Archive for 2024
In Memoriam: Frances Conley, 1940-2024
In 1982, Dr. Conley became the first woman in the United States to be awarded tenure in neurosurgery. As a professor at Stanford University, she was dedicated to advancing women’s equity in academic medicine.
New Faculty Appointments for Five 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.
Seattle University Professor Sonora Jha Receives 2024 Prize for Fiction from the Washington State Book Awards
Dr. Jha was recently recognized by the Washington State Book Awards for her novel, The Laughter. In addition to authoring several books throughout her career, she has spent the past two decades teaching communication studies at Seattle University.
A Trio of Women Who Have Received New Dean Appointments
The new deans are Morgan Turpin at McNeese State University, Barbara Shinn-Cunningham at Carnegie Mellon University, and Aviva Abramovsky at the University of Idaho.
American Theatre and Drama Society Honors Ann Folino White for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Folino White is an associate professor of theatre studies at Michigan State University. In addition to her academic interests in theatre and drama, she is an advocate for advancing student accessibility on campus.
Eight Women Who Have Been Selected for 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.
Rajaa Shindi Receives National Recognition for Contributions to Information Systems Industry and Students
The Association of Information Systems has awarded Dr. Shindi with their Volunteer of the Year Award. She currently teaches as an assistant professor at New Mexico State University, where she oversees the university’s Association of Information Systems student chapter.
Six Women Professors Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions
The new holders of endowed faculty positions are Kelden Pehr at the University of North Dakota, Susan Park at Boise State University, Luna Magpili at Washington State University, Theresa Anderson at Carnegie Mellon University, E. Binney Girdler at Kalamazoo College, and Valerie Vaughn at the University of Utah.
Study Finds a Worldwide Pattern of Gender Differences in Reading and STEM Academic Strengths
Across 85 countries, a new study has found a consistent pattern that girls academic strength is reading, while boys’ academic strength is science or mathematics. Surprisingly, this gender differences was more pronounced among countries with greater overall gender equality.
Seven Women’s Colleges Included in U.S. News and World Report’s Top 50 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in America
According to U.S. News and World Report, Wellesley College is the best women’s college and tied for the seventh-best liberal arts college in the country. Six other colleges for women were included in the top 50.
Encountering Online Microaggressions Is Associated With Poor Sleep Quality for Black Women
When Black women encounter online microaggressions directed at other Black women, they are more likely to experience poor sleep quality. These vicarious online microaggressions were found to be more harmful for sleep quality than encountering in-person microaggressions.
Kavita Bala Promoted to Provost at Cornell University
Dr. Bala currently has been serving as dean of the Ann S. Bowers College of Computing and Information Science at Cornell University. She has been with the Ivy League school since 1999, when she joined the university as a postdoctoral research.
Georgetown University Examines Gender Gap in Income Among American Graduate Degree Holders
Despite representing over half of all graduate degree holders in the United States, women with graduate degrees earn, on average, $34,000 less per year than their male peers.
JacQuene Rainey Appointed President of the Tennessee College of Applied Technology Jackson
Dr. Rainey has held both academic and administrative roles within the Tennessee College of Applied Technology system for the past 15 years. Her presidency of the system’s Jackson campus began on October 1.
In Memoriam: Kristin Bervig Valentine, 1933-2024
For nearly three decades, Dr. Valentine served as a professor of communication and women’s studies at Arizona State University. Her academic interests centered around performance studies.
Six Women Receive Tenure-Track Faculty Appointments at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania
The new Bryn Mawr College faculty are Olivia Chu, Elizabeth Dinella, Neus Penalba, Yeoh Soon Shin, Zhenlan Wang, and Hannah Shoenhard.
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.
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.
City University of New York Graduate Center Welcomes Four New Women Professors
The new faculty members at the CUNY Graduate Center are Caitlin Meehye Beach, Jean Beaman, Anaar Desai-Stephens, and Aliqae Geraci.
Salem College Experiences Record-Breaking Undergraduate Enrollment
For the Fall 2024 semester, the college’s total undergraduate enrollment grew by 10 percent from the previous year. The women’s college also experienced its third consecutive year of record-breaking growth in applications.
Four Women Granted Tenure at MIT’s School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
The School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has granted tenure to Paloma Duong, Amy Moran-Thomas, Bettina Stoetzer, and Ariel White.
New 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.
Michele Kozimor Wins Distinguished Teaching Award from the American Sociological Association
As a professor of sociology at Elizabethtown College, Dr. Kozimor is dedicated to innovative instruction, mentoring, and professional development for both students and faculty.
Four Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Universities
The new deans are Emily Swain at Fairmont State University in West Virginia, LaVie Leasure at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina, Meghan Olinger at McNeese State University in Louisiana, and Jen Schneider at Boise State University in Idaho..
Rhetoric Society of America Recognizes Rebecca Dingo for Outstanding Mentorship
Dr. Dingo currently serves as the associate director of the Office of Faculty Development and a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she teaches courses on composition and rhetoric.
New Administrative Appointments for Fifteen 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.
Gilda Barabino Awarded the 2024 Carnegie Mellon Dickinson Prize in Science
Dr. Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts, has conducted extensive research on the understanding of sickle cell disease and orthopedic tissue engineering, as well as advancing diversity and belonging in engineering education and research.
Six Women Scholars Selected for Endowed Faculty Appointments at Universities
The six women appointed to endowed chairs are Julia Ernst \at the University of North Dakota, Amanda Thompson at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Erin Gibson at the University of Pennsylvania, Jennifer McIntosh at the University of Arizona, Britt Tevis at Syracuse University in New York and Amanda Ashley at Boise State University in Idaho.
The Gender Gap in Poverty Rates in the United States
Overall, there were more than 20 million American women and girls who were living below the poverty level in 2023. Obviously, these women living in poverty have major disadvantages in access to higher education, a path that might provide them a way out of poverty.
Kristi Kirk Named First Woman President of Concordia University Texas
“At Concordia University Texas, we believe anyone deserves the opportunity to attain a higher education, and it has been my mission to fulfill this vision while reinforcing a culture that welcomes and values every student,” said Dr. Kirk.
Baylor University Professor Examines Caregiving Experiences of Adult Daughters During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Alison Alford, clinical associate professor at Baylor University, has recently published a report that examines how adult daughters adjusted their parental caregiving responsibilities during the pandemic.
Lindsey Claire Smith Appointed as the Inaugural Director of NYU Tulsa
NYU Tulsa is an initiative that brings New York University students to Tulsa, Oklahoma to engage in academic courses, community activities, and local internships. The program is the university’s sixteenth global location and fourth in the United States.
McKinsey & Company Releases Their 2024 Women in the Workplace Report
Although there have been significant increases in women’s representation among senior corporate positions, women’s representation in entry-level and management roles over the past decade has seen little improvement.
Penn State to Pay Over $700,000 to Resolve Gender Pay Discrimination
A recent review from the United States Department of Labor found that Penn State had paid 65 women employees less than male employees in similar positions since at least July 1, 2020. The affected women include both staff and faculty from across the university.
