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New UCLA Report Provides a Roadmap for Increasing Women in High-Tech Careers
The new report is a compilation of feedback from attendees of the 2015 Women in Tech conference held at the University of California, Los Angeles. While the report offers a number of recommendations, the authors state that an enhanced mentoring program may be the best strategy for increasing the number of women in information technology fields.
How the University of California, Irvine Narrowed the Gender Faculty Gap
In the early 1990s, women accounted for just 20 percent of the faculty at the Irvine campus. In 2001, the university adopted the ADVANCE program that designated 10 senior faculty member to act as equity advisers in faculty searches. Today women make up 34 percent of the total faculty.
Three Women Among the Four Finalists for Dean of Colorado Law
The three women finalists are all law school professors. They are Mary Anne Bobinski of the University of British Columbia, Laura Gomez of the University of California, Los Angeles, and Angela Onwuachi-Willig of the University of Iowa.
Notable Honors for Four Women at Major Universities
The honorees are Doris Ching of the University of Hawaii, Kimberlé W. Crenshaw of Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles, Diane K. Newman of the California Institute of Technology, and Brené Brown of the University of Houston.
Mary Papazian Will Be the Next President of San Jose State University
When she takes office on July 1, Dr. Papazian will be the university’s 29th president and the third woman president in San Jose State’s 159-year history. Currently, Dr. Papazian is president of Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut.
New Administrative Posts for Six Women in Higher Education
Taking on new administrative roles are Anne Ehrlich at Knox College, Leisa Julian at the University of Kansas, Allyson Cannon at West Virginia University, Kathy Barnard at the University of Idaho, Johnese Spisso at UCLA, and Clothilde Hewlett at the University of California, Berkeley.
Susan Kaufman Purcell Stepping Down From Her Post at the University of Miami
Susan Kaufman Purcell has announced that she is stepping down as director of the Center for Hemispheric Policy at the University of Miami. She founded the center 11 years ago.
In Memoriam: Helen Stavridou Astin, 1932-2015
Dr. Astin taught higher education at the University of California, Los Angeles for 29 years. A native of Greece, she was the second woman to earn a Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Maryland.
Six Women Selected as Rising Stars in Academic Chemistry
Recipients of the American Chemical Society’s Rising Star Award have “demonstrated outstanding promise for contributions to their respective fields.” Of this year’s 10 winners, six have current affiliations with academic institutions.
UCLA’s Business School’s Self-Examination of Gender Inequality
The Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles commissioned a report by the consulting group Korn Ferry International to examine why there has been persisting gender inequality in faculty appointments.
Princeton Professor Emerita Toni Morrison Presented With the UCLA Medal
Toni Morrison, professor emeritat at Princeton University, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. In 1993, she was the first African American woman to win a Nobel Prize. On October 5, she received the UCLA for “distinguished academic and professional achievement .”
UCLA’s Connie Kasari to Lead a New Academic Network for Autism Intervention Research
Connie Kasari, a professor of psychological studies in education and psychiatry at the University of California, Los Angeles, has been chosen to lead the Autism Intervention Research Network for Behavioral Health. The academic network of five universities will be supported by a $10 million federal grant.
The First Woman President of SUNY’s Upstate Medical University
Dr. Danielle Laraque-Arena has been serving as chair of the department of pediatrics at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York, and as a professor of pediatrics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University.
Claire Max Named Director of the University of California Observatories
The University of California Laboratories operates the Lick Observatory on Mount Hamilton, east of San Jose. It also operates laboratories on the campuses of UCLA and the University of California, Santa Cruz and oversees the university’s partnership in the W.M. Keck Observatory in Hawaii.
The Society for Psychological Anthropology Names Its Next Leader
Jill E. Korbin is the Lucy Adams Leffingwell Professor in the department of anthropology, associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, and the director of the Schubert Center for Child Studies at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
In Memoriam: Claudia Alexander, 1959-2015
Dr. Alexander joined the staff at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in 1986. She was the project manager for the Galileo mission to Jupiter, the Cassini mission to Saturn, and the lead U.S. scientist on the European Space Agency’s Rosetta mission to rendezvous with a comet.
UCLA’s Andrea Ghez to Receive the 2015 Bakerian Medal From the Royal Society
Andrea Ghez, who holds the Lauren B. Leichtman & Arthur E. Levine Chair in Astrophysics at UCLA, is being honored for her work at the Keck Observatory to explore the suspected massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
The Next Provost at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Sylvia Alva has been serving as dean of the College of Health and Human Development at California State University, Northridge. She is the former associate vice president for undergraduate programs at California State University, Fullerton.
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.
Two Women Graduate Students File Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against UCLA
The women claim that a male history professor had made suggestive comments and pressed against them in a sexual manner. According to the lawsuit, when the women complained to university officials, their concerns were not properly addressed
Jennifer Mnookin to Lead the UCLA School of Law
Jennifer Mnookin was selected as the ninth dean of the School of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles. An expert in evidence law, Dr. Mnookin has been on the UCLA law faculty since 2005 and currently is the David G. Price and Dallas R. Price Professor of Law.
Are Breast Cancer Patients Basing Treatment Decisions on Incomplete Information?
A new study, led by researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, Harvard University, and Aetna Insurance, found that one of every five women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer are not given test results that identified their risk of breast cancer reoccurring.
Women Making Inroads in Academic Institutions of the Male-Dominated Animation Industry
Traditionally, the animation industry has had very few womein in its ranks. But a new study by Deborah Vankin of the Los Angeles Times, finds that over the past five years women are beginning to make major inroads in animation education.
Louise Richardson Will Be the First Woman to Lead Oxford University
Irish-born Louise Richardson, who earned two master’s degrees and a Ph.D. in the United States, will become the first woman to lead the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world.
New Research Offers Evidence That Moving Up the Corporate Ladder Is More Difficult for Women With Children
The study was led by Cindy Schipani, a business law professor and the Merwin H. Waterman Collegiate Professor of Business Administration in the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
In Memoriam: Catherine F. Pieronek, 1962-2015
Catherine Pieronek was associate dean for academic affairs and director of the women engineering program at the University of Notre Dame.
The Next Provost at Menlo College in California
Terri Givens has been serving as a professor in the department of government in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. Earlier in her career, Dr. Givens taught at the University of Washington.
The Next President of Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania
Valerie Smith, dean of the college and the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature at Princeton University, was named president of Swarthmore College. She will take office on July 1.
In the School Discipline of Girls, There Are Wide Racial Disparities
According to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Education cited in the report, nationally Black girls were suspended six times more than White girls. Rates of expulsion were even more strikingly disproportionate.
Two Women Appointed to Dean Positions
Jayathi Y. Murthy was appointed dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at UCLA and Beth M. Castiglia was appointed dean of the School of Business at Berkeley College.
University Study Finds Gender Differences in How Intimate Partner Violence Affects Children
The research found that boys who witnessed the violence are more apt to be aggressive and mimic the behavior observed. But girls who witnessed the violence tended to internalize their emotions. Neither reaction leads to proper social development.
New Leader for the University of Wisconsin Colleges and UW-Extension
Cathy Sandeen has been serving as vice president for education attainment and innovation at the American Council on Education. She is the former dean of continuing education at the University of California, Los Angeles.
In Memoriam: Andrea Louise Beck Rich, 1931-2014
After earning bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles, in 1968 Dr. Rich joined the faculty as an assistant professor. When she left in 1995, she held the post of executive vice chancellor.
Four Women Scientists Named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professors
The scientists are Susan S. Golden, Tracy L. Johnson, Susan K. McConnell, and Anne J. McNeil.
University of Florida Wins the Capital One Cup for Women’s Collegiate Sports
The Capital One Cup signifies the best overall performance by women’s team at a college or university. Eight team at the University of Florida earned Capital One Cup points by finishing among the top 10 ranked teams nationally. The university won national championships in softball and gymnastics.
