Breaking News
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Patti Neuhold Has Been Selected as the Next President of the University of Central Oklahoma
Feb. 13, 2019 - Dr. Neuhold currently serves as the university's vice president for finance and chief financial officer. She has been an administrator at the the university since 2007. Before joining the University of Central Oklahoma, Dr. Nehold served as general manager of operations at Ethan Allen Retail, Inc. -
Jenny S. Martinez Appointed the Next Dean of Stanford Law School
Feb. 13, 2019 - Professor Martinez joined the Stanford Law School faculty in 2003. Currently, she serves as the Warren Christopher Professor of Practice of International Law and Diplomacy and as a senior fellow of Stanford's Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. Professor Martinez will become dean on April 1. -
Two Women Scholars Named to Provost Positions at Historically Black Universities
Feb. 13, 2019 - Pam Jackson has been named provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina and Adrienne Cooper has been named provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens. - More from Breaking News
Research & Studies
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Examining Attrition in Higher Education Enrollments by Gender
Feb. 13, 2019 - There were 2,367,000 first-year women students in all undergraduate institutions, 2,212,000 women in their second year, 1,902,000 in their third year and 1,527,000 women in their fourth year of college. -
Study Finds Women Who Dress “Sexy” at Their Graduation Are Perceived As Less Competent Than Their Peers
Feb. 13, 2019 - The results of a study conducted at the University of Surrey in England showed that women who dressed more professionally were perceived to have higher grades, be more competent, and be dressed more appropriately then their peers who dressed in what was said to be sexy attire. -
Researchers Find That a Family’s Preference For Sons Results in Low Math Scores For Girl Children in Same Family
Feb. 13, 2019 - Even when accounting for economic and educational levels, girls in boy-favoring families did worse on math tests. Additionally, the wealthier the family and the more educated the mother, the worse the daughter performed on math tests. - More from Research & Studies
Appointments
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Nine Women Scholars in Academia Who Are Taking on New Duties
Feb. 15, 2019 - 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. -
New Mexico Governor Appoints Kate O’Neill to Lead the State’s Department of Education
Feb. 14, 2019 - Most recently, Dr. O'Neill served as CEO of the University of New Mexico at Taos. During her tenure, she developed a nationally accredited nursing program and increased the campus' budget. She first joined the campus in 1994 as an adjunct faculty member. -
Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Positions as Deans
Feb. 14, 2019 - Tameka Angela Harper has been named dean of students at Tuskegee University in Alabama and Rachel Schreiber has been named executive dean of the Parsons School of Design in New York. Enku Gelaye has been named dean of campus life at Emory University in Atlanta and Valerie Ashby has been - More from Appointments
Honors & Awards
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Eight Women Named Outstanding First-Year Student Advocates by the National Resources Center
Feb. 14, 2019 - The National Resources Center at the University of South Carolina recently named 10 educators as 2019 Outstanding First-Year Student Advocates. Out of the 10 recipients, eight were women. -
Baylor University Poet Awarded New Zealand’s Most Prestigious Writing Fellowship
Feb. 14, 2019 - Chloe Honum, an assistant professor of English at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, has received the 2019 Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship. Dr. Honum will have the opportunity to research and write full time through a residence, stipend and tenure at the Sargeson Centre in Auckland. -
A Quartet of Women Scholars Who Have Received Prestigious Honors or Awards
Feb. 14, 2019 - The women who have received honors are Berenecea J. Evans at California State University, Fullerton, Erika Camacho at Arizona State University, Talitha M. Washington of Howard University in Washington, D.C., and Margaret Clark, professor emerita at the University of Arkansas. - More from Honors & Awards
Other Recent Articles
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In Memoriam: Anne Firor Scott, 1921-2019 [2.15.2019]
Dr. Scott, an authority on U.S. women’s hitory, was hired as a full-time Duke University faculty member in 1961. In 1980, she became the history department chair. Dr. Scott retired from her position in 1991.
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University of Georgia Debuts Exhibit On Women’s Marches Held in Washington, D.C. [2.15.2019]
The exhibit explores the branding of the new women’s movement, the connections it shares with historic movements for suffrage and women’s rights in the United States, and how the movement has evolved over time.
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In Memoriam: Manderline W. Scales, 1927-2019 [2.15.2019]
After 20 years in the public schools of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Dr. Scales joined the staff at Winston-Salem State University. She served as dean of women, director of student affairs and assistant vice chancellor of student affairs and development.
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Nine Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities [2.14.2019]
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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Joyce P. Jacobsen Will Be the First Woman President of Hobart and William Smith Colleges [2.13.2019]
Currently, Dr. Jacobsen serves as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. In addition to her administrative positions, Dr. Jacobsen serves as the Andrews Professor of Economics at Wesleyan.
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In Memoriam: Jill Mattuck Tarule, 1943-2019 [2.13.2019]
Over a long career in higher education, Dr. Tarule taught at Goddard College in Plainfied, Vermont, Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the University of Vermont.
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Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars [2.11.2019]
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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In Memoriam: Faye Elizabeth Coleman, 1940-2019 [2.11.2019]
Faye Elizabeth Coleman joined the faculty at Old Dominion University in Norfilk, Virginia, in 1978 as an assistant professor. In 1980, she became director for the graduate program in medical laboratory sciences for students in several diagnostic professions. She retired in 2016.
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University of South Florida Launches New Health Center Exclusively for Women [2.11.2019]
The new center features six spacious exam suites as well as spaces for doctors to review lab results and other medical information one-on-one with women patients.
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In Memoriam: Barbara Tsakirgis, 1954-2019 [2.11.2019]
Dr. Tsakirgis first joined the Vanderbilt University faculty in 1984. Her academic research focused on the complex relationship between private and public spaces and the experiences of households and communities in the ancient Mediterranean world.
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Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [2.11.2019]
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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Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education [2.11.2019]
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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Four New Women Assistant Professors at the University of North Dakota [2.8.2019]
The new assistant professors at the University of North Dakota are Cathy Finley in atmospheric sciences, Beth Klemetsrud in chemical engineering, Ericka Sanner-Stiehr in nursing, and Ida Drury in social work.
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In Memoriam: Feleta Wilson, 1945-2019 [2.8.2019]
Dr. Wilson, an associate professor of nursing at Wayne State University in Detroit, focused her academic research on patient education and patient health literacy to reduce health disparities and inequities in vulnerable populations.
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New Internship Program for Women in Sport Management at the University of South Carolina [2.8.2019]
The University of South Carolina has partnered with Monumental Sports & Entertainment to establish a new internship program that will provide four paid internships per year to women students at the university.
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Brown University’s Kiri Miller Wins the 2018 de la Torre Bueno Book Award [2.7.2019]
This award was established in 1973 to commemorate Jose Rollin de la Torre Bueno, who was the first university press editor to champion the field of dance. The award is presented annually by the Dance Studies Association to an English-language book that advances the field of dance studies.
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Nine Women Faculty Members Who Will Be Taking on New Roles in Higher Education [2.7.2019]
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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Angelika Amon Wins 2019 Vilcek Prize in Biomedical Science [2.7.2019]
The award is presented annually to an immigrant with a legacy of major accomplishment in the biomedical sciences. A native of Austria, Dr. Amon is considered among the world’s leading experts on cell division.
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A Handful of New Women Deans at Universities Across the United States [2.7.2019]
The five women appointed to dean positions are Dana Williams at Howard University in Washington, D.C., Eileen Strempel at the University of California, Los Angeles, Francesca Cornelli at North Western University in Evanston, Illinois, Faye Gilbert at the University of Maine, and Adrienne C. Webber at Grambling State University in Louisiana.
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A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Selected for Prestigious Honors [2.7.2019]
The honorees are Janelle Walter, a professor of family and consumer science at Baylor University in Texas, Mara Wade, a professor of German at the University of Illinois, and Susanne Slavick, who holds an endowed chair in art at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
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New Administrative Positions for 10 Women in American Higher Education [2.7.2019]
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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Study Finds No Evidence of Bias in First Stage of National Institutes of Health Grant Review Process [2.6.2019]
A new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has found that bias towards women and Black scientists is unlikely in the initial phase of the process the National Institutes of Health uses to review applications for grants.
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Eleven Women From Foreign Nations But Studying in the United States Have Been Awarded Rhodes Scholarships [2.6.2019]
There are 16 international Rhodes Scholars who are attending or have recently graduated from American colleges and universities. Out of the 16 international scholars at American educational institutions who have been awarded Rhodes Scholarships, 11 are women.
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