A Clemson University faculty member since 1990, Dr. LaBerge is the author of numerous publications and the holder of several patents related to the design of orthopedic and vascular implants.

The appointments are Marquita Graves at North Carolina A&T State University, Christine Hutchins at James Madison University, Aurali Dade at George Mason University, Karen Eye at Western Carolina University, Dee Dee Mayer at Pepperdine University, Mary Czech-Mrochinski at Marquette University, Neela Rajendra at Reed College, and Rachael Honig at the University of Rochester.

Cristina M. Rodríguez was appointed dean of Yale Law School earlier this year. The National Hispanic Bar Foundation recently honored Professor Rodríguez for her outstanding academic leadership and contributions to the legal profession.

The seven women promoted and awarded tenure at Hamilton College in New York are Nadya Bair and Arathi Menon in art history, Charlotte Botha in music, Anna Huff in digital arts, Amy Koenig in classics, Heather Kropp in environmental sciences, and Mahala Dyer Stewart in sociology.

In countries with higher scores on the 2017 Human Development Index, women represent a larger share of the workforce in care-economy jobs, such as teachers, nurses, or social workers.

Dr. Fallon comes to her new role from St. John Fisher University in Rochester, New York, where she has served as dean of the School of Arts and Sciences since 2018. Previously, she was provost at Marylhurst University in Oregon.

On an hourly basis, women overall were paid 18.6 percent less, on average, than men in 2025. This is a slight increase from 2024. Women make less money than men at every education level, and the gap widens as education level increases.

Known for her expertise in designing and implementing randomized clinical trials, Dr. Mehran, an endowed professor and research director at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, focuses her work on personalized medicine and developing individual risk scores for bleeding and acute kidney injury.

After controlling for other cardiovascular risk factors such as smoking, obesity, hypertension, and diabetes, a new study from scholars at Northwestern University found women who experienced premature menopause had a 40 percent higher risk of developing heart disease.

Dr. Sabin is slated to become the next president of Minnesota North College on July 1. She currently serves as the college's academic dean for career and technical education and director of the Eveleth campus.

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