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University of Wyoming Will Create Four New Jobs Aimed at Preventing and Responding to Sexual Assault
Three new positions will be staffed in 2020: a student-athlete well-being coordinator, a psychology graduate assistant for the trauma and sexual assault prevention laboratory, and a diversity specialist and investigator in the Equal Opportunity Report and Response office. In 2021, a sexual assault prevention educator position will be added.
Outgoing President Donates $20 Million to the University of South Florida
The donation from President Judy Genshaft will be used to help fund a new five-story building on campus that will house the university’s Honors College. As a result of the gift, the university’s Honors College will be named after President Genshaft.
Four Women Faculty Conferred Emerita Status at Arkansas Tech University
The four women granted emerita status at Arkansas Tech University are Paula Pendergrass in biology, Patricia Roach in education, Elizabeth Salmeri in education, and Rebecca Shopfner in teaching, learning, and leadership.
Study Finds Gender Differences in Information Provided to Patients Seeking Elective Sterilization
The study found that the information provided for vasectomies was much more positive than what was provided for tubal ligations. For example, the vasectomy pamphlets tended to feature photos of happy families and couples, while tubal ligation pamphlets featured women who looked unhappy, concerned, or confused.
Study Finds Women Are More Productive at Warmer Room Temperatures
The authors found a meaningful relationship between room temperature and how well participants scored on the math and verbal tasks. They believe that their findings suggest temperatures should be raised significantly higher than current standards to increase productivity in mixed-gender workplaces.
In Memoriam: Georgianna Alice Mitchell Rivlin, 1931-2019
Alice Rivlin, was an educator, founding director of the Congressional Budget Office, former vice chair of the Federal Reserve System, president of the American Economics Association, and a longtime researcher at the Brookings Institution.
Study Finds Women Firefighters More Likely to Suffer from PTSD and Contemplate Suicide
According to a new study from the University of Houston, women firefighters are more likely than their male peers to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and contemplate suicide. “Because women are such a small number of the population in each fire station, they have been somewhat overlooked when they are included in larger studies […]
In Memoriam: Shirley Bradley LeFlore, 1940-2019
In addition to serving as poet laureate for the city of St. Louis, LeFlore was an educator. She was the first African American assistant dean of students at what is now Webster University in Missouri.
A Dozen Women Faculty Members Who Will Be Taking on New Assignments
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
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.
Study Finds Gender Imbalance In Children’s Television: Onscreen and Behind the Camera
The study of American and Canadian television shows, aimed at kids age 12 and under during the fall of 2017, found that the majority of main characters on children’s fictional TV shows are male. Additionally, men are more likely to be the creators, writers, and directors of these shows.
Jacqueline Gill is the First Woman President of Danville Community College in Virginia
Currently, Dr. Gill serves as president of Metropolitan Community College in Kansas City, Missouri. Before that, she served as vice president of academic affairs and community and industry education at Tarrant County College in Hurst, Texas.
In Memoriam: Louise H. Kellogg, 1959-2019
Louise Kellogg was a professor in the department of earth and planetary sciences at the University of California, Davis. As a researcher, Dr. Kellogg worked on a planetary scale, developing 3D modeling tools to visualize the flows within Earth’s mantle that shape our planet and its environment.
Anne Skleder Will Be the First Woman President of Brenau University in Georgia
Currently, Anne Skleder serves as senior vice president, provost, and professor of psychology at Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. When Dr. Skleder begins her new role on July 1, 2019, she will the first woman to lead Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia.
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.
Yale School of Medicine Displays New Exhibit Featuring Portraits of Notable Women Faculty
Each of the women featured in the exhibit was asked to provide a statement about advice she would give her younger self, what she would say to inspire the next generation of women, and what led her to choose her career path.
Women Faculty in Agricultural Disciplines Continue to Face Sexism, Study Finds
Women faculty at land grant institutions and universities with an agricultural education or extension program felt that sexism was prevalent among their respective agriculture departments. These sexist behaviors include toxic work environments, unhealthy competition, inappropriate interactions, and policy violations.
Diane Stearns Named Provost at Northern Arizona University
Dr. Stearns joined the faculty at Northern Arizona University in 1993 as an assistant professor of chemistry. She has been serving as as interim dean of the College of Engineering, Informatics, and Applied Sciences. She will be the fourth person to hold the position of provost within the past four years.
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.
Five Women Who Are Stepping Down From High-Level Positions in Academia
The women leaving their posts are Ellen Smiley at Grambling State University in Louisiana, Barbara A. Schaal at Washington University in St. Louis, Patricia Henry at Harvard University, Sharon Hunt at the University of Arkansas, and Mari Anne Phillips at Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri.
Hollins University President Prohibits Digital Access to Four Yearbooks Containing Racist Imagery
Pareena Lawrence, he president of Hollins University, a liberal arts educational institution for women in Roanoke, Virginia, has restricted online access to four yearbooks that include photos of students and faculty in blackface and other racist imagery.
Stanford University Study Finds Women-Made Products in Male-Dominated Industries Suffer From Gender Bias
A new study from Stanford University suggests that gender stereotyping significantly impacts the way we evaluate products, and, in traditionally male-orientated markets, such as beer, power tools, and automobile parts, products made by women can stack up very negatively.
Notable Honors and Awards for Eight Women in the Academic World
Here is a listing of women in higher education who have been honored by colleges and universities or who have received notable awards from other organizations.
Study Shows How Women Students in Entrepreneurship Overcome Obstacles to Success
Through interviews with students and faculty as well as classroom observations, the study found that women preparing for entrepreneurial careers shared three common characteristics: they were high-achieving “super women,” they face real adversity, and they benefited from close relationships with mentors, family, and friends.
University of Pennsylvania Conference Promotes Women in Physics
Participating students had the opportunity to meet informally and share their work with Beth Willman, a world-renowned astronomer and deputy director of the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope.
Rutgers University Conference Explores Best Practices on Campus Sexual Assault Response and Prevention
Throughout the conference, scholars discussed various topics, such as how colleges and universities can partner with high schools to address these issues before college, providing and promoting needed services for campus survivors, and ensuring students’ rights are protected if they are accused of sexual violence.
Simmons University in Boston Launches a Leadership Institute For Women
The new institute will continue the university’s success in developing empowered women leaders. Susan MacKenty Brady has been named the managing director of the leadership institute.
Study Finds Girls More Likely Than Boys to Notice Bullying and Realize Its Harm
Research has found girls are more likely to recognize the harm of bullying and experience more emotional distress when experiencing bullying as a victim or a bystander,” said lead author Lyndsay Jenkins, assistant professor in the College of Education at Florida State University.
Nancy Williams Elected President of the American Kinesiology Association
Dr. Williams currently serves as a professor and head of the department of kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University. She first joined the Penn State faculty as an assistant professor in 1997. She was promoted to associate professor in 2003, full professor in 2009, and department head in 2012.
Cornell University Establishes the Bank of America Institute for Women’s Entrepreneurship
The program provides women entrepreneurs with the skills, knowledge, and resources to build their own businesses. The free, 12-week online program is broken down into six courses that each last for two weeks.
Study Finds Gender Gap Shrinks When Companies Are Required to Report Wage Data
Several nations now require companies to make their wage data public in an effort to encourage them to pay men and women equally. A recent study of companies in Denmark co-authored by scholars at several U.S. universities finds that when this policy is enacted, the gender pay gap shrinks.
In Memoriam: Jean Fairfax, 1920-2019
A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Fairfax served as dean of women at what is now Kentucky State University in Frankfort and at Tuskegee University in Alabama.
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: Mildred Inzer Byers, 1926-2019
Byers joined the faculty at Salem College in 1957 and served there for the next 35 years. During her tenure, she taught courses in American social and cultural history, British history, American women’s history, U.S. history, and Russian history.
Terry Tempest Williams Wins the Robert Kirsch Award from the Los Angeles Times
Terry Tempest Williams, writer-in-residence at Harvard Divinity School, will receive the Robert Kirsch Award from the Los Angeles Times. According to the newspaper, the award is a lifetime achievement prize “given to a writer with a substantial connection to the American West.”
