“While efforts to advance gender equality in science have gained ground, progress remains uneven,” the authors write. “The barriers documented in this report are not limited to institutional procedures. They reflect deeper patterns: who is seen, supported and recognized, and whose contributions are valued.”

The new provosts are Fatma Mili at Montclair State University in New Jersey, Rose Marie Ward at Northwest Missouri State University, and KerryAnn O'Meara at Fordham University in New York.

“Our findings show that later-life family structures in the United States are far more unequal than traditional narratives suggest,” said Zoey Wang of the University of Michigan. “Because many social policies are built around the assumption of stable, long-term marriage, they often fail to protect older adults — especially minority women — whose life courses follow very different family trajectories.”

Dr. Blondin currently serves as vice provost for global initiatives at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she has worked for over a decade. A two-time Fulbright Specialist, she specializes in strategic budgeting and internationalization, global learning, and art history.

Molly Fox, associate professor of anthropology a the University of California, Los Angeles, is the lead author of a new study that found an increase in time spent pregnant and breastfeeding throughout a woman's lifetime is associated with stronger cognitive function later in life.

The American Animal Hospital Association is the accreditor for veterinary hospitals across the United States and Canada. Dr. Beale, associate dean at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, will become the association's next leader on April 1.

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.

Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.

Texas A&M University recently announced it is discontinuing its bachelor's degree and graduate certificate in women's and gender studies. The decision follows a new system-wide policy that limits how faculty can teach topics relating to race and gender.

Dr. Lavallee taught in the department of mathematics and statistics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for nearly four decades.

Michigan State University and Kim Tobin, MSU's vice president for university advancement, have been sued by a former employee who claims she was fired after she formally reported another employee's claims of sexual harassment.

Dr. Dorr was a professor of education at the University of California, Los Angeles for more than three decades. During this time, she spent 13 years as dean of the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies. She later served five years as provost of the University of California System.