The Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States recently announced the selection of 16 Churchill Scholars in science, math, and engineering for the 2026-27 academic year. Eight are women who will spend the next academic year at the University of Cambridge in England.
The National Academy of Education has elected 19 distinguished education scholars and leaders to its membership. Of the 19 new members of the National Academy of Education, 12 are women.
Eight women scholars affiliated with higher educational institutions in the United States were recently presented with awards at the 139th annual meeting of the American Historical Association in Chicago.
Thirty-two members of the University of Chicago faculty recently have been appointed to named professorships. Eight of the faculty members appointed to these positions are women.
Including this year’s cohort, since 1902, 3,706 Americans have won Rhodes Scholarships, representing 329 colleges and universities. Since 1976, women have been eligible and 697 women have won Rhodes Scholarships.
L'Oréal USA has revealed the 2025 For Women in Science awardees, providing five women postdoctoral scientists grants in order to advance their research.
The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation recently announced the 22 latest recipients in its fellowship program, commonly referred to as “genius grants.” Of this year’s 22 winners, sixx are women scholars with current ties to the academic world in the United States.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration recently announced its 2025 cohort of 10 new astronauts. They were selected from a pool of over 8,000 applicants. For the first time in history, the new astronaut class has a majority of women.
The School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences a the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has appointed 14 scholars to its faculty. Seven of the 14 appointees are women.
