Archive for 2024
Pew Research Center Examines America’s Changing Viewpoints on Masculinity and Gender Roles
A new Pew Research Center report has found notable differences in the opinions between Republicans and Democrats, as well as men and women, regarding traditional gender roles in the United States.
Graduate Business Schools Have Experienced an Increase in Women Applicants
The share of women who have applied to graduate business programs has experienced a small increase. Over the past 10 years, women have consistently represented about 40 percent of all graduate business program applicants. In 2024, this increased to 42 percent. Roughly 55 percent of business graduate programs reported growth in women applicants.
Study Finds Gender Gap in Funding of Venture Capital-Backed Startups
Prior studies have found entrepreneurs are often more successful after learning from an earlier failed business. However, after their first business fails, women entrepreneurs are significantly less likely than men to secure funding for future startups.
Report Reveals New Data on Sexual Assault and Misconduct in Higher Education
According to a new report from Westat, nearly 19 percent of women and 21 percent of genderqueer students experienced some form of nonconsensual sexual misconduct in 2024. This is a decrease from 2019.
Women Represent the Majority of Working Pharmacists, but They Earn Less Than Their Male Peers
In 2023, women represented some 60 percent of the overall pharmacist workforce in the United States. Despite their overrepresentation, they earned an average of 96 cents per every one dollar earned by their male peers.
Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy Named President of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
“I’m honored to take on this new role at AACTE, an organization with such a rich tradition of leadership, advocacy, and innovation,” Dr. Holcomb-McCoy said. She will assume her new role in January after eight years as dean of School of Education at American University in Washington. D.C.
In Memoriam: Mary Helen Goldsmith, 1933-2024
Mary Helen Goldsmith was a scholar of plant physiology. She taught molecular, cellular, and developmental biology, as well as forestry and environmental studies at Yale University for three decades
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.
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.
National Humanities Medals Awarded to Five Women With Ties to Academia
Recently, Joy Harjo, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Ruth J. Simmons, Rosita Kaahani Worl and Pauline Yu received National Humanities Medals at a White House ceremony.
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.
Bank of America and Cornell University Launch Free Online Entrepreneurship Program for Women
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.
University of Alabama Appoints Four Women Scholars to Distinguished Professorships
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.
In Memoriam: Susan Jacobs Johnson, 1945-2024
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.
Six Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Appointed to New Positions
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
Kristin Hutchins Receives Rising Star Award From the American Chemical Society
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.
Four Women Appointed to University Dean Positions
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.
Victoria Chang Wins The Forward Prize for Best Poetry Collection
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
Eight Women Appointed to Administrative Roles 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.
Toni Jensen Receives 2024 Porter Literary Fund Prize
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.
Three Women Scholars Receive Endowed Faculty Appointments
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
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.
Study Finds Women Biological Scientists Have More Success With Assistant Professor Interviews Than Male Peers
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.
Wendy Hensel Named President of the University of Hawai’i System
“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.
Investors View CEOs More Positively When Their Decision-Making Conforms to Gender Stereotypes
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.
Student-Run Yale Women’s Center Directed to “Maintain Broad Neutrality” in Operations
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.”
Federal Report Uncovers Gender Differences in the Persistence of First-Time College Students
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.
Eva Nodine Selected to Oversee Operations for Purdue Global
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.
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.
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.
University of Michigan Program for Advancing Cultural Transformation Welcomes Five New Women Professors
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
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
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
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.
