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In Memoriam: Mary Zeiss Strange, 1950-2024

In Memoriam: Mary Zeiss Strange, 1950-2024

Dr. Strange served as a professor of women’s studies and religion at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York, for nearly three decades. She also served as the college’s inaugural director of the women’s studies program.

Study Finds That Throughout Their Careers Women Continue to Face Age Discrimination

Study Finds That Throughout Their Careers Women Continue to Face Age Discrimination

Researchers surveyed 913 women leaders in higher education, faith-based nonprofits, law, and healthcare. They found that there is “no right age” for professional women. The authors conclude that “we found no age was the right age to be a woman leader. There was always an age-based excuse to not take women seriously, to discount their opinions, or to not hire or promote them.”

Five Women Scholars in the Health Sciences Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Five Women Scholars in the Health Sciences Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Taking on new faculty duties are Martha Michelle Estrada at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Kimberly Long at Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Wichita, Salome Brooks at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, Ruaa Al Juboori at the University of Mississippi, and Meredith Niles at the University of Vermont.

Six Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments at Universities

Six Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments at Universities

Taking on new roles or duties are Mary Bernstein at the University of Connecticut, Kristina G. Douglass at Columbia University in New York City, Shannon Monnat at Syracuse University in New York, Miranda Drake at the University of South Dakota, Ashleigh Graveline at Clarkson University in Postdam, New York, and Nancy Glenn at Boise State University in Idaho.

Robyn E. Hannigan Has Been Appointed President of Ursinus College in Pennsylvania

Robyn E. Hannigan Has Been Appointed President of Ursinus College in Pennsylvania

Since 2019, Dr. Hannigan has been named provost at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York. Earlier, she was a faculty member and the founding dean of the School for the Environment at the University of Massachusetts at Boston.

Gender Bias Still Persists in Industries Where Women Make Up Significant Majority of Workers

Gender Bias Still Persists in Industries Where Women Make Up Significant Majority of Workers

The study examined the experiences of women in four industries in which women are a majority of all workers: law, higher education, faith-based nonprofits, and health care. The results showed that women continue to face bias in all four fields, but women were the least likely to face bias in higher education.

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.

Seven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles or Duties

Seven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles or Duties

The women scholars in new roles are Laura McCabe at Michigan State University, Phillis Isabella Sheppard at Vanderbilt University, Rebecca Saxe at MIT, Kirsten T. Edwards at Florida International University, Mari Boor at North Dakota State University, Pamela M. Norris at George Washington University, and Tekla Ali Johnson at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New Yrk.

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.

Four Women to Serve as Provosts at Major Universities

Four Women to Serve as Provosts at Major Universities

Recently appointed to positions as provosts are Robyn Hannigan at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, Carol Parker at New Mexico State University, Wanda Coneal at Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Farrah Jackson Ward at Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina.

Fourteen Women Scholars Taking on New Assignments in Academia

Fourteen Women Scholars Taking on New Assignments in Academia

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.

Honors and Awards for Ten Women Scholars at Colleges and Universities

Honors and Awards for Ten Women Scholars at Colleges and Universities

Here is a listing of women faculty members in higher education who have been honored by colleges and universities or who have received notable awards from other organizations.

New Faculty Posts for Nine Women in Higher Education

New Faculty Posts for Nine Women 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.

Nine Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles in Higher Education

Nine Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles 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.

Nine Women Faculty Members Taking on New Duties

Nine Women Faculty Members Taking on New Duties

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.

A Trio of Women Faculty Members Honored With Prestigious Awards

A Trio of Women Faculty Members Honored With Prestigious Awards

The three women scholars who won notable honors are Gul E. Kremer, a professor of industrial and manufacturing systems engineering at Iowa State University, Jessica Blois, an environmental scientist at the University of California, Merced, and Jeanna Matthews, an associate professor of computer science at Clarkson University in New York.

Notable Honors and Awards for Six Women Scholars

Notable Honors and Awards for Six Women Scholars

The honorees are Nancy Kleckner of Harvard University, Julia Bryan at Pennsylvania State University, Kelly Chezum of Clarkson University, Martha Minow, dean of Harvard Law School, Susanne Menden-Deuer of the University of Rhode Island, and Cait Lamberton of the University of Pittsburgh.

Seven Women Scholars Are Being Honored With Prestigious Awards

Seven Women Scholars Are Being Honored With Prestigious Awards

The honorees are Lori Pollock of the University of Delaware, Stacy Ziegler of Clarkson University, Pamela Heaton of the University of Cincinnati, JoAnne Epps of Temple University, Grace Schulman of Baruch College, Virginia Caples of Alabama A&M University, and Janice Moore of Colorado State University.

Six Women in New Faculty Roles at Leading Universities

Six Women in New Faculty Roles at Leading Universities

Taking on new faculty roles are Stephanie McCurry at Columbia University, Anne-Sophie Chaxel at Virginia Tech, Elicia Cowins at Washington and Lee University in Virginia, Claudia Hoffman of Clark University in New York, Monila Safford at Weill Cornell Medical College, and Diane Flaherty at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.