Breaking News
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Wanda Austin Is the New Leader of the University of Southern California
Aug. 17, 2018 - From 2008 to 2016, Dr. Austin was president and CEO of The Aerospace Corporation, an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to the application of science and technology relating to the nation's space program. She was the first woman and the first African American to serve as CEO of the organization since -
Karrin Wilks to Lead the Borough of Manhattan Community College in New York City
Aug. 15, 2018 - Dr. Wilks has been serving as senior vice president and provost at the college since 2014 and has been with the City University of New York for eight years. Earlier, Dr. Wilks was senior vice president at Vermont State Colleges. She will become interim president of the CUNY campus on -
The New President of Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn
Aug. 15, 2018 - A native of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands, Claudia V. Schrader was appointed president of Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn, New York. Dr. Schrader has been serving as provost and senior vice president for academic and student success at Bronx Community College. - More from Breaking News
Research & Studies
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Gender Diversity Is Not a Star in the Hollywood Film Industry
Aug. 15, 2018 - A study led by Stacy L. Smith, an associate professor of journalism and communication at the University of Southern California, finds that women made up just 31.8 percent of the speaking roles in the 100 top-grossing films of 2017. Women were 7.3 percent of the directors, 10.1 percent of the -
How Mentors Can Help Women College Athletes Succeed
Aug. 15, 2018 - The results of a study conducted at the University of Kansas showed that when mentors instill self-esteem and the idea that the students' lives matter to others, it can boost athletic ability, provide opportunities for leadership and leave a positive effect on women's continued involvement in sports. -
Study Finds That Women Heart Attack Victims Are More Likely to Survive If Treated by a Woman Doctor
Aug. 15, 2018 - A new study by researchers at the business schools of the University of Minnesota, Washington University in St. Louis, and Harvard University also found that male physicians who have a large number of female colleagues or who have treated a large number of female heart attack patients have better success - More from Research & Studies
Appointments
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Three Women Scholars Added to the Faculty at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut
Aug. 17, 2018 - Arianne Bazilio is a new assistant professor of environmental science and chemistry. Julie C. Gamble was appointed an assistant professor of urban studies and Lina Ma was named an assistant professor of mathematics. -
A Half Dozen Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
Aug. 17, 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. -
A Quartet of Women Taking on New Roles as Deans at State Universities
Aug. 16, 2018 - Taking on new roles as deans are Michelle Ferrier at Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Jennifer Schum at North Carolina Central University in Durham, Sarah G. Brinson at Albany State University in Georgia, and Susan Brown at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces. - More from Appointments
Honors & Awards
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College of the Holy Cross Scholar Wins Book Award From the World History Association
Aug. 16, 2018 - Lorelle Semley, an associate professor of history at th College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, will share the Bentley Book Prize from the World History Association. Dr. Semley’s book, described by a reviewer as a “staple of reading lists for years to come,” explores the meaning of citizenship for -
Aryn Gittis Named a Finalist for a Prestigious Prize in Neuromodulation
Aug. 16, 2018 - Aryn H. Gittis, an associate professor of biological sciences at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, has been named a finalist for the Science & PINS Prize for Neuromoduation for her research on Parkinson's disease. -
Four Women Faculty Members Honored With Notable Awards
Aug. 16, 2018 - The women scholars who have won awards are Hayley Clearly at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Kristin Wustholz at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, Linda Argote of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and Rebekah VanWieren of Montana State University. - More from Honors & Awards
Other Recent Articles
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Two Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Professorships at Research Universities [8.16.2018]
Amy Wrznesniewski was appointed the Michael H. Jordan Professor of Management at Yale University and Sally A. McKee was named to the C. Tycho Howle Chair in Collaborative Computing Environments at Clemson University in South Carolina.
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Ten Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts in Higher Education [8.16.2018]
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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Three Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Positions at Major Universities [8.15.2018]
Gabriela Torres-Mazuera was appointed to the Mexico Studies Chair at the University of New Mexico. Jennifer Wilcox was appointed to an endowed chair in chemical engineering at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, and Maria Spencer is the inaugural John and Patty Warehime Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Pennsylvania State University.
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Wesleyan College Ends the Use of Class Names That Once Had Ties to the KKK [8.15.2018]
In the early twentieth century one of every four undergraduate classes at Wesleyan College, an educational institution for women in Macon, Georgia, was designated the Ku Klux Klan class.
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Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [8.14.2018]
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 [8.14.2018]
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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University of Tennessee Debuts Online Archive of the Works of Artist Catherine Wiley [8.13.2018]
Wiley enrolled at the University of Tennessee in 1895, only a few years after women were first admitted to the institution. After studying art in New York, she returned to Knoxville to teach freehand drawing at the University of Tennessee from 1905 to 1918.
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Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education [8.13.2018]
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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Three Women Named Department Chairs at the Mississippi University for Women [8.10.2018]
Brandy Larmon is the new chair of the department of associate nursing. Maria Scott was appointed chair of the department of baccalaureate nursing and Kathy Shapley was named chair of the department of speech-language pathology.
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In Memoriam: June Pachuta Farris, 1947-2018 [8.10.2018]
June Pachuta Farris was the bibliographer for Slavic and East European studies and general linguistics for the University of Chicago Libraries.
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Three Women Who Have Stepped Down From Top-Level Positions in Higher Education [8.10.2018]
the three women who have left their posts are Elaine Heath, dean of the Duke Divinity School, Barbara S. McCrady, director of the Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse & Addictions at the University of New Mexico, and Katharine Fretwell, dean of admissions and financial aid at Amherst College in Massachusetts.
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Four Women Scholars Selected as Finalists for the Frederick Douglass Book Prize [8.9.2018]
The Frederick Douglass Book Prize recognizes the best book on slavery, resistance, and/or abolition published in the preceding year. It comes with a $25,000 award. The winner of the prize will be announced this fall and be presented in a ceremony in New York City on February 28, 2019. All four finalists are women faculty members at U.S. colleges and universities.
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Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions at Universities [8.9.2018]
Autumn Tooms Cypres was appointed dean of the School of Education at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Sonya Hardin was named dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Louisville, and Tara Bubble was appointed dean of admission at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York.
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Boston University’s Ann McKee Receives Lifetime Achievement Award for Her Research on CTE [8.9.2018]
Dr. McKee received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference for establishing the criteria for diagnosing chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a degenerative disease experienced by many athletes who have had repeated hits to the head.
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Seven Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Assignments at Colleges and Universities [8.9.2018]
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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Honors or Awards for a Trio of Women in Higher Education [8.9.2018]
The honorees are Winifred E. Brownell, dean emerita of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Rhode Island, Pat Martin, director of off-campus study at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, and Jill Marshall an assistant professor of geosciences at the University of Arkansas.
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Eight Women Appointed to Administrative Positions in the Academic World [8.9.2018]
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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Three Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Yale University [8.9.2018]
The three women scholars appointed to endowed chairs at Yale University are Ardis Butterfield in English, Grace Cao in sociology, and Donna Spiegelman in biostatistics.
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In Memoriam: Virginia Lee Maxwell George, 1924-2018 [8.8.2018]
Professor George joined the faculty at the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing in 1964 as an instructor of maternal and child nursing. In 1975 she founded the school’s nurse practitioner graduate program and served as director for 15 years.
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AAUW Study Examines the Gender Gap in Nonprofit Organizations, Including Higher Education [8.8.2018]
Women have made up a majority of all college graduates in each of the past 35 years. But today women are only 44 percent of tenured faculty and 36 percent of full professors. Women are less than 30 percent of college presidents and only 32 percent of the members of the boards of trustees at colleges and universities.
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Rachelle Karstens Appointed the Eleventh President of Briar Cliff University in Sioux City, Iowa [8.8.2018]
President Karstens came to Briar Cliff University in May 2017 as chief of staff to the university’s president. When the university’s president resigned two months later, Karstens was named interim president. She has now been appointed to the position on a permanent basis.
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Survey Offers Clues on the Persisting Gender Gap in Top Positions at the Nation’s Leading Law Firms [8.8.2018]
In 2016, women surpassed men in law school enrollments for the first time. But women still have a long way to go to reach equality at the top levels of the American legal profession. A new study offers some possible reasons why women tend to leave the profession before they make it to the top ranks.
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Stanford Law School Dean Elizabeth Magill Appointed Provost at the University of Virginia [8.8.2018]
Professor Magill has led Stanford Law School for the past six years. Earlier, she spent 15 years on the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Law. She is an expert on administrative law and constitutional structure. She will become provost at the University of Virginia in the summer of 2019.
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