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Examining the Gender Gap in Average Salaries for Faculty in Higher Education

Examining the Gender Gap in Average Salaries for Faculty in Higher Education

At four-year public colleges and universities the average salary for men was $93,235. For women faculty at these institutions, the average salary was 76,760. Thus, on average women faculty earned only 82 percent of their male peers. At private, nonprofit educational institutions, the gender gap was slightly larger.

New Assignments in Higher Education for 14 Women Faculty Members

New Assignments in Higher Education for 14 Women Faculty Members

Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.

Three Women Named to Endowed Professorships at the University of Georgia

Three Women Named to Endowed Professorships at the University of Georgia

Lynn Bailey has been named the Flatt Professor in Foods and Nutrition. Sheri Worthy and Brenda Cude both have been appointed to named chairs in the department of financial planning, housing, and consumer economics at the University of Georgia.

Eleven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles in the Academic World

Eleven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles in the Academic World

Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.

A Quartet of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Major Universities

A Quartet of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Major Universities

Recently appointed to endowed professorships are Rachel DeLue at Princeton University in New Jersey, Jill Harsin at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, Kristen Parent at Michigan State University, and Natalie Diaz at Arizona State University.

Ten Women Appointed to Faculty Positions at Princeton University in New Jersey

Ten Women Appointed to Faculty Positions at Princeton University in New Jersey

The Princeton University Board of Trustees has approved the appointment of 22 faculty members, including seven full professors, one associate professor, and 14 assistant professors. Ten of the new faculty hires are women.

Three New Women Assistant Professors at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts

Three New Women Assistant Professors at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts

Alexis Hill has been named an assistant professor of biology at the highly rated educational institution. Christine Hagan has been named an assistant professor of chemistry and Mahri Leonard-Fleckman has been named an assistant professor of religious studies.

New Assignments for Eight Women Faculty Members in Higher Education

New Assignments for Eight Women Faculty Members in Higher Education

Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.

Three Women in New Faculty Positions at Arizona State University's School for the Future of Innovation in Society

Three Women in New Faculty Positions at Arizona State University’s School for the Future of Innovation in Society

Timiebi Aganaba-Jeanty has been named an assistant professor with a courtesy appointment in the College of Law. Katina Michael has been named professor of informatics and decision systems engineering and Christy Spackman has been named an assistant professor with a joint appointment in the arts, media, and engineering departments.

Twelve New Women Assistant Professors at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Twelve New Women Assistant Professors at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania

Bucknell University, a highly rated educational institution in central Pennsylvania has recently hired 24 new faculty members. Of these new hires 12 are women who are assistant professors.

Three Women Promoted to Full Professor at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts

Three Women Promoted to Full Professor at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts

At the College of the Holy Cross, Amy Singleton Adams has been promoted to professor of Russian. Sahar Bazzaz was promoted to professor of Middle Eastern studies and Maria Guadalupe M. Rodrigues has been promoted to professor of political science.

Nine Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles in Higher Education

Nine Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles in Higher Education

Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.

Six New Women Faculty at Syracuse University's College of Visual and Performing Arts

Six New Women Faculty at Syracuse University’s College of Visual and Performing Arts

The College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University has hired six new full-time women faculty members this fall. Natalie Draper has been named an assistant professor of theory and composition at the Rose, Jules R. and Stanford S. Setnor School of Music. She was a music theory and composition instructor at the Levine […]

Six New Tenure-Track Women Faculty Members at Middlebury College in Vermont

Six New Tenure-Track Women Faculty Members at Middlebury College in Vermont

The six women who are new assistant professors at Middlebury College are Kirsten Deane-Coe in biology, Shelby Kimmel in computer science, Natasha Ngaiza in film and media culture, Linsey Sainte-Claire in French, Otilia Milutin in Japanese studies, and Raquel Albarrán in Spanish.

New Assignments for a Dozen Women Faculty Members

New Assignments for a Dozen Women Faculty Members

Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.

Amherst College in Massachusetts Hires Seven New Women Assistant Professors

Amherst College in Massachusetts Hires Seven New Women Assistant Professors

The new women assistant professors at Amherst College are Katharine Correia in statistics, Amy Coddington in music, Mona Oraby in law, jurisprudence and social thought, Karamatou Yacoubou Djima and Amalia Culiuc in mathematics, Kakina Debnam in economics, and Katerina Ragkousi in biology.

Five Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania

Five Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania

The women are Cymone Fourshey, Ramona Fruja, Elena Machado Sáez, Jennie Stevenson, and Nikki Young.

Nine Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education

Nine Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education

Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.

Three Women Named to Endowed Professorships at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire

Three Women Named to Endowed Professorships at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire

The three women appointd to named professorships are Soo Sunny Park in studio art, Amie Thomasson in philosophy, and Jacqueline Wernimont in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies.

Two Women Scholars Appointed to Dean Positions

Two Women Scholars Appointed to Dean Positions

Lora Taub-Pervizpour has been appointed dean for digital learning at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Tiffany L. Steinwert has been named dean for religious life at Stanford University in California, effective February 2019.

Three New Women Department Chairs at Bowie State University in Maryland

Three New Women Department Chairs at Bowie State University in Maryland

LaTanya Brown-Robertson has been named interim chair of the department of accounting, economics, and finance. Gina Lewis has been named chair of the department of fine and performing arts and Altwan Whitefield has been named chair of the department of military science.

Six Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Faculty Chairs

Six Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Faculty Chairs

The six women named to endowed chairs are April Hill at Bates College in Maine, Tina Nabatchi at Syracuse University in New York, Jennifer Hurley at Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, Sabriya Rice at the University of Georgia, Shawon Kinew at Harvard University, and Kelly Chong at the University of Kansas.

New Assignments for 14 Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities

New Assignments for 14 Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities

Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.

Three New Women Faculty at American University's Kogod School of Business

Three New Women Faculty at American University’s Kogod School of Business

The new business school faculty at American University in Washington D.C., are Kimberly Luchtenburg in finance and real estate, Stacy Merida in management, and Heng XU in information technology and analytics.

Four Women Named to Endowed Chair Positions at Vanderbilt University in Nashville

Four Women Named to Endowed Chair Positions at Vanderbilt University in Nashville

The four women named to endowed chairs at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee are Laura Beskow and Mary-Margaret Chren in the School of Medicine, Kate Daniels in the department of English and Kelly L. Haws in the Owen Graduate School of Management.

Four Women Named to Tenure-Track Positions at Highly Rated Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania

Four Women Named to Tenure-Track Positions at Highly Rated Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania

The four new ternure-track faculty members at Swarthmore College are Vasanta Chaganti in computer science, Karen Chan in biology, Kathryn Riley in chemistry and biochemistry, and Hillary Smith in physics and astronomy.

Three Women Appointed Department Chairs at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Three Women Appointed Department Chairs at the University of Arkansas, Little Rock

Sloan Davidson has been named interim chair of the department of nursing. Vicki Lind has been appointed chair of the department of music within the College of Arts, Letters, and Sciences and Mary Ellen Nevins has been named interim chair of the department of audiology and speech pathology.

Sixteen Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles in Higher Education

Sixteen Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles in Higher Education

Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.

Four New Women Department Chairs at the University of Delaware

Four New Women Department Chairs at the University of Delaware

The new department chairs are Kami Silk in communications, Lu Ann de Cunzo in anthropology, Annette Giesecke in the department of languages, literatures, and cultures, and Vella Fowler in biological sciences.

Sixteen New Tenure-Track Women Faculty at Wesleyan University in Connecticut

Sixteen New Tenure-Track Women Faculty at Wesleyan University in Connecticut

Sixteen women have been appointed to tenure-track positions at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.

Five New Women Faculty at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina

Five New Women Faculty at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina

The new women faculty members are Nancy Smith in physical therapy, Quiteya D. Walker in rehabilitation counseling, La-Tika S. Douthit in music, Radscheda Nobles in history, politics, and social justice, and Rennae Stowe in health, physical education, and sports studies.

New Assignments in the Academic World for 14 Women Faculty Members

New Assignments in the Academic World for 14 Women Faculty Members

Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.

Three Women Appointed to Faculty Posts in the English Department at Arizona State University

Three Women Appointed to Faculty Posts in the English Department at Arizona State University

Lois Brown was named a Foundation Professor and director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy. Aviva Dove-Viebahn was appointed assistant professor of film and media studies and Jenny Irish is a new assistant professor of creative writing.

Twenty-One Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments

Twenty-One Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments

Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.

Six Women Appointed to Tenure-Track Faculty Posts at Macalester College in Minnesota

Six Women Appointed to Tenure-Track Faculty Posts at Macalester College in Minnesota

The six new tenure-track assistant professors are Brianna Heggeseth and Leslie Myint in statistics, Mary Heskel in biology, Morgan Jerald in psychology, and Abigail Marsh and Lauren Milne in computer science.