Women In Academia Report

Breaking News
The New President of American River College in Sacramento, California
Jan. 27, 2021 - Since 2014, Dixon has served in administrative roles for the Los Rios College District, most recently as associate vice chancellor of educational services and student success. Prior to joining the Los Rios colleges, Dixon was assistant director of diversity and multicultural student services at Portland State University in Oregon.
Judith Gay Will Be the First Leader of the New Erie County Community College in Pennsylvania
Jan. 27, 2021 - Dr. Gay has been serving as vice president for strategic initiatives and chief of staff for the Community College of Philadelphia and was interim president during the 2013-14 academic year. Dr. Gay had planned to retire at the end of January.
Felicia Blow of Hampton University to Lead the Public Relations Society of America
Jan. 27, 2021 - Felicia Blow, vice president for development at Hampton University in Virginia, has worked in fields including manufacturing, waste management, environmental services, telecommunications, and higher education. Before coming to Hampton University, she served as director of public affairs for Cox Communications.
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Research & Studies
New Consortium to Research Concussions Among Victims of Intimate Partner Violence
Jan. 27, 2021 - Males and females experience IPV, but violence against women tends to result in more severe and chronic injuries. Due to the high degree of physical aggression associated with this type of abuse, there is a significant risk for traumatic brain injury. A new research group is seeking to learn how
Did Women Leaders Do a Better Job Managing the Pandemic Than Their Male Counterparts?
Jan. 27, 2021 - An analysis of 175 countries around the world, lead by Leah Windsor, a research assistant professor in the Institute for Intelligent Systems at the University of Memphis, found that there were slightly lower reported fatality rates in countries led by women. But these results were not statistically significant.
A Look at Gender Disparities in Union Membership and Wages
Jan. 27, 2021 - Women who were members of labor unions in 2020 had an average weekly wage of $1,067. For women who were not union members, the average weekly wage was $862. Thus, for women, on average, nonunion workers made only 81 percent of the wages of union members.
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Appointments
A Trio of Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Duties at Colleges and Universities
Jan. 21, 2021 - Sara Cook, a professor of business, has been named vice president for academics at Viterbo University in La Crosse Wisconsin. Sadie D. Wilks, an instructor at Louisiana State University, has been given added duties as the school’s new internship coordinator and Natalie Lozinski-Veach is a new assistant professor of German
Heidi Fernandez and Cheryl Bremer Receive Appointments to Dean Posts
Jan. 21, 2021 - Heidi Fernandez has been named dean of University College at Trident University, which is based in Cypress, California, and Cheryl Bremer was appointed dean of the School of Education at Grace College in Winona Lake, Indiana.
Seven Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Jan. 21, 2021 - Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
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Honors & Awards
NASPA Presents an Award for Mentoring Graduate Faculty to Kathy Guthrie of Florida State University
Jan. 21, 2021 - Kathy Guthrie, an associate professor in the College of Education at Florida State University, was selected as the recipient of the 2021 Robert H. Shaffer Award for Academic Excellence as a Graduate Faculty Member by NASPA - Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. The award is the highest honor that
Antoinette Landor of the University of Missouri Wins Award for Mentoring Undergraduate Researchers
Jan. 21, 2021 - Antoinette Landor, associate professor in the department of human development and family science in the College of Human Environmental Sciences at the University of Missouri, was recently named the 2020 Undergraduate Research Mentor by the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities.
Vanderbilt University’s Jerri Rook Honored for Her Work on Drug Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease Patients
Jan. 21, 2021 - As director of in vivo and behavioral pharmacology at the Vanderbilt University Warren Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery, Rook’s research focus over the past 10 years has been on developing treatments for the cognitive decline associated with Alzheimer’s disease.
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Other Recent Articles
In Memoriam: Nancy E. Suchman, 1957-2020 [1.27.2021]

Nancy Suchman was an associate professor of psychiatry at Yale Medical School. She devoted her career to the study of parenting as a critical issue in the lives of mothers, and fathers, affected by drug addiction.
Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars [1.25.2021]

Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.
In Memoriam: Kathleen Saunders Nordeen, 1940-2021 [1.25.2021]

Kit Saunders Nordeen pioneered women’s athletics at the University of Wisconsin in the 1960s and 1970s, and, as an administrator, fought for equal opportunities for women athletes in the tumultuous years following the passage of Title IX.
Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [1.25.2021]

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.
In Memoriam: Kathleen M. Carroll, 1958-2020 [1.23.2021]

Dr. Carroll joined the faculty at Yale in 1989 as an assistant professor of psychiatry. She taught at Yale for more than 30 years.
Ms. Magazine Snubs Academia In Its List of Top Feminists of 2020 [1.22.2021]

Not one of the top feminists of 2020 according to Ms. magazine has a primarily academic affiliation.
In Memoriam: Deborah Lynn Rhode, 1952-2021 [1.22.2021]

Deborah Rhode was a professor at Stanford Law School for more than 40 years, a world-renowned scholar in the legal profession, and the nation’s most frequently cited legal ethics scholar. She produced 30 books and 200 scholarly articles, many focusing on access to justice.
Three Women Who Have Announced Their Retirements From High-Level Posts in the Academic World [1.22.2021]

Cheryl Evans, president of Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, Janice Gibson, director of development and alumni affairs at Alcorn State University in Mississippi, and Jean Goodnow, president of Delta College in Michigan, have all announced their retirements.
Gender Gap in Employment and Salary for Students Who Earned Doctorates in 2019 [1.20.2021]

For 2019 doctoral recipients who had a job offer, 49.3 percent of women had accepted positions in the academic arena. For men who had job offers, only were 34.3 were heading to academia. Some 27.1 of women doctoral recipients in 2019 had job commitments in the corporate world compared to 48.4 percent of men.
Michelle Majewski Is the Seventeenth President of Marian University in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin [1.20.2021]

Dr. Majewski has been serving as acting president since April 2000. She has been associated with the university for more than three decades as a full-time faculty member, chair, dean, and professor emerita. Dr. Majewski will serve as president through June 30, 2023.
Study Warns That Women Graduate Students in Chemistry Are Not Receiving Adequate Support [1.20.2021]

A new study by researchers at the University of Oregon finds that insufficient interactions with advisers and peers, as well as financial problems, are derailing career aspirations of women and minority groups pursuing graduate degrees in the nation’s highest-funded chemistry programs.
Harvard Law School Has Appointed Two Women to Dean Positions [1.20.2021]

L. Tracee Whitley as its new dean for administration, Harvard Law School’s chief administrative officer. Natasha Onken was named assistant dean for student financial services.
Affirmative Action for Women in Hiring Decisions in Hotel Management Can Improve the Bottom Line [1.20.2021]

New research led by the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management suggests hotel companies that promote a woman over an equally qualified man are perceived as fairer and less discriminatory, creating a stronger organizational culture and higher financial performance.
University of Utah Leader to Become President of Strada Impact in April [1.20.2021]

Ruth V. Watkins, president of the University of Utah since 2018, announced that she has accepted a position as president of Strada Impact, where she will drive Strada Education Network’s national research, philanthropy, policy, and thought leadership with the goal of improving students’ access to college, degree completion and career connections.
In Memoriam: Ellen Lorenz, 1935-2020 [1.20.2021]

Dr. Lorenz joined the faculty of Mount Mary University as director of secondary education in 1968, rising to the post of academic dean by 1976. In 1979, she was appointed president of Mount Mary, continuing in that role until 1987.
Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [1.19.2021]

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 [1.19.2021]

Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.
In Memoriam: Barbara Nelson Benson, 1940-2020 [1.18.2021]

Dr. Benson joined the faculty of the department of biological sciences at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1973 and taught there until retiring in 2002. She served as department chair and worked as co-director of the Environmental Science Program.
New UCLA Initiatives Aims to Increase Women in Computing Education and Technology Careers [1.18.2021]

Momentum: Accelerating Equity in Computing and Technology will engage in critical research and actions to diversify participation in computing and technology fields. The effort is sorely needed. Women currently hold just 26 percent of computing jobs.
In Memoriam: Miriam DeCosta-Willis, 1934-2021 [1.15.2021]

Nearly, a decade after she was not allowed to enroll at what is now the University of Memphis because of the color of her skin, Dr. Decosta-Wilis was hired as the university’s first Black faculty member. During her more than 40-year career, Dr. Decosta-Wilis also taught at Lemoyne-Owen College in Memphis, Howard University in Washington, D.C., George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education [1.15.2021]

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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