Diversity

Women Continue to Represent the Majority of U.S. Medical School Students

In 2024, women represented the majority of total applicants, first-time applicants, matriculants, and enrollments at U.S. medical schools.

How Predominately-White Workplaces Affect Black Women’s Job Satisfaction and Success

"Black women’s experiences are distinct from other race-gender groups, and the fact that White men and women may play different roles in shaping these experiences, underscores the need for intersectional approaches to identifying barriers to equity and equality at work," write the study's authors.

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.

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.

International Studies Association Honors Jennifer Ramos for Advancing Diversity in the Field

Dr. Ramos currently serves as a professor of political science and international relations at Loyola Marymount University. She focuses her current research on peacebuilding in divided societies, the globalization of the far right, and the preventive use of force

Four Women Named to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Roles in Higher Education

The appointments to diversity positions are Tamara Clegg at the University of Maryland, Christina Runge at the University of Southern California, Jacqueline Font-Guzmán at St. Catherine University, and Kendriana Price at the University of Kentucky.

Three Women Selected for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Positions in Higher Education

The women appointed to diversity positions are Melanie Duckworth at the University of Nevada Reno, Monica Smith at the University of Richmond, and Mariana Ortega at New Mexico State University.

Three Women Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education

The women appointed to diversity posts are Marsha McGriff at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, JeffriAnne Wilder at Oberlin College in Ohio, and Eliza Yellow Bird at the University of Arizona.

New Diversity and Inclusion Appointments for Four Women Leaders

The women appointed to diversity positions in higher education are Marilyn Ortega at Virginia Tech, Christine Navia at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Ha Nguyen at Pierce College in Washington, and Renee Wells at Queens University of Charlotte North Carolina.

Georgia State University Launches Program to Support Black Women in Tech

“This started off as listening to our students, talking to our students, seeing what they wanted and what they were feeling. We realized that they feel like they don’t belong in their classes,” said Georgia State University professor Dr. Anu Bourgeois.

Two Women Appointed to Leadership Positions Relating to Diversity

The two women appointed to diversity posts are Jesenia Minier-Jennings at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Inez Stewart at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.