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Berkeley Scientists May Have Solved Women’s Stress-Related Infertility
Previously studies have shown that high levels of stress can lead to infertility in women. A new study by scientists at the University of California Berkeley has discovered that blocking the gene for a particular hormone can return women to normal fertility levels.
Clemson University Executive to Lead the South Carolina Department of Social Services
Susan Alford is the associate executive director of the Youth Learning Institute at Clemson University. Before joining the staff at Clemson, she was associate director for policy and planning for the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice.
In Memoriam: Anna Maria Cienciala, 1929-2014
A native of what is now Gdansk, Poland, Dr. Cienciala joined the faculty at the University of Kansas in 1965 and continued to serve on the faculty there until her retirement in 2002. She taught history and Russian and East European studies.
First-Year Women at the Nation’s Leading Research Universities
WIAReport surveyed the nation’s highest-ranking research universities to determine the percentage of women in this year’s entering classes, gender differences in acceptance rates, and the progress women have made in enrollments.
In Memoriam: Joanne King Corbett, 1929-2014
Dr. Corbett joined the faculty of what was then called Wilmington College in 1958. She was the first woman on the faculty who held a Ph.D. She remained on the faculty at what became the University of North Carolina, Wilmington for more than 40 years.
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.
Scripps College Anthropologist Shares the British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize in Middle Eastern Studies
Lara Deeb is a professor of anthropology at Scripps College in Claremont, California. Dr. Deeb will share the award with her co-author Mona Harb, a professor at the American University of Beirut.
Deborah Levenson Wins Best Book Prize in Latin American Studies
Professor Levenson is a professor of history at Boston College in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. She was honored by the New England Council of Latin American Studies for her book Adios Nino: The Gangs of Guatemala City and the Politics of Death.
In Memoriam: Adele Edling Shank, 1940-2014
She was a respected playwright and long-time member of the faculty and chair of what is now the department of theatre and dance at the University of California, San Diego.
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.
Study Finds a Hidden Bias by Students Against Women Faculty Members
The lead author of the study reports that the instructor of the online course whom students thought was male received higher ratings on all 12 measures of competency, regardless of whether the instructor was actually male or female.
Why Do Women Avoid Engineering Degree Programs?
Although women may be academically well-prepared for an engineering curriculum various factors may contribute to the feeling of “not fitting in” or a “lack of belonging” in academic engineering programs. A new study seeks to identify factors that produce such concerns and to recommend ways to eliminate them.
In Memoriam: Charlotte Edwards Maguire, 1918-2014
Charlotte Maguire was a pioneering pediatrician who was a major force in the establishment of the medical school at Florida State University. She was the only woman in her class at the University of Arkansas College of Medicine.
How Gender Biases Continue to Slip Into the Classroom
A new survey finds that middle school and high school teachers tend to reinforce gender stereotypes in the classroom, albeit in most cases they do so unconsciously.
University Study Finds Women in Positions of Authority Are More Likely to Be Depressed
Women who jobs that have a high degree of authority over other people in the workplace are more likely to develop symptoms of depression than other women. In contrast, men who are given a high degree of authority in the workplace are less likely than other men to develop depressive symptoms.
Valerie Harrison Now Leading The Lincoln University
The board of trustees of The Lincoln University in Pennsylvania has named Valerie Harrison as acting president of the university. She has been serving as the university’s General Counsel since 2013 and previously had held a similar post at Arcadia University.
Gender Differences in Career Satisfaction for Harvard Business School Graduates
Researchers at Harvard Business School and Hunter College in New York City have published a study on career satisfaction of more than 25,000 men and women graduates of Harvard Business School. The results showed a significant gender gaps on many key indicators.
University of North Carolina Greensboro Renames Building to Honor a Former Faculty Member
In 1921 Mary Channing Coleman became the first director of the physical education department at what was when known as the North Carolina College for Women. Coleman served as the director of the physical education program until her death in 1947.
Cornell University Research Examines Participation at Pro-Anorexia Websites
More than one half of individuals who have anorexia have visited pro-anorexia websites. Visitors to these websites are often ostracized for not being extreme enough. Sometimes they are called ‘wanna-rexics.’
Study Finds Academic Women With Children Are More Productive Than Their Childless Peers
The authors examined the research production of 10,000 economists and compared the amount of published works with the economists’ number of children. They found that for both men and women, economists with two or more children outperformed their peers.
Harvard Physicist Wins National Championship in 24-Hour Run
Associate professor Jenny Hoffman was crowned the national champion at USA Track and Field’s 24-Hour Run, held in Cleveland. Over a 24-hour-period, Dr. Hoffman ran more than 127 miles to capture the first place award.
In Memoriam: Judy Miles Merritt, 1943-2014
Judy Merritt was the first woman to serve as a community college president in the state of Alabama. She served as president of Jefferson State Community College from 1979 to June 30, 2014.
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.
New Information on the First American Woman to Earn a Ph.D. in Chemistry
Mark Griep, an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Nebraska has spent the past 17 years trying to find out more information about Rachel Lloyd, who taught at the university for seven years from 1887 to 1894. He found what he was looking for in a time capsule in the cornerstone of a university building.
The Earth Science Women’s Network Switches to Nonprofit Status
The new nonprofit organizational structure will allow the group to expand its mission to increase the number of women in earth science disciplines and to enhance the career opportunities for women who are already in the field.
In Memoriam: Jan J. Vandever, 1944-2014
Dr. Vandever was a professor emerita of mathematics at South Dakota State University and former professor at Matanuska-Susitna College in Palmer, Alaska, a campus of the University of Alaska-Anchorage.
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.
New Book Explores the History of Women in Academic Engineering
Amy Sue Bix, an associate professor of history at Iowa State University, documents why women were initially excluded from academic engineering and offers an account of the pioneers who made inroads into the field.
Yale University Scholar to Receive a Prestigious Medal for Literary Achievement
Professor Hazel V. Carby has been selected to received the 2014 Jay B. Hubbell Medal for Lifetime Achievement in American Literary Studies. The award is sponsored by the American Literature Section of the Modern Language Association.
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.
A New Way to Look at Gender Imbalance in Doctoral Degree Attainments
A new study from the American Institutes for Research looks at how many men and women earned doctoral degrees in a field compared to the number of men and women who earned bachelor’s degrees in that particular field.
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.
Donna Shalala Announces She Is Stepping Down as President of the University of Miami
Dr. Shalala was named the fifth president of the University of Miami in 2001. When appointed president, she had just completed eight years of public service as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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 of Maine at Machias President Announces She Will Step Down
Cynthia Huggins, president of the University of Maine at Machias, has announced that she will retire in December after 10 years as the leader of the university. Dr. Huggins will take a position in the publishing field and work to complete a book project.
