Throughout her career, Dr. Borowczak has conducted extensive research on integrated STEM education, often focusing on how engineering, technology, and math can be woven into the classroom at all levels and across subjects. She currently serves as director of the School of Teacher Education at the University of Central Florida.

The new deans are Kyaien Conner at the University of Pittsburgh, Rosilie Hernández at the University of Illinois Chicago, Robin Hojnoski at Lehigh University, Jamie Newman at Louisiana Tech University, Donna Nicol at California State University Long Beach, Julie Amador at the University of Idaho, Li-Chiou Chen at Pace University, and Lynn Mayer at the Catholic University of America.

Dr. Gottschalk's award-winning book examines how concentrated economic and political power in the United States has fostered forms of violence stemming from C-suite corporate executives.

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

Dr. Handy, a Washington State University faculty member for more than three decades, recently received the 2026 American Association of Family and Consumer Science Distinguished Service Award in honor of her outstanding contributions to the field.

The appointments are Laura Mamo at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, Janette H. Ok at Fuller Theological Seminary in California, and Shubhra Pasayat at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

On average, women biologists in tenure-track and tenure faculty roles at R1 institutions publish less per year than their male colleagues. Women also receive fewer citations, even after controlling for their overall lower publication volume.

Most recently, Dr. Granger was a clinical associate professor of organizational behavior at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.

In an examination of the exhibition history of more than 65,000 contemporary visual artists, a new study found men are more likely than women to have their work featured in a museum or gallery and men's art is more likely to be sold at an auction than art created by women.

Susan Rogers was named president of Central Maine College, effective August 10. Hara D. Charlier is the new president of Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield, Massachusetts.

When filing for bankruptcy, women entrepreneurs are more likely than their male counterparts to turn to liquidation rather than attempt a reorganization of their finances and operations, according to a new study from scholars at Rutgers Business School and the University of Delaware.

The new provosts are Kim Whitehead at Mississippi University for Women, Preselfannie E. Whitfield McDaniels at Jackson State University in Mississippi, Caroline R. Sherman at McDaniel College in Maryland, Tywana Chenault Hemby at Paine College in Georgia, and LaToya Mason at Lake Michigan College.