The Country’s Top Ten Women’s Colleges According to *U.S. News & World Report*

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Wellesley College in Massachusetts is the top women's college and the 10th best liberal arts college in the United States, according to U.S. News and World Report. Barnard College and Smith College were included in the country's top 25 liberal arts colleges.

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Seven Women Named Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences

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The Pew Charitable Trusts recently announced that 21 researchers are joining the Pew Scholars Program in the Biomedical Sciences. These early-career scientists will receive four years of funding to explore cutting-edge research uncovering insights into human health and disease. Seven of the new Pew Scholars are women.

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This year the American Philosophical Society granted membership to 33 Americans. Of these, 12 are women with ties to the academic world in the United States.

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Six Women Scholars Selected for New Academic Appointments

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The appointments are Ashley Leak Bryant at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Thessalia Merivaki at Washington State University, Jametta Davis at Hampton University, Kate Bundorf at Duke University, Volha Charnysh at MIT, and Kiana Dibo-Armstrong at Savannah State University.

Three Women Scientists Named Schmidt Polymaths

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Schmidt Sciences is a nonprofit organization founded in 2024 by Eric and Wendy Schmidt. Eric Schmidt is the former CEO of Google. Zohreh Davoudi of the University of Maryland, Grace X. Gu, of the University of California, Berkeley, and Lauren Zarzar of Penn State will each receive up to $2.5 million for their research.

A Trio of Women Scholars Appointed to Dean Positions

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The new deans are Geeta Swamy at Boston University's Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Ashley S. Dukes at the Americus campus of South Georgia Technical College, and Merritt McAlister at the University of Florida's Levin College of Law.

Martha C. Nussbaum Receives Prestigious Award From the Library of Congress

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The Library of Congress has presented its John W. Kluge Prize for Achievement in the Study of Humanity to Martha C. Naussbaum, an endowed professor at the University of Chicago and an expert in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, feminist and political philosophy, and philosophy and the arts.

New Roles for a Dozen Administrators in Higher Education

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Here is this week’s roundup of higher education administrators who have been appointed to new 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.

Shelly Lundberg Awarded for Lifetime Contributions to Labor Economics

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Dr. Lundberg has conducted extensive research on labor economics and the economics of the family. Her recent work has centered on the sources of educational inequality and gender gaps in education.

Six Women Appointed to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University

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The new tenured or tenure track faculty are: Radhika Govindrajan in anthropology, Christina Yi in East Asian languages and cultures, Simone Pinet in Latin American and Iberian cultures, Amaryah Shaye Armstrong in religion, Erin Doherty in biological sciences, and Aya Goldshtein in ecology, evolution, and environmental biology.

Study Finds Women Prefer to Work in Fields With Greater Female Representation

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“Some people may think of gender representation as mostly symbolic — that it’s simply nice for women to see themselves represented in a field,” said Emory University's Stella Lourenco. “What we found is that gender representation is more consequential. It is perhaps a primary reason women decide whether to enter a particular occupation in the first place.”

The Country’s Top Ten Women’s Colleges According to *U.S. News & World Report*

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Wellesley College in Massachusetts is the top women's college and the 10th best liberal arts college in the United States, according to U.S. News and World Report. Barnard College and Smith College were included in the country's top 25 liberal arts colleges.

The Persisting Gender Gap in Poverty Rates in the United States

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Overall, there were nearly 20 million American women and girls who were living below the poverty level in 2025.

Lori Heafner Named President of Horry-Georgetown Technical College in South Carolina

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Dr. Heafner has worked for Horry-Georgetown Technical College for the past two decades, most recently serving as vice president for academic affairs. She will become the college's next president on January 4.

Women Are Less Likely Than Men to Receive Invasive Treatment for Same Ailment

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In a review of prior clinical studies, a team of scholars from the University of St. Andrews observed a consistent trend: women were less likely than men with similar clinical characteristics to receive invasive management, such as surgeries, organ transplants, or strong pain medications.
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