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Gender Gap in Graduate Enrollments at Princeton
This spring, only 38 percent of students admitted to Princeton’s graduate programs are women.
Iowa Professor One of Three Finalists for Dean of University of Wisconsin Law School
Margaret Raymond, the William G. Hammond Professor of Law at the University of Iowa, is one of three finalists and the only woman for the deanship of the University of Wisconsin Law School. Professor Raymond has been on the law school faculty at the University of Iowa since 1995. Professor Raymond is a graduate of […]
The Huge African-American Gender Gap in Graduate Enrollments
New data from the U.S. Department of Education shows that in 2009, there were 342,400 African Americans enrolled in graduate programs in the United States. There were 243,600 black women enrolled in graduate programs, compared to 90,500 black men.
A Snapshot of Women in U.S. Graduate Programs
In 2009 there were 1,688,369 women enrolled in graduate programs in American degree-granting institutions.
New Dean of Education at Eastern Michigan University
Jann Joseph was appointed dean of the College of Education at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. When she takes her new post in July, Dr. Joseph will also assume a tenured professorship in teacher education. Since 2006, she has served as associate dean for professional development and administration at the College of Liberal Arts and […]
Janie Fouke to Head Engineering School in Singapore
Janie M. Fouke was named head of the engineering school of Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. When she assumes her new post in July, she will be the first woman to lead an engineering school in Singapore.
Three Women Named Deans
Maria Pabon Lopez has been selected as the new dean of the College of Law at Loyola University in New Orleans. She will assume her new post this summer. Currently, she is a professor of law at Indiana University. Professor Lopez is a native of Puerto Rico. She is a graduate of Princeton University and […]
Three Women Are Finalists for Dean Positions at the University of Arkansas
Two women are among the three finalists for dean at the University of Arkansas School of Law. Stacy L. Leeds is a professor of law and interim associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Kansas Law School. She is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and holds law degrees from the […]
Four Women Win $250,000 Hertz Foundation Fellowships
Four women were among the 15 students recently selected for fellowships by the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation of Livermore, California. The fellowships can provide up to $250,000 for five years of graduate study in the sciences.
Study Finds Shrinking Gender Gap in Surgical Training
A study published in the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds that women are making progress in closing the gap with men in training for general surgery.
