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

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

Dr. Harring was named the first woman president of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in June 2020. She has spent the entirety of her professional career at the college, beginning as a psychology faculty member in 1984.

Adela Najarro of Cabrillo College in Aptos, California, Juliana Spahr of the Mills College campus of Northeastern University in Oakland, Beth Lew-Williams of Princeton University in New Jersey, and Deborah Willis of New York University have been announced as winners of an American Book Award.

The new women faculty are Sofia Elverdin in politics, Lauren Hughes in law, Jaime Roots in German, Soo Yon Ryu in business administration, and Carrie Stanton in law.

Dr. Epstein was a professor of sociology at Johns Hopkins University for five decades. Her research centered on the overlapping influences of schools, families, and communities on children's learning and development.

“Employers are actively seeking women engineers, and we sit in a region rich with industry partners,” said Provost Angela Bauer. “A woman-focused learning environment, combined with natural synergies across our existing academic programs, gives TWU an opportunity no other institution in Texas can claim.”

Erin M. Hawkins was promoted to associate professor in the School of Accountancy. Zhihong Ke, Sharon Sheridan, and Lori Tribble Trudell were all named associate professors in the department of management.

Dr. Hayes was a member of the nursing faculty at the University of Delaware for more than three decades. In retirement, she founded and sponsored the university's annual Evelyn Hayes Innovations in Healthcare Symposium.

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty 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.

Dr. Birch, an endowed professor and co-director of the Institute for Urban Research at the University of Pennsylvania, is known for her research on global urbanization with an emphasis on urban climate finance, sustainable urban development, and multilevel government in implementing global agreements.

The new deans are Brenessa Lindeman at Case Western Reserve University, Sarah J. Williams at Penn State Dickinson Law, Tamera Halter at Vincennes University, Bethany Sansing-Helton at Wenatchee Valley College, Anne Shaffer at the University of Georgie, Terri L. Warholak at the Medical University of South Carolina, Brittaney S. Lott at Voorhees University, and Cheryl A. Thaxton at Winston-Salem State University.