Breaking News
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Mary Francis Named Director of the University of Pennsylvania Press
Aug. 14, 2019 - Since 2015, Francis has served as the editorial director of the University of Michigan Press. Before that she spent more than 16 years at the University of California Press, serving as the executive editor for music, cinema, and media studies. -
Paige Comstock Cunningham Is the New Leader of Taylor University in Upland, Indiana
Aug. 14, 2019 - Dr. Cunningham is currently the executive director of The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity at Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois. She has been a member of the board of trustees at Taylor University for 17 years and is stepping down as board chair to become interim president for the coming academic year. -
Chaudron Gille Is the New Provost at the University of North Georgia in Dahlonega
Aug. 14, 2019 - Dr. Gille has served as interim provost since November 2018. Before joining the staff at the University of North Georgia, Dr. Gille was a professor of French at Gainesville State College, which merged with the University of North Georgia in 2012. - More from Breaking News
Research & Studies
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Study Finds Men Are Less Likely Than Women to Support Gender Equality
Aug. 14, 2019 - Support for gender equality has increased consistently over the last four decades, with a slowdown only in the 1990s. The last year of the survey, 2016, showed the highest rates of feelings of egalitarianism for almost all demographic groups. -
New Research Finds Surprising Link Between Pet Ownership and Women’s Health
Aug. 14, 2019 - For cancer, the researchers found that women, not men, were more likely to die from cancer if they kept a pet at home. Furthermore, the research found that this was trend was more pronounced among owners of birds or cats. -
Study Finds Link Between Stressful Events Among Middle-Aged Women and Memory Decline Later in Life
Aug. 14, 2019 - A new study led by Cynthia Munro, an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, has linked stressful life experiences among middle-aged women to greater memory decline in later life. The same trend was not found among men. - More from Research & Studies
Appointments
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Toni Ivey and Stephanie Hathcock Appointed Co-Leaders of the School of Science and Mathematics Association
Aug. 15, 2019 - Toni Ivey is an associate professor of science education and Stephanie Hathcock is an assistant professor of science education at Oklahoma State University. They will serve as co-executive directors of the School of Science and Mathematics Association, which was founded in 1901. -
A Dozen Women Scholars Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education
Aug. 15, 2019 - 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. -
Five Women Named University Distinguished Professors at Michigan State University
Aug. 15, 2019 - The new University Distinguished Professors at Michigan State are Lalita Udpa in electrical and computer engineering, Ann Austin in education, Robin Buell in plant biology, Christina Chan in chemical engineering, biochemistry, and molecular biology, and Megan Donahue in physics and astronomy. - More from Appointments
Honors & Awards
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Karen Fischer Awarded the Harry Fielding Reid Medal by the Seismological Society of America
Aug. 15, 2019 - Karen M. Fischer, professor of Earth, environmental, and planetary sciences at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Dr. Fischer was honored for her pioneering research on Earth's upper mantle structure and dynamics, the structure and evolution of continental lithosphere, and the dynamics of subduction systems. -
Anne Cafer Wins Donald W. Littrell Award from the Community Development Society
Aug. 15, 2019 - Anne Cafer is an assistant professor of sociology and anthropology at the University of Mississippi. As an emerging leader in the community development field, Dr. Cafer combines research, teaching, and on-the-ground practitioner work in both the Mississippi Delta and several African countries. -
Three Women Educators Recognized With Prestigious Awards
Aug. 15, 2019 - The honorees are Marina Picciotto, a professor of psychiatry at the Yale School of Medicine, Kay K. Sanders from the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University, and Stacey Ostby, co-director of the veterinary technology program at North Dakota State University. - More from Honors & Awards
Other Recent Articles
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In Memoriam: Anne E. Monius, 1964-2019 [8.16.2019]
Anne E. Monius was a professor of South Asian religions at Harvard Divinity School. Dr. Monius specialized in the religious traditions of India. Her research focused on the practices and products of literary culture to reconstruct the history of religions in South Asia.
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Mew Exhibit Honors the 50th Anniversary of Coeducation at Yale College [8.16.2019]
On December 22, 1783, Yale President Ezra Stiles interviewed 12-year-old Lucinda Foote and was impressed with her intellect. According to his diary, Stiles “found her well fitted to be admitted into the Freshman Class, if it were not for her sex.”
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In Memoriam: Faye Duffy, 1958-2019 [8.16.2019]
Duffy joined the admissions staff at the University of Delaware in 1986. Over the course of her 33-year career, she organized a variety of admissions programs. She was responsible for revamping the transfer admissions process, resulting in a large increase in transfer enrollments.
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Fourteen Women Taking on New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities [8.15.2019]
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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In Memoriam: Vivian Gussin Paley, 1929-2019 [8.14.2019]
Vivian Gussin Paley was a renowned educator, author, and researcher of early childhood education. She spent nearly a quarter-century at the University of Chicago.
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Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [8.12.2019]
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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Three Women Faculty Members Announce Their Retirement From the College of the Holy Cross [8.12.2019]
The three women faculty members at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, who have retired are Isabel Alvarez Borland in Spanish, Patricia Bizzell in English, and Carol Lieberman in music.
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In Memoriam: Erin Stewart Lindquist, 1975-2019 [8.12.2019]
Dr. Erin Lindquist first joined the faculty Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 2006. She taught courses on biology and environmental sustainability.
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Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars [8.12.2019]
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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Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education [8.12.2019]
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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Two Scholarly Women Appointed to Positions as Deans [8.9.2019]
Dominique Ayesha Robinson has been named dean of the Chapel at Wiley College in Marshall, Texas, and Gretchen Galbraith was appointed dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at the State University of New York at Potsdam.
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Dartmouth College Agrees to a $14 Million Settlement of a Sexual Harassment Lawsuit [8.9.2019]
The suit claimed that three male professors in the department of psychological and brain sciences “leered at, groped, sexted, intoxicated and even raped female students.”
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Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Named Faculty Posts [8.9.2019]
The three scholars appointed to named faculty positions are Nina Stark at Virginia Tech, Julie Dorsey at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, and Elizabeth Marvin at the University of Rochester in New York.
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Melissa Kwasny of Carroll College to Serve as Poet Laureate of the State of Montana [8.8.2019]
Melissa Kwasny, an instructor in the English department at Carroll College in Helena, Montana, was appointed poet laureate of the state of Montana. Before teaching at Carroll College, Kwasny taught at Eastern Washington University, the University of Wyoming, and the University of Montana. She will serve as poet laureate until 2021.
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New Assignments in Higher Education for Eight Women Scholars [8.8.2019]
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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Irena Lasiecka is the First Woman to Win the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award [8.8.2019]
Irena Lasiecka is a professor and chair of the department of mathematical sciences at the University of Memphis. She is the first woman to receive the Richard E. Bellman Control Heritage Award from the American Automatic Control Council in its 40-year history.
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Three Women Scholars Appointed Deans at Gonzaga University [8.8.2019]
Yolanda Gallardo Carter has been named dean of the School of Education. Karlene A. Hoo has been named dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science and Rosemarie Hunter has been named dean of the School of Leadership Studies.
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Notable Honors or Awards for Five Women Educators at Major Universities [8.8.2019]
The honorees are Nicol R. Howard of the University of Redlands in California, Jordan Laney at Virginia Tech, Leora Zeitlin at New Mexico State University, Jessica Wells at Mississippi State University, and Janice Lessman-Moss at Kent State University in Ohio.
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Colleges and Universities Appoint 14 Women to New Administrative Positions [8.8.2019]
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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Five Women Faculty Members Earn Emerita Status at Princeton University in New Jersey [8.8.2019]
The five women scholars who were named professor emerita at Princeton University in New Jersey are Emily Carter in engineering, Carol Greenhouse in anthropology, Andrea LaPaugh in computer science, Jacqueline Stone in religion, and Virginia Zakian in molecular biology.
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The Gender Gap in Participation in High School AP, IB, and Dual Enrollment Programs [8.7.2019]
According to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Education, high school girls are far more likely than their male peers to take Advanced Placement (AP) classes, international baccalaureate (IB) courses or participate in dual enrollment courses with colleges.
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Cynthia Lightfoot Is Now Serving as Chancellor of Pennsylvania State University Brandywine [8.7.2019]
Dr. Lightfoot first joined the Pennsylvania State University Brandywine community in 1998 as an associate professor of human development and family studies. She was named director of academic affairs at the branch campus of Penn State in July 2014.
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Groups With a “Token” Woman Tend to Perform Complex Tasks More Effectively Than All-Male Groups [8.7.2019]
A new study led by Crystal I. C. Farh, an associate professor of management in the School of Business at the University of Washington, finds that when a token woman becomes part of a male-dominated group, complex tasks are performed more effectively.
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