Breaking News
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Camille Davidson Appointed President of Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Mar. 13, 2024 - The Mitchell Hamline School of Law has appointed Camille Davidson as its third president, making her the first Black woman to hold the position. Davidson currently serves as a professor and dean of the School of Law at Southern Illinois University. -
Kimberly Lau Named Provost for Two Residential Colleges at the University of California Santa Cruz
Mar. 13, 2024 - College Nine and John R. Lewis College at the University of California Santa Cruz have selected Kimberly Lau, professor of literature, for the provost position, a role she has held in the interim since the start of this academic year. -
Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman Appointed President of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Mar. 13, 2024 - "I appreciate the support I have received from my faculty and trainee colleagues here at UC San Diego along with colleagues from around the world," said Dr. Gyamfi-Bannerman. "Together we will work to advance our field and our reach, improving patient outcomes and eliminating health disparities. - More from Breaking News
Research & Studies
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Single Women Own Over 2.7 Million More Homes Than Single Men in the United States
Mar. 13, 2024 - After analyzing U.S. Census data from 2022, LendingTree has found single women own 2.71 million more homes than men, and represent 12.93 percent of all home-owners in America, compared to single men who own 10.22 percent of American homes. -
Research Finds Men Psychology Professors Less Likely to Remember Their Women Colleagues
Mar. 13, 2024 - The researcher team believes men's forgetfulness when it comes to remembering their women colleagues may explain the current citation gap in psychology, where women only represent about 30 percent of citations, even though they represent about 66 percent of faculty in the field. -
Study Finds High School Biology Textbooks Fail to Differentiate Between Sex and Gender
Mar. 13, 2024 - "The findings serve as a call to action—it is important that the high school biology curriculum is revised so that it reflects accurate scientific knowledge rather than misguided assumptions that may foster gender stereotyping and discrimination," says Andrei Cimpian, a professor in the psychology department at New York University. - More from Research & Studies
Appointments
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New Dean Appointments for Five Women Scholars
Mar. 14, 2024 - The new deans are Heather Koopman for Kennesaw State University, Evelyn Thrasher at Western Kentucky University, Sanja Beca at Georgian College, Heather Snow at Texas Woman's University, and Christina Moylan at Ithaca College. -
Four Women Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions
Mar. 14, 2024 - The appointments are Rong Huang at Purdue University, Jing Tsu at Yale University, Leslie Wolf at Georgia State University, and Hae Won Shin at the University of Tennessee. -
Eight Women Leaders Appointed to Administrative Posts
Mar. 14, 2024 - The appointments are Melissa Smiley at Wayne State University, Lisa Ferrell at North Carolina State University, Shani Crayton at Alabama State University, Jessica Brown at the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, Naomi Nixon at Florida International University, Kimberly Shiner at California State University Fullerton, Genita Magnum at Delaware State University, and Marie Harf at the University of Pennsylvania - More from Appointments
Honors & Awards
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Annie Mendenhall Honored with 2024 Outstanding Book Award from the Conference on College Composition and Communication
Mar. 14, 2024 - "It is a major career achievement and a huge honor to be recognized by the CCCC with this award and to have my work included with so many other outstanding scholars who have won this award in the past," said Dr. Mendenhall, associate professor of English at Georgia Southern University. -
Susan Solomon Honored with 2023 VinFuture Award for Female Innovators for Contributions to Climate Change Research
Mar. 14, 2024 - The Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Susan Solomon, was honored for her contributions to understanding the chemical properties of the ozone layer which have influenced international climate change policies. -
Rachel Sagner Buurma and Laura Heffernan Receive Teaching Literature Book Award
Mar. 14, 2024 - "The Teaching Archive: A New History for Literary Study" examines historical English teaching practices in an effort to provide an accurate account of the discipline's history. - More from Honors & Awards
Other Recent Articles
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Mercer County Community College Launches Leadership Institute for Black Women [3.18.2024]
Through a new partnership with the New Jersey Black Women’s Collective, Mercer County Community College in New Jersey has launched a new Leadership Institute aimed at supporting emerging Black women leaders through speaker series, workshops, and mentorship opportunities.
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Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [3.18.2024]
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 [3.18.2024]
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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Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education [3.15.2024]
Grants were awarded to Shelley White-Means of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Wellesley College, Howard University, and the WISE Women’s Business Center at Syracuse University.
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New Faculty Appointments for Four Women Scholars [3.14.2024]
The faculty appointments are Caree Benton at the University of Arkansas, Sandra Butler at the University of Maine, Karolina Mukhtar at Clemson University, and Vanessa Racehorse at the University of Colorado
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In Memoriam: Barbara Burns, 1941-2024 [3.13.2024]
Dr. Burns was a member of the Duke University faculty for over three decades where she served as a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and director of the services effectiveness research program.
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The Women’s Resource Center at Swarthmore College Renamed to Gender & Sexuality Center [3.11.2024]
“Together, we strive to build a transformative campus environment that celebrates diversity, promotes understanding, and advocates for a more equitable and inclusive future for all students, including women, gender non-conforming, trans, and queer students,” said Paige Jennings, director of the Swarthmore College Gender & Sexuality Center.
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Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars [3.11.2024]
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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University of Montana Partners with Wells Fargo to Establish Rural Entrepreneurship Program for Women [3.8.2024]
The newly established Rural Entrepreneurship And Leadership Co-Lab for Women at the University of Montana will research the challenges of women entrepreneurs in rural communities with support from Wells Fargo.
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In Memoriam: Elizabeth Miller Rawlins, 1927-2024 [3.8.2024]
From 1967 to 1992, Dr. Rawlins taught education at Simmons College in Boston, where she also served as associate dean of the human service program for more than decade.
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New Dean Positions for Five Scholars [3.7.2024]
The new deans are Joelle Powers for Boise State University, Michelle Roehm for Bucknell University, María Scharrón-del Río for Brooklyn College, Shannon Sesterhenn for Midwestern University, and Heidi Hennik-Kaminski for Michigan State University.
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Marialuisa Di Stefano Receives Book of the Year Award from American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education [3.7.2024]
The award-winning book, Integrando STEAM: A Guide for Elementary Bilingual and Dual Programs serves as a guide for implementing bilingual and dual language curriculums in elementary school programs.
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Princeton University Appoints Three Women to Faculty Positions [3.7.2024]
Laura Arnold Leibman, Lydia Lynch, and Rhacel Salazar Parreñas have been appointed to new faculty positions at Princeton University.
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Karen Bullock Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Diversity in Palliative Medicine [3.7.2024]
As an endowed professor at Boston College and scholar at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Dr. Bullock’s new award honors her dedication to improving care for underrepresented patient populations in hospice and palliative medicine.
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New Administrative Positions for Four Women Leaders [3.7.2024]
The appointments are Alex Duren at Mississippi University for Women, Adelle Schade at Albright College, Janey Smith Camp at the University of Memphis, and Amber Grove at Pennsylvania State University.
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Jo Ann Miller Honored for Lifetime Achievement in Choral Arts [3.7.2024]
Dr. Miller, director of choral activities at North Dakota State University for the past 35 years, has received the Weston J. Noble Lifetime Achievement Award from the Midwest Region of the American Choral Directors Association.
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Three Women Scholars Named to Endowed Faculty Positions [3.7.2024]
The appointments are Melissa Bilal at the University of California Los Angeles, Gretchen Robinson at North Carolina A&T State University, and Patricia LoRusso at Yale University.
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Rebecca Cunningham Appointed President of the University of Minnesota [3.6.2024]
Dr. Cunningham joins the University of Minnesota after more than two decades of service at the University of Michigan, where she currently serves as vice president for research and innovation and professor in the Schools of Public Health and Medicine.
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Research Finds Gender Inequality Among Yale University Undergraduate STEM Majors [3.6.2024]
Men represent a large majority of undergraduate students in the physics, engineering, and computer science majors at Yale University. Although women’s representation in STEM at Yale University has increased over the past two decades, the growth falls short of the advancements made at similar institutions.
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Teresa Gould Named First Woman Commissioner of the Pac-12 Athletic Conference [3.6.2024]
Gould succeeds former Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff, whose leadership was unable to prevent ten schools from leaving the conference over the past two years. Gould’s appointment makes her not only the first woman commissioner of the Pac-12 conference, but the first woman commissioner of any Autonomy Five athletic conference.
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Patients’ Experience With Childbirth Largely Depends on Type of Care Received Rather Than Birthing Method [3.6.2024]
New research from Oregon State University, Yale University, and the University of British Columbia has determined patients’ perceptions of their birthing experience are primarily affected by how they were treated and if they felt listened to, regardless of whether the birth was vaginal or via cesarean.
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Janet Woodruff-Borden Named Provost at the University of Alabama Birmingham [3.6.2024]
“It is evident that UAB is a place of ambitious goals with a clear commitment to enrich society and improve well-being through education, research, and patient care,” said Dr. Woodruff-Borden. “I look forward to joining this outstanding campus community and working toward achieving our mission.”
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Study Finds Women May Receive More Health Benefits From Exercise Than Men [3.6.2024]
“[Exercise] is an incredibly powerful way to live healthier and longer,” says Dr. Susan Cheng of the Smidt Heart Institute. “Women on average tend to exercise less than men and hopefully these findings inspire more women to add extra movement to their lives.”
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