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Seven American Women Named Members of the National Academy of Education
The National Academy of Education has announced the election of 11 new members. Eight of the 11 new members are women. Seven of the eight hold current affiliations with American universities.
Two Women Scholars Awarded the Bancroft Prize
The award recognizes outstanding scholarship in American history. The two women among this year’s three honorees are Mary Sarah Bilder, a professor at Boston College Law School, and Deborah A. Rosen, the David M. ’70 and Linda Roth Professor of History at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.
The Next Provost at Wheaton College in Illinois
Margaret DuPlissis Diddams currently serves as assistant provost at Seattle Pacific University in Washington State. She has been on the faculty there since 1993. Dr. Diddams will begin her role as provost at Wheaton College on June 1
The First Woman President in the 129-Year History of California State University, Chico
Gayle E. Hutchinson currently serves as provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University, Channel Islands. She has held that post since 2013. Earlier in her career, Dr. Hutchinson served on the faculty at the Chico campus for 17 years.
In Memoriam: Joanne Louis McGrath Cohoon, 1954-2016
Joanne Cohoon was a professor of science, technology and society in the University of Virginia’s School of Engineering and Applied Science and a senior research social scientist at the National Center for Women in Information Technology.
Notable Honors for Four Women at Major Universities
The honorees are Doris Ching of the University of Hawaii, Kimberlé W. Crenshaw of Columbia University and the University of California, Los Angeles, Diane K. Newman of the California Institute of Technology, and Brené Brown of the University of Houston.
Boston University Leads Archival Project of Florence Nightingale’s Letters
The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University has led an international effort to make the correspondence of Florence Nightingale available online.
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.
Five Women Academic Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Susan F. Haka of Michigan State University, Wendy Freedman of the University of Chicago, Rosalind Epstein Krauss of Columbia University, Saundra Yancy McGuire of Louisiana State University, and Carol Blair of Colorado State University.
Is the Gender Wage Gap Responsible for Higher Rates of Anxiety and Depression Among Women?
Using a survey of more than 22,000 adults, researchers at Columbia University found that women, who were paid less than their male counterparts with similar ages, work experience, family status, and education, were 2.5 times as likely to suffer from major depression and four times as likely to experience anxiety.
Three Women Named Postdoctoral Fellows for Faculty Diversity at UMBC
Three women make up the third cohort of the Postdoctoral Fellows for Faculty Diversity at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. They are Keisha McIntosh Allen, Nkiru Nnawulezi, and Mejdulene Shomali.
Susan Kaufman Purcell Stepping Down From Her Post at the University of Miami
Susan Kaufman Purcell has announced that she is stepping down as director of the Center for Hemispheric Policy at the University of Miami. She founded the center 11 years ago.
Gender Differences Among Workers Who Take Paid Parental Leave After the Birth of a Child
In California, new mothers and new fathers are eligible for six weeks of paid parental leave. But the study showed that men typically take a week or a week and a half while women were more likely to take the full six weeks of leave.
Defiance College in Ohio Selects Its First Woman President
This coming January, Richanne C. Mankey will become the first woman president in the 165-year history of Defiance College in Ohio. She has been serving as vice president for institutional advancement at Daemen College in Amherst, New York.
In Memoriam: Rosalyn Fraad Baxandall, 1939-2015
A noted feminist historian Rosalyn Baxandall joined the faculty in the American studies department at the State University of New York at Old Westbury in 1971.
Eleven Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Assignments
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
The New Director of the Consortium on High Achievement and Success
Jennifer L. Baszile was named director of the nation’s oldest and largest organization dedicated to the success of underrepresented students on liberal arts college campuses nationwide. She previously served on the faculty at the University of Connecticut and Yale University.
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.
Evelyn Witkin, 94 Years Old, Wins the Lasker Basic Medical Research Award
Evelyn M. Witkin, professor emerita at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, is being honored for her work in creating the field of DNA mutagenesis and DNA repair which have played an important role in clinical radiation therapy for cancer.
University of Virginia Scholar Wins Book Award
Anna Brickhouse, an associate professor of English at the University of Virginia, received one of two book prizes awarded by the journal Early American Literature. Dr. Brickhouse holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Columbia University.
Gender and Racial Differences in the Use of Ambulances by Stroke Victims
A new study led by Heid Mochari-Greenberger, an associate research scientist at the Columbia University Medical Center, found that about half of all stroke victims called for an ambulance. But White women were the most likely to do so.
Rutgers University to Establish a Living-Learning Community for Women in Computer Science
Women accepted into the living-learning community will have access to graduate student mentors, workshops and seminars, and leadership training all aimed at increasing retention among women computer science majors.
Two New York City Scholars Wrote the Libretto for a New Opera Performed in London
The libretto for the opera Cities of Salt was written by Yvette Christianse, a professor of English and Africana studies at Barnard College and Rosalind Morris, a professor of anthropology at Columbia University. The opera recently debuted at the Royal Opera House in London.
Tracy Smith to Lead the Creative Writing Program at Princeton University
Professor Smith has taught creative writing at the university since 2005. Earlier, she taught at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York, the University of Pittsburgh, and Columbia University. In 2012, she won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.
Four Young Women Assistant Professors Named Rita Allen Foundation Scholars
Each Rita Allen Foundation Scholar will receive up to $110,000 for a maximum of five years to support their research. The winners are Minoree Kohwi of Columbia University, Yevgenia Kozorovitskiy of Northwestern University, Julie Law of the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, and Yi Ye of New York University.
In Memoriam: Kim West
Kim West was the associate dean for undergraduate programs at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. For 13 years, she served as director of residence life at the California Institute of Technology.
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.
Sachiko Tsuruta to Be Honored by the International Center for Relativistic Astrophysics in Rome
Sachiko Tsuruta, a professor of astrophysics at Montana State University in Bozeman, has been selected to receive the Marcel Grossman Prize for her pioneering work on neutron starts. The prize is awarded every three years.
Frances Bronet Is the New Provost at the Illinois Institute of Technology
Bronet has been serving as acting provost at the University of Oregon since August 2014. Previously, she was dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon.
A Dozen Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been named to key administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
Prestigious Honors and Awards for Seven Women Scholars
The honorees are Yeonhwa Park at the University of Massachusetts, Mary Staehle at Rowan University, Beverly Purswell at Virginia Tech, Jennifer West at Duke University, Deborah Waldrop at the University at Buffalo, Eve Adler at Middlebury College, and Janet L. Miller at Columbia University.
Political Scientist Wins Book Award from the International Studies Association
Jessica Green is an assistant professor of political science at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. She was honored for authoring the best book in the field of international environmental studies.
In Memoriam: Catharine Theimer Nepomnyashchy, 1950-2015
Catharine Nepomnyashchy was the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Russian Literature and Culture and chair of the Slavic department at Barnard College in New York City. She was 64 years old and had suffered from lung cancer.
New Administrative Positions for Seven Women at U.S. Colleges and Universities
The appointees are Judith B. Greiman at Stony Brook, Cindy Hess at Tulsa Community College, Lisa Watson at Scripps College, Naomi Norman at the University of Georgia, Celena Mondie-Milner at the University of Texas, Kelly Sartorius at the University of Arkansas, and Shana Lassiter at Columbia.
New Website to Highlight the Contributions of Early Women Philosophers
A group of philosophers at Duke University, Columbia University, and the University of Pennsylvania are developing a website that hopes to highlight the contributions of early women philosophers.
