Archive for 2023
Six Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
Taking on new positions or duties are Zeynep Tufekci at Princeton University, Viviana Gradinaru at the California Institute of Technology, Carmen Lanos Williams at Arkansas State University, Lynne Carpenter-Boggs at Washington State University, Stephanie Harris at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, and Angela M. Eikenberry at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.
Yingda Chen Wins the Germund Dahlquist Prize From the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Dr. Cheng is a professor of mathematics at Virginia Tech. The Germund Dahlquist Prize is awarded every two years to an individual for original contributions to numerical solutions of differential equations and numerical methods for scientific computing.
New Administrative Duties for Five Women in Higher Education
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.
American Society for Engineering Education Honors Lafayette College’s Jenn Stroud Rossman
Dr. Rossmann, the Baird Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, was recently presented with the 2023 Sterling Olmsted Award. The award recognizes those who have made distinguished contributions to the development and teaching of liberal arts in engineering education.
Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
Rizia Bardhan is the inaugural Jean H. Steffenson Professor in Chemical and Biological Engineering at Iowa State University. Beverly Brozanski of the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has been named the inaugural Susan and James C. Gould Professor of Pediatric Quality and Safety and Jennifer Joe has been named the John E. Peterson Jr. Professor in Accounting in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech.
Women’s First-Time Enrollments in Graduate Education Show a Significant Drop
A total of 508,646 graduate students enrolled for the first time in graduate certificate, education specialist, master’s, or research doctoral programs in Fall 2022. This was a 4.7 percent decline from 2021. Women saw a 5.6 percent decline, compared to 3.5 percent for men. Women were 58 percent of all first-time enrollments in 2022.
Bonnie Cordon Is the New President of Southern Virginia University
President Cordon recently completed seven years as a General Officer of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the last five as president of the worldwide Young Women organization.
Artificial Intelligence’s Views of Women in Science Are More Biased Than Those of Humans
Science writer Lisa M.P. Munoz asked the AI-image generation model Stable Diffusion to draw 100 images of a ”photorealistic scientist.” Only 6 of 100 depicted what appeared to be a woman scientist. When she asked the AI software to make 100 drawing of a ”photorealistic engineer,” only one depicted a woman.
Barbara Bryan Is the New Leader of Broward College in Florida
Currently serving as the CEO of Higher Education Consulting, Dr. Bryan is widely recognized for her skill in obtaining accreditation program approvals, driving organizational development, and leading expansion efforts. She was employed by the college for 26 years in various roles.
For Women Neurosurgeons, the Gender Pay Gap Is Significant
Women neurosurgeons billed Medicare for $395 851.62 compared to $766 006.80 for men. Women neurosurgeons were reimbursed an average of $69 520.89 compared to $124 324.64 for men. After controlling for volume and experience, women still received $24,885.29 less than men per year.
Denise Richardson Appointed President of Berkeley City College in California
Dr. Richardson has been working as interim president since July 1, 2023. Earlier, Dr. Richardson was the vice president of instruction at Merritt College in Oakland, a role she began in March 2020. She has been an employee of the Peralta Community College District for over 20 years.
In Memoriam: Mei-Yau Shih, 1958-2023
A native of Taiwan, Dr. Shih joined the Center for Teaching & Learning at the University of zmsssachusetts Amherst in 1998 to direct the TEACHnology Fellowship. An industrious and insightful proponent of effective teaching, she consulted with hundreds of faculty members on course design.
Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars
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
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.
Three Women Who Have Been Selected to Serve as University Deans
Sarah Treul Roberts will serve as interim director and dean of the new School of Civic Life and Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Shirley Hymon-Parker will lead the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina A&T State University as interim dean and DeNeia Thomas is the new dean of the College of Professional Studies at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri.
Elizabeth Linos Wins the David N. Kershaw Prize From the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management
Elizabeth Linos is the Emma Bloomberg Associate Professor of Public Policy and Management and faculty director of The People Lab at the Kennedy School at Harvard University. She was honored for her research on how governments can build a more effective workforce and provide better public services.
Six Women Appointed to Administrative Posts at Universities
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.
Princeton’s Ilana Witten Receives a Director’s Pioneer Award From the National Institutes of Health
Professor Witten, an expert in the brain activity that underlies reward-driven learning and decision making, will receive funding to study the fundamental question of what produces individual differences in behavior, a question often posed as nature versus nurture.
Four Women Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The four women appointed to endowed chairs are Zengyi Shao at Iowa State University, Bonnielin Swenor at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Karen Cook-Bell at Bowie State University in Maryland, and Wendy Berry Mendes at Yale University.
Robin Nelson Wins the Sussman Award From the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Robin Nelson, an associate professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University, is being recognized for “her outstanding contributions to understanding human relationships and their evolutionary impact.”
A Trio of Women Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education
Taking on new rols relating to diversity are Seval Yildirim at the University of Buffalo, Tracye Y. Davis at Henry Ford College in Dearborn, Michigan, and Xiomara Giordano at Empire State University in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Gender Differences in Test Scores on the ACT College Entrance Examination
Some 22 percent of men who took the ACT test were deemed college-ready in all four areas of English, mathematics, reading, and science. For women, 20 percent of all test takers were deemed college-ready in all four areas.
Patricia A. Sharpnack of Ursuline College Chosen to Lead the National League for Nursing
Dr. Sharpnack has been dean of the Breen School of Nursing and Health Professions at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio, since 2006. She is a fellow in the Academy of Nurse Educators and president of the Ohio Board of Nursing.
Women Are Vastly Underrepresented in Leadership Roles in Academic Surgery
Men made up 86 percent of department chairs and 68 percent of vice chairs. Men were 87 percent of division chiefs. Women surgical leaders were disproportionately clustered in roles such as vice chair of diversity, equity, and inclusion or vice chair of faculty development.
Two Women Who Have Been Appointed to Provost Positions
Marion Underwood, dean of the College of Health and Human Sciences and distinguished professor of psychological sciences at Purdue University in Indiana, has been appointed provost and executive vice president at Colorado State University, effective January 1. Sandra Hamar is the new provost and vice president for academic affairs at Columbia College in Missouri. She had been serving as dean of the School of Public Service at the college.
Increased Rates of Breastfeeding May Negatively Impact Women’s Economic Prospects
Mothers who chose to breastfeed significantly increased their time spent on child care, leading many to reduce their work hours, reduce their positions to part-time or leave the workforce entirely. And that may cause substantially lower wages and earnings down the line.
Shannon Schmoll to Lead the International Planetarium Society
Dr. Schmoll is the director of the Abrams Planetarium and an instructor in the department of physics and astronomy in the College of Natural Science at Michigan State University, She will serve a six-year term beginning this year — two years each as president-elect, president, and past president.
In Memoriam: Dianne Jemison Pollard
In addition to her service as dean of the Honors College at Texas Southern University, Dr. Jemison Pollard was chair of the department of fine arts at the university for 10 years. She also was an award-winning university stage director who directed over 50 productions.
Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars
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
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.
Two Women College Presidents Announce Their Retirements
ReBecca Koenig Roloff, president of St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Christine De Vinne, president of Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio, have announced that they will retire at the end of the academic year.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
In Memoriam: Alice L. Laffey, 1944-2023
Dr. Laffey was the first woman to earn a doctoral degree in sacred scripture at the Pontifical Biblical Institute in Rome. She then taught for 35 years at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Georgia Tech Researchers Aim to Use Artificial Intelligence to Aid Domestic Abuse Survivors
Georgia Tech researchers are working to create a new software tool powered by artificial intelligence to address the under-researched area of digital security and domestic abuse. These areas frequently overlap with abusers often using the internet and mobile technology to extend the reach of their abuse.
In Memoriam: Sonia Elaine Waters, 1972-2023
Sonia Elaine Waters, an associate professor of pastoral theology at the Princeton Theological Seminary, died late last month. He was 51 years old.
