Breaking News
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University of South Florida President Judy Genshaft to Step Down After 19 Years at the Helm
Sep. 18, 2018 - Since Dr. Genshaft became president in 2000, the university has seen enrollment increase by 40 percent. Graduation rates and research grant levels have tripled and the university's endowment grew from $254 million to $480 million. -
The New Leader of Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock
Sep. 12, 2018 - Regina Favors has been serving as president and CEO of Pinnacle Business Solutions, a subsidiary of Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield. Previously, she had worked for the Federal Bureau of Investigation and has taught as an adjunct professor at Arkansas Baptist College. -
Anneliese Singh Elected President of the Society of Counseling Psychology
Sep. 12, 2018 - Dr. Singh is the associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the College of Education at the University of Georgia. Additionally, she is a professor of counseling in the human services department. Dr. Singh will begin her term as president in January. - More from Breaking News
Research & Studies
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Educated Women Are More Likely to Get Married and Stay Married Than Women With Less Education
Sep. 12, 2018 - Dr. Yue Qian of the University of British Columbia found that the proportion of marriages in which the husband had a higher level of education than his spouse dropped from 24 percent to 15 percent and marriages in which the wife had more education rose from 22 percent to 29 -
Study Examines Obstacles Faced by Women Aspiring to Be CEOs in America
Sep. 12, 2018 - A new study led by researchers at Florida State University has found that women CEOs in America are paid less, have shorter tenures, and are less likely to serve as chair of the board for their firms. The analysis also found that companies led by a woman do not do -
Ohio State University Study Finds Strong Relationships With Fathers Helps Daughters Overcome Loneliness
Sep. 12, 2018 - In a new study, researchers from Ohio State University have found that loneliness was much less prevalent for young girls who had strong relationships with their fathers. The study also found that parent-child closeness did not have an effect on young boys' level of loneliness - More from Research & Studies
Appointments
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Twenty-One Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments
Sep. 14, 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. -
Six Women Appointed to Tenure-Track Faculty Posts at Macalester College in Minnesota
Sep. 14, 2018 - The six new tenure-track assistant professors are Brianna Heggeseth and Leslie Myint in statistics, Mary Heskel in biology, Morgan Jerald in psychology, and Abigail Marsh and Lauren Milne in computer science. -
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of 21 Women to Administrative Posts
Sep. 13, 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. - More from Appointments
Honors & Awards
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Jocelyn Bell Burnell Wins the $3 Million Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
Sep. 13, 2018 - Jocelyn Bell Burnell, an astronomy professor at the University of Cambridge in England, has won the Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics. While earning her Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, Dr. Bell Burnell was the first scientist to discover pulsars. Her male professor ended up earning a Nobel prize -
Two University of Georgia Scholars Honored for Developing a Social Work Education Course
Sep. 13, 2018 - Jennifer Elkins, is an associate professor in the School of Social Work and Emma Hetherington is an assistant clinical professor in the School of Law at the University of Georgia. They are being honored by the Council on Social Work Education. -
Eight Women From the Academic World Who Have Received Notable Honors or Awards
Sep. 13, 2018 - Here is a listing of women who are faculty or administrators in higher education who have been honored by colleges and universities or who have received notable awards from other organizations. - More from Honors & Awards
Other Recent Articles
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Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [9.18.2018]
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 [9.18.2018]
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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The College of William & Mary in Virginia Celebrates 100 Years of Co-Education [9.17.2018]
In the fall of 1918, 24 women were admitted as undergraduate students to the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. This made William & Mary the first public university in the Commonwealth of Virginia to allow the enrollment of women.
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Florida International University’s New Mentorship Program for Women in STEM Fields [9.17.2018]
Many of the 600 women from underrepresented groups who have graduated with STEM degrees from the university over the last five years, most likely were never taught by a woman.
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In Memoriam: Deborah Hatton Beck, 1952-2018 [9.17.2018]
Deborah Hatton was professor of special education, emerita, at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. She was the founder and director of the Governor Moorehead Preschool for the Blind in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education [9.17.2018]
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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In Memoriam: Patricia Mercaitis (1950-2018) [9.14.2018]
Patricia A Mercaitis was a retired associate professor of speech language pathology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She joined the faculty there in 1983 and taught for more than 30 years.
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Vanderbilt Begins Planning for Campus Initiatives to Support Women On Campus [9.14.2018]
The provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at Vanderbilt University, Susan R Wente, has launched a planning phase for a new initiative on the status of women on campus.
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Six Women Join the Faculty at the Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas [9.13.2018]
The new women faculty members are Mary Lacity, Qin Weng, and Amber Young in the department of information systems, Sherry Li and Yujie Sude in the department of economics, and Marie Halvosen-Ganepola in the department of management.
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Monica Torres Chosen to Lead Doña Ana Community College in New Mexico [9.12.2018]
Most recently, Dr. Torres was chief administrative officer of the community college and has also been a professor in the English department at New Mexico State University. She holds a Ph.D. in American studies with an emphasis in cultural studies from the University of New Mexico.
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In Memoriam: Anne Marie Liles [9.12.2018]
Anne Marie Liles was director of experiential affairs and clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. Before joining the faculty at the University of Mississippi, Dr. Liles served on the faculty at the Harrison School of Pharmacy at Auburn University in Alabama.
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Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [9.11.2018]
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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Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education [9.10.2018]
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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Two Women Appointed to Positions as Deans [9.10.2018]
Sara Bachman was appointed dean of the School of Social Policy and Practice at the University of Pennsylvania and Carol Musil was named interim dean of the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University.
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Three Women Announce Their Retirements From High-Level Posts in the Academic World [9.10.2018]
Stepping down from their posts are Carolyn Ashe, a business professor at the University of Houston-Downtown, Pat Thompson, the vice president for athletics at Elmira College in New York, and Fiona Doyle dean of the graduate division at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars [9.10.2018]
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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Four Women Named to Faculty Positions at Claremont McKenna College in California [9.10.2018]
Sarah Budischak and Tessa Solomon Lane were named assistant professors of biology. Rima Basu is a new assistant professor of philosophy and Helen Wong was appointed an associate professor of mathematics.
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A Major Milestone in Gender Equality in STEM at Cornell University [9.7.2018]
For the first-time ever, 50 percent of undergraduates enrolled in the College of Engineering at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, are women. This far surpasses the national average for women in engineering programs, which stands at 22.9 percent.
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The University of Georgia Celebrates Its Centennial of Women’s Higher Education [9.7.2018]
After the United States became involved in World War I, there was a lack of trained professionals in the state of Georgia. Meeting the demand, in 1918, the university began to allow women admittance to the College of Agriculture in the home economics program.
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Hollins University Reports a Significant Increase in First-Year Enrollments [9.7.2018]
Hollins University, an educational institution for women in Roanoke, Virginia, reports that its new first-year class is made up of 225 students. A year ago, there were 182 women in the first-year class. This is an increase of nearly 24 percent.
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In Memoriam: Jan Ellen Lewis (1949-2018) [9.7.2018]
Jan Ellen Lewis served as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and professor of history at Rutgers University-Newark. Dr. Lewis was a Rutgers-Newark faculty member for over 40 years.
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Boston College Psychologist Honored With Two Lifetime Achievement Awards [9.6.2018]
Janet E. Helms, the Augustus Long Professor at the Lynch School of Education at Boston College, was presented with the Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award in Counseling Psychology by the Society of Counseling Psychology and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for the Psychological Study of Culture, Ethnicity and Race.
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New Assignments for 13 Women Faculty Members in Higher Education [9.6.2018]
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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