Women In Academia Report

Breaking News
Wendy Hensel Named President of the University of Hawai’i System
Oct. 23, 2024 - “There is one thing that stands out as I have gone through this process and spoken to literally hundreds of people, and that is how important the University of Hawaiʻi is to the state and the people of Hawaiʻi, especially the faculty, staff and administrators who are so committed to its mission,” said President Hensel.
Student-Run Yale Women’s Center Directed to “Maintain Broad Neutrality” in Operations
Oct. 23, 2024 - For over 50 years, the student-run Yale Women's Center has provided students with feminist programming and resources. According to Yale Women's Center board members, "Neutrality would contradict our purpose and compromise our daily functions."
Eva Nodine Selected to Oversee Operations for Purdue Global
Oct. 23, 2024 - Purdue Global, Purdue's online university, has selected Eva Nodine to serve as COO and CFO. A member of the Purdue staff for over a decade, she currently serves as vice president and deputy chief financial officer for Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
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Research & Studies
Study Finds Women Biological Scientists Have More Success With Assistant Professor Interviews Than Male Peers
Oct. 23, 2024 - In a survey of early-career scientists who applied to an assistant professor position between 2019 and 2022, over two-thirds of women received at least one job offer, compared to around half of their male peers.
Investors View CEOs More Positively When Their Decision-Making Conforms to Gender Stereotypes
Oct. 23, 2024 - A recent study has found investors are more likely to approve of women CEOs who use cooperative approaches in their decision-making rather than assertive methods that are stereotypically associated with male behavior.
Federal Report Uncovers Gender Differences in the Persistence of First-Time College Students
Oct. 23, 2024 - Women students who began their postsecondary education in 2019-2020 were more likely than their male peers to be enrolled at a college or university three years later, despite reporting significantly higher levels of stress than male students over the same time period.
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Appointments
University of Alabama Appoints Four Women Scholars to Distinguished Professorships
Oct. 25, 2024 - Hee Lee, Robin Boylorn, and Catherine Roach have been named Distinguished Research Professors at the University of Alabama. Claire Howell Major has been named a Distinguished Teaching Professor.
Six Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Appointed to New Positions
Oct. 24, 2024 - Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty 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
Four Women Appointed to University Dean Positions
Oct. 24, 2024 - The new deans are Carolyn Smith at Baylor College of Medicine, Erika Randall at the University of Colorado Boulder, Renée Cheng at Arizona State University, and Sally Mudiamu at Montana State University.
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Honors & Awards
Kristin Hutchins Receives Rising Star Award From the American Chemical Society
Oct. 24, 2024 - Presented by the American Chemical Society's Women Chemists Committee, the Rising Star Award honors a mid-career scientist with outstanding potential in their field.
Victoria Chang Wins The Forward Prize for Best Poetry Collection
Oct. 24, 2024 - Professor Chang is the first Asian American and first woman to hold the Bourne Chair of Poetry at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She was honored by The Forward Foundation for her new poetry collection, With My Back to the World
Toni Jensen Receives 2024 Porter Literary Fund Prize
Oct. 24, 2024 - Dr. Jensen is an associate professor of fiction and director of the program in creative writing and translation at the University of Arkansas. She also teaches in the MFA program at the Institute of American Indian Arts.
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Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [10.29.2024]

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 [10.29.2024]

Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education [10.28.2024]

Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Bank of America and Cornell University Launch Free Online Entrepreneurship Program for Women [10.28.2024]

The Bank of America Institute for Women’s Entrepreneurship at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, provides students from all backgrounds with the opportunity to obtain a business certificate from an Ivy League school at no cost.
In Memoriam: Susan Jacobs Johnson, 1945-2024 [10.25.2024]

Dr. Johnon was a longtime professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Nebraska-Omaha. She also spent several years of her career as a practicing trial lawyer.
Eight Women Appointed to Administrative Roles in Higher Education [10.24.2024]

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.
Three Women Scholars Receive Endowed Faculty Appointments [10.24.2024]

The endowed appointments are Paulina Jaramillo at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Samantha Cross at Babson College in Massachuetts, and Dawn Meredith Simmons at Boston College.
Four Women Selected to Lead Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives in Higher Education [10.24.2024]

The four women appointed to diversity posts in higher education are Romona West at the University of Arkansas, Rhea Roper Nedd at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Rassheedah “Eda” Watts at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System, and Janice Hall at Virginia Tech.
Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars [10.22.2024]

Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.
Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers [10.22.2024]

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.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education [10.21.2024]

Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
University of Michigan Program for Advancing Cultural Transformation Welcomes Five New Women Professors [10.21.2024]

Autumn Rae Florimbio, Olivia Halabicky, Natasha Kumar, Anna Maurer, and Erica Twardzik have been named assistant professors at the University of Michigan.
Montana State Acquires Papers of Former Employee Who Sued the University for Gender Discrimination [10.18.2024]

Patricia Anderson worked for Montana State University for over three decades. In 1990, she sued the university, ultimately winning her case that revealed a pattern of pay discrimination against women employees.
In Memoriam: Anne Clifford [10.18.2024]

Anne Clifford was the first woman appointed to the Msgr. James A. Supple Chair in Catholic Studies at Iowa State University. Her academic interests including feminist theology, creation theology, and natural sciences.
New University Faculty Positions for Eight Women Scholars [10.17.2024]

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty 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.
Carolina Harada Receives National Award for Outstanding Medical School Teaching and Advising [10.17.2024]

The Association of American Medical Colleges has presented the 2024 Arnold P. Gold Foundation Humanism in Medicine Award to Carolina Harada, professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.
University of Delaware Appoints Five Women Scholars to Endowed Professorships [10.17.2024]

Melinda Duncan, Jodie Hadden-Perilla, Tatyana Polenova, Rachel Hutchinson, and Jingmei Qiu have been appointed to endowed faculty roles at the University of Delaware.
Lynne Maquat Honored for Outstanding RNA Research Contributions [10.17.2024]

Over 40 years ago, Dr. Maquat discovered the biological process known as nonsense-mediated mRNA decay. Her research has resulted in significant breakthroughs in the understanding of a wide range of diseases, including cystic fibrosis and cancer.
Seven Women Appointed to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities [10.17.2024]

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.
Kimberlé Crenshaw Honored With Harvard’s W.E.B. Du Bois Medal [10.17.2024]

Since 2000, Professor Crenshaw has held joint faculty appointments with Columbia Law School in New York and the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law.
Five Women Selected for Endowed Faculty Appointments [10.17.2024]

The women appointments to endowed faculty positions are Daniela Arias-Rotondo at Kalamazoo College in Michigan, Hannah Feldman at the University of Pennsylvaania, Sharrona Pearl at Texas Christian University, Emily Satterwhite at Virginia Tech, and Erica Fuchs at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
NCAA Report Uncovers Jarring Online Abuse Towards Women Student-Athletes During the 2024 March Madness Tournament [10.16.2024]

“Student-athletes come to college hoping to fulfill their athletic and academic dreams, and our job at the NCAA is to provide them with the most fulfilling experience possible. We will exhaust all options to reduce the harassment and vitriol student-athletes are experiencing too often today,” said NCAA President Charlie Baker.
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