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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.
Four Women Appointed to the Faculty of the Center for Advanced Study at the University of Illinois
The Center for Advanced Study at the University of Illinois has appointed seven new members to its permanent faculty. Four of the new CAS professors are women: Sharon M. Donovan in nutrition, Harriet Murav in Slavic languages and literatures, Cynthia Oliver in Dance, and Nancy Sottos in materials science and engineering.
What Happens to Women College Graduates After They Get Their Degree?
Women who earn a bachelor’s degree are more likely to continue their education than men who graduate from college. For women who graduate from college and took a full-time job, the median income was $33,900. For male college graduate who took a full time job, the medican income was $38,000.
Study Finds That the Pandemic Has Widened the Gender Gap in Work Hours
A new study led by Caitlyn Collins, a sociologist at Washington University in St. Louis, finds that between March and April, mothers’ work hours fell four to five times as much as fathers’ work hours. While mothers scaled back their work hours by about 5 percent, or two hours per week, fathers’ work hours remained largely stable.
Daughters of Feminist Women Have a Significant Positive Influence on Their Mothers’ Psyche
A new study by researchers at the University of Georgia and the University of Kansas finds that not only do feminist mothers have more self-assured feminist daughters, their young adult daughters’ voices have a significant, positive psychological influence on their mothers.
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: Nadine Taub, 1943-2020
Taub joined the faculty at the Rutgers University School of Law in Newarkmin 1973. There she founded the Women’s Rights Litigation Clinic, the first of its kind in the nation, according to the university.
A Check-Up on Women in the STEM Workforce: A Long Way to Equality
A new report from the Center for Research + Evaluation at the University of California, San Diego shows that women are making progress in the STEM workforce but that there is still a long way to go to reach equality.
Women College Students Socially Distance From Gay Men They Perceive as Sexually Promiscuous
The authors note that historically heterosexual women have been generally more accepting of gay men than is the case for heterosexual men. But the current research shows that when women college students perceive gay men as sexually promiscuous they tend to shy away from interpersonal relationships more so than for gay men generally.
Six Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties in Higher Education
Taking on new roles are Amy Kirschke at Virginia Tech, Donyell Roseboro at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Marilyn Chin at Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia, Angela Jordan Davis at American University in Washington, D.C., Anne O’Leary-Kelly at the University of Arkansas, and Michelle M. Duguid at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
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.
In Memoriam: María Cristina Lugones, 1944-2020
María Lugones, the feminist scholar and activist, began her academic career at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota. In 1993, she joined the faculty at Binghamton University, a campus of the State University of New York System.
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.
A Half Dozen Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Colleges and Universities
Appointed to dean positions are Cheryl Anderson at the University of California, San Diego, Sharon Wise at Utica College in New York, Diana Hess at the University of Wisconsin, Judith A. Ponticell at the University of South Florida, Jasmine Alinder at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Carissa Schively Slotterback at the University of Pittsburgh.
Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, Appoints Four Women to Endowed Chairs
The women scholars appointed to endowed professors at Colgate University are Mary Simonson in film and media studies and women’s studies, Elizabeth Marlowe in art and art history, Hélène Julien in romance languages, and Rebecca Ammerman in classics.
Four Women Appointed to Named Professorships at the University of Chicago
The University of Chicago has announced the appointments of 13 scholars to named professorships. Four of the appointments went to women: Mercedes Pascual in ecology and evolution, Frances Ferguson in English, Ka Yee C. Lee in chemistry, and Linda Waite in sociology.
U.S. Department of Education Reports New Data on Campus Sexual Assaults
The number of reported rapes and sexual assaults has been on the rise. In 2017, there were 10,308 reports of forced sexual assaults on the nation’s college campuses, compared to under 3,000 in 2010. It is unclear whether this increase is due to increased numbers of sexual assaults, an increased willingness to report such incidents, or both.
Women Surgeons in Academic Medicine Hold Their Own in Grant Competitions
The Association of American Medical Colleges reports that women make up just 19 percent of all surgery faculty and only 8 percent of full professors of surgery at U.S. medical schools. But a new study finds that women were the principal investigators on more than 26 percent of the surgery grants issued by the National Institutes of Health.
New Study Finds That Telecommuting Takes a Larger a Toll on Working Women Than on Working Men
Telecommuting moms spend significantly more time performing housework when they work from home than dads do. Moms working remotely also spend more time doing their jobs with children present than telecommuting dads. And the study also found that moms working remotely during the pandemic are more likely to report feeling depressed.
Two Universities Announce the Appointment of New Provosts
April Summitt is the new provost at La Sierra University in Riverside, California. She joined the La Sierra University community in 2013 as the university’s first dean of general education. And Susan M. Collins was named provost at the University of Michigan. She is the Edward M. Gramlich Collegiate Professor of Public Policy and a professor of economics at the university.
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.
Seven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
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.
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: Janet Roebuck, 1943-2020
Dr. Roebuck joined the faculty in the history department at the University of New Mexico in 1969 and taught there for 30 years. Throughout her career, she advocated for the advancement of women into the senior ranks of the faculty and into higher administrative offices.
Four Women Appointed to Chair Their Academic Departments
The four women who were appointed to head their departments are Heidi Wengreen at Utah State University, Stephanie Boss at Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma, Andreea Deciu Ritivoi at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, and Lisa Beckley-Roberts at Jackson State University in Mississippi.
Study Finds That Support for Women’s Creativity Faces a Glass Ceiling in the Workplace
A new study conducted at the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence has found men report greater support for creativity in the workplace than women, and greater support for workplace creativity leads to more frequent creative workplace behaviors.
How Exposure to Role Models Boosts Women’s Decisions to Major in STEM Fields
A new study, authored by Catherine Porter of Lancaster University in England and Danila Serra of Texas A&M University, finds that women students become more likely to study subjects or pursue careers in STEM fields if they encounter successful women role models in those fields.
Three Women Appointed to Provost Positions at Colleges and Universities
Karen An-Hwei Lee was named provost and professor of English at Wheaton College in Illinois. Katia Passerini was appointed provost and executive vice president at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, and Mary Pedersen was appointed provost and executive vice president at Colorado State University.
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.
Six Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Colleges and Universities
The new deans are Akane Zusho at Fordham University in New York, Michele Cruse at the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, Ophelie Rowe-Allen at the University of New Haven, Ryan O’Neil at the University of Wyoming, Dorothy E. Mosby at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, and Allison Crume at the University of South Florida.
Three Women Scholars Who Were Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Major Universities
The women appointed to endowed chairs are Susan Trolier-McKinstry at Pennsylvania State University, Sarah Lamb at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, and Adia Harvey Wingfield at Washington University in St. Louis.
Women Scientists Rarely Highlighted in Biology Textbooks, But Progress Is Being Made
The researchers found that while women are 51 percent of the U.S. population and 60 percent of the college students in biology, they were only 13 percent of the scientists featured in biology textbooks. However, the percentage of women featured in textbooks published after 2000 has more than doubled.
Gender Differences in the Economic and Social Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Among the findings of the new study is that for those holding the same job since March, 64 percent of college-educated mothers reported by early June that they had reduced their working hours at some point since March, compared to 36 percent of college-educated fathers.
