Archive for 2019
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
Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.
Three Women Who Are Stepping Down From Their Posts at Major Universities
Dawn Cartee director of the University of Georgia Center for Continuing Education, Stephanie Reel, the chief information officer and vice provost for information technology at Johns Hopkins University, and Mildred Robinson, the Henry L. and Grace Doherty Charitable Foundation Professor of Law at the University of Virginia School of Law are retiring.
Deboleena Roy Appointed Senior Associate Dean of Faculty at Emory University’s College of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Roy is a professor and chair of the department of women’s, gender, and sexuality studies at Emory. She also serves as a professor in the department of neuroscience and behavioral biology.
In Memoriam: Lesley Aileen Hales Clyde, 1926-2019
Lesley Aileen Hales Clyde, an educator and long-time member of the Utah Board of Regents and an advocate for gender equality, died on Christmas Eve.
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.
University of Kansas Renames its Integrated Sciences Building for Bernadette Gray-Little
Dr. Gary-Little became the 17th chancellor of the University of Kansas in 2009. She is the only woman to serve in that role. Dr. Gray-little stepped down as chancellor after the 2016-17 academic year.
New Assignments for Five Women Scholars at Major Universities
Taking on new roles are Thelma Hurd at the University of California, Merced, Monica Brown at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, Joni Adamson at Arizona State University, Alice Kaplan at Yale University, and Johnnie Hamilton-Mason at Simmons University in Boston.
University of Southern Mississippi Scholar Honored by the Medical Fitness Association
Melissa Ziegler, who has taught in the kinesiotherapy program in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Southern Mississippi for the past 13 years, was presented with the 2019 Marla Richmond Memorial Education Award from the Medical Fitness Association.
Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions in Higher Education
Ilene Whitney Crawford was named dean of Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, effective July 1, 2020. Marketa Marvanova was appointed dean of the Skaggs School of Pharmacy at the University of Montana and Vicki Rosen was named interim dean of the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.
Endowed Scholarship Fund at Brenau University to Honor Long-Time Faculty Member Louise Bauck
Dr. Bauck was a faculty member in biology at Brenau University from 2005 to 2012. She served as chair of the department of math & science from 2008 to 2010. After moving to Nebraska, she continued to support Brenau’s programs by teaching online and accompanying study abroad trips to the Yucatan.
Eight Women Who Will Taking on New Administrative Roles 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.
Study Finds That Male Authors of Scientific Papers Tend to Hype Their Own Work More Than Women Authors
Researchers found that articles where the lead or senior author was a man, were 22 percent more likely than articles where the lead or senior author was a woman to use language in the abstract calling their findings using such words as significant, unique, unprecedented, prominent, and noteworthy.
Laurie Stenberg Nichols Named President of Black Hills State University in South Dakota
Dr. Nichols has been serving as interim president since July. Earlier, she served for three years as the first woman president of the University of Wyoming. From 2009 to 2016 she served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at South Dakota State University.
Women College Students More Likely to Suffer Concussions Than Their Male Peers
A new study authored by three researchers at the University of Colorado presents some interesting data on concussions suffered by U.S. college students. A majority of all concussions were not suffered by varsity athletes and women were more likely to suffer concussions than male students.
Fontbonne University in St. Louis Appoints Nancy Blattner as Its Next President
Since 2009, Dr. Blattner has served as president of Caldwell University in New Jersey. Prior to that role, she was vice president and dean for academic affairs at Fontbonne University. Dr. Blattner will become president of Fontbonne University in July.
Women From Underrepresented Groups Get Snubbed in Offers to Present at a Major Earth Science Conference
The study found that at the fall meeting of the American Geophysical Union women from ethnic minorities were invited to give fewer talks, invited to give talks less often, and opted for poster presentations more than researchers who were not from underrepresented minorities.
Nicole Stanton Will Be the Next Provost at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut
Stanton joined Wesleyan in 2007 as an associate professor of dance. She served as chair of the department for two three-year terms and is currently serving as dean of the Arts and Humanities. Earlier in her career, she taught at Ohio State University.
In Memoriam: Barbara C. Bowen, 1937-2019
Barbara Bowen was a professor of French emerita at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She was the first women to chair an academic department in the university’s College of Arts and Science.
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 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.
Cottey College to Open a Stock Trading Lab on Campus and Will Debut E-Sports
Cottey College is a liberal arts educational institution for women in Nevada, Missouri, recntly announced that it will become the first women’s college to have a stock trading lab on its campus.
Four Women Retiring From High-Level Positions at Major Universities
The four women who have announced their retirements from university administrative pots are Teresa Phillips at Tennessee State University, Jill D. Friedman at Washington University in St. Louis, E. Royce Harper at the University of Michigan, and Almeda Jacks at Clemson University in South Carolina.
In Memoriam: Marjorie Silbermann Cowen, 1941-2019
Majorie Cowen had a 16-year career as an administrator and development officer at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, before becoming senior advisor to the president for external affairs at Tulane University in New Orleans.
Salem College Gets Good News From Its Accrediting Agency
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC), which accredits colleges and universities in 11 Southern states, has deemed Salem Academy and College fully compliant on all requirements.
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: Marla Bernbaum, 1953-2019
Dr. Bernbaum taught as a full-time faculty member at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine from 1981 to 1998. After leaving due to a disability, she continued to be associated with the school with a voluntary appointment as a clinical associate professor.
University of South Dakota’s Jessica Messersmith to Be Honored by the American Academy of Audiology
Jessica Messersmith is an associate professor and chair of the department of communication sciences and disorders at the University of South Dakota. Dr. Messersmith will be honored for her work in pediatric audiology at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Audiology in April.
Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles in Higher Education
The five women scholars who have been appointed to new posts are Celeste M. Nelson at Princeton University in New Jersey, Simone T.A. Phipps at Middle Georgia State University, Katy Strzepek at Illinois State Univerity, Amie Grills at Boston University, and Megan Goodwin at Central Michigan University.
Faculty at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Establish a Scholarship to Honor a Late Colleague
Theresa Perez, professor emerita of the department of middle, secondary and K-12 education at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte died earlier this year. Friends and colleagues are raising money to fund a scholarship that will be awarded to graduate students in the English as a second language program.
Three Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Universities
Marty Brock has been named dean of the College of Business and Professional Studies at Mississippi University for Women. Hazel Sive will be the next dean of the College of Science at Northeastern University in Boston and Jill Fort will be the new dean of the School of Business at Newman University in Wichita, Kansas.
University of Arkansas Scholar Honored by the American Society for Engineering Management
Heather Nachtmann is the associate dean for research and professor of industrial engineering at the University of Arkansas. Professor Nachtmann also serves as the director of the Maritime Transportation Research and Education Center and the Mack-Blackwell Transportation Center at the University of Arkansas.
New Administrative Duties for Eight Women in American Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Suzanne Morse Moomaw to Serve as Director of the University of Virginia Press
Dr. Moomaw is an associate professor of urban and environmental planning in the university’s School of Architecture and director of the Community Design Research Center. She will begin her duties as director of the University of Virginia Press in January.
The Gender Gap in Medical School Enrollments Is Widening in Women’s Favor
For the past four years, women’s enrollments in U.S. medical schools have increased by at least 3 percent annually. During the same time period, the enrollment of men has declined slightly. Since 2010, the number of women enrolled in medical school is up 25.5 percent. For men, the increase has been 10.8 percent.
