The three women named Distinguished Professors at the University of New Mexico are Melanie Moses in computer science and biology, Michelle Ozbun in molecular genetics and microbiology, and Tassy Parker in family and community medicine.
Emily Rothman of Boston University, Stephanie Beavers of Mercer University, and Parisa Saboori of Manhattan University have been selected for academic leadership roles at their institutions. Jennifer Hunter and Shaundra Daily have joined the faculties of Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Tennessee, respectively.
The new deans are Rebecca Klaper at the University of Delaware, Jessica Kubiak at the University of Pittsburgh's Bradford and Titusville campuses, Gerrelyn Patterson at Virginia State University, Shannon Clifford at Stockton University, Beth Longenecker at the University of Northern Colorado, Julie A. Washington at the University of California, Irvine, and Martha Kline at Ohio University-Zanesville.
The women who have been appointed to endowed positions are Andrea Bastiani Archibald at Barnard College's Athena Center for Leadership, Rachel Raimist at the University of Texas at Arlington, and Meredith Malone at the Washington University Kemper Art Museum.
The seven women scholars earning promotions at Pomona College are Ellie Anderson in philosophy, Heidi Haddad in politics, Victoria Sancho Lobis in art history, Joyce Lu in theatre, Sara Sadhwani in politics, Alaina Woo in physical education, and Megan Zirnstein in linguistics and cognitive science.
At the University of South Florida College of Public Health, Jamie Corvin will serve as senior associate dean for academic and student affairs, Tricia Penniecook will serve as director of the Center for Leadership in Public Health Practice, and Ellen Daley will serve as vice dean for faculty and research.
Yajaira Padilla of the University of Arkansas, Ruth Braunstein of Johns Hopkins University, Amelia Kraehe of the University of Arizona, and Kathy Newman of Mississippi University for Women are taking on academic leadership roles at their institutions. Chloe Dedic is a new associate professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The new deans are Janice Zgibor at the University of South Florida, Angela Gilmore at the University of the District of Columbia, Windy Ann Mack Stephenson at South Carolina State University, Heidi Getchell-Bastien at Northern Essex Community College, Lisa Reyes Mason at the University of Illinois, and Vanessa B. Sheppard at Florida A&M University.
The women who have been selected for endowed faculty appointments are Emily Patterson at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Julie Jessop at Mississippi State University, and Lora Iannotti at Washington University in St. Louis.
After controlling for factors such as field of study, campus, and when faculty began their academic careers, a team of scholars at the University of California, San Diego have found the gender pay gap among University of California System social sciences faculty is roughly 4.3 percent.
The appointments in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are Grisha Coleman in music and theater arts, Claire Luchette in the comparative media studies/writing program, and Lindsey Raymond in economics.
The three women awarded tenure at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, are Sole Anatrone in Italian, Denise Iris in film, and Sofia Ortiz-Hinojosa in philosophy.
