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Study to Examine Gender Differences in Faculty Workloads
The Faculty Workload and Rewards Project, funded by a $750,000 grant from the National Science Foundation, will examine faculty workloads in 42 academic departments at 13 public universities in Maryland, Massachusetts, and North Carolina.
Ana Mari Cauce Appointed the 33rd President of the University of Washington
Dr. Cauce is the first woman and the first Latina to serve as president of the flagship state university. For the past seven months she has been serving as interim president. Earlier she was provost and a professor of psychology and American ethnic studies.
Online Articles That May Be of Interest to WIAReport Readers
From time to time, Women in Academia Report will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
Carnegie Corporation of New York Honors Two Women University Presidents
Diana Natalicio of the University of Texas at El Paso and Patricia A. McGuire of Trinity Washington University are being honored for “demonstrating vision and outstanding commitment to excellence and equity in undergraduate education.”
Initiative to Combat “Revenge Porn” Finds a New Home at the University of Miami School of Law
The mission of Cyber Civil Rights Initiative is to provide resources and advocacy for victims of online harassment. The CCRI has provided support to thousands of victims, brought global attention to this issue, and advocated for legislation that would criminalize revenge porn.
How Government Policy Affects Women’s Ability to Juggle Work-Family Life
Caitlyn Collins, a doctoral candidate in sociology at the University of Texas at Austin, interviewed a large group of working mothers in the United States, Germany, Italy, and Sweden to understand their experiences balancing motherhood and employment.
The University of Utah Aims to Boost Educational Opportunities for Women
In Utah, men are more likely to earn college degrees than women by a significant margin. But a new Women’s Enrollment Initiative at the University of Utah aims to increase the retention and graduation rate of women students.
The New Provost at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Zoe Woodell Locklear first joined the faculty at what is now the University of North Carolina at Pembroke in 1988. She has served three terms as dean of the university’s School of Education.
Study Finds a Link Between Gender Equality in Employment and High Homicide Rates
A study led by West Virginia University’s Katie Corcoran while she was a postdoctoral fellow at Baylor University found that countries with a high degree of gender equality in employment also tend to have high rates of homicide. Theats to male masculinity may explain the phenomenon.
In Memoriam: Pera Poswianski Wirszup, 1915-2015
A survivor of the Holocaust, Pera Wirszup was a lecturer in the department of Slavic languages and literatures at the University of Chicago. Along with her husband Izaak, a professor of mathematics, they served as resident masters of a dormitory at the university from 1971-1985.
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.
Study Finds That Women in Academic Medicine Have to “Manage Their Femininity”
A new study presented at the recent annual meeting of the American Sociological Association by Emily Jones, a Ph.D. student in sociology at the University of Kansas, has found that women tend to mask their gender in order to succeed in academic medicine.
Promotions Granted to Four Women Faculty Members at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine
The four women faculty members who were promoted at Bates College are Lauren Ashwell in philosophy, Carol Dilley in dance, Adriana Salerno in mathematics, and Paula Schlax in chemistry.
The New Faculty Director of the Center on Reproductive Rights and Justice
Melissa Murray has been on the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law since 2006. She teaches courses on family law, criminal law, constitutional law, and reproductive rights.
In Memoriam: Martha Andrews Nord, 1942-2015
Dr. Nord joined the faculty at Vanderbilt University’s Graduate School of Management in 1978. She taught courses on business and technical communication. Professor Nord also served as director of the Vanderbilt Women in Engineering Program.
In Memoriam: Jean Bass Crawford, 1926-2015
A native of Nashville, Crawford joined the staff at Vanderbilt in 1964 and was named editor of what was then called the Vanderbilt Alumnus. She remained as editor of the alumni magazine for 29 years.
In Memoriam: Beatrice Pitts Payne, 1909-2015
Beatrice Pitts Payne graduated from what was then called Bowie Normal School in 1928. She taught in the public schools for 40 years. At the time of her death, she was the oldest living alumna of what is now Bowie State University.
Survey Finds That College Women Who Were Raped Often Blame Themselves
Sapana D. Donde, a Dean’s Post-Doctoral Fellow in Neuroscience and Mental Health in the School of Social Work at the University of Texas at Austin, found that more than 60 percent of college women who had been raped assigned at least some of the blame to themselves.
University Report Finds a Huge Gender Gap in Communications Industry Employment
A new study led by researchers at the Lillian Lodge Kopenhaver Center for the Advancement of Women in Communication at Florida International University in Miami has found a huge gender gap in employment in media-related firms.
Among Young College Graduates the Gender Pay Gap Is Tiny but Grows Significantly Thereafter
Among recent college graduates women earn roughly 97 cents on the dollar compared with men who have the same college major and perform the same jobs. In 29 of the 73 college majors analyzed in this report, young women college graduates actually earned more than men. But the gender gap in favor of men grows quickly thereafter.
New University Study Documents the Practice of Maternal Gate-Keeping in Child Care
A new study, led by a professor at Ohio State University, finds that new mothers go through an assessment of their partners’ parenting skills before considering how much to allow their partners to participate in child-rearing.
Phyllis Wise Steps Down as Chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Dr. Wise, who has been chancellor since 2011, has been criticized over the past year for her actions relating to the firing of Professor Steven Salaita over issues of free speech. Dr. Wise will return to her tenured position in the department of cell and developmental biology at the university.
The Two Mount Saint Mary’s Universities Facing Off in Legal Battle
This past January Mount Saint Mary’s College, an educational institution for women in Los Angeles, changed its named to Mount Saint Mary’s University. Mount Saint Mary’s University, a coeducational institution in Maryland, has filed a trademark infringement lawsuit.
Women’s Study Scholar Says City Nuisance Laws May Discourage Battered Women From Calling Police
Gretchen Arnold, an assistant professor of women’s and gender studies at Saint Louis University, is conducting research on nuisance laws which can call for fines for individuals who frequently make what are deemed unnecessary 911 calls to emergency services.
New Five College Consortium Digital Project Examines Early American Fashion
Scholars in the Five College Consortium (Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst, Hampshire, and the University of Massachusetts) in western Massachusetts have established a new online archive called Historic Dress.
Canadian Study Finds That “Resistance Training” for College Women Can Reduce the Risk of Sexual Assault
College women who participated in 12 hours of training over four sessions aimed at educating them to “more quickly acknowledge the danger in situations that have turned coercive” were far less likely to be victims of rape or attempted rape.
Online Articles That May Be of Interest to WIAReport Readers
From time to time, Women in Academia Report will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
Should Women’s Collegiate Sports Teams Use “Lady” in Their Nicknames?
Nearly 100 colleges and universities who are members of the National Collegiate Athletic Association use the term “Lady” to describe their women’s sports teams. The University of Tennessee has decided to no longer do so.
Springfield College Scholar Wins a Telly Award for Her Documentary Film
Jody Santos, an associate professor of communications, was honored for her documentary No One Left Behind. The film highlights the work of a human rights organization that seeks to help adults and children with disabilities who are kept unnecessarily in orphanages or psychiatric facilities.
University Study Suggests Men and Women Process Pain Differently
Researchers at the University of Alabama Birmingham found that male and female mice use different immune cells to release chemicals that signal the nervous system of a problem. This may lead to different treatments for men and women who suffer from chronic pain.
Recent Books That May Be 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.
University Research Shows Men Tend to Exaggerate When Their Masculinity Is Threatened
The data in the study by researchers at the University of Washington and Stanford University showed that a group of college men who were given artificially low results on a strength test, proceeded to answer a questionnaire on which they exaggerated their height by an average of three quarters of an inch.
Historian Examines the Role of Women Guards in Nazi Concentration Camps
Women guards at Nazi concentrations camps have been portrayed as highly cruel and sadistic, even more so than male guards. But research shows that this perception may not be accurate and may have more to do a different expectation of women in terms of behavior.
Michigan State University Research Finds Criminal Arrests of Women Are on the Rise, Not So for Men
During the 1993-to-2012 period arrest rates for men were down 12.5 percent. For women, the arrest rate increased by 26.7 percent. If only violent crimes were considered, the arrest rates for men were down 13.5 percent but were up a whopping 53.2 percent for women.
Northwestern University Study Questions the Practice of Mothers Eating Their Placenta
Many non-human mammal mothers consume their placenta after giving birth. Now the practice – called placentophagy – is becoming popular among new mothers. But the benefits and the possible risks are unknown, according to a new study by scholars at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University.
