Young, 1929-2021 [2.26.2021]
Dr. Young joined the faculty at Ohio State University as an instructor in 1955. At this time, she was one of few academic historians devoted to the serious study of American Indians.
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A Trio of Women Appointed to Dean Positions at High-Rated Colleges and Universities [2.25.2021]
Whitney Soule was appointed vice provost and dean of admissions at the University of Pennsylvania. Wendy Cadge has been selected as the new dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, and Heather Antecol was appointed vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Claremont McKenna College in California.
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Association for Women in Mathematics Recognized Mentoring Work of University of Nevada’s Lynda Wiest [2.25.2021]
Dr. Wiest worked as an elementary and middle school teacher for more than a decade before joining the faculty at the University of Nevada Reno in 1996. She was promoted to associate professor in 2001 and to full professor in 2009. Since 1998, Dr. Wiest has been the director of a week-long math camp that has helped many young girls discover their passion for mathematics.
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Nine Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles in Higher Education [2.25.2021]
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 Illinois Entomologist Honored for Work to Enhance Public Engagement With Science [2.25.2021]
Esther Ngumbi, an assistant professor of entomology at the University of Illinois is the 2021 recipient of the Mani L. Bhaumik Award for Public Engagement with Science, an annual award given out by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Previous winners have included Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson.
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Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Ten Women to Administrative Posts [2.25.2021]
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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Martha Curley Honored for Her Work in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine [2.25.2021]
Martha Curley holds the Ruth M. Colket Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania and is a professor of anesthesia at the university’s medical school. Her research focuses on nurse-implemented therapies for acute respiratory failure in critically ill pediatric patients.
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Four Women Scholars Promoted and Granted Tenure at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine [2.25.2021]
The four women appointed to associate professor and granted tenure are Barbara Elias in government, Erika Nyhus in neuroscience and psychology, Kristi A. Olson in philosophy, and Hannah E. Reese in psychology.
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Five Women Appointed to Diversity Positions at Colleges and Universities [2.25.2021]
Taking on new diversity assignments are Jin Feng at Grinnell College in Iowa, Jessica Harris at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Rosta Farzan at the University of Pittsburgh, Precious Porras at Dominican University in River Forest, Illinois, and Marilyn Clark at the University of Kentucky.
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The Gender Gap in College Enrollments of Recent High School Graduates [2.24.2021]
New U.S. Census Bureau data shows that in 2019, 61.3 percent of male high school graduates had enrolled in postsecondary education by October of that year. For women high school graduates in 2019, 69.3 percent were enrolled in college by October.
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Julia Chinyere Oparah Will Be the Next Provost at the University of San Francisco [2.24.2021]
Dr. Oparah has served on the faculty at Mills College in Oakland, California, for more than 20 years. In 2017, she was named provost and dean of the faculty at Mills College. She will assume her new duties at the University of San Francisco on July 12.
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Women in the Health Sciences Face Significant Barriers and the Pandemic Made Things Worse [2.24.2021]
In a study conducted prior to the pandemic, scholars at Florida International University found several significant barriers facing early-career women researchers in the health sciences. The authors state that the COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated women’s opportunities to achieve success in the field.
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Florida State University’s Karen Oehme to Serve as Chair of the Academic Resilience Consortium [2.24.2021]
The consortium is an association of over 600 faculty, staff, and higher education students dedicated to understanding and promoting student resilience. Its members include representatives from more than 360 schools in 45 U.S. states and 17 countries, supporting one another in the effort to improve programming and pedagogy and remove systemic barriers to student success.
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