The appointments are Chanita Hughes-Halbert at the University of Southern California, Tanzeem Choudhury at Cornell University, Kathryn Kloepper at Mercer University, Amanda Geidel at Concordia University Nebraska, Rita Ryan at Marshall University, and Dora Malech at Johns Hopkins University.
Dr. Henry, a professor of molecular biology and genetics, was the first woman to serve as dean of Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, which she led from 2000 to 2010.
The women who have been selected for endowed positions are Tiffany Heng-Moss at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, SaMin Han at Mississippi State University, Emily Bernhardt at Cornell University, and Melanie Joy at the University of Colorado Anschutz.
The women taking on new academic positions are Vanessa Rose at Mount Holyoke College, Joan DerHovsepian at Rice University, Pamela Vayda at Mississippi State University-Meridian, M. Diane Burton at Cornell University, Laura W. Perna at the University of Pennsylvania, Jennifer Glover Konfrst at Drake University.
Across four studies, new research led by Cornell University's Alice Lee, found women consistently show a stronger preference for postings with narrower salary ranges compared to men. The research revealed a similar pattern within the labor market itself; industries with wider posted salary ranges have a lower representation of women in the workforce.
A Cornell University study has found evidence contrary to the popular belief that men do not read stories with women characters. In a randomized experiment featuring nearly 3,000 participants, the authors found men are just as likely to read stories about women as they are men, while women show a slight preference for stores about other women.
Dr. Ferguson was a professor of pediatrics at Howard University in Washington, D.C. for nearly four decades. In addition to her work as an administrator for the College of Medicine, she studied the growth and development of children, with a particular focus on sick cell anemia.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Monica J. Posey was named president of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College in 2016, making her the first African American woman president of a major educational institution in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. She will retire from the college in August, following over three decades of administrative service.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
In a survey of some 3,000 Canadians and Americans, the authors found women participants were more likely to be generally "risk-averse" than men, and 11 percent more likely to say AI's risks outweigh its benefits.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
