Archive for 2019
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.
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.
Baltimore Museum of Art to Only Purchase Works by Women in 2020
The Baltimore Museum of Art has 95,000 works of art. Just 4 percent were created by women. Now the museum is taking a major step to address the imbalance.
Eight Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties in Higher Education
Dr. Barry has a B.A in communication from The University of Alabama, B.S. in psychology from The University of Alabama at Birmingham, and M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from The University of Alabama.
Haunani-Kay Trask Receives the 2019 Angela Y. Davis Prize From the American Studies Association
Professor Trask served as a tenured member of the University of Hawaiʻi faculty for more than 30 years. She was the founding director of the university’s Mānoa Center for Hawaiian Studies and a leader in the Hawaiian sovereignty movement.
Two Women Scholars Appointed to Dean Positions at Southern Universities
Angela Lauer Chong was appointed dean of students at Florida State University and Teresa Petty will serve as interim dean of the Cato College of Education at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Professor Paula Pietromonaco Wins Award From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Dr. Pietromonaco, professor emerita at the University of Massachusetts, focuses her research on how basic psychological processes that arise in the context of people’s close relationships such as dating and marital relationships might impact relationship outcomes as well as emotional and physical health over time.
New Administrative Duties for Nine Women in 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.
Six Women Scholars Who Have Been Honored With Major Awards
The honorees are Ruchi Amin of East Carolina University, Karen Giuliano of the University of Massachusetts, Maria Narayani Lasala-Blanco of Arizona State University, Julie-Ann Scott-Pollock of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Rita Dove of the University of Virginia, and Meredith Neville-Shepard of the University of Arkansas.
University of Georgia Scholar Honored by the American Educational Studies Association
Cynthia B. Dillard is the Mary Frances Early Professor of Teacher Education in the department of educational theory and practice of the College of Education at the University of Georgia. Dr. Dillard was honored at the association’s annual conference in Baltimore earlier this month.
Eight Women Hired as Assistant Professors at Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts, has eight women who are serving as new assistant professors on campus this fall.
Study Finds No Biological Gender Differences in Brain Function of Children Regarding Mathematics
The research team used functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure the brain activity in a group of young children ages 3 to 10 while the children were watching an educational video covering early math topics. After numerous statistical comparisons, the research team found no difference in the brain development of girls and boys.
Central New Mexico Community College Appoints Tracy Hartzler as Its Next President
Hartzler is currently the college’s vice president for finance and operations. She first joined the staff at the college in 2015. Hartzler is expected to take over for Katharine Winograd, who has led the Albuquerque community college for the past 12 years sometime in early 2020.
Study Finds That 1 of Every 16 Women’s First Sexual Encounters Was Rape or Otherwise Forced
A new study led by researchers at Harvard Medical School finds that one of every 16 women’s first sexual encounter was forced. Furthermore, the study found that forced sexual initiation appeared to be associated with multiple adverse reproductive, gynecologic, and general health outcomes later in life.
Rachel Crosen Will Be the Next Provost at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Since 2016, Dr. Crosen has served as dean of the College of Social Science at Michigan State University. She is also a Michigan State University Foundation Professor of economics. Earlier in her career, Professor Crosen served as dean of the School of Business at the University of Texas at Arlington.
Women Are Two-Thirds of All U.S. College and University Students Who Study Abroad
The data shows that during the 2017-18 academic year, 341,751 American students went abroad to engage in academic pursuits at foreign colleges and universities. Of these, 67 percent were women.
Carmen Simone Appointed the Sixth President of Western Nebraska Community College
Dr. Simone is the current and founding vice president and dean at the University of South Dakota Community College for Sioux Falls. Earlier, Dr. Simone served as president of Trinidad State Junior College in Colorado for five years.
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.
Oregon State University Making Progress in Adding Women to its Engineering Faculty
Oregon State University reports that 50 of the 200 tenured or tenure-track faculty in the College of Engineering are women. According to the university, that number has more than doubled over the past five years.
Texas Woman’s University Renames Institute for Women’s Leadership
The Institute for Women’s Leadership at Texas Woman’s University has been renamed to honor state senator Jane Nelson. The senator, whose district includes portions of Denton and Tarrant counties, is the highest-ranking member of the Texas Senate.
In Memoriam: Ruth Trinidad Galván
Ruth Trinidad Galván, an associate professor in the department of language, literacy and sociocultural studies at the University of New Mexico. She was also affiliated with the women’s studies program and the department of Chicana and Chicano studies.
Claire Sterk, President of Emory University, Announces She Will Step Down Next Summer
When she took office on September 1, 2016, Dr. Sterk was the first woman to serve as president of the university in its 180-year history. After a sabbatical, she will return to the faculty at Emory as the Charles Howard Candler Professor of Public Health.
New Assignments for Seven Women Faculty Members at Major Universities
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.
Simmons University to Offer a New Minor Degree Program in Health Humanities
The new minor program will focus on ethical leadership practice, sensitivity to cultural impacts on health and wellness, and communication skills, helping future practitioners bridge the gap between patients and providers.
Michigan State University’s Kay Holekamp Honored by the Animal Behavior Society
Often referred to as the Jane Goodall of hyenas, Dr. Holekamp has focused her studies on spotted hyenas in Masai Mara, Kenya, for more than 30 years. The Animal Behavior Society recently selected her as the winner of the 2019 Distinguished Animal Behaviorist Award.
Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to University Dean Positions
The new deans are Kristin Broady at Dillard University in New Orleans, Elaine Morrato at Loyola University in Chicago, Paulette Tandy at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Alyncia Bowen at Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio, and Lori Steiner at Newman University in Wichita, Kansas.
Tina Harris Given Distinguished Scholar Award from the National Communications Association
Tina M. Harris holds the Douglas L. Manship Sr.-Dori Maynard Race, Media, and Cultural Literacy Endowed Chair at the Manship School of Mass Communication at Louisiana State University. She joined the faculty at LSU this past summer after teaching at the University of Georgia for more than two decades.
Eleven Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Responsibilities 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.
University of New Mexico Scholar Honored for Her Mentoring of Doctoral Students
For 12 years Dr. Allison Borden supervised the dissertation research of 24 graduates in educational leadership at the University of New Mexico. She also serves on the dissertation committees of an additional 25 graduates from educational leadership and other programs in the College of Education.
Four Women Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions at Colleges and Universities
The women appointed to endowed facaulty positions are Betty S. Lai in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College, Elsa Reichmanis at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Nicole Mitchell at the University of Pittsburgh, and Kirsten Davison at the Boston College School of Social Work.
Study Offers a Roadmap to Reduce Bias and Increase the Number of Women in STEM Research
Last December a group of 23 scientists met at the Banbury Center in Cold Spring Harbor, New York, to discuss ways to reduce bias and increase the number of women in STEM research positions. Their findings were recently released in a paper published in Science magazine.
Leila Hamdan Chosen to Lead the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation
Dr. Hamdan is an associate professor of coastal sciences and interim associate director of the School of Ocean Science and Engineering at the University of Southern Mississippi. She will become president of the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation in 2021.
Women Underrepresented on the Editorial Boards of Major Journals in Statistics and Biostatistics
A new study by Andrea Foulkes a professor of mathematics and statistics at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts, finds that women comprise less than a quarter of editorial board members on prestigious journals in statistics and biostatistics.
Suzanne Blum Malley Will Be the Next Provost at Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina
Dr. Blum Malley currently serves as senior associate provost and a member of the English department faculty at Columbia College in Chicago. She joined the faculty at the college in 1995 as an assistant professor of English. Dr. Blum Malley will begin her new duties in January.
