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.

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

The University of Washington’s Center for an Informed Public has named six scholars to its faculty. Four of the faculty members who have joined the center are women: Emily M. Godfrey, Heather D. Hill, Jisoo Kim, and Belén Saldías.

“While we frequently debate the rising costs of tuition and housing, we rarely address the hidden financial burdens that sideline students every single month. By removing the price tag from menstrual products, we are clearing a hurdle that directly impacts students' well-being,” said New Jersey State Senate M. Teresa Ruiz.

“We’re thrilled to be working with the highly skilled providers at Axia Women’s Health to ensure our students graduate with the relevant skills needed to deliver exceptional patient care with confidence and compassion,” said Julie Blumenfield, clinical associate professor and nurse-midwifery program at Rutgers School of Nursing.

Dr. Bacon taught political science at the University of Nebraska-Omaha for nearly four decades. In addition to her extensive research on Romanian and Moldovan politics, she advocated for the LGBTQ+ community both in Nebraska and across the country.

In 2025, 9.6 percent of women workers and 10.4 percent of male workers were members of labor unions. Women union members earned, on average, 87.2 percent of the average wages of male union members.

The University of Arkansas School of Law has appointed five scholars to endowed professorships. Three of the scholars selected for endowed professorships are women: Amanda Hurst, Annie Smith, and Carol Goforth.

Charlotte Connop, Danielle Howard, and Yi Qun Xu are new assistant professors at Bates College, Clemson University, and the University of Denver, respectively. Sarah Olsen of Williams College in Massachusetts and Karen Kopera-Frye of New Mexico State University are taking on academic leadership roles with their institutions.

The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education has honored Dr. Hinnant-Crawford for the second edition of her book Improvement Science in Education: A Primer

The new deans are Vanessa Vásquez at Alverno College in Milwaukee, Jessica Retrum at Metropolitan State University of Denver, Gwendolyn Lloyd at Pennsylvania State University, Katie Hartman at Ohio University, Sarah Feldner at Marquette University in Milwaukee, and Jennifer Roberts at the University of Kansas.

Dr. Murphy shares the award with three other scientists for their combined work in "reconstructing and interpreting connectomes, the anatomical wiring diagrams of neurons and synapses that underlie how the brain processes information and controls actions."