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Vanessa Beasley Will Be the First Woman President of Trinity University in San Antonio
Since 2018, Dr. Beasley has served as vice provost for academic affairs at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. She was an associate professor of communication studies at the university and held an affiliate position in political science.
USA Today Study Reveals How Colleges Manipulate Their Team Rosters to Comply With Title IX
The report found that colleges and universities are padding the rosters of women’s sports teams by including athletes who do not compete and counting male practice players as members of women’s sports teams.
Why Women in the Workplace Have Negative Responses to Supposedly-Positive Gendered Stereotypes
A new study co-authored by Devon Proudfoot, assistant professor of human resource studies at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, finds that women feel more frustrated than men by the gendered expectations placed on them at work, even when those expectations appear to signal women’s virtues.
Northwestern University Study Finds an Alarming Rise in Blood Pressure Disorders Among Pregnant Women
Researchers examined data on 6 million births between 2007 and 2019. They found that the rate of high blood pressure-related disorders among pregnant individuals more than doubled over the 12-year period, from 38.4 per 1,000 live births in 2007 to 77.8 in 2019.
In Memoriam: Ilsedore Barkow Jonas, 1920-2021
Professor Jonas joined the faculty at Carnegie Mellon University in the early 1960s. At that time, she was one of only a few woman on the university’s faculty. There, she earned a Ph.D. in German in 1967 and continued to teach until 1988.
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: Samella Sanders Lewis, 1923-2022
In 1970, Dr. Lewis joined the faculty at Scripps College in Claremont, California, where she was the first Black scholar to be awarded tenure. The Samella Lewis Collection of Contemporary Art was created by Scripps College in her honor in 2007.
Seven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
Taking on new roles are Moni Guo at the University of Cincinnati, Ella Atkins at Virginia Tech, Ju Yon Kim at Harvard University, Alison Harmon at Montana State University, Tiffiny Tung at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Jessie Juarez at South Dakota State University, and Devon Brenner at Mississippi State University.
Society of American Historians Selects New York University Scholar for Book Award
Nicole Eustace, professor of history at New York University, was selected to receive the 65th annual Francis Parkman Prize from the Society of American Historians. The prize is awarded annually to a nonfiction work of history on an American theme that is distinguished by its literary merit.
Stanford University Names a Lecture Hall After Its First Woman Professor in the Biological Sciences
Stanford University is naming a lecture hall at its Hopkins Marine Station to honor Isabella Ainoa Abbott. Dr. Abbott was the university’s first Native Hawaiian faculty member and first female full professor in the biological sciences. She taught at Stanford for 22 years.
Since the Pandemic Began, 665,000 Fewer Women Are Enrolled in Higher Education
Community colleges contributed most to this loss with 251,000 fewer women. This was a drop of 9.2 percent. During the same period, male enrollments in community colleges declined by 5.6 percent. Decreases were smaller at private four-year colleges and universities.
Study of Facebook Data Examines Worldwide Gender Differences in Preferences
Research by scholars at Southern Methodist University in Dallas and Universidad Carlos III de Madrid in Spain examined how the difference in preferences between men and women changes with a country’s degree of gender equality.
Study Finds Breastfed Babies Have Better Cognitive Abilities Through at Least Age 14
A new study led by researchers at the University of Oxford in England shows that babies who were breastfed for six months or longer scored higher on tests measuring verbal and spatial relations skills up until age 14 when compared with kids who weren’t breastfed as babies even after adjusting for socioeconomic status and the mother’s level of education.
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.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Nine Universities Announce the Appointments of Women Scholars to Dean Positions
The nine women appointed to university dean positions are Grace Kuo, Angela Bos, Renée McDonald Hutchins, Janet Guthmiller, Justine Reel, Buffy Smith, Melissa J. Perry, Terri Miller, and Linda Aldoory.
Lisa Weeden Wins Award for Her Book on the War in Syria
The University of Chicago Press has awarded the 2022 Gordon J. Laing Award to political scientist Lisa Wedeen. Given annually as the Press’ top honor, the Laing Award is presented to the author, editor, or translator, of a book published in the previous three years that has brought the greatest distinction to the press.
Six Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Roles or Duties at Major Universities
Taking on new duties are Zoe Higheagle Strong at Washington State University, Deidre W. Evans at Florida A&M University, Dawn C. Carr at Florida State University, Marisa Anne Pagnattaro at the University of Georgia, Wendy Arons at Carnegie Mellon University, and Ayane Kozasa at the University of Cincinnati.
Three Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Positions at Research Universities
The three women scholars who have been appointed to endowed positions are Tara Zahra at the University of Chicago, Kiron Skinner at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, and Lisa Gralnick at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Young Women Are Better Educated But Are Still Less Likely to Have Good Jobs
Even though young women are more likely to have good jobs than women in the earlier generation, they are still substantially less likely than young men to have good jobs. These gaps have not closed even though young women have higher levels of postsecondary education than young men.
After the Pandemic Struck, College-Educated Women Stayed in the Labor Force
The number of women with a college degree and children under age 4 who were at work was almost 4 percentage points higher in spring 2021 compared with spring 2018, while mothers of young children without a college degree saw a drop of 4.4 percentage points in their work status.
Report Finds NASA Needs to Do More to Increase the Number of Women Space Researchers
A new report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine finds that the National Aeronautics and Space Administration must do more to increase the diversity of scientists who are selected to conduct research for the agency.
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.
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.
National Study Finds Harmful Levels of Chemicals and Pesticides in Pregnant Women
Researchers measured 103 chemicals in a nationwide group of pregnant women. They found that more than 80 percent of the chemicals were found in at least one of the women in the study, and more than a third of the chemicals were found in a majority of the participants.
University of California Study Finds an Unwelcoming Environment for Women of Color in the Tech Workplace
Over two-thirds of the women of color in the study reported some form of sexual harassment. Nearly one quarter reported unwanted physical contact, and almost 10 percent reported having lost opportunities like promotions or career-enhancing assignments due to sexual harassment.
Young Women With Chest Pain Linger Longer in Emergency Room Waiting Areas Than Young Men
A new study led by Darcy Banco, chief resident for safety and quality in the department of medicine at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, finds that younger women experiencing chest pain – the most common symptom of a heart attack – wait longer to get care in the emergency room than their respective male counterparts.
Four Women With Current Ties to the Academic World Win Pulitzer Prizes
Nicole Eustace and Ada Ferrer of New York University won Pulitzer Prizes in history. Salamishah Tillet of Rutgers University-Newark won in the criticism category and Erin I. Kelly of Tufts University was awarded the prize in biography.
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.
Six Universities Announce the Appointments of Women to Dean Positions
The new deans are Ingrid Guerra-López at George Mason University in Virginia, Susan Shelangoskie at Siena Height University in Michigan, Marianne Baernholdt at the University of Virginia, Nandita Mani at the University of Massachusetts, Stephanie Shonekan at the University of Maryland, and Jolie Graybill at North Dakota State University.
How the Appointment of Women Leaders Can Alter the Mindset of Organizations
A new study finds that when women serve as CEOs or board members at a firm, language at the organization shifts, and women are more likely to be associated with traits such as decisiveness and assertiveness – qualities typically associated with male leaders.
Marquette University Study Examines How Employers Can Combat Domestic Violence
Researchers at the Institute for Women’s Leadership at Marquette University in Milwaukee interviewed domestic violence survivors to better understand the impact of domestic violence on employment experiences and guide workplace policies moving forward.
