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Study Finds That Presidential Elections Can Impact Women’s Fertility Rates
New research led by scholars at the University of California, San Diego, finds that Republican-leaning counties saw a sharp rise in birth rates compared to Democratic-leaning counties after Donald J. Trump’s surprise win in the 2016 presidential election. Democratic counties, on the other hand, experienced a baby slump.
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Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars
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Louisiana State University Debuts an Oral History Project on Women Political Leaders
The “Louisiana Women in Politics Oral History Project” will provide not only a historical record from important female public figures on some of Louisiana’s most notable chapters in history, but also document their career reflections and how they navigated unexplored, and sometimes, unwelcoming territory.
Two Women Professors Share the 2022 Goldsmith Book Prize
Caroline Tolbert of the University of Iowa and Karen Mossberger of Arizona State University are sharing the 2022 Goldsmith Book Prize in Academics from the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School.
Spelman College Awards Outgoing President by Naming a New Building in Her Honor
Spelman College, the liberal arts educational institution for women in Atlanta, announced that it will name the new 84,000-square-foot Center for Innovation & the Arts in honor of Mary Schmidt Campbell, the tenth president of the college, who is stepping down from her post.
In Memoriam: Diane Michelle Nelson, 1963-2022
Diane Nelson, a cultural anthropologist who did most of her field work in Guatemala, was a member of the faculty at Duke Univeristy for 21 years.
Explaining the High-Level of Educational Attainment of Jewish Girls
A new study led by Ilana Horwitz, an assistant professor in the department of Jewish studies at Tulane University in New Orleans, finds that girls raised by Jewish parents are 23 percentage points more likely to graduate from college than girls with a non-Jewish upbringing even after accounting for their parents’ socioeconomic status.
Donna Heiland Appointed Provost at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York
Dr. Heiland joined Pratt as associate provost for academic affairs in 2016, and became vice provost just over a year later. Prior to arriving at Pratt, Dr. Heiland was vice president and special assistant to the president at Emerson College in Boston and was a tenured faculty member at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York.
Academic Study Finds Women CFOs Are Better Communicators Than Their Male Counterparts
Despite far fewer women than men holding top finance positions, women chief financial officers (CFOs) may be the better choice for the role, according to new research of earnings calls from 2,800 U.S. companies over a 10-year period. Kate Suslava, an assistant professor of accoutning at Buckneell Univerity in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Julia Klevak, vice presidentat […]
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.
Two American Women Among the Eight Winners of the 2022 Windham-Campbell Prizes
Administered by Yale’s Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, the awards are conferred annually to eight authors writing in English anywhere in the world. Two of this year’s winners are American women with ties to the academic world.
Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at State Universities
The four women appointed to named professorships are Jennifer Caplan at the University of Cincinnati, Melody Lo at Missouri University of Science and Technology, Maxine Montgomery at Florida State University, and Eve M. Brank at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
A Pair of Women Appointed to University Provost Positions
Lesleigh Cushing, Murray W. and Mildred K. Finard Professor in Jewish studies and professor of religion at Colgate Univerity in Hamilton, New York, has been named provost. And, Patricia A. Marshall will be the next provost and vice president of academic affairs at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts.
Wellesley College Survey Shows Young Woman Are Worried About Their Futures
A new survey by Lake Research Partners, commissioned by Wellesley College, finds that young women are facing financial anxiety, stress about finding well-paying jobs, and concern about balancing their careers and personal life in the future.
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.
Archives of Best-Selling Author Anne Rice Now Available to Researchers at Tulane University
Anne Rice, who passed away in December 2021, wrote 38 novels across eight series, scripts, plays, and lyrics for multimedia projects. Her bestselling gothic and supernatural fiction includes The Vampire Chronicles and The Lives of the Mayfair Witches, which have sold millions of copies internationally.
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Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Assigned New Duties at Colleges and Universities
The five women scholars taking on new positions are Kathi Kern at the University of Miami, Ruth Simmons at Prarie View A&M University in Texas, Pamela Eddy at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, Jenna Cobb at Boston College Law School, and Xiaoxia “Silvie” Huang at Syracuse University in New York.
Celeste Day Moore of Hamilton College Wins Book Prize From the Society for French Historical Studies
The Gilbert Chinard Prize from the Society for French Historical Studies is awarded each year for the best book published for the first time by a North American press in one of the two following fields: the history of French-American relations; or the comparative history of France and North, Central, or South America.
Colleges and Universities Have Announced the Appointments of Four Women to Dean Positions
The women appointed to dean posts are Michelle Knight-Manuel at the University of Denver, Victoria Rosner at New York University, Melanie B. Jacobs at the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville, Kathy J. Wolfe has been named vice president of academic affairs and dean at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia.
Celine Parreñas Shimizu Honored for Mentoring Students in Asian American Studies
Dr. Shimizu is a professor and dean of the Division of Arts at the University of California, Santa Cruz. She has won the 2022 Excellence in Mentorship Award from the Association for Asian American Studies for mentoring countless undergraduates, graduate students, post-docs, and colleagues over the past two decades.
Two Women Among the Five Winners of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
The Cleveland Foundation recently announced the winners of its 87th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards. The awards are the only national juried prize for literature that confronts racism and explores diversity. Two of the winners this year are women: Tiya Miles of Harvard University and Donika Kelly of the University of Iowa.
Do Alcohol Advertisements Impact College Students’ Willingness to Coerce Others for Sex?
For college men’s intentions to sexually coerce using alcohol, there were significant interaction effects between exposure to highly objectified advertisements and gender stereotypes. For women’s intentions to sexually coerce using alcohol, the interaction between wishful identification with the models in the advertisements and perceived realism was significant.
Academic Study Finds a Large Gender Gap in Corporate Severance Packages
Researchers from the University of Nebraska Omaha and the University of New Hampshire found that on average, men in executive leadership positions received over $500,000 more in severance compensation than women in similar level positions.
Do Corporations Add More Women to Their Boards After Increased Public Attention to Gender Equity Issues?
A new study finds that on average, more women earn positions on U.S. public company boards following rises in public attention to gender equality issues, such as the Me Too movement, but this increase in representation largely happens at firms where a more inclusive corporate culture already exists.
Beverly Daniel Tatum Selected to Lead Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts
Dr. Tatum served as president of Spelman College in Atlanta from 2002 to 2015. Previously she was a professor of psychology and dean of the college at Mount Holyoke College. Earlier in her career, she taught at Westfield State College in Massachusetts and the University of California, Santa Barbara.
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.
Four Women Faculty Members Who Are Undertaking New Assignments
Taking on new positions or duties are Ann Bluntzer at Texas Christian University, Lisa T. Alexander at the Boston College Law School, Marianne Montgomery at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, and Samantha K. Ammons at the University of Nebraska Omaha.
In Memoriam: Kelly Ann Machovec, 1978-2022
Dr. Machovec, a pediatric anesthesiologist and an associate professor at Duke University, focused her research primarily on the hemostasis management of children following open heart surgery performed on cardiopulmonary bypass.
Cornell University’s Liliana Colanzi Has Been Honored for Her Latest Short Story Collection
Liliana Colanzi, an assistant professor of Romance studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, has won the Ribera del Duero prize, honoring the best short stories in Latin America and Spain. The prize includes an award of €25,000.
Three Women Scholars Promoted and Granted Tenure at Colby College in Maine
Colby College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Waterville, Maine, has announced the promotion of four faculty members to the rank of associate professor. Each was granted tenure. Three of the promotions went to women: Marta Ameri in art, Britt Halvorson in anthropology, and Ying Li in computer science.
The Productivity Penalty Impacting New Mothers in the Academic World
Despite strides in family-leave offerings, and men taking a greater role in parenting, women in academia still experience about a 20 percent drop in productivity after having a child, while their male counterparts generally do not, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder.
