All Entries Tagged With: "University of Maryland"
Eleven Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles in the Academic World
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
In Media Reports of Celebrity Domestic Violence, Racism Is Prevalent
A new study by Joanna Pepin, a doctoral student in sociology at the University of Maryland, finds that when a Black man was accused of domestic violence, media reports were more likely to include criminal information than when a White man was accused of domestic violence.
New Duties for Five Women Faculty Members at State Universities
Taking on new roles are Elizabeth Jakob at the University of Massachusetts, Kilkka Kenttamaa at Purdue University, Karen J.L. Burg at the University of Georgia, Amy Rupiper Taggart at North Dakota State University, and Sarah Bergbreiter at the University of Maryland.
University Study Suggests Unintended Pregnancies May Be Reduced by Targeted Interventions
Nationwide, 51 percent of all pregnancies are unintended. A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland has documented characteristics of women who are likely to have unintended pregnancies, allowing policymakers to tailor programs to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies among particular populations.
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.
University Study Finds Great Progress for Women, But Earnings Still Lag Those of Men
In 1980 men led women in educational attainment, occupational status and earnings. By 2005, women outpaced men in both educational attainment and job status but there was still a $11,428 gap in earnings.
Eleven Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Assignments
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Study to Examine Gender Differences in Faculty Workloads
The Faculty Workload and Rewards Project, funded by a $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, will examine faculty workloads in 42 academic departments at 13 public universities in Maryland, Massachusetts, and North Carolina.
New Roles for 12 Women Faculty Members
Here is news of a dozen women faculty members who are taking on new duties at colleges, universities, or professional associations.
University of Maryland Study Examines the Gender Gap in Opposition to Pornography
In 2012, 38 percent of American women and 26 percent of American men said they would support laws against the distribution of pornography. While opposition has declined since 1975, the gender gap in support of legal restrictions on pornography has widened.
Study Finds That Dual-Earner Married-Couple Families Were More Likely to Weather the Recession
A new study authored by Kristin Smith, a family demographer at the Carsey School of Public Policy and research associate professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, finds that American families are increasingly relying on the income of women to make ends meet.
Thirty Women With New Administrative Positions 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.
Six Women in New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities
Taking on new teaching posts are Jie Xiao at the University of Arkansas, Felicia Knaul at the University of Miami, Graziella Parati at Dartmouth College, Yajin Wang at the University of Maryland, Jessica E. Brophy at Bridgewater College, and Leigh Ann White at Sweet Briar College.
University of Maryland’s Debra Shapiro Now Leads the Academy of Management
Deborah L. Shapiro is a professor in the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University of Maryland at College Park. She will lead the 20,000-member Academy of Management for the next year.
Tina Q. Richardson Named Chancellor of the Lehigh Valley Campus of Pennsylvania State University
Tina Q. Richardson has been serving as associate dean of academic affairs in the School of Education at Drexel University in Philadelphia. She will begin her new job on July 15.
Five Women Faculty Members Honored With Notable Awards
The honorees are Rebecca Campbell of Michigan State University, Mikaela Rogozen-Soltar of the University of Nevada, Gretchen Campbell of the University of Maryland, Karrie Shogren of the University of Kansas, and Gretchen K. Garofoli of West Virginia University.
University of Maryland Business School Pledges to Achieve Gender Equality
In the fall of 2014, women were 32 percent of the total enrollments at the Robert H. Smith School of Business at the University if Maryland at College Park. By 2020, the school hopes to achieve gender equality in enrollments.
Seven Women in New Faculty Roles
The appointees are Claire Wills at Princeton University, Carrie Scanga at Bowdoin College, Anita L. Tucker at Brandeis University, Joan S. Carpenter at Indiana University, Christine Beckman at the University of Maryland, Madhavi P. Kadakia at Wright State University, and Bryna Goodman of the University of Oregon.
New University Administrative Posts for Seven Women
The new appointees are Sally Stone Richmond, Mikah K. THompson, Victoria Wright, Jewel Washington, Diane Marie Amann, Taniecea Arceneaux Mallery and Gretchen R. VanValkenburg.
Joanne Glasser to Step Down as President of Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois
Joanne Glasser is the first woman to serve as president of Bradley University. She has served as president for the past eight years. Previously, she was president of Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond from 2001 to 2007.
University of Maryland’s Ellen Williams Confirmed as Head of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy
Ellen Williams has been on leave as a Distinguished University Professor at the University of Maryland, College Park. She has been serving at Chief Scientist for BP. She holds a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology.
In Memoriam: Paulette Gail Burns, 1949-2014
Since 2006, Paulette Burns was dean of the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. Before joining the faculty at TCU, she was director of the Tulsa campus of the University of Oklahoma College of Nursing.
University of Maryland Opens a Center for Women in Computing
The new center has set a goal of fostering a community of women who study and teach computer science at the university. The center also hopes to mount outreach efforts to increase the number of women in the field of computer science.
The New Leader of Cecil College in North East, Maryland
Mary Way Bolt has been named acting president of Cecil College, a two-year, public institution located just south of the Mason-Dixon Line in North East, Maryland. Women are 62 percent of the student body at Cecil College.
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.
New Administrative Positions in Higher Education for 11 Women
The women taking on new administrative roles are Jocelyn Evans, Alison Bell, Brenda I. Johnson, Wanda Raby Spurlock, Sarah Shupenus, Pamela Beemer, Olivia S. Goodheart, Barbara Ann Gill, Helen Hartnett, Sharon Beales, and Ling Gao LeBeau.
This Week’s Round-Up of the Appointments of Women to High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The appointees are Ramona Romero, Zora Mulligan, Alta Mauro, Jenna Colvin, Indira Guzman, LaToya Battle-Brown, Judi Segall, Betty Boatright, Anusha Zechella, Elizabeth R. Dumont, Amy Eichhorst, Maricel Cigales, Jane Schuh, and Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan,
Eight Women Taking on New Teaching Roles at American Universities
The women in new teaching posts are Fatemeh Akhlaghi, Sally Cornelison, Paola Bianco, Fatemeh Keshavarz, K. Joy Buck, Laura Fine Hawkes, Mercedes Baillargeon, and Kristy A. Brumfield.
University of Maryland Scholar Wins Book Award
Pamela Gerhardt, who teaches advanced persuasive writing and narrative nonfiction in the Professional Writing Program at the University of Maryland, received the 2014 Outstanding Book Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
Two Women Among Finalists for Dean of Libraries at North Dakota State University
Bridget J. Burke is the associate university librarian for special collections and the digital library at Boston College and Barbara J. Mann is associate director for public services at the library of the University College of the University of Maryland.
Five Women Scholars in New University Teaching Posts
The women in new university teaching roles are Melanie Boileau at Oklahoma State University, Susan McClelland at the University of Mississippi, Lucia Peixoto at Washington State University, Jenna Tedrick Kuttruff at Louisiana State University, and Ting Zhang at the University of Maryland.
Six Women Scholars in New University Teaching Roles
The women in new teaching roles are Jane Smiley at the University of California, Riverside, Susan Asselin at Virginia Tech, JeffriAnne Wilder at the University of North Florida, Sally Hodder at West Virginia University, Sarah Bergbreiter at the University of Maryland and Gillian R. Hayes at the University of California, Irvine.
In Memoriam: Carolyn J. Merry, 1950-2014
Carolyn Merry, former professor and chair of the department of civil, environmental, and geodetic engineering at Ohio State University, was killed in an automobile crash on June 3 on Interstate 71 in Madison County, Ohio.
Study Examines Differences in Maternity Leave Duration
According to a study led by Rada K. Dagher, an assistant professor of health services administration at the University of Maryland School of Public Health, women who had unintended pregnancies tend to take shorter maternity leaves than women whose pregnancy was planned.
Study Finds Gender Pay Gap Widens When Workers Are Rehired After Layoffs
A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill finds that when a company lays off workers and then rehires them once the economic situation improves, the gender pay gap tends to widen.
