Breaking News
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CalTech Professor Frances Arnold Wins the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Oct. 10, 2018 - Frances H. Arnold, the Linus Pauling Professor of Chemical Engineering, Bioengineering, and Biochemistry at the California Institute of Technology, has won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry. According to the award citation, she is being honored for "the directed evolution of enzymes." -
Lynne A. Isbell Chosen to Lead the American Society of Primatologists
Oct. 10, 2018 - Professor Isbell, a professor of anthropology at the University of California, Davis, studies the behavior, ecology, and evolutionary history of primates. She researches primate socio-ecology and any topic that relates to how ecological conditions influence social behavior and organization. -
Karen Haynes Announces Her Retirement As President of California State University, San Marcos
Oct. 10, 2018 - Dr. Haynes became president of California State University, San Marcos in 2004. At the time, the university only enrolled 7,000 students, but under her leadership she more than doubled that number. - More from Breaking News
Research & Studies
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University of California, Berkeley Releases Results of Survey on Sexual Violence and Harassment on Campus
Oct. 10, 2018 - The survey found that survivors often don't report harm due to a number of reasons including thinking the incident wasn't serious enough, feeling that they did not need assistance, and worrying that they would be blamed. -
Researchers Find Connection Between Gender Diversity and Research Diversity
Oct. 10, 2018 - Londa Schiebinger, the John L. Hinds Professor of the History of Science at Stanford University and colleagues at Aarhus University in Denmark, recently published a paper proposing ways organizations can continue to encourage gender diversity while also supporting diversity in new research directions. -
Cornell University Study Finds Women Who Breastfeed Longer Are More Likely to Have More Children
Oct. 10, 2018 - A new study led by Vida Maralani, a professor of sociology Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, has found that women who breastfeed their first child for longer durations than other women were likely to meet or exceed the number of children they expected to have before they started their - More from Research & Studies
Appointments
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Five Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania
Oct. 12, 2018 - The women are Cymone Fourshey, Ramona Fruja, Elena Machado Sáez, Jennie Stevenson, and Nikki Young. -
Nine Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education
Oct. 12, 2018 - 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. -
Three Women Named to Endowed Professorships at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire
Oct. 11, 2018 - The three women appointd to named professorships are Soo Sunny Park in studio art, Amie Thomasson in philosophy, and Jacqueline Wernimont in women's, gender, and sexuality studies. - More from Appointments
Honors & Awards
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Four Women Recognized as Emerging Leaders by Nature
Oct. 12, 2018 - Four women were among the 11 early-to-mid career scientists recognized as emerging leaders in their field by Nature, an international journal of science. One of the four teaches in the United States and one of the four received her Ph.D. in the United States. -
Seton Hall University’s Maxine Lurie Wins Award for Her Book on the History of New Jersey
Oct. 11, 2018 - Maxine Lurie, professor emerita in the College of Arts and Sciences at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, has received an Award of Merit from the American Association for State and Local History for her latest book, which contains 650 historical photographs taken in New Jersey. -
College of William & Mary’s Names Plaza in Honor of Its First Woman Board Member
Oct. 11, 2018 - The sundial area near the Swem Library at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, has been named in honor of Mary-Cooke Branch Munford, who served on the Board of Visitors from 1920 to 1924 and was a major force in establishing co-education at the college. - More from Honors & Awards
Other Recent Articles
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Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars [10.16.2018]
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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Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [10.16.2018]
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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Sexual Assault Survey Will Be Conducted This Spring at 33 Major Universities [10.15.2018]
The Association of American Universities is planning a survey that will gather information this spring on sexual assault and misconduct at 33 major research universities. The association estimates that 870,000 graduate, undergraduate, and professional students will complete the survey.
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In Memoriam: Maria “Mia” E. Brazill, 1952-2018 [10.15.2018]
Maria “Mia” E. Brazill was a librarian at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
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Danielle Laraque-Arena Will Step Down As President of the Upstate Medical University [10.15.2018]
Danielle Laraque-Arena, the first woman president of the Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York, has announced she is stepping down, effective at the end of this semester. She will return to a full-time faculty position in June 2019.
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Two Women Scholars Appointed to Dean Positions [10.11.2018]
Lora Taub-Pervizpour has been appointed dean for digital learning at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Tiffany L. Steinwert has been named dean for religious life at Stanford University in California, effective February 2019.
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Eleven Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education [10.11.2018]
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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Honors or Awards Presented to Nine Women in the Academic World [10.11.2018]
The women award recipients are Heidi Brady, Robin Aronson, Jacqueline O’Connor, Carol Ebdon, Gao Hong, Annamaria Lusardi, Kelley Wamsley, Arundhati Rao, and Andrea Scott.
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In Memoriam: Gail R. O’Day (1954-2018) [10.11.2018]
Dr. O’Day was dean of the School of Divinity and professor of the New Testament at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She served as dean from 2010 to June 30, 2018.
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Three New Women Department Chairs at Bowie State University in Maryland [10.10.2018]
LaTanya Brown-Robertson has been named interim chair of the department of accounting, economics, and finance. Gina Lewis has been named chair of the department of fine and performing arts and Altwan Whitefield has been named chair of the department of military science.
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Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [10.9.2018]
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 [10.9.2018]
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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Vanderbilt Leaders Collaborate to Address Key Issues Facing Women Staff [10.8.2018]
Administrative leaders at Vanderbilt University have partnered together to establish a collaborative approach to study and address key issues facing women on the university’s staff.
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Six Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Faculty Chairs [10.8.2018]
The six women named to endowed chairs are April Hill at Bates College in Maine, Tina Nabatchi at Syracuse University in New York, Jennifer Hurley at Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, Sabriya Rice at the University of Georgia, Shawon Kinew at Harvard University, and Kelly Chong at the University of Kansas.
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Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education [10.8.2018]
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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NASPA Renames Its Journal About Women in Higher Education [10.5.2018]
NASPA has announced that it will be renaming its Journal About Women in Higher Education. Starting in January 2019, the journal will be called the Journal of Women and Gender in Higher Education.
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New Assignments for 14 Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities [10.5.2018]
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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Elizabeth Ryan Named Director of the Indiana University School of Medicine Campus in Gary [10.5.2018]
Elizabeth Ryan,has been named associate dean and director of the Indiana University School of Medicine-Northwest in Gary. The school is one of nine campuses in Indiana University’s statewide medical education system.
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Two Woman Deans at the University of California, Berkeley Are Stepping Down to Return to Teaching [10.5.2018]
Carla Hesse, executive dean of the College of Letters & Science and dean of the Division of Social Sciences and Jennifer Wolch, dean of the College of Environmental Design will be leaving their pots as dean and will return full-time to teaching faculty positions.
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Harvard University’s First Woman Faculty Member Honored With a Statue [10.4.2018]
Alice Hamilton was named an assistant professor of industrial medicine in 1919. However, she was subject to three restrictions because she was a woman. She was not allowed in the faculty club, could not participate in processions during commencement, and was not eligible for faculty tickets to football games.
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Three New Women Faculty at American University’s Kogod School of Business [10.4.2018]
The new business school faculty at American University in Washington D.C., are Kimberly Luchtenburg in finance and real estate, Stacy Merida in management, and Heng XU in information technology and analytics.
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Two Women Receive the Arthur C. Cope Scholars Award from the American Chemical Society [10.4.2018]
Two women were among the 10 recipients of the 2019 Arthur C. Cope Scholars Award from the American Chemical Society. The award recognizes and encourages excellence in organic chemistry.
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Four Women Named to Endowed Chair Positions at Vanderbilt University in Nashville [10.4.2018]
The four women named to endowed chairs at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee are Laura Beskow and Mary-Margaret Chren in the School of Medicine, Kate Daniels in the department of English and Kelly L. Haws in the Owen Graduate School of Management.
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