Breaking News
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Debbie Ricker Appointed President of Hood College in Maryland
Apr. 2, 2025 - "I am truly honored to have been selected to serve as Hood College’s president," said Dr. Ricker. "At this pivotal moment in the history of the college and, more broadly, for higher education, adaptability, agility, and forward-thinking will be essential." -
The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators Announces New President
Apr. 2, 2025 - The NASFAA is dedicated to supporting financial aid professionals at colleges throughout the country. Melanie Storey, director of policy implementation and oversight for federal student aid at the Department of Education, is set to assume the NASFAA presidency on May 1. -
A Change in Leadership at Columbia University
Mar. 31, 2025 - Katrina Armstrong has stepped down from her post as interim president of Columbia University. The university's board of trustees has appointed Claire Shipman as acting president. A journalist and author, she had been serving as co-chair of the board of trustees. - More from Breaking News
Research & Studies
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Scholars Accused of Sexual Misconduct Receive Significantly Fewer Citations After Allegations Are Made Public
Apr. 2, 2025 - Authors accused of sexual misconduct were found to be cited less after their allegations were made public. However, the same pattern was not found among scholars accused of scientific misconduct. -
Higher Educated Married Couples Are More Likely to Share Household Chores
Apr. 2, 2025 - Three women scholars affiliated with Yale University have found new evidence that people marrying similarly-educated partners may be reducing gender inequality within households, while simultaneously widening income inequality between households. -
Bioarcheology Research Reveals Gender Data on Life Expectancy in Medieval Times
Apr. 2, 2025 - In modern times, women often live longer than men, despite having more health issues. New bioarchaeology research has found this phenomenon to be a relatively recent development, citing evidence that medieval men and women lived to similar ages. - More from Research & Studies
Appointments
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New Academic Appointments for Four Women Professors
Apr. 3, 2025 - The faculty appointments are Deirdre Cassell at Brenau University in Georgia, Julia Bullard at Georgia State University, Michelle Pantoya at Texas Tech University, and Nicole Manglos-Weber at Boston University. -
New Dean Appointments for Eight Women in Higher Education
Apr. 3, 2025 - Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new dean positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com. -
Six Women Appointed to Administrative Roles in Academia
Apr. 3, 2025 - Michele Schiele, LaTonya Branham, Kathryn Griffo, April Kauli, Kim Harris, and Atia Garrett-Washington are taking on new administrative duties at six universities across the country. - More from Appointments
Honors & Awards
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The National Academy of Sciences Awards the 2025 Public Welfare Medal to Mary-Claire King
Apr. 3, 2025 - Dr. King, the American Cancer Society Professor of Medical Genetics and Genome Sciences at the University of Washington, was honored by the National Academy of Sciences for her outstanding use of forensic genetics to reunite families torn apart by violence from around the world. -
New Book by Swarthmore’s Roseann Liu Wins Two National Awards
Apr. 3, 2025 - Designed to Fail by Roseann Liu, assistant professor at Swarthmore College, examines funding disparities between predominately White and non-White schools in Philadelphia. -
Maria Grant Recognized for Outstanding Research on Retinal Diseases
Apr. 3, 2025 - Currently serving as chair of the department of opthlamology and visual sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Dr. Grant uses stem cell research to understand and address a wide range of retinal diseases. - More from Honors & Awards
Other Recent Articles
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In Memoriam: Gwendolyn Andrews, 1932-2025 [4.4.2025]
Andrews spent four decades as a pioneer in the nursing profession, including as a nurse educator. In 1953, Andrews was hired as the first instructor of nursing at what is now Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina.
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A Trio of Women Selected for Endowed Professorships at Universities [4.3.2025]
The new endowed professors are Courtney Suess at Oklahoma State University, Chelsea Comadoll at MidAmerica Nazarene University in Kansas, and Flynn Murray at Montana State University.
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Four Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania [4.3.2025]
The four women scholars who have been promoted at Muhlenberg College are Kathleen Bachynski in public health, Heidi Cruz-Austin in dance, Mirna Trauger in Spanish, and Leah Wilson in neuroscience.
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Shantay Bolton Named President of Columbia College Chicago [4.2.2025]
Dr. Bolton is slated to become Columbia College Chicago’s first woman of color president on July 1. She has extensive experience in higher education administration, including key leadership positions with Georgia Tech, Washington University, and Tulane University.
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Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [4.1.2025]
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.
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Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars [3.31.2025]
Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.
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Three American-Based Women Professors Receive 2025 Suffrage Science Awards [3.31.2025]
The Suffrage Science Award is an international prize presented to women scientists who are pioneers in their field. This year’s cohort of 12 awardees includes Danielle Julie Carrier of the University of Tennessee, Priyamvada Natarajan of Yale University, and Thuc-Quyen Nguyen of the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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In Memoriam: Margaret Ambrose [3.31.2025]
Ambrose was a faculty member and administrator at Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for over three decades. She held several leadership roles throughout her tenure, including one year of service as interim chancellor.
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Mount Holyoke College Launches New Law Journal for Undergraduates [3.28.2025]
Overseen by President Danielle Holley, the Mount Holyoke College Undergraduate Law Journal will be published each semester and feature articles by both pre-law students and students from other disciplines.
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In Memoriam: Mary Belle McDonald, 1938-2025 [3.28.2025]
A scholar of nutrition and dietetics, McDonald served as a longtime faculty member with the University of Missouri. She was the institution’s third-ever African American professor.
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New Dean Appointments for Seven Women Scholars [3.27.2025]
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new dean positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
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Two Women Ivy League Professors Receive the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Sciences [3.27.2025]
The recipients of the the 2025 Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Sciences are Dolores Albarracín of the University of Pennsylvania and Mahzarin Banaji of Harvard University.
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The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Promotes Two Women to Endowed Chairs [3.27.2025]
Nikki Edge and Susan Emmett have been promoted to new endowed chairs in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
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Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak Receives Major International Prize for Outstanding Research in the Humanities [3.27.2025]
Dr. Spivak, longtime professor at Columbia University, is an interdisciplinary scholar of comparative literature, philosophy, postcolonial studies, and political and feminist theory. She has recently received the Holberg Prize from the Norwegian Government in honor of her lifelong research contributions.
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Four Women Professors Selected for New Academic Responsibilities [3.27.2025]
Susan Richmond of Georgia State University, Saba Rasheed Ali of the University of Iowa, Jinoos Yazdany of the University of California, San Fransisco, and Shivaani Kummar of Oregon Health & Science University have been appointed to new academic positions at their institutions.
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Caltech’s Pamela Bjorkman Named the 2025 Wolf Prize Laureate in Medicine [3.27.2025]
The Wolf Prize is presented annually by the Wolf Foundation to exceptional individuals in various scientific and artistic fields. Dr. Bjorkman, longtime professor of biological engineering at Caltech, is the only woman professor in this year’s cohort of Wolf Prize Laureates.
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Eight Women Appointed to Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities [3.27.2025]
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
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Six Women Scholars Promoted and Granted Tenure at Wesleyan University in Connecticut [3.27.2025]
Wesleyan University, the highly rate liberal arts educational institution in Middletown, Connecticut, has announced the promotion of seven scholars to the rank of associate professor. All seven were also awarded tenure. Six of the seven promotions went to women.
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The Gender Gap in STEM Majors is Shrinking at Top Universities and Growing at Other Institutions [3.26.2025]
Over the past two decades, there has been an increase in the number of women majoring in physics, engineering, and computer science at highly selective college and universities. However, the gender gap in students studying these historically male-dominated fields has grown significantly at less selective institutions.
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Marlene Tromp Appointed President of the University of Vermont [3.26.2025]
Marlene Tromp comes to her new role from Boise State University in Idaho, where she has served as president for the past six years. Her background includes administrative and academic experience at several institutions across the country.
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Women Represent Less Than a Quarter of the Global Cybersecurity Workforce [3.26.2025]
Currently, there is a severe shortfall in the number of professionals working in cybersecurity – a field where women are significantly underrepresented. By advancing women’s participation in the field, scholars at Duke University hope to mitigate this shortfall, ultimately leading to a stronger global cybersecurity workforce.
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Elizabeth Kiss Selected as the Twentieth President of Union College in New York [3.26.2025]
Dr. Kiss comes to Union College from the Rhodes Trust in Oxford, where she serves as the organization’s first woman CEO. She has significant experience in academic leadership, including 12 years as president of Agnes Scott College in Georgia.
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Women Are Less Likely Than Men to Use ChatGPT for Work [3.26.2025]
Even among workers within the same occupations, women are significantly less likely to use ChatGPT to complete work tasks than their male colleagues. This gap exists despite women and men holding similar beliefs about the tool’s time-saving potential.
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