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Rice University Establishes an Award to Honor the Late Marjorie Corcoran
The Majorie Corcoran Award will honor a scholar who has made major contributions to the advancement of women or students from underrepresented groups in STEM disciplines. Professor Corcoran died a year ago after being hit by a light-rail train while riding a bicycle.
In Memoriam: Frances Johanne Ingemann, 1927-2018
Dr. Ingemann joined the faculty at the University of Kansas in 1957 and taught there for 42 years. She founded the department of linguistics at the university in 1967 and was a pioneer in acoustic speech research.
Indiana University Astrobiologist Will Be NASA’s New Planetary Protection Officer
Lisa Pratt, Provost Professor in the department of earth and atmospheric sciences at Indiana University, will be assigned the lofty responsibility of protecting the Earth from potential contamination by extraterrestrial life forms, such as microorganisms that could live in the ice on Mars.
Effective Communication Methods for Diverse Teams Vary Depending on the Gender Makeup of Group Members
The study found that text-messaging is the most effective communications method for racially diverse teams rather than face-to-face communications. However, for teams that were diverse along gender lines, using text messages had the opposite impact.
New Administrative Appointments for Five Women in Higher Education
Taking on new administrative roles are Patricia A. Schoknecht at Bates College in Maine, Dana Hinojosa at the University of California, Davis, Tineke Battle at Pennsylvania State University, Helene O’Leary at Indiana University in Bloomington, and Shontay Delalue at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
Study Finds a Gender Gap in Publication Rates of Ph.D. Students
A new study by researchers at Indiana University, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Illinois found that doctoral students who are men tended to publish more papers than doctoral students who are women. The pattern was particularly true in STEM fields.
In Memoriam: Jacqueline Bolden Beck, 1931-2017
Dr. Beck started her career at Florida A&M University in 1958 as an instructor of nursing. She retired in 2000 after serving as the leader of the School of Allied Health Sciences at the university for 18 years.
Three Faculty Members at Indiana University Appointed to Associate Vice Provost Positions
Appointed to associate vice provost positions in the Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion are Dionne Danns, an associate professor of education, Stephanie Li, who holds an endowed chair in the department of English, and Mary Murphy, an associate professor of psychological and brain science.
Janet Dudley-Eshbach Is Stepping Down as President of Salisbury University in Maryland
Dr. Dudley-Eshbach was named president of Salisbury University in 2000. She is the first woman to hold the position and the longest-serving woman president in the history of the University of Maryland System. She will take a one year sabbatical and return to the university as full-time faculty member.
Sixteen Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education
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.
Two Women to Direct the Institute for Digital Arts and Humanities at Indiana University
Kalani Craig, an assistant professor of history, and Michelle Dalmau, director of Digital Collections Services at Indiana Universities Libraries, have been appointed co-directors of the Institute for Digital Arts and Humanities at Indiana University in Bloomington.
Eight Women Scholars Taking on New Roles at American Colleges and 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.
Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Roles at Colleges and 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.
Eleven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties
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.
Barbara A. Bichelmeyer to Lead the University of Missouri-Kansas City
Barbara A. Bichelmeyer was named interim chancellor the University of Missouri-Kansas City. In 2015, Dr. Bichelmeyer was appointed provost and executive vice chancellor at the university. Earlier, she taught for nearly two decades at Indiana University.
Thirteen Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments
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.
A Large Group of Women Faculty Members Taking on New Duties in Higher Education
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.
Professor Jennifer Grotz Is the First Woman Director of the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conferences
Dr. Grotz is a professor in the department of English at the University of Rochester. Professor Grotz attended the Breadloaf Writers’ Conference in 1995 and has returned every year since, except for one. She joined the staff of the organization in 1997 and was named assistant director in 2005.
The Next Executive Director of the Modern Language Association
Dr. Paula M. Krebs will resign her positions as dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts in order to take on her new duties at the Modern Language Association on August 1. The association has more than 24,000 members in 100 countries around the world.
The Racial Gap in School Discipline Is Greater for Girls Than for Boys
The study of middle and high school students in a large urban district by researchers at Indiana University and the University of Kentucky, found that Blacks girls are three times as likely as White girls to be sent to the principal’s office.
Indiana University Just Says No to Student Athletes With a History of Sexual Violence
The new policy disqualifies any prospective student-athlete with a history of sexual or domestic violence from participating in any intercollegiate activities, including competition, or receiving athletically related financial aid.
Four Women Announce Their Retirements From High-Level Posts in Academia
The four women retiring from the their university posts are Judith M. Cole at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Karen M. Sowers at the University of Tennessee, Iris Rosa at Indiana University, and Catherine C. Scroggs at the University of Missouri.
One Woman Among the Three Finalists for Dean of the Business School at the University of Wisconsin
Anne P. Massey is the Dean’s Research Professor and professor of information systems in the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in Bloomington. She also serves as associate vice president for academic affairs for the university.
Four Women Named Distinguished Professors at Indiana University
Indiana University has announced the appointment of nine scholars to the rank of Distinguished Professor. Four of the nine are women.
In Memoriam: Marjorie Blasius Corcoran, 1950-2017
Dr. Majorie Corcoran joined the faculty at Rice University in 1980. Her research was focused on experimental particle physics.
One Woman Among the Three Finalists for Chancellor of the University of Hawaii
Lauren Robel is executive vice president and provost at Indiana University in Bloomington. Also, she is the Val Nolan Professor of Law in the university’s law school.
Indiana University Study Examines Gender Pay Gaps by Sexual Orientation
The study found that while gay men earn less than heterosexual men and lesbians earn more than heterosexual women, these pay gaps results from differences in family characteristics. But for bisexual men and women, the study finds that workplace discrimination may be a significant factor in the pay gap.
Do Men and Women College Students Interact Differently With Faculty?
Emma D. Cohen, a doctoral student in sociology at Indiana University in Bloomington, found that women look to their instructors to guide them through course requirements and to help them plan future careers, but men may be more likely to see faculty not just as guides but as mentors and colleagues.
Can Men Be Taught to Understand Women’s Nonverbal Cues Relating to Sexual Interest?
Undergraduate students were shown a series of 130 full-body photographs of women wearing warn weather clothing and asked to gauge the models’ sexual interest. Half of the participants were given instructions prior to viewing the photographs telling them to focus on the nonverbal clues rather than the women’s clothing or attractiveness.
Four Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The four women appointed to endowed chairs are: Tajana Rosing at the University of California, San Diego, Bonnie Berger at MIT, Mae C. Jemison at Indiana University, and Lynn S. Fuchs at Vanderbilt University.
Four Women Scholars Named to Endowed Professorships
The four women appointed to endowed chairs are Anne Whisnant at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, Eileen Kae Kintner at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Susan Kaech at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, and Kosali Simon at Indiana University in Bloomington.
In Memoriam: Claire Beth Sponsler, 1954-2016
Claire Sponsler was the M.F. Carpenter Professor of English at the University of Iowa. She taught at the university for 23 years.
In Memoriam: Karen Ann Polonko, 1950-2016
Karen Polonko was a University Professor of sociology and criminal justice at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. She had taught at the university since 1983.
Fourteen Women Appointed to Administrative Posts 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.
New Indiana University Study Shows A Decline in the Sexualization of Women Characters in Video Games
Teresa Lynch, a Ph.D. candidate in The Media School at Indiana University and her colleagues examined in-game content of 571 video games released between 1983 and 2014. They found that the sexualization of women in video games peaked in the mid-1990s but has declined over the past eight years.
