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Independent Book Publishers Association Honors University of Kansas’ Barbara Kerr
Barbara A. Kerr, the Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Kansas, received was honored by the Independent Book Publishers Association for her book Smart Girls in the 21st Century.
Duke University Professor Wins a New Book Award
Margaret Humphreys, the Josiah Charles Trent Professor in the History of Medicine at Duke University in North Carolina, has won the inaugural George Rosen Prize from the American Association of the History of Medicine.
Recent Books That May Be 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.
Emory University Professor to Be Subject of a New Film Starring Hilary Swank
Deborah Lipstadt is the Dorot Professor of Modern Jewish History and Holocaust Studies at Emory University in Atlanta. Professor Lipstadt’s 2005 book about her libel trial in British courts for accusing David Irving of being a “Holocaust denier” is coming to the big screen.
Recent Books That May Be 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.
Recent Books That May Be 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.
Recent Books That May Be 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.
University of Colorado Scholar Wins the Pulitzer Prize for History
Elizabeth A. Finn is an associate professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Dr. Finn’s research has focused on the spread of epidemic diseases among Native Americans.
Recent Books That May Be 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.
Recent Books That May Be 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.
Marilyn Chin Wins the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Poetry
Professor Chin was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Portland, Oregon. She is a professor of poetry at San Diego State University. Professor Chin is the only woman among the five winners of this year’s Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.
Wellesley College Professor Wins the 2015 Pura Belpre Author Award
Marjorie Agosin, the Luella LaMer Slaner Professor in Latin American Studies and professor of Spanish at Wellesley College, was honored for the best book for young readers by a Latino/a author.
Recent Books That May Be 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.
Communication Scholars Share Book Award
Eva Brumberger, associate professor of technical communication at Arizona State University, and Kathryn Northcut, an associate professor of English and technical communication at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, were honored by the Council on College Composition and Communication.
Recent Books That May Be 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.
Political Scientist Wins Book Award from the International Studies Association
Jessica Green is an assistant professor of political science at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. She was honored for authoring the best book in the field of international environmental studies.
Recent Books That May Be 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.
New Book Award Honors Hollins University Alumna Margaret Wise Brown
Hollins University, the women’s college in Roanoke, Virginia, has announced the establishment of the Margaret Wise Brown Prize in Children’s Literature. The award will be presented for the first time in 2016.
Recent Books That May Be 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.
Two Women Professors Win National Book Critics Circle Awards
Marilynne Robinson is the F. Wendell Miller Professor of English and Creative Writing at the Iowa Writer’s Workshop of the University of Iowa and Claudia Rankine is the Henry G. Lee Professor of English at Pomona College in Claremont, California.
Recent Books That May Be 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.
Recent Books That May Be 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.
Two Women Professors Share Book Award
Lauren Hackworth Peterson of the University of Delaware and Sandra R. Joshel of the University of Washington are sharing the 2015 PROSE Award for Professional and Scholarly Excellence from the Association of American Publishers.
Recent Books That May Be 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.
West Virginia University Professor Donates a Copy of Her Book to Every Elementary School Library in the State
Carolyn Peluso Atkins is a professor in the department of speech pathology and audiology at West Virginia University. She wrote the book to build a sense of character and to instill pride in West Virginia among the state’s children.
University of Georgia Legal Scholar Wins Book Award
Lori A. Ringhand is the J. Alton Hosch Professor of Law at the University of Georgia. Her book on Supreme Court confirmation hearings was recently selected as the Outstanding Academic Title for 2014 by Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries.
New Book Examines How Women Who Have Been Labeled Obese Function in an “Anti-Fat” Society
Jeannine A. Gailey, an associate professor of sociology and women and gender studies at Texas Christian University, finds that women who have been labeled obese are both “hypervisible” and “hyperinvisible.”
Recent Books That May Be 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.
Book Award for University of Alaska Scholar
Sherry Simpson, an associate professor in the department of creative writing and literary arts at the University of Alaska-Anchorage, has been selected to receive the 2015 John Burroughs Medal.
Recent Books That May Be 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.
Three Women Professors Win Prestigious Book Awards
The book award winners are Kathryn Hellerstein of the University of Pennsylvania, Annika A. Culver of Florida State University, and Benedicte Boisseron of the University of Montana.
Recent Books That May Be 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.
Pomona College’s Claudia Rankine Makes Literary History
Professor Claudia Rankine of Pomona College in Claremont, California, is the first author to have a work nominated as a finalist in two categories in the 39-year history the National Book Critics Circle Awards.
Recent Books That May Be 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.
Kathy Burkowski Is One of Two Finalists for Director of the University of Wisconsin Press
Kathy Borkowski currently serves as director of the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. She did not enter college until she was 30 years old but went on to earn a master of library science degree and a master’s degree in history.
