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.

A team of researchers from Emory University in Atlanta, Rollins College in Florida, and the University of Missouri Kansas City have received a $6 million grant from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Over the next five years, the funds will be used to research post-traumatic stress disorder screening methods for pregnant Black women.

Texas Woman’s University has received a $2 million gift from philanthropist Mike A. Myers to expand research, operations, and patient services for the university’s stroke center. The center, which will be renamed as the Mike A. Myers Stroke Center, aims to provide specialized treatment for patients who experience a stroke or head injury, as well as provide training to Texas Woman’s University graduate students

The Department of Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the Mellon Foundation. The funds will be used to support the department’s Distinguished Lecture Series in Race, Gender, and Ethnic Studies. Additionally, the grant will fund new networking and learning opportunities for scholars in the disciplines of Ethnic Studies and Women’s and Gender Studies.

The department of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology at Michigan State University has received a $1 million gift from Ward and Mari Walstrom to expand the department’s education and research endeavors. The funds will establish the Walstron Family Endowed Women’s Health Research Fund, which will create an early-career training program for scientists in the women’s healthcare field.

Higher Education Resource Services (HERS), an organization dedicated to creating and sustaining a network of women and gender-diverse leaders in higher education, has recently received two grants to support the organization’s development. The Mellon Foundation awarded HERS a $864,000 grant to develop and support academic and administrative leaders from humanities disciplines. The Henry Luce Foundation awarded a $300,000 grant to HERS to establish a STEM Leader Community program.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Related Articles

Latest News

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

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.

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

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.

Brianne Gilbert to Lead the Association of Academic Survey Research Organizations

Gilbert is managing director of Loyola Marymount University's Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles, a comprehensive research center focused on civic life, governance, and quality-of-life trends in Los Angeles County.

Bonnie Weir to Lead Yale’s New Center for Peace and the Global Good

Dr. Weir is a senior lecturer of global affairs at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs. She was recently named the inaugural executive director of the Jackson School's new Center for Peace and the Global Good, a hub for scholars and students working to address challenges in human rights and global health.

Sue Maggioni Is the New Provost of Middlesex Community College in Massachusetts

Dr. Maggioni comes to her new role with more than 15 years of teaching and leadership experience in higher education. Most recently, she was assistant provost at Massachusetts Bay Community College

Assistant Professor of Teaching in Neuroscience in the UCLA Department of Psychology and Undergraduate Neuroscience Interdepartmental Program

The UCLA Department of Psychology and the UCLA Undergraduate Neuroscience Interdepartmental Program invite applications for a full-time Assistant Professor of Teaching who will develop and teach courses in Behavioral, Cellular, and Molecular Neuroscience.

Assistant Professor of Political Science

The Department of Political Science at the University of Chicago invites applications for a tenure-track position at the rank of Assistant Professor specializing in climate politics for an initial 4-year renewable term. We welcome applications from any subfield in Political Science addressing the political challenges of climate mitigation, adaptation, or geoengineering at the local, national, or global level.

Research Associate Professor, Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics

The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago invites applications for a non-tenure track appointment as a Research Associate Professor, for a three-year renewable term.

Assistant Professor of Teaching in Youth Behavioral Health in the UCLA Department of Psychology

The UCLA Department of Psychology invites applications for a full-time Assistant Professor of Teaching who will contribute to the development and teaching of undergraduate courses in the newly established Youth Behavioral Health undergraduate minor.

Postdoctoral Research Positions in Astrophysical Sciences

The Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University, anticipates offering a number of postdoctoral or more senior research positions in theory, observation, and instrumentation, including (but not limited to): the Lyman Spitzer, Jr. Postdoctoral Fellowship; the Henry Norris Russell Postdoctoral Fellowship; The Vera C. Rubin Observatory Data Management Team; and positions in research related to exoplanet theory, interstellar medium/star formation, plasma astrophysics, and supernovae.