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Has the 21st-Century Economy Produced a Change in Marriage Patterns in the United States?
According to new research led by University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of sociology Christine Schwartz, the tendency of people to marry those with similar jobs has not changed much over the past half century. Due especially to the increased representation of women in professional jobs, dual-professional marriages have become by far the most common coupling.
In Memoriam: JoAnne Adams Lofton, 1937-2021
A native of Forsyth, Georgia, Lofton’s grandfather was the founder of what is now Grambling State University in Louisiana. She served as a faculty member and administrator for the University of Nebraska-Omaha for more than 30 years.
Elizabeth Paul, a Rising Star in Plasma Physics, Wins Award From the American Physical Society
Elizabeth Paul, a Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Princeton University and the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory has won the prestigious and highly competitive 2021 Marshall N. Rosenbluth Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Award, presented by the American Physical Society.
Study Examines How Religion Impacts the Gender Pay Gap in the United States and Worldwide
A study by Traci Sitzmann, a professor of management at the University of Colorado Denver and Elizabeth Campbell an assistant professor in the School of Management at the University of Minnesota, finds that religion may be a significant factor in the worldwide gender pay gap. They also found that the wage gap is lower in the more secular states in the U.S.
In Memoriam: Judith Leonhard Hendricks, 1949-2021
Judith Leonhard Hendricks was a retired assistant professor of nursing at the University of Delaware. A founding member of the American College of Nurse Practitioners, she served as that group’s president from 2004 to 2005.
In Memoriam: Julia A. Miller, 1928-2021
In 1970 Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, established the Black Studies Center. Dr. Miller was the founding associate director. Within two years she became the director. She served in that role until 1984.
Daphne Rudicell Robinson Will Be the Last President of Judson College in Alabama
Daphne Rudicell Robinson is the 24th president of Judson College in Marion, Alabama. When she took office on July 19, she became the first woman to lead the women’s college. Her tenure will be short-lived. The college plans to close its doors on July 31.
Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars
Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.
Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers
Each week, Women in Academia Report will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
In Memoriam: Sally Falk Moore, 1924-2021
Sally Falk Moore was the Victor S. Thomas Professor of Anthropology Emerita at Harvard University. A noted anthropologist, Dr. Moore was dean of the Graduate School at Harvard from 1985 to 1989.
Six Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to University Dean Positions
The new deans are Julie Petherbridge at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia, Helen Boucher at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Tamika Wordlow Williams at Belmont University in Nashville, Teri Browne at the University of South Carolina, Michelle Rinehart at Georgia Tech, and Karen Brown at the University of the Virgin Islands.
Mary Gutierrez Named Chancellor of the Taos Campus of the University of New Mexico
Dr. Gutierrez has been serving as vice president of instruction at Diablo Valley College in Pleasant Hill, California. She also was an instructor in educational leadership at San Francisco State University. Earlier, Dr. Gitierrez was dean of language arts and as acting president at Skyline College in San Bruno, California, and associate dean at Cascadia College in Bothel, Washington.
In Memoriam: Sarah Taylor-Rogers, 1947-2021
Sarah Taylor-Rodgers was the former acting director of what is now the University of Maryland’s Harry R. Hughes Center for Agro-Ecology in Queenstown. Earlier in her career, she was the first woman secretary of the Department of Natural Resouces of the State of Maryland.
Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars
Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.
Nikole Hannah-Jones Will Teach at Howard University Instead of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Professor Hannah-Jones a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter who has been covering racial injustice for The New York Times Magazine. She is the creator of the landmark 1619 Project which commemorates the 400th anniversary of the beginning of slavery in what would become the United States by examining slavery’s modern legacy.
University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann Named U.S. Ambassador to Germany
Dr. Gutmann has served as president of the University of Pennsylvania since 2004. Her contract as president of the University of Pennsylvania runs through June 2022. She said she will remain at her post until confirmed by the Senate.
Northeastern University Throws a Lifeline to Mills College
In March 2021, Mills College, a liberal arts educational institution for women in Oakland, California, that was founded in 1853, announced plans to end degree programs and transition to an academic institute. Now Northeastern University in Boston has made a proposal to bring Mills College into its global community.
Oregon State University Scholars Explore How to Get More Women Students in Advanced Economic Courses
The study examined whether mass emails telling introductory economic students about promising career and earning opportunities helped increase women’s participation in higher-level economics courses. But these emails appealed more to male students, increasing male enrollment and widening the existing gender gap.
Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers
Each week, Women in Academia Report will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
Three Women Appointed to Diversity Roles in Higher Education
Taking on new duties in diversity equity, and inclusion are Andrea Guzman at the University of Central Florida, Leah Cox at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Meshea L. Poore of West Virginia University, who was elected president of the Big 12 Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education.
Georgetown University Task Force Issues Report on Gender Equity in Faculty and Staff
As is the case with many research universities, the percentage of women faculty members drops in higher ranks. The report found similar rates of tenure, retention, and compensation. Men tended to receive higher start-up packages than women.
Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers
Each week, Women in Academia Report will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
Thavolia Glymph of Duke University Wins Three Awards From the Organization of American Historians
Thavolia Glymph, the Peabody Family Distinguished Professor of History at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, was honored with three awards for her book on the role of women during the Civil War.
Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars
Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.
In Memoriam: Esther Arvilla Harrison Hopkins, 1926-2021
Esther A. H. Hopkins was a biophysicist, chemist, educator, and environmental attorney. She taught for several years at what is now Virginia State University before embarking on a career as a research scientist.
Bard College’s Valeria Luiselli Wins the €100,000 Dublin Literary Award
Valeria Luiselli, who teaches literature and creative writing at Bard College in Avondale-on-Hudson, New York, has been awarded the €100,000 Dublin Literary Award for her novel Lost Children Archive/em>.
In Memoriam: Marion Walter, 1928-2021
Dr. Walter was born in Berlin Germany. In 1938, she was one of 10,000 Jewish children evacuated from Germany and surrounding countries to the United Kingdom before the start of World War II. She founded the mathematics department at what is now Simmons University in Boston and later taught at the University of Oregon.
New Report Offers Strategies for Closing the Gender Gap in Organizational Leadership
A new report from the IBM Institute for Business Value examines the status of women in leadership roles across 10 industries and 9 geographic regions. The study also offers recommendations of what organizations can do that will make significant progress in closing the gender gap in leadership roles.
Stanford University Study Shows How to Reduce Gender Bias in Performance Reviews
A new study conducted at Stanford University finds although workplace evaluations are supposed to be merit-based, gender bias too often influences how supervisors rate employees, resulting in women having to meet a higher bar than their male colleagues to advance professionally.
During the Pandemic, Women Made Gains Both Behind and in Front of the Hollywood Camera
In 2020, women make up 47.8 percent of the lead actors in the 185 top-grossing films. Women were 41.3 percent of all actors in these films. Despite progress, women made up just 26 percent of film writers and just 20.5 percent of the directors.
Four Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
The four women in new administrative potions are Karen Diver at the University of Minnesota, Victoria K. Holt at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, Jennifer Leon at Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts, and Roberta Page at Slippery Rock Univerity in Pennsylvania.
Krista Newkirk Will Be the First Woman President of the University of Redlands in California
Krista Newkirk has been serving as president of Converse College, an educational institution for women in Spartanburg, South Carolina. The college is now becoming co-educational. Prior to being named the tenth president of Converse College in 2016, Newkirk spent 13 years at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte.
In Memoriam: Dorothy Lou Lord, 1942-2021
In 1991, Dr. Lord was appointed president of Brunswick Community College in Georgia. She was the first woman to lead a community college in Georgia. During her tenure, she prepared the educational institution for a transition into a four-year college, which was renamed the College of Coastal Georgia.
Five Women Who Have Been Hired to Administrative Positions at Colleges and Universities
Appointed to new positions are Karah L. Gunther at Virginia Commonwealth University, Laura Colson at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina, Olga Weider at the University of Florida, Marie Williams at Brown Univerity in Providence, Rhode Island, and Jamie Boggs at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix.
Universities Appoint Three Women Scholars to Endowed Chairs
Christine Hayes has been appointed the Sterling Professor of Religious Studies at Yale University. Dionne Danns, a professor in the School of Education at Indiana University, and Anna Nagurney, a professor in the department of operations and information management at the University of Massachusetts were also named to endowed chairs.
