Leamor Kahanov Appointed President of Notre Dame de Namur University

Dr. Kahanov became the twentieth president of Notre Dame de Namur University in California on July 1. She previously served as provost at Alvernia University in Pennsylvania, Stockton University in New Jersey, and SUNY Oneonta.

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Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Political Science

Haverford College invites applications for a tenure-track Assistant Professor position in Political Science, with primary specializations in Comparative Politics and Latin America.

Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of Statistics

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Haverford College invites applicants for a tenure-track position in applied statistics to begin in the fall of 2027.

Assistant, Associate or Full Professor for Ophthalmology (Research)

The Department of Ophthalmology at Stanford University seeks a highly qualified candidate to join the Department as Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in the University Tenure or Non-Tenure Line.

Assistant, Associate or Full Professor for Ophthalmology (Clinicians or Clinician-Scientists)

The Department of Ophthalmology at Stanford University is seeking to fill positions several academic board-certified or board-eligible ophthalmologists or optometrists in the general clinical areas of ophthalmology as well as in a variety of sub-specialty areas.

Associate or Full Professor, Cancer Biology

The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, in the College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, invites applications for tenured Professor at the Associate or Full Professor level in Cancer Biology.

President

The next President will be a dynamic, visionary leader with the ability to build trust and strong partnerships across diverse stakeholders.

American Philosophical Society Elects a Dozen American Academic Women as New Members

This year the American Philosophical Society granted membership to 33 Americans. Of these, 12 are women with ties to the academic world in the United States.

Four Women Honored by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation

The Breakthrough Prize – popularly known as the “Oscars of Science” – was created to celebrate the wonders of our scientific age. Prizes are awarded in the life sciences, mathematics, and physics.

Recent Appointments

Statistic of the Week
22%
The share of women college and university students reporting their sexual attraction was not exclusively heterosexual in 2011
50%
The share of women college and university students reporting their sexual attraction was not exclusively heterosexual in 2026
Source: Binghamton University
(see WIAReport post)

Online Articles of Interest to WIA*Report* Readers

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.

Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars

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

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

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

EEOC Votes to End Data Collection on Gender by Employers

For the past 60 years, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has required private sector employers with at least 100 employees and certain federal contractors to annually repot on the gender and race of their employers. Now the commission has voted 2-1 to rescind this requirement.

A Trio of New Faculty in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at MIT

The appointments in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are Grisha Coleman in music and theater arts, Claire Luchette in the comparative media studies/writing program, and Lindsey Raymond in economics.

In Memoriam: Myra Dinnerstein, 1934-2026

Dr. Dinnerstein joined the University of Arizona in 1975 as founding director of the women's studies program. Four years later, she became founding director of the Southwest Institute for Research on Women.

Vassar College in New York Awards Tenure to Three Women Faculty Members

The three women awarded tenure at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, are Sole Anatrone in Italian, Denise Iris in film, and Sofia Ortiz-Hinojosa in philosophy.

Mount Mary University President Isabelle Cherney to Retire in 2027

Dr. Cherney has served as the thirteenth president of Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, since July 2022. She is slated to step down from her role at the conclusion of her current contract in June 2027.

School of Art at the University of Houston Adds Four Women to Its Faculty

The four women joining the the faculty at the University of Houston School of Art are Angela Lynn Tucker, Maisie Luo, Ella Rosenblatt, and Erin Miller.

Six Women Scholars Appointed to Faculty Leadership Roles

The women who are taking on academic leadership positions are Ana Miljački at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dolores Albarracín at the University of Pennsylvania, Wen Zhang at the University of Arkansas, Ashanti Jones at the University of Louisiana Monroe, Uma Velury at the University of Delaware, and Lia Uribe at the University of Arizona.

Penn Carey Law School Professor Anita Allen Receives a Career Achievement Award

A faculty member with the University of Pennsylvania for nearly three decades, Professor Allen is an internationally renowned expert on philosophical and social justice dimensions of privacy and data protection law.

New Dean Appointments for Five Women in Higher Education

The new deans are Dina Perrone at California State University, Long Beach, Karin Gwinn Wilkins at Stony Brook University in New York, Jenny Paxton at the Catholic University of America, in Washington, D.C., Jillian Jackson at Shaw University in North Carolina, and Carol Ann Borchert at the University of South Florida.

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