Dr. Sandwell is an assistant professor of history at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Her award-winning book, National Liberation and the Political Life of Exile: Sex, Gender, and Nation in the Struggle Against Apartheid examines the role of women in South Africa's liberation movements, particularly within the African National Congress during its years in exile.
Over the past 15 years, the share of young women identifying as something other than exclusively straight increased from 22 percent to 50 percent, according to a new study from Binghamton University. Notably, the research did not find a similar trend among young men, who are more likely to say they are either exclusively straight or exclusively gay.
Most recently, Dr. Sanders served as vice president of experiential product management and interim vice president of product and technology at Western Governors University.
Dr. Newkirk was the first faculty member of color in the College of Home Economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where served as chair of the department of home economics education for 20 years. Dr. Newkirk was also the first African American elected president of the American Home Economics Association.
Across a series of five experiments, scholars at Cornell University and the University of California, Berkeley found that women are consistently perceived as more trustworthy negotiators. Furthermore, this focus on relationship-building in negotiations did not lead to worse economics outcomes for women negotiators compared to their male counterparts.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new dean 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.
Dr. Perera's new book on the variations in mental health care services in affluent democracies has been honored by both the International Political Sciences Association and the Council for European Studies.
This year the American Philosophical Society granted membership to 33 Americans. Of these, 12 are women with ties to the academic world in the United States.
Dr. GarcÃa currently serves as the Howard A. Newman Professor of American Studies at Cornell University. She was recently honored by the Immigration and Ethnic History Society for her contributions to the fields of refugee, asylum, and immigration history.
The new deans are Kristin Eschenfelder, Gena Southall, Tracey Gregory, Ceridwyn King, Anne Stevens, Melanie Landon-Hays, Melanie Bloom, Carolyn Pepper, Deborah Farringer, and Kirsten Hokeness.
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.
