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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.

University of North Carolina Partners With Nagoya University in Japan in Cybersecurity Program

University of North Carolina Partners With Nagoya University in Japan in Cybersecurity Program

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Nagoya University in Japan have established the Women’s Undergraduate Cybersecurity Engagement Program. The program is organized by the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs and funded by the U.S. Embassy Tokyo Public Affairs Section.

Texas Woman's University Joins the Houston Guided Pathways to Success Consortium

Texas Woman’s University Joins the Houston Guided Pathways to Success Consortium

As a Houston GPS member, Texas Woman’s University will partner with community colleges in offering streamlined pathways to its bachelor’s programs and ultimately, toward graduation.

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: Marie Isabel Charles, 1926-2023

In Memoriam: Marie Isabel Charles, 1926-2023

In 1973, Dr. Charles was appointed assistant dean of the College of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame just a year after women were first admitted. In 1976, she became the first woman to serve as a dean at the University of Notre Dame. In 1982 Dr. Charles was appointed assistant provost and director of international studies at Notre Dame.

Four Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Roles at Universities

Four Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Roles at Universities

The women faculty taking on new duties are Mary E. Graham at Syracuse University in New York, Heather Congdon at the University of Maryland Baltimore, Tracey Sharpley-Whiting at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and Maja Husar Holmes at the University of Kansas.

Maureen Donnelly Wins Award for Excellence in Herpetology

Maureen Donnelly Wins Award for Excellence in Herpetology

The American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists has honored biologist Maureen Donnelly of Florida International University with the Henry S. Fitch Award for Excellence in Herpetology. This is considered the highest honor within the field of amphibian studies

Universities Announce the Appointments of Five Women to Dean Positions

Universities Announce the Appointments of Five Women to Dean Positions

The women appointed as dean are Tonya L. Peeples at Pennsylvania State University, Kathryn (Katie) Cardarell at the University of Louisville in Kentucky, Emma Savage-Davis at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, Sarah Ades at the University of Texas at Austin, Cynthia Nance at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville School of Law.

MIT's Elly Nedivi Honored for Her Research on the Cerebral Cortex

MIT’s Elly Nedivi Honored for Her Research on the Cerebral Cortex

Elly Nedivi is the William R. and Linda R. Young Professor of Neuroscience in The Picower Institute for Learning and Memory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is the 2023 recipient of the Krieg Cortical Kudos Discoverer Award from the Cajal Club.

New Administrative Role for Six Women in Higher Education

New Administrative Role for Six Women in Higher Education

Taking on new administrative duties are Sharon P. Pitt at Virginia Tech, Dawn Medley at Drexel University in Philadelphia, d’Andre Willis at the University of Colorado Boulder, ZeNai Brooks at Martin University in Indianapolis, Jill Stephens Walton at the University of Georgia, and Susan Thompson at the University of Oklahoma Polytechnic Institute in Tulsa.

National Association of Biology Teachers Recognizes the Innovative Teaching of Samiksha Raut

National Association of Biology Teachers Recognizes the Innovative Teaching of Samiksha Raut

Dr. Raut, an associte professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham notes the effects of active learning as opposed to heavy book-based course materials as the backbone of her teaching style. She has taken a very intentional step to involve her students with community engagement opportunities, particularly with non-major students, which serves as a testament to her commitment to innovation.

Three Women Academics Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

Three Women Academics Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

Penelope Andrews was appointed the John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law at New York Law School. Anca Parvulescu was named the Liselotte Dieckmann Professor in Comparative Literature at Washington University in St Louis and Melissa R. Kerin has been selected as the next Roger Mudd Professor of Ethics at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.

Examining the Gender Pay Gap for College and University Administrators

Examining the Gender Pay Gap for College and University Administrators

A new survey by CUPA-HR finds that among higher education administrators, the representation of women steadily increased from 2002 to 2022, from 43 percent to 51 percent. But during the two-decade span, there was not much progress in pay equity for female administrators.

Kimberly van Noort Has Been Named the Ninth Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Asheville

Kimberly van Noort Has Been Named the Ninth Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Asheville

Dr. Van Noort has served as interim chancellor of UNC Asheville since January 1. She served as senior vice president for academic affairs and chief academic officer at the UNC System Office since October 2018 and as vice president for academic programs, faculty, and research from 2016 to 2018.

New Study Finds That Discrimination Against the Mother Can Impact the Brains of Unborn Children

New Study Finds That Discrimination Against the Mother Can Impact the Brains of Unborn Children

Experiences of discrimination and acculturation are known to have a detrimental effect on a person’s health. For pregnant women, these painful experiences can also affect the brain circuitry of their children, a new study from Yale and Columbia University finds.

The New President of the American College of Sports Medicine

The New President of the American College of Sports Medicine

Stella L. Volpe is department head and professor of the department of human nutrition, foods, and exercise in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech. Dr. Volpe’s research focuses on obesity and diabetes prevention using nutrition and exercise interventions, mineral supplementation, and by altering the environment to result in greater physical activity and healthy eating.

Survey Examines the Poor State of Maternal Health in Georgia

Survey Examines the Poor State of Maternal Health in Georgia

According to a statewide survey commissioned by Research!America in partnership with the Woodruff Health Sciences Center at Emory University in Atlanta, one in 10 Georgians know of someone who has died during pregnancy, at delivery, or soon after birth, and more than half have experienced or know someone who has experienced complications during pregnancy.

Mary Pope Maybank Hutson Selected to Lead Sweet Briar College in Virginia

Mary Pope Maybank Hutson Selected to Lead Sweet Briar College in Virginia

Hutson is the college’s first alumna president. She has been serving as interim president since July. Earlier, Hutson served as Sweet Briar’s senior vice president for alumnae relations and development for eight years.

In Memoriam: Diana Elizabeth Edelman Kleiner, 1947-2023

In Memoriam: Diana Elizabeth Edelman Kleiner, 1947-2023

Diana Kleiner was the Dunham Professor of the History of Art and Classics, Emerita at Yale University. She was an acclaimed art historian known for her expertise on the art and architecture of the ancient Romans.

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.

Liz Magill Resigns as President at the University of Pennsylvania

Liz Magill Resigns as President at the University of Pennsylvania

After giving testimony before Congress, where she refused to say whether calling for the genocide of Jews was contrary to the university’s code of conduct and resulting criticism from all sides of the political spectrum and most importantly some of Penn’s biggest donors, Liz Magill has resigned as president of the University of Pennsylvania.

Wellesley College Is One of Seven Educational Institutions Being Investigated for Anti-Semitism

Wellesley College Is One of Seven Educational Institutions Being Investigated for Anti-Semitism

An email sent out by resident advisors at Wellesley stated “that there should be no space, no consideration, and no support for Zionism within the Wellesley College community.”

Three Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Assigned to Additional Duties

Three Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Assigned to Additional Duties

Professor Rumana Riffat was named vice provost for faculty affairs at George Washington University. Anita Lee was appointed associate dean of academic and faculty affairs for the School of Health Sciences at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, and Professor Angela D. Dillard was named the inaugural vice provost for undergraduate education the University of Michigan.

University of Arkansas Scholar Wins Book Award from the National Communication Association

University of Arkansas Scholar Wins Book Award from the National Communication Association

Lindsey Aloia is associate dean for international education and associate professor of communication at the University of Arkansas. She was honored for the most outstanding book published within the past five years that made a significant contribution to the field of interpersonal communication.

Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed Deans

Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed Deans

The new deans are Precie Schroyer at the Monroe County Campus of Northampton Community College in Pennsylvania, Diane Rowland at the University of Maine, Joyce deJong at the Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Meredith Gronski at Methodist University in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Joan Ferrini-Munday Wins Lifetime Achievement Award From the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Joan Ferrini-Munday Wins Lifetime Achievement Award From the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Lifetime Achievement Award honors council members who have demonstrated distinguished leadership, instruction, and service to the mathematics education field at the national level for over 25 years. Dr. Ferrini-Mundy has been president of the University of Maine since July 2018.

Five Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

Five Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

Taking on new administrative roles are Dee Raneri at Northampton Community College in Pennsylvania, Shauna Harris at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Andrea Anderson at the University of Michigan, Fara Warner at the University of Rhode Island, and Brigitte Weinsteiger at the University of Pennsylvania.

Linda Griffin Honored for Her Work in Sports Pedagogy

Linda Griffin Honored for Her Work in Sports Pedagogy

Dr. Griffin is an expert in games-centered approaches to teaching and learning sport-related games, and she applies those best practices to teaching her undergraduate courses with the goal of helping students understand the connections between contemporary sport, society, and culture.

A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

Michelle Chang was named the A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University in New Jersey. Hannah I. Lipman was named to the Linda Farber Post Chair in Bioethics at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine in New Jersey and Gretchen Batcheller was appointed the Blanche E. Seaver Professor of Fine Arts at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Higher Education Diversity Positions

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Higher Education Diversity Positions

Markeisha Miner was appointed vice president for community, equity, and diversity at the University of Rhode Island. Sheryl R. Wilson will be the inaugural vice president for culture and belonging at Bethel College in Kansas, effective July 1, 2024, and Dionne Lambert is the new director of diversity, equity, and inclusion education and training at the University of Tulsa in Oklahoma.

Women Making Progress in Ice Core Science, But a Huge Gender Gap Remains

Women Making Progress in Ice Core Science, But a Huge Gender Gap Remains

The gender makeup of co-authors differs substantially for man vs. woman-led studies. Within the past decade, woman-led studies have contained on average 20 percent more women coauthors than man-led studies.

Jenny Varner Named the Fifth President of Davidson-Davie Community College in North Carolina

Jenny Varner Named the Fifth President of Davidson-Davie Community College in North Carolina

Varner, who has served as acting president since July, has been at the college since 2008 and was previously vice president for external affairs and executive director of the college’s foundation. Prior to coming to Davidson-Davie, she worked for U.S. Senator Elizabeth Dole and for NASPA, the student affairs professional organization.

How Artificial Intelligence Reflects Gender Stereotypes

How Artificial Intelligence Reflects Gender Stereotypes

A new study by Access Education, an education technology specialist, uncovered the top 10 professions where artificial intelligence is least likely to represent women in key STEM roles, and the ones where AI is challenging stereotypes.

Cathy Garzio Named Chief Operating Office for Weill Cornell Medicine

Cathy Garzio Named Chief Operating Office for Weill Cornell Medicine

Garzio was previously vice chair and director of finance and administration in the department of medicine at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Earlier, she was administrative director of the department of radiology and biomedical imaging at the University of California, San Francisco.