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In Memoriam: Mary Carolyn Beaudry, 1951-2020
A noted historical anthropologist, Dr. Beaudry joined the faculty at Boston University in 1980 as an assistant professor of anthropology. She had planned on retiring later this year.
In Memoriam: Virginia Ramey Mollenkott, 1932-2020
Dr. Mollenkott taught at Temple University and Bob Jones University. She later chaired the English departments at Shelton College in Ringwood, New Jersey, and Nyack College in New York. She taught for 30 years at William Patterson University, before retiring in 1997.
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.
Andrea Kitta of Eastern Carolina University Wins the 2020 Chicago Folklore Prize
Andrea Kitta is associate professor of English at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. Her timely book, published five months before the onset of the current COVID-19 global pandemic, sheds light on how information and misinformation spread during an outbreak of a deadly disease.
Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments in Academia
Taking on new roles are Claudia Rankine at New York Univerity, Lydia Moland at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, Pamela VanHaitsma, at Pennsylvania State University, Fotini Christia at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Heather Nachtmann at the University of Arkansas.
Bard College Scholar Wins Book Award From the Middle East Studies Association
Sophia Stamatopoulou-Robbins, an assistant professor of anthropology at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, received the 2020 Albert Hourani Book Award from the Middle East Studies Association. Dr. Stamatopoulou-Robbins has taught at Bard College since 2013.
Deborah Damast of New York University Honored For Her Work in Dance Education
Deborah Damast has been teaching dance education at New York University since 2002, and now serves as the program director. She is also a professional dancer and choreographer and is studying for a doctorate in dance education at Columbia University.
Six Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire has announced the appointment of 11 faculty members to endowed professorships. Six of the appointments went to women scholars.
A Snapshot of Women Enrollments in Graduate Schools in the United States
In 2019, women made up less than 39 percent of all graduate student enrollments in engineering, mathematics and computer science, and physical sciences. Women were more than 75 percent of all graduate students in education, the health sciences, and public administration.
Gadsden State Community College in Alabama Chooses Kathy L. Murphy as Its Next President
Dr. Murphy currently serves as superintendent of Hoover City Schools. Prior to her service in Hoover City Schools, she was superintendent of Monroe County Schools. She was also a professor at the University of West Georgia and Judson College.
Women Are More Likely to Apply to College and More Likely to Be Accepted for Admission Than Men
New data from the U.S. Department of Education allows us to calculate that at degree-granting institutions that do not have open admissions, the acceptance rate for women in 2019 was 58.5 percent. For men, the overall acceptance rate at these schools was 54.5 percent.
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.
Tulane University Scholars Develop the Feminist Pedagogy for Teaching Online
While the Feminist Pedagogy for Teaching Online guide was made with online learning in mind, it can be applied to physical classrooms as well as virtual ones.
Yale University’s Louise Glück Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature
Louise Glück, an adjunct professor of English at Yale University, is the first American woman to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature since Toni Morrison in 1993. Overall, 16 women have won the Nobel Prize in literature.
University of Chicago’s Eve Ewing Honored at the Iowa City Book Festival
Eve Ewing is an assistant professor at the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago. The Paul Engle Prize honors writers who demonstrate a pioneering spirit in the world of literature and a commitment to engaging with the issues of the day.
Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The four women appointed to endowed chairs are Carole Boyce Davies at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Denise Hien, at Rutgers University in New Jersey, Kateryna Makova at Pennsylvania State University, and Audrey Jaeger at North Carolina State University.
How Interactions Between Teachers and Other Students Impact Girls’ Identity as Scientists
Researchers looked at when and how the girls were recognized for their coding successes during a summer coding camp, and how teachers and peers responded when the girls demonstrated coding skills. The authors noted that even in a camp explicitly designed to bolster girls in the sciences, prevailing stereotypes can undermine best intentions.
Nicola Pitchford Will Be the Next President of Dominican University of California
A native of the United Kingdom, Dr. Pitchford came to Dominican University in 2011 after teaching at Fordham University in New York. She currently serves as vice president for academic affairs, dean of the faculty, and as a professor of English.
Women’s Political Leanings Impact Their Responses to Sexual Harassment and Misconduct
A new study by Alexa Bankert, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Georgia, found that liberal women – when experiencing discrimination – turn toward direct political action like volunteering for a campaign, while conservative women do not show a similar increase in their political engagement.
In Memoriam: Ruth Kluger, 1931-2020
A native of Vienna, Austria, Kluger was sent to a concentration camp in 1942 and transferred to Auschwitz a year later. She survived the war and immigrated to the United States in 1947. She joined the faculty at the University of California, Irvine in 1976, taught at Princeton from 1980 to 1986, and then returned to Irvine, where she taught until her retirement in 1994.
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.
Five Women Who Are Retiring From Colleges and Universities
The women who have or will be stepping down are Kristi A. Nelson, provost at the University of Cincinnati, Barbara Craig at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, Leslie Kirwan at Harvard University, Rebekka Wachter at Arizona State University, and Viven G. Fryd at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
In Memoriam: Wilda Maxine Smith, 1924-2020
After teaching at Hays High School from 1953 to 1957, Dr. Smith joined the faculty at Fort Hays State University. She taught there for more than a quarter century. Dr. Smith chaired the history department at the university for five years.
Three Women Appointed to Diversity Positions at Educational Institutions
Taking on new administrative duties relating to diversity, equity and inclusion are Tiffany Willoughby-Herard at the University of California, Irvine, Shawntae Jones at the Kansas City Art Institute, and Ra’Sheda Boddie Forbes at Mississippi State University.
Tamara Bertrand Jones Awarded the Presidential Medal From the Association for the Study of Higher Education
Tamara Bertrand Jones is an associate professor of higher education in the College of Education at Florida State University. Her research examines the sociocultural influences on socialization during graduate education and the professional experiences of underrepresented populations, particularly Black women, in academia.
Three Women Appointed to Endowed Professorships at Major Universities
The three women scholars appointed to endowed chairs are Sally Walker in Geology in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the Univerity of Georgia, Becky Barlow in the School of Forestry at Auburn University in Alabama, and Carole Boyce Davies at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Examining the Gender Pay Gap Among Primary Care Physicians
Female primary care physicians earn less revenue than men for the care they provide, but spend more time with patients than their male colleagues, dispelling the commonly held opinion that female physicians work fewer hours than men.
Study Examines Gender Differences in Hazing Among High School Students
In focus group meetings among students at two high schools, researchers found gendered perceptions and themes of power and status around issues of hazing and prevention. The researchers chalked up perceived differences in hazing behaviors between genders to issues of identity and personality.
Duke University-Led Study Finds Major Lack of Knowledge on Abortion Laws and Regulations
In a national survey, the mean score for women participants was just over two correct answers out of 12 on the laws governing abortion in their state. Poverty, low levels of education, or low health literacy did not appear to be factors affecting knowledge of state abortion laws.
The University of Oregon Appoints Carol A. Stabile to Lead its Clark Honors College
Dr. Stabile is a professor of journalism and communication and has been serving as the associate dean for strategic initiatives for the College of Arts and Sciences. From 2008 to 2014, Professor Stabile was the director of the Center for the Study of Women in Society at the University of Oregon.
In Memoriam: Constance Hall Buchanan, 1947-2020
Constance Buchanan was hired to lead the Women’s Studies in Religion program at Harvard Divinity School in 1977. She was a faculty member and associate dean at Harvard Divinity School for 20 years.
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.
