Named for the university's sixth president, the Sister Francis Raftery Institute for Women's Leadership at Saint Elizabeth University in New Jersey aims to prepare and position women across disciplines and careers to lead with purpose, integrity, and impact.

Vassar College recently acquired a substantial archive related to Harriet Beecher Stowe, the abolitionist and author. Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin was the best-selling novel of the nineteenth century.

Dr. Shablack, age 35, was in her fourth year teaching at Washington and Lee University at the time of her passing. She studied the relationship between sociocultural factors and language and how they shape and influence attitudes, emotions, behavior, and emotional and physical health.

UCLA's Kelly Lytle Hernández is vice president of the Society of American Historians. Nichole Price will direct a new research center at Colby College and Ivonne Miranda was awarded tenure at Cedar Crest College. Hiu Li is a Distinguished Research Professor at Florida State University and Florida A&M University and Danbi Um has joined the University of Cincinnati faculty.

Mary Ziegler of the University of California, Davis and Barbara Ransby of the University of Illinois Chicago have been honored by the Organization of American Histories for their outstanding scholarship on U.S. history.

The new deans are Janet Eckerson at the University of Nebraska-Kearney, Jennifer Schroeder at Georgia Southern University, Melanie Landon-Hays at Western Oregon University, Mingyan Liu at the University of Michigan, Christine Foreman at Montana State University, Tammy Webster at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Annette O'Connor at Kansas State University, and Candace Kuby at Georgia State University.

Andrews is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in English and creative writing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her award-winning manuscript will be published by Yale University Press in March 2027.

The administrative appointments are Janna Dietz at Western Carolina University, Antionette Marbray at Rollins College, Gwendolen Pechan at St. Mary's University, Christine Nelson at Fort Lewis College, Cindy Galindo at Loyola Marymount University, and Karen Warren at Mount Holyoke College.

An endowed professor at the University of Central Florida, Dr. Richardson has conducted extensive research and contributed to the development of optical glass and materials used in wide-range of industries.

The women who have been appointed to endowed positions are Zhewei Dai at Alma College in Michigan, Brooke Maslo at Rutgers University in New Jersey, Holly Kuzmich at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, and Julia Hellwege at the University of South Dakota.

A team of scholars at Stanford University asked four AI chatbots to provide feedback on essays by middle school students. Essays by girls were given more praise, while boys' essays received more constructive criticism to improve their writing skills.

Dr. Burris has served as provost of Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina for the past four years. She is slated to become the next president of SUNY's Buffalo State University on July 1.