In a study of over 2,800 millennials working in England, scholars from University College London found the income premium of early-career, college-educated women compared to women without a degree may be primarily explained by longer hours worked, rather than higher base salaries.

A longtime law school faculty member, Magill served as the ninth president of the University of Pennsylvania from the summer of 2022 until her resignation in December 2023. She is slated to become the next dean of the Georgetown University Law Center on August 1.

“A survivor’s access to support shouldn’t be dictated by race, bureaucracy or geography,” said Jermey Levine of the University of Michigan. “Until we remove these administrative gatekeepers — starting with police verification — the system will continue to fail the people it was built to protect.”

Debra Mollen of Texas Woman's University has been named president of the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs. Sharon Oliver of North Carolina Central University was elected national chair of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.

A Cornell University study has found evidence contrary to the popular belief that men do not read stories with women characters. In a randomized experiment featuring nearly 3,000 participants, the authors found men are just as likely to read stories about women as they are men, while women show a slight preference for stores about other women.

The award recognizes exceptional early- to mid-career women researchers in technology (including science, engineering and mathematics), who through their research are driving a positive impact on society and the planet. The winners are Xiwen Gong and Zhen Xu of the University of Michigan and Ellen Roche of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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

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.

Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.

A longtime professor of voice, Dr. Farwell held appointments with Drake University, the University of Wisconsin, Western Carolina University, Baylor University, and ultimately Rice University in Houston, where she taught for more than a decade.

Wellesley College in Massachusetts, the nation's highest rated liberal arts educational institution for women, has announced promotions and the awarding of tenure to Chipo Dendere, Kara Yacoubou Djima, Sabriya Fisher, Kathya Landeros, and Becca Selden.

Dr. Stuber taught home economics at Meredith College for 30 years. For the majority of her tenure, she served as chair of the department of home economics, overseeing significant growth in the program's faculty workforce and academic offerings.