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Study Finds That Women Who Attend Highly Selective Colleges Are Less Likely to Marry

Study Finds That Women Who Attend Highly Selective Colleges Are Less Likely to Marry

The study found that women who graduated from a selective college were nearly four percentage points less likely to have been married by the time they reached their late 30s than women who attended less selective schools.

Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg Named Provost at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth

Teresa Abi-Nader Dahlberg Named Provost at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth

Currently, Dr. Dahlberg serves as dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University in New York. Prior to her current position, she served as chief academic officer, dean, and professor of electrical engineering at Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York.

New Federal Report Offers Data on Gender Differences in High School Dropout Rates

New Federal Report Offers Data on Gender Differences in High School Dropout Rates

In 2016, 5.1 percent of all women ages 16 to 24 did not have a high school diploma and were not enrolled in school. For men the figure was 7.1 percent. This so-called status dropout rate has dropped significantly for women since the turn of the century.

Lisa Rhine Selected as Tenth President of Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona

Lisa Rhine Selected as Tenth President of Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona

Dr. Rhine has 30 years of experience in higher education at both the community college and university level. Currently, she serves as the provost and chief operating officer of the Chesapeake Campus at Tidewater Community College in Virginia.

Four Women Appointed to the Faculty at Stanford University in California

Four Women Appointed to the Faculty at Stanford University in California

The new faculty members are Teresa Nicolson in otolaryngology, Sonia Tikoo-Schantz in geophysics, Stephanie Tully in marketing, and Gabrielle Wong-Parodi in earth system science.

In Memoriam: Nadia Dominque Morgan, 1983-2018

In Memoriam: Nadia Dominque Morgan, 1983-2018

Nadia Dominique Morgan, a rheumatologist and an instructor in medicine at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, died in a hit-and-run automobile accident in Baltimore County on December 15. She was 35 years old.

Online Articles of Interest to WIA<em>Report</em> Readers

Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers

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.

Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars

Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars

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

University of Pennsylvania Surgeons Use a Surgical Robot During Breast Reconstruction Surgery

University of Pennsylvania Surgeons Use a Surgical Robot During Breast Reconstruction Surgery

A team of surgeons from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania recently were the first surgical team in the world to use a robot to assist with a bilateral free flap breast reconstruction. The procedure involves taking tissue from the lower abdomen and using it to rebuild the breast.

In Memoriam: Fiona Cowie, 1963-2018

In Memoriam: Fiona Cowie, 1963-2018

Dr. Cowie began her career at CalTech in 1992 as an instructor in philosophy and was promoted to full professor in 2010. Her research focused on the evolution of the human mind and philosophical questions about language.

Five New Women Leaders at the Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine in Pasadena, California

Five New Women Leaders at the Kaiser Permanente School of Medicine in Pasadena, California

Kaiser Permanente, the largest integrated health care system in the nation, announced in 2015 that it planned to open a new medical school. Recently the new medical school announced the appointments of five women who will have senior leadership roles at the medical school.

New Faculty Roles at College and Universities for Seven Women Scholars

New Faculty Roles at College and Universities for Seven Women Scholars

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.

Cornell University Launches Exhibit Focused on Women's Fashion and Empowerment

Cornell University Launches Exhibit Focused on Women’s Fashion and Empowerment

Cornell University has opened a new exhibit called “Women Empowered: Fashions From the Frontline,” which chronicles how women have strategically used fashion to empower and collectively uplift themselves.

A Quartet of Women Appointed to Positions as Deans at Colleges and Universities

A Quartet of Women Appointed to Positions as Deans at Colleges and Universities

The four women appointed to dean positions are Diana Kostrzewski at the University of North Dakota, Tiffany Heng-Moss at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nancy Kropf at Georgia State University, and Carol Ash at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque.

Marybeth Gasman Appointed to the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education at Rutgers University

Marybeth Gasman Appointed to the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education at Rutgers University

Currently, Dr. Gasman holds an endowed chair in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. She also serves as the founding director of the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions. She is a scholar of American higher education and focuses her research on historically Black colleges and universities.

Marcia Johnson Wins the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science

Marcia Johnson Wins the 2019 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Computer and Cognitive Science

Marcia Johnson, Sterling Professor Emerita of Psychology at Yale University, was honored for “developing innovative models of human memory with application in psychology, brain science, human development, and our understanding of the malleability of memory in real-world settings.”

Six Women Named to the Engineering Faculty at the  University of California, Riverside

Six Women Named to the Engineering Faculty at the University of California, Riverside

Thew six women who have joined the faculty in the College of Engineering at the University of California, Riverside are Giulia Palermo in bioengineering, Cesunica Ivey and Kandis Leslie Gilliard-AbdulAziz in chemical and environmental engineering, Mariam Salloum in computer science, and Mona Eskandari and Luat Vuong in mechanical engineering.

Notable Honors and Awards for Seven Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities

Notable Honors and Awards for Seven Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities

Here is a listing of women faculty members in higher education who have been honored by colleges and universities or who have received notable awards from other organizations.

Eleven Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities

Eleven Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

Four Women Appointed to Endowed Chair Positions at Vanderbilt University in Nashville

Four Women Appointed to Endowed Chair Positions at Vanderbilt University in Nashville

Recently appointed to endowed professorships are Ruth M. Kleinpell in nursing, Lynne W. Stevenson in cardiovascular medicine, Holly Tuck in humanties, and Lisa R. Young in pediatric medicine.

Wendy Raymond Appointed the Sixteenth President of Haverford College in Pennsylvania

Wendy Raymond Appointed the Sixteenth President of Haverford College in Pennsylvania

Dr. Raymond joined the faculty at Williams College in Massachusetts in 1994 as an assistant professor of biology. She taught at Williams for 19 years and was promoted to the rank of full professor. In 2013, Dr. Raymond was hired for her current position as vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Davidson College in North Carolina.

U.S. Women Earn a Majority of All Doctoral Degree Awards But a Huge Gender Gap Persists in STEM Fields

U.S. Women Earn a Majority of All Doctoral Degree Awards But a Huge Gender Gap Persists in STEM Fields

In 2017, women earned less than a third of the doctorates in the physical sciences and less than a quarter of all doctorates in mathematics and computer science. In engineering, women earned 22.3 percent of the 8,452 doctorates awarded.

Paula Groves Price to Lead the American Educational Studies Association

Paula Groves Price to Lead the American Educational Studies Association

Currently, Dr. Price is a professor of cultural studies and social thought in education at Washington State University. She also serves as associate dean for diversity and international programs in the university’s College of Education. She will serve a year as vice president and a year as president-elect, before becoming president.

Both Men and Women Show Bias Against Women for Jobs and Activities Requiring Intellectual Ability

Both Men and Women Show Bias Against Women for Jobs and Activities Requiring Intellectual Ability

The results of the experiment found that people were less likely to refer a woman when the job description required high intelligence (43.5 percent women referrals) compared to when it did not (50.8 percent women referrals). Both women and men were less likely to refer women for the “high intelligence” jobs than for other positions.

Erika Endrijonas Appointed President of Pasadena City College in California

Erika Endrijonas Appointed President of Pasadena City College in California

Dr. Endrijonas has served as president of Los Angeles Valley College for the past four years. Previously, she served as executive vice president and accreditation liaison officer at Oxnard College in California and was dean of educational programs at Santa Barbara City College in California.

Drexel University Study Examines the Role Parents Play in Their Daughters' Engagement in Technology

Drexel University Study Examines the Role Parents Play in Their Daughters’ Engagement in Technology

The survey found that parents’ affinity for technology only marginally impacts girls’ excitement about involvement in technology. The survey found that girls felt slightly more supported by their fathers (94 percent) than their mothers (85 percent) regarding their interest in technology.

Tara Murray Elected President of the Special Libraries Association

Tara Murray Elected President of the Special Libraries Association

Currently, Murray serves as librarian for Germanic and Slavic languages and literatures at Pennsylvania State University Libraries. Murray will serve as president-elect in 2019 and become president of the Special Libraries Association in 2020.

In Memoriam: Rita Sutherland Purdy, 1941-2018

In Memoriam: Rita Sutherland Purdy, 1941-2018

Professor Purdy joined the faculty at Baylor University in Waco, Texas, in 1996 as chair of family and consumer sciences and served as a professor until she retired in 2009. Earlier, she was a professor and dean of undergraduate programs for College of Human Resources at Virginia Tech.

Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars

Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars

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

Online Articles of Interest to WIA<em>Report</em> Readers

Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers

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.

Washington State University Reports on Efforts Relating to the Status of Women on Campus

Washington State University Reports on Efforts Relating to the Status of Women on Campus

The Washington State University President’s Commission for the Status of Women recently released their findings from a gender-based salary pilot study and made recommendations to ensure great gender quality on campus.

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

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

In Memoriam: Patricia Mittleman, 1959-2018

In Memoriam: Patricia Mittleman, 1959-2018

Patti Mittleman was long-time director of Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She joined the staff at the college in 1988 and retired in 2013.

Four Women Scholars Stepping Down From the Their Posts in Higher Education

Four Women Scholars Stepping Down From the Their Posts in Higher Education

The women who have announced they are leaving their posts are Patricia J. Gumport at Stanford University, Elizabeth Crowther president of Rappahannock Community College in Glenns, Virginia, Dorinda Dallmeyer at the University of Georgia, and Jill Hartz at the University of Oregon.

In Memoriam: Alta Newman Lane, 1927-2018

In Memoriam: Alta Newman Lane, 1927-2018

Dr. Alta Lane joined the Baylor University faculty in 1981 when she became the coordinator for the interior design program in the department of family and consumer sciences. She retired in 1997 and was named professor emerita.