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Six Women Faculty Members Have Been Appointed to New Positions
The six women in new roles are C. Jessie Jones at California State University, Fullerton, Laurie Sharp at West Texas A&M University, Patty Limerick of the University of Colorado, Brenda McComb at Oregon State University, Laura E. Niklason at Yale University, and Laurel Hartman at the Rochester Institute of Technology.
In Economics, Women’s Contributions to Published Works Are Valued Less
A new study by Heather Sarsons, a Ph.D. student in economics at Harvard University, finds that women who collaborate with men on published works do not receive the same credit in the “publish or perish” world of academia.
New Roles for Three Women Faculty Members
Taking on new assignments are B. Gloria Choi at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Adrea Lawrence of the College of Education at the University of Montana, and Brandy N. Kelly Pryor at the University of Louisville.
New Duties for Five Women Faculty Members at State Universities
Taking on new roles are Elizabeth Jakob at the University of Massachusetts, Kilkka Kenttamaa at Purdue University, Karen J.L. Burg at the University of Georgia, Amy Rupiper Taggart at North Dakota State University, and Sarah Bergbreiter at the University of Maryland.
Six Women Faculty Members Taking on New Duties at Major Universities
Taking on new roles are Alisha Holland at Princeton University, Jan Krawitz at Stanford University, Rhonda Longworth at Eastern Michigan University, Jacquelyn Taylor at Yale University, Barbara Krauthamer at the University of Massachusetts, and Selina Heppell at Oregon State University.
Website Documents Gender Differences in Professor Evaluations
Benjamin Schmidt, an assistant professor of history at Northeastern University in Boston, has established a website where visitors to the site can explore how often different words are used to describe professors broken down by gender.
Four New Women Faculty Members at the University of North Dakota College of Nursing
The University of North Dakota’s College of Nursing and Professional Disciplines has announced that there are five new faculty members on campus. Four of the five new hires are women.
Williams College Promotes Three Women and Grants Them Tenure
The three scholars promoted to associate professor and granted tenure at Williams College are Jacqueline Hidalgo in Latino/a studies and religion, Sarah Jacobson in economics, and Luana Majora in biology.
Three Women Scholars Named to Endowed Chairs
The three women appointed to endowed chairs are Christine Jacobs-Wagner at Yale University in Connecticut, Mary J. Henold at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, and Anne Brunet at Stanford University in California.
Four Women Taking on New Roles on University Faculties
The four women appointed to new faculty posts are Alison Wilson at West Virginia University, Kzenia Chizhova at Princeton University, Christine Knoblauch-O’Neal at Washington University in St. Louis, and natalie Shapero at Tufts University in Massachusetts.
Examining the Gender Pay Gap at the University of Texas
The data shows that the average salary for male faculty and staff at the university was $9,700 more than the average for women. In the 290 academic and administrative departments at the university, men made more than women in 202 departments. Of the 100 highest-paid employees at the university, only 20 are women.
Four Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Roles
Taking on new roles are Bhramar Mukherjee at the University of Michigan, Judy J. Cha at Yale University in Connecticut, Colleen Hanabusa at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Rebecca Weber at Oklahoma State University.
University of Georgia Program Aims to Train Women Faculty Members for Leadership Posts
The goal of the Women’s Leadership Fellows program is to have women faculty members hone their leadership skills in order to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities available to women at leading research universities.
Six Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles
The six women faculty members are Mia Levy at Vanderbilt University, Cris Mayo at West Virginia University, Annalisa Piccorelli at the University of Wyoming, Wendy R. Boswell at Texas A&M University, Verity Harte at Yale University, and Linda Moneyham at the University of Alabama Birmingham.
Ann Blair Named a University Professor at Harvard
University Professorships are Harvard’s highest faculty honor. Holders of these prestigious positions can teach and conduct research in any of Harvard’s schools. There are currently 24 scholars who are University Professors at Harvard. When Dr. Blair takes her new post, she will be the fifth woman among the 24 University Professors at Harvard.
New Duties for Six Women Faculty Members at U.S. Universities
The scholars taking on new assignments are Jeralynn S. Cossman of West Virginia University, Mary C. Banwart at the University of Kansas, Emily Hammer at West Texas A&M University, Candis Pizzetta at Jackson State University, Cynthia Brok at the University of Wyoming, and Susannah J. Ural at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Three Women Named to Distinguished Professorships at the State University of New York
Jean Wactawski-Wende is a professor of epidemiology at the University at Buffalo. Nancy Hollingsworth is a professor of biochemistry and cell biology at Stony Brook University and Elizabeth Tucker is a professor of English at Binghamton University.
New Faculty Roles at Major Universities for Six Women Academics
Taking on new duties are Deborah Stipek at Stanford University, Gwendolyn Williams at Elizabeth City State University, Kacey Durant at the University of Nevada, Nzingha Dalila at the University of Cincinnati, Kate Campbell at the University of North Dakota, and Asuman Ozdaglar at MIT.
Four Women Receive Prestigious Faculty Appointments at the University of Arkansas
The four women named to University Professor or Distinguished Professor posts at the University of Arkansas are Amy Farmer in economics, Linda A. Meyers in accounting, Lutishoor Salisbury in University Libraries, and Jeannie M. Whayne in history.
Five New Women Faculty in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech has appointed several women faculty members in its College of Agriculture and Life Sciences including Cristina Fernandez-Fraguas, Carlin Rafie, Maria Sharakhova, Laura Strawn and Hannah Scherer.
Seven Women Taking on New Faculty Roles at U.S. Universities
Taking on new roles are Tameka E. Lester at Georgia State, Paula Grammas at the University of Rhode Island, Althema Etzioni at Tuskegee University, Karrie Shogren at the University of Kansas, Amber McLendon at Campbell University, Leslie Greenberg at the University of Nevada, and Alicia Kae Koger at the University of Oklahoma.
Five Women Granted Tenure at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania
Newly tenured faculty members at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, include Katelyn N. Allers and JiaJia Dong in physics and astronomy, Bethany J. Collier in music, Elizabeth Marin in biology, and Stacy Mastrolia in management.
Six New Women Are on the Faculty at Barnard College in New York City
Barnard College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution for women in New York City, has announced that there are eight new faculty members on campus this fall. Six of the new hires are women: Belinda Archibong, Rachel N. Austin, Gale Kenny, Mignon R. Moore, Angela Tolonen, and Christina Vizcarra.
The School of Engineering at MIT Hires Five Women to Its Faculty
The School of Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology is adding 18 faculty members. Five are women: Irmgard Bischofberger, Betar Gallant, and Ellen Roche in mechanical engineering, Julia Ortony in materials science, and Caroline Uhler in electrical engineering and computer science.
Six Women in New Faculty Roles at U.S. Colleges and Universities
Taking on new assignments are Claudia Arteaga at Scripps College, Christena Cleveland at Duke Divinity School, Olga Isengildina-Massa at Virginia Tech, Zella Palmer at Dillard University, Anna Hohler at Boston University, Lorraine Linn at Tuskegee University.
Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, Adds Seven Women to Its Faculty
The new faculty members are Clementine Faure-Bellaiche in French, Tijana Ivanovic and Maria-Eirini Pandelia in biochemistry, Alice Hsiaw in economics, Laura Jaocusch in Holocaust studies, Hannah Weiss Muller in history, and Carina E. Ray in African and Afro-American studies.
University of Missouri Finds No Systemic Gender Wage Gap in Most Academic Departments
The Faculty Council report found that the gender wage gap could be explained by differences in research productivity, rank, and administrative experience. But perhaps the larger question is: “Does gender play a role in why women had less administrative experience, were at lower academic ranks, and had lower research activity?”
A Milestone Appointment at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine recently celebrated a major milestone with the hiring this year of its 200th tenured woman professor since its founding 1893. Since then several other women have been hired pushing the total number to 214.
Princeton Appoints Four Women to Assistant Professor Positions
The new assistant professors at Princeton are Anna Arabindan in art and archaeology and African American studies, Nathalie de Leon in electrical engineering, Eve Krakowski in Near Eastern and Judaic studies, and Kristin Valdez Quade in creative writing.
Four Women Named Chair of Their Academic Departments
The new department chairs are Michele Dudash in natural resource management at South Dakota State University, Catherine Kaukinen in criminal justice at the University of Central Florida, Glenda Gillaspy in biochemstiry at Virginia Tech, and Lisa Kachnic in radiation oncology at Vanderbilt University.
Nine Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Montana State Program Has Eliminated the Gender Gap in Faculty Hiring in STEM Fields
Over the past three years, 53 percent of new faculty hires in STEM fields at the university have been women compared with 24 percent over the previous three years. Women who received job offers were 5.8 times more likely to accept the offer than was the case previously.
The University of Washington to Expand Its Child-Care Offerings
At the present time the university has four child-care centers on campus that serve 262 children. A new facility will provide an additional 150 places. But there is currently a wait list of more than 1,000 parents who want child-care services at the university.
Three Women Promoted to Full Professor at Hamilton College
The three women promoted to full professor at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, are Heather Merrill in Africana studies, Cheryl Morgan in French and Lisa Trivedi in history.
Eleven Women in New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
