This summer, Yunhyae Kim and Rhea Banerjee are slated to join the faculties of Princeton University and North Carolina State University, respectively. Tycie Coppett of Yale University, Michelle Gervasio of Sweet Briar College, Sonja Pruitt-Lord of San Diego State University, and Trina Fletcher of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff are taking on leadership roles at their institutions.

Yale University has announced the eight recipients of the 2026 Windham-Campbell Prizes, one of the world’s most significant international literary awards. Three of the eight award winners are American women with ties to the academic world. Each will receive $175,000 to support their work.

The new deans are Eunice Santos at Drexel University, Cristina Goletti at Ball State University, Marika Peterson at Virginia State University, Tada Lindahl at Allen Community College, Evan Yionoulis at Yale University, Cassidy Sugimoto at Carnegie Mellon University, and Marie Moeller at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.

The Association for Research in Otolaryngology recently honored Ksenia Gnedeva, assistant professor at the University of Southern California, for her research on the development and regeneration of sensory hearing cells in the inner ear.

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.

Professor Andraos served as the first woman dean of Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation from 2014 to 2021. Her scholarship focuses on climate change and its impact on architecture.

The women who have been selected for endowed posts are Jennifer Klein at Columbia University in New York, Julie Holland Mortimer at Washington University in St. Louis, and Dina Deitsch at Wellesley College in Massachusetts.

In the 2023-2024 school year, women represented 66.86 percent of all administrators at California public schools. However, national trends suggest that women continue to be overrepresented in principalships and underrepresented among superintendents.

Dr. Ballabina has over three decades of experience with Texas A&M University and the university system. She currently serves as the system's executive vice chancellor.

Women physicians in the United States earn roughly 78 cents per every one dollar earned in total compensation and 80 cents per every dollar earned in base salary by their male peers. Over a 30-year career, a woman physician can expect to earn some $3.3 million less in total compensation compared to a male colleague.

“DMACC is a cornerstone of Iowa’s economic and social vitality,” said Dr. Suddick. “I am excited for the opportunity to lead an institution that is so vital to so many students, families, businesses, and industries throughout Iowa.”

A new study has found being a mother may lead to positive workplace outcomes for women, such as increased motivation. This challenges prior assumptions of the "motherhood penalty," where women are viewed as less dedicated to their work due their caregiving responsibilities.