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Sweet Briar College Reports Its Largest Incoming Group of Students Since 2013
After almost closing its doors in 2015, there were just 79 first-year women at Sweet Briar College in Virginia in 2017. This fall, Sweet Briar welcomed 205 new students, the college’s largest incoming group since 2013.
Seven Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education
Taking on new titles or assignments are Kerstin Perez at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M. Suzanne Lang at Michigan State University, Jeanette Wing at Columbia University in New York, Dorothy E. Hines at the University of Kansas, Srah Rifky at Virginia Commonwealth University, Christine Rapp Prescott at New York University, and Trimiko Melancon at Michigan State University
In Memoriam: Paula Joan Caplan, 1947-2021
A native of Springfield, Missouri, Dr. Caplan served as a professor of psychology and an assistant professor of psychiatry and lecturer in women’s studies at the University of Toronto between 1979 and 1995. She went on to teach at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Brown University, the University of Rhode Island, Connecticut College, American University, and Harvard University.
Universities Announce the Appointment of Six Women to Dean Positions
The six women appointed to dean positions are Nell Jessup Newton at the University of Miami School of Law, Mira Lowe at Florida A&M University, Megan Walsh at St. Bonaventure University in Allegany, New York, Eileen G. Collins at the University of Illinois Chicago, Sarah Szanton at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and Catherine R. Squires at the University of Minnesota.
Florida State University Scholar Honored by the American Society of Interior Designers
Jill Pable, professor and chair of the department of interior architecture and design at Florida State University, has received the 2021 Design Luminary Award from the American Society of Interior Designers. The award recognizes Professor Pable’s research on designing healthy spaces that serve homeless people, such as shelters, permanent supportive and transitional housing types.
Jenefer Davies Has Been Named the 2021 Outstanding Dance Education Researcher
Jenefer Davies, professor of dance and theater at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, was recognized by the National Dance Education Organization for her work in creating an academic curriculum in aerial dance through experiential research and developing one of the first educational aerial dance programs in the country.
Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Positions at Colleges and Universities
The four women appointed to endowed positions are Elizabeth Gregory at the University of Houston, Karinda Brown at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, Janet Loebach at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and Valerie Hotchkiss at Oberlin College in Ohio.
Mothers May Face a Higher Level of Job Discrimination Than Other Women
According to author Patrick Ishizuka, a sociologist at Washington University in St. Louis, discrimination against mothers likely results from conflict between the perceived time commitments necessary to be a “good mother” and an ideal worker. Whereas many professional and managerial workers are expected to work all the time, low-wage service workers are increasingly expected to work at any time.
Virginia Tech Study Finds Gender Differences in Fears About the COVID-19 Pandemic
A new study by researchers at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University finds that women express more fear than men over the health aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite the fact that men are more likely to die from complications of the virus. Men worry more than women over the economic impact of the pandemic.
Northeastern University Study Examines Gender Differences in Physician Burnout Rates
Researchers examined data from 43 studies on physician burnout conducted between 2010 and 2019. The results showed that women physicians experience burnout more often and to a greater degree than men. In almost 90 percent of studies that compared burnout by gender, female physician samples reported higher burnout prevalence, particularly in the form of emotional exhaustion.
Spelman College President Mary Schmidt Campbell Will Step Down at the End of the Academic Year
Dr. Campbell became president of Spelman College in Atlanta on August 1, 2015. She is dean emerita of the Tisch School of the Arts and University Professor of art and public policy at New York University. Early in her career she was the director of the Studio Museum in Harlem and was cultural affairs commissioner for the City of New York. She joined the faculty at New York University in 1991 and served as dean for two decades.
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.
Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Major Universities
The four women scholars who were named to endowed professorships are Yelena Yesha at the University of Miami in Florida, Elyshia Aseltine at Towson University in Maryland, Willemien Otten a the University of Chicago Divinity School, and Srividya Ramasubramanian at Newhouse School of Communication of Syracuse University in New York.
Alison Gopnik Has Been Awarded the 2021 Carl Sagan Prize for Science Popularization
Alison Gopnik is a professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley and a world-renowned expert in child development. The Carl Sagan Prize recognizes researchers who “have contributed mightily to the public understanding and appreciation of science.”
Jessie Borgman Shares the Computers and Composition Distinguished Book Award
Jessie Borgman is an Instructor in the Writers’ Studio at Arizona State University and an adjunct Instructor at Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor, Michigan. is being honored for the book Personal, Accessible, Responsive, Strategic: Resources and Strategies for Online Writing Instructors.
Is the Gender Wage Gap Due to Women’s Lack of Assertiveness in Negotiations?
A recent study led by Denise L. Reyes, a new assistant professor of psychology at the University of Houston, comes to the conclusion that the salary gap between men and women may be due to certain personality traits, specifically – assertiveness.
Has the 21st-Century Economy Produced a Change in Marriage Patterns in the United States?
According to new research led by University of Wisconsin–Madison professor of sociology Christine Schwartz, the tendency of people to marry those with similar jobs has not changed much over the past half century. Due especially to the increased representation of women in professional jobs, dual-professional marriages have become by far the most common coupling.
University of Minnesota Research Finds Eating Disorders Affect Women in All Socioeconomic Groups
Many people have the impression that eating disorders mainly affect White girls and women from middle and high-income families. But new research from scholars at the University of Minnesota finds that binge eating and use of unhealthy weight control behaviors are prevalent among young people from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.
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.
The First Woman to Win the Excellence in Teaching Award From the International Tuba Euphonium Association
The first instrument Dr. Swoboda learned to play was the clarinet in fourth grade. In eighth grade, she switched to tuba. Dr. Swoboda has enjoyed a vibrant career as a performer, educator, and entrepreneur and has been teaching full-time at the university level for 17 years.
Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The five women named to endowed chairs are Stephanie Yuhl at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, Josephine McDonagh at the University of Chicago, Maureen Long at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, Catherine Juillard at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Elizabeth Krause at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
In the Field of Communication, Women’s Scholarship Is Cited Less Often Than the Work of Men
The analysis, led by researchers at the Annenberg School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, showed that papers by men were over-cited and papers by women were under-cited relative to the citation rates you would expect if references were drawn randomly and gender was not affecting citation practices.
Women Still Vastly Underrepresented in Clinical Trials for Cardiovascular Drug Research
A new study, led by Leslie Cho, the director of the Cleveland Clinic’s Women’s Cardiovascular Center, has found that women remain underrepresented in cardiovascular drug and device clinical trials despite guidelines and legal requirements developed almost 30 years ago to ensure broader inclusivity.
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.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointment of Eight Women to Dean Positions
The new deans are Rosario Ceballo at Georgetown University, Venetria K. Patton at the University of Illinois, Andrea Goodwin at the University of Maryland, Sharon Subreenduth at Georgia Southern University, Michelle Corley at Central State University in Ohio, Emmeline de Pillis at the University of La Verne in California, Toneyce S. Randolph at Clinton College in South Carolina, and Linda R. Edwards at the University of Florida -Jacksonville.
Kathleen Condray Is Selected as the Winner of the 2021 Booker Worthen Literary Prize
Kathleen Condray, a professor of German at the University of Arkansas is the 2021 recipient of the Booker Worthen Literary Prize for her book on the German speakers who settled in Arkansas. Mining the archive of the German-language newspaper Das Arkansas Echo, Dr. Condray sheds light on how these immigrants navigated their new identity as southern Americans.
Three Women Scholars Appointed to Lead Schools at State Universities
Ece Erdogmus was named chair of the School of Building Construction in the College of Design at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Sarah J. Tracy is the new interim director of the Hugh Downs School of Human Communication at Arizona State University and Tracey Rizzuto was appointed interim director of the School of Leadership & Human Resource Development at Louisiana State University.
Women Academics Are Likely to Feel Like Imposters in Fields Regarded as Needing “Brilliance” to Succeed
A new study led by psychologists at New York University finds that the more an academic discipline is perceived to require raw talent or “brilliance” for success, the more both women and early-career academics feel professionally inadequate — like “impostors”. This is particularly true for women from racial or ethnic groups underrepresented in these fields.
Report Finds Glaring Gender Disparities in NCAA Division I Basketball Tournaments
The report from an independent law firm found that “the experience of the women’s tournament participants was markedly different from and inferior to that of the men’s tournament participants. The NCAA’s organizational structure and culture prioritize men’s basketball, contributing to gender inequity . . . in large part because the vast majority of the NCAA’s current revenue comes from men’s basketball.”
Mills College’s Proposed Merger With Northeastern University Hits a Roadblock
This past June, Northeastern University in Boston reached an agreement to acquire Mills College, a liberal arts educational institution for women in Oakland, California. The Save Mills College Coalition, a group of students, faculty, alumnae, and other friends of the college contends that the college has the resources to continue operations without the merger. A California judge has now blocked the merger until a hearing can be held.
Study Examines How Religion Impacts the Gender Pay Gap in the United States and Worldwide
A study by Traci Sitzmann, a professor of management at the University of Colorado Denver and Elizabeth Campbell an assistant professor in the School of Management at the University of Minnesota, finds that religion may be a significant factor in the worldwide gender pay gap. They also found that the wage gap is lower in the more secular states in the U.S.
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.
