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Eleven Women Academics Awarded MacArthur Foundation Fellowships
The Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation has announced the selection of 23 individuals in this year’s class of MacArthur Fellows. Of this year’s 23 MacArthur Fellows, 12 are women. All but one have current ties to the academic world.
Three Women Scholars Win National Book Critics Circle Awards
The winners of the prestigious awards include Charlotte Gordon of Endicott College in the biography category, Margo Jefferson of Columbia University and The New School in the autobiography category, and Maggie Nelson of the California Institute of the Arts in the criticism category.
American Woman Academics Named Finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Awards
The National Book Critics Circle Awards are given out in six categories with five finalists in each category. Several of the finalists are women who currently hold academic posts at American colleges and universities.
Women Making Inroads in Academic Institutions of the Male-Dominated Animation Industry
Traditionally, the animation industry has had very few womein in its ranks. But a new study by Deborah Vankin of the Los Angeles Times, finds that over the past five years women are beginning to make major inroads in animation education.
In Memoriam: Ruby Burman Cohen (1922-2011)
She taught literature and theater at the University of California at Davis for 30 years.
