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Seven Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education
At some colleges and universities, a hiring freeze has been enacted due to the pandemic. But with the world’s new focus on racism and social justice, the hiring of diversity and inclusion officers at colleges and universities remains at a brisk pace.
Indiana University Report Examines Gender Differences in Philanthropy During the COVID-19 Pandemic
A new report from researchers at the Women’s Philanthropy Insitute at Indiana University found that single women were more likely than single men and married/partnered couples to decrease their giving as a result of specific elements of the COVID-19 pandemic during the initial months of the crisis.
How Colleges and Universities Should Combat Sexual Harassment
Among the actions department leaders should take against those accused of sexual harassment, according to the authors, are a reduction in perks like prime office and parking spaces and appointments to desired committees. Also, they recommend live training that interactively involves participants.
Gender Gap in Authorship of Medical Research Widened During Early Stages of the Global Pandemic
The results show that women constitute a significanty lower share of first authors of articles on COVID-19 in the world’s eading medical journals, as compared to the proportion of women among first authors of all articles published in the same journals the previous year.
In Memoriam: Vicki Cassman, 1957-2020
Vicki Cassman a former professor of art conservation at the University of Delaware. Earlier in her career, she taught at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
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.
In Memoriam: Mary Ann Mason, 1943-2020
Mary Ann Mason was the first woman to serve as dean of the Graduate Division at the University of California, Berkeley. She was a profssor of social welfare at the university for two decades.
Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts at Colleges and Universities
At some colleges and universities, a hiring freeze has been enacted due to the pandemic. But with the world’s new focus on racism and social justice, the hiring of diversity and inclusion officers at colleges and universities remains at a brisk pace.
No Progress in Increasing Gender Diversity in Academic Publishing in the Field of Chemistry
A new analysis by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco finds that the percentages of female first and corresponding authors of papers in chemistry journals haven’t increased in the last decade and a half. The research analyzed studies published in 15 leading chemistry journals since 2005.
Women in Academic Surgery Are Winning a Fair Share of National Institute of Health Grants
Women are underrepresented in the field of academic surgery, but women surgeons are earning a disproportionate share of R01 research grants from the National Institutes of Health, a new study led by researchers at the University of Virginia has found.
Women Scholars Significantly Underrepresented in Heart Failure Research Studies
The analysis, led by scholars at the Uiversity of Pennsylvania, found that less than 20 percent of first authors on manuscripts cited to support the highest recommendations in heart failure treatment guidelines were women, and less than 15 percent of the senior authors were women.
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.
Seven Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
In Memoriam: Alice Lyons Eckardt, 1923-2020
Alice Eckardt was a professor emerita of religious studies and the founder of the Jewish studies program at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She taught at Lehigh from 1972 to 1987.
Deborah Thomas Honored for Her Work to End Gender Bias in Anthropology
Deborah Thomas, the R. Jean Brownlee Term Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named the recipient of the 2020 Gender Equity Award from the American Anthropological Association.
University Researchers Find a Drug Dose Gender Gap That Is Harming Women
A new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley and the University of Chicago finds that women are more likely than men to suffer adverse side effects of medications because drug dosages have historically been based on clinical trials conducted on men.
Utah State University Study Examines the Status of Women in State Government
A new research study from Utah State University’s Utah Women & Leadership Project reports that state government leaders are implementing strategies to diversify gender leadership, but there is still a long way to go.
New Department of Education Report Examines Gender Differences in Financing Higher Education
The department of Education reports finds that women were more likely than men to receive grants, including federal Pell grants. Women were also more likely than men to take out loans to help finance their higher education.
The First Woman Editor in Chief of the Latin American Research Review
Carmen Martínez-Novo, professor at the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida, was named the new editor in chief of the Latin American Research Review. She joined the faculty at the University of Florida in 2019 after teaching at the University of Kentucky.
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.
New Positions or Roles for Eight Women Scholars in Higher Education
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Three Woman Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Named Professorships
Eiko Maruko Siniawer, Alexandra Boltasseva and Bettina Cornwall were named/appointed to new professorships at Williams College, Purdue University and the University of Oregon, respectively.
Williams College in Massachusetts Promotes Three Women to Full Professor
Williams College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Williamstown, Massachusetts, has announced the promotion of seven faculty to full professorships. Three of these promotions went to women: Jessica Chapman in history, Lisa Gilbert in geosciences, and LeRhonda S. Manigault-Bryant in Africana studies.
Women’s Class Participation Increases With a Woman Instructor and More Women Classmates
A new study led by Elizabeth Bailey, an assistant professor of biology at Brigham Young University found that having more female peers in the room both significantly increased women’s willingness to talk and improved their scores in the course. Having a woman instructor also had a positive effect.
Indiana University Study Finds Unsolicited Sexting Has Increased During the Pandemic
A survey of more than 2,000 women found that nearly half of all women had received a sexting message since the onset of the pandemic. Among those who had ever received nude photos, nearly all – 91 percent – had received an unsolicited image.
Does Language Play a Role in Implicit Bias Against Women in STEM Fields?
A new study led by Molly Lewis, a research scientist in the department of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, finds that people’s implicit gender associations are strongly predicted by gender associations encoded in the statistics of the language they speak.
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.
Florida State University Exhibit Examines the Role of Women During the World War II Era
“Women at War: At Home and Service in World War II” features the wartime experiences of 12 women of varied backgrounds, sharing their important contributions from the home front to the front lines.
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 Scholars Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Colleges and Universities
The four women appointed to endowed chairs are Annette-Gordon-Reed at Harvard University, Susan Loepp at Williams College in Williamtown, Massachusetts, Barbara Ransby at the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Lesley A. Ross at Clemson University in South Carolina.
Luisa Igloria Is the New Poet Laureate of the Commonwealth of Virginia
A native of the Philippines, Dr. Igloria serves as the Louis I. Jaffe Endowed Professor and University Professor of English and Creative Writing at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. She was director of the university’s master of fine arts degree program in creative writing program from 2009 to 2015.
A Quartet of Women Scholars Appointed to Dean Positions
The four women appointed to dean positions are Sara Sanders at the University of Iowa, Carmenita D. Higginbotham at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Linda Nichols at the University of Louisnana at Lafayette, and Loury Ollison Floyd at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
