Breaking News
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Two Women Who Have Been Appointed to Provost Positions in Higher Education
May. 5, 2021 - Rosa Rivera-Hainaj has been selected as provost at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland, and Catherine Koshland was named interim executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of California, Berkeley. Both appointments are effective in July. -
Kristin Clark Appointed Chancellor of the West Hills Community College District in California
May. 5, 2021 - Dr. Clark has served as president of West Hills College Lemoore since January 2016. Earlier, she was vice president of student services at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California. She will begin her new job on July 1. -
Two Women Faculty Members Named Poet Laureates of Their States
May. 5, 2021 - Catherine Pierce, a professor of English at Mississippi State University, was named poet laureate of the state of Mississippi and Crystal Wilkerson, a professor of English at the University of Kentucky, has been appointed poet laureate for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. - More from Breaking News
Research & Studies
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The Gender Gap in Enrollment Declines During the COVID-19 Pandemic
May. 5, 2021 - Male undergraduates are increasingly falling behind their female counterparts during this pandemic. In the spring semester, male enrollments are down by 8.9 percent from the spring 2020 semester. For women undergraduates, enrollments are down 4 percent. -
University of Michigan Study Finds High Suicide Risk Among Women Who Are Nurses
May. 5, 2021 - A new study by researchers at the University of Michigan finds that nurses who are women are roughly twice as likely to die by suicide than women in the general population. Among male nurses, the risk of suicide is no higher than the general male population. -
The Gender Gap in Voter Participation Narrows at the Top of the Educational Ladder
May. 5, 2021 - Overall, 74.1 percent of all adult women in the United States were registered to vote in 2020, and 68.4 percent cast ballots. For those with a graduate degree, 85.9 percent of women were registered to vote and 83.3 percent cast ballots. - More from Research & Studies
Appointments
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Five Women Who Will Be Assuming New Faculty Roles at Major Universities
Apr. 30, 2021 - Taking on new assignments are Natalia Henao-Guerrero at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, Kristin Lee at the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, Ranit Mishori at Georgetown University, Felicia Griffin-Fennell at the University of Massachusetts, and Kathleen Clark at Florida State University. -
Six Women Who Have Been Named to Dean Positions in Higher Education
Apr. 29, 2021 - Appointed to dean positions are Rama Yelkur at Texas Woman's University, Laura Padilla-Walker at Brigham Young University in Utah, Lolita Buckner Inniss at the University of Colorado School of Law, Gretchen Hofmeister at Carlton College in Minnesota, Linda Kean at East Carolina University, and Sara Guyer at the University of -
College and Universities Announce the Appointments of Six Women to Administrative Posts
Apr. 29, 2021 - Thaking on new administrative roles are Jennifer Eriksen at Queens University in Charlotte, Daisy Desrosiers at Kenyon College in Ohio, Jamillah Moore at San Francisco State, Maria Michonski at the University of the South, Amanda Sutton at Southern Illinois University, and Marcy Muldrow Sanders at Florida A&M University. - More from Appointments
Honors & Awards
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Martha Jones of Johns Hopkins University Wins Los Angeles Times Book Prize
Apr. 29, 2021 - Martha Jones' book examines the racism and sexism Black women endured in their pursuit of political participation and power. It also closely examines how Black women used that power to secure equality and representation for others. -
Stanford University’s Sherri Rose Honored for Her Work on Using Statistics to Improve Healthcare
Apr. 29, 2021 - Sherri Rose, an associate professor of medicine and a core faculty member at Stanford Health Policy in the Freeman Spogli Institute, has won this year’s Gertrude M. Cox Award from the Washington Statistical Society and RTI International for her significant contributions to applied statistics. -
American Humor Studies Association Has Recognized the Work of Notre Dame’s Perin Gürel
Apr. 29, 2021 - Awarded by the American Humor Studies Association, the Jack Rosenbalm Prize for American Humor is given for the best article on American humor by a pre-tenure scholar, graduate student, adjunct professor, or independent scholar published in a peer-reviewed academic journal or book in 2018 or 2019. - More from Honors & Awards
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Bucks County Community College in Pennsylvania Appoints Felicia Ganther as Its Next President [5.5.2021]
Since 2012, Dr. Ganther has been serving as associate vice chancellor for student affairs at Maricopa Community Colleges in Arizona. Earlier she was the executive director of the College of Lake County in Grayslake, Illinois. She will become president of Bucks County Community College on Julu 1.
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In Memoriam: Denise Marie Soukup Berilla, 1949-2021 [5.5.2021]
Denise Berilla began working at the University of Delaware in 1987. She retired in 2012 as the assistant dean of the university’s College of Earth, Ocean and Environment.
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Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [5.4.2021]
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 [5.4.2021]
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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Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education [5.3.2021]
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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In Memoriam: Linda McNeil, 1943-2021 [4.30.2021]
Dr. McNeil taught at Harvard University, Stanford University, and the University of Washington. in 1988, she co-founded Rice University’s Center for Education as a way to use university resources, including academic research, to address educational inequity.
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Four Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Professorships at Princeton University [4.29.2021]
The four women appointed to endowed professorships at Princeton are Ileana Cristea in molecular biology, Deana Lawson in visual arts, Eve Ostriker in astrophysics, and Sanyu Mojola in sociology and demographics.
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In Memoriam: Dawn Tranchino Provenzale [4.28.2021]
Dawn Provenzale was a professor of medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology at the Duke University School of Medicine. She taught at Duke for nearly 30 years.
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Women in High-Net-Worth Households Tend to Leave the Financial Decisions to Men [4.28.2021]
In all different sex, married-couple families, men are deemed more knowledgable about financial matters in slightly more than half of all households. But among high-net-worth married couples, the husband was rated most knowledgable on finances in 90 percent of the households.
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New College of Florida Appoints Patricia Okker as its Next President [4.28.2021]
Dr. Okker has served as dean of the College of Arts and Science at the University of Missouri since 2017. She joined the University of Missouri as an assistant professor of English in 1990. From 2005 to 2011, Professor Okker chaired the English department at the university.
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Michigan State University Study Examines Why Young Women Do Not Report Sexual Violence [4.28.2021]
The researcher found that many of the young women who were raped by their boyfriends had experienced a lot of abuse growing up, which led them to minimize the sexual violence. Additionally, some participants who had been raped noted they had been socialized to believe that forced sex was part of their role as a girlfriend.
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Erika Cameron Will Be the Next Provost at Palo Alto University in California [4.28.2021]
Dr. Cameron comes to Palo Alto University from the University of San Diego where she is an associate professor in the School of Leadership and Education Sciences. She has served in progressive administrative and leadership capacities since 2009.
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New Survey Documents Perceptions of Sexism and Gender Discrimination in the High-Tech Sector [4.28.2021]
Dice, the leading database for technology professionals, managing over 9 million profiles in the United States, recently released a new survey that examines perceptions of sexism and gender discrimination in the high-tech industry by employees who work in the field.
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Sonya Christian Appointed Chancellor of the Kern Community College District in California [4.28.2021]
Sonya Christian has been president of Bakersfield College in California since 2013. Earlier, she served in a variety of senior administrative roles at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, including executive vice president and chief academic officer and vice president for academic and student affairs.
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Rebecca Johnson Is the First Woman to Lead Oregon State University [4.28.2021]
Dr. Johnson has served as vice president of OSU-Cascades since 2009 and has been on the university’s faculty since 1984. She will be the leader of the state’s largest university for approximately a year or until a permanent president is in office.
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In Memoriam: Helena Yli-Renko [4.28.2021]
Helena Yli-Renko was a professor of clinical entrepreneurship and the former director of the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies at the University of Southern California. She had taught at the university since 2003.
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Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars [4.26.2021]
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: Rita Turner, 1930-2021 [4.26.2021]
Rita Turner, along with her husband Bernie, founded Walden University in 1970. Today the online university offers 80 degree programs and enrolls more than 48,000 students.
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Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [4.26.2021]
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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New Faculty Assignments at Colleges and Universities for Six Woman Scholars [4.23.2021]
Taking on new roles are Yara González-Justiniano at Vanderbilt Divinity School, Emily A. Gasser at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, Anna Storti at Duke University, Grace Marie Bochenek at the University of Central Florida, Amy Wendt at the University of Wisconsin, and Jessica Kastler at the University of Southern Mississippi.
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Five Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions at Major Universities [4.23.2021]
The five women who have been named to dean positions are Stacy Reeder at the Univerity of Oklahoma, Linda Plank at Baylor University in Texas, Amy Schweinle at the Univerity of South Dakota, Joanna Grabski at Arizona State University, and Sonia Altizer at the University of Georgia.
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Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions [4.22.2021]
The four women appointed to endowed poitions are Mildred C. Joyner at the Howard University School of Social Work in Washington, D.C., Karen Barkey at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, Melissa R. Kaufman at the Vanderbilt Universsity School of Medicine in Nashville and Juliet M. Brodie at Stanford University.
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Historian Amy Stanley of Northwestern University Wins Two Book Awards [4.22.2021]
Amy Stanley, professor of history in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences at Northwestern University has won the 2021 PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for biography and the National Book Critics Circle Award for biography for her book Stranger in the Shogun’s City: A Japanese Woman and Her World.
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