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.

Ms. magazine has published articles and scholarship on gender justice, feminism, and social change for over five decades. Recently, the magazine has digitized all of its published issues into an accessible and searchable archive.

Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.

Dr. Richter was a professor and chair of the department of history at Clark University. She also was academic director of the Worcester chapter of The Clemente Course in the Humanities, a free educational program for adults facing economic hardship and adverse circumstances.

"When I first stepped onto campus as a part-time faculty member, I could not have imagined the journey I would eventually pursue," said Dr. Hays. "What kept me here — and what inspired me every day — was the profound belief in the Regis mission and the extraordinary students, alumni, faculty, and staff who manifest that mission so purposefully."

A Syracuse University professor of anthropology for over four decades, Dr. Pellow was a scholar of human relationships. Her work contributed significantly to contemporary approaches to space and place.

The professors selected for new positions are Jamie Taylor of Bryn Mawr College, Jill Sible of Virginia Tech, Bethany Neilson of Utah State University, Jessica Calarco of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ann Fisher-Wirth of the University of Mississippi, Miechelle McKelvey of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Maura Rhodes of Sacred Heart University in Connecticut.

Becky White, an associate professor in the division of infectious diseases at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, was recognized for her pioneering research and leadership in improving care and reducing health disparities among prisoners with HIV.

The new deans are Barbara Ritter at the University of Toledo in Ohio, Cora Thompson at Savannah State University in Georgia, Amelia Manning at Tulane University in New Orleans, Amy Bronson at Pepperdine University in California, Kathy Phillips at Duke University in North Carolina, and Hillary Richardson at Mississippi University for Women.

A scholar of leadership, communication, and organizational behavior, Dayle Smith has extensive experience as a business educator in academia. She currently serves as dean of the College of Business Administration at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.

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 [email protected].

Fiona McFarlane's newest publication, Highway Thirteen, has received The Story Prize, a $20,000 award honoring the author of the prior year's best story collection