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24 Women Named Truman Scholars
Each of the Truman Scholars receive up to $30,000 for graduate study.
American Educational Research Association Elects New Fellows
Of the 36 fellows who will be inducted at the group’s annual meeting in Vancouver on April 14, 16 are women.
Four Women Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters
This year 10 new members were elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Four of the new members are women.
Ten Women Named Luce Scholars
The 10 women will spend a year in Asia working on a wide variety of projects.
Ten Women Gain Promotions at Marquette University
Four women were named full professors and six women were promoted to associate professor and granted tenure.
22 Women Named Gates Cambridge Scholars
Of the 40 winners of Gates Cambridge Scholarships this year, 22 are women. They will begin study in England this coming fall.
Seven Women Faculty Members Are Promoted at Carleton College
Carleton College, the highly ranked liberal arts college in Northfield, Minnesota, has announced the promotion of 11 faculty members. Seven of the 11 are women.
Six Women Granted Tenure at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Four of the six women were also promoted in academic rank.
Four Women Named Fellows of the American Geophysical Union
Of the 61 new fellows for 2012, only four are women.
Seven Women Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Of the 66 new members of the National Academy of Engineering, only seven are women.
Women Academics Named Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards
Maya Jasanoff and Laura Kasischke were chosen as winners of National Book Critics Circle Awards on March 8 in New York City.
Three Women Named Fellows of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Nadine Aubry, Ellen Pawlikowski, and Mary Snitch are the only women among 28 new AIAA Fellows.
Six Women Among the 75 New Fellows of SPIE
SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, has named six women scholars as fellows.
Ten Women Are Rewarded for Inspiring Their Students
The women are among 15 honorees of the Gail McKnight Beckman Trust.
Seven Women Scholars Named Fellows of the Association for Computer Machinery
These women are some of the leading thinkers and practitioners in computer science and engineering.
Seventeen Women Named Marshall Scholars
Each will be awarded funds for up to two years of graduate study at a university in Britain.
Oregon State University Adds 28 Women to Its Faculty
Women make up 35 percent of the 80 new faculty members at the university this fall.
Eight Women Named Mitchell Scholars
Women make up two thirds of this year’s class of Mitchell Scholars.
Women Outnumber Men in Rhodes Scholarships
It is only the fourth time that women have outnumbered men.
The University of Louisville Hires Nine Women to Its Faculty
The College of Education and Human Development at the University of Louisville has announced the hiring of nine women to its faculty.
Five Women Join the Arts and Sciences Faculty at West Virginia University
The Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia University has 19 new faculty members this fall. But only five of the 19 new faculty are women.
Six Women Named Fellows of the Linguistics Society of America
Four of the six have ties to the linguistics program at the University of Massachusetts.
New Women Members of the Institute of Medicine
There are 21 women among the 65 new members of the Institute of Medicine.
Four Women Named to Endowed Chairs at Vassar College
Vassar College, the highly rated liberal arts college in Poughkeepsie, New York, has named seven scholars to endowed chairs. Four women are among those named to endowed professorships.
Six Women Faculty Gain Promotions at Pomona College
Pomona College recently promoted two women faculty members to full professor and four women to associate professor with tenure.
Four Women Named Certified Teachers by Society of American Fight Directors
These women are experts in choreographing fight scenes in movies and on the stage.
Six Women Named Full Professor at Bucknell University
Of the seven new full professors at Bucknell University, six are women.
Academic Women Who Won 2011 Genius Awards
Three of the winners teach at the University of Michigan.
51 Women Named 2011 Fellows of the American Chemical Society
The American Chemical Society recently inducted 213 new ACS Fellows. Our count shows 51 women among the 213 new Fellows.
Twelve Women Faculty Promoted at the University of Missouri Kansas City
The University of Missouri at Kansas City has promoted 31 faculty members to associate or full professor. Twelve of the promotions went to women.
New Women Faculty at Boise State University
There are 17 women new to the faculty at Boise State University in Idaho.
Women Honored for Their Work in Political Science
The women are recognized for their scholarship and teaching innovation.
Five Women Honored for Their Work in Molecular Biology
Here are five women on the cutting edge of molecular biology research: Susan M. Marqusee, Peggy Farnham, Kim Orth, Christine Guthrie, and Judy Voet.
Historical Images of Women in Higher Education
A gallery of historical images of women in higher education (largely from the Library of Congress).
We welcome submissions from our readers.
Four Women Elected Fellows of the Entomological Society of America
Four women are recognized for their contributions to the study of insects.
