In 2024, women earned 26.6 percent of all bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in engineering. Women were most represented among graduates in the environmental and biomedical disciplines. They were least represented among graduates in electrical and mechanical disciplines.
Prior to 2022, trends in suicidality among adolescents were similar across U.S. states. However, after the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, these trends diverged, with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among girls increasing in states that had instituted abortion bans and decreasing in states that had not enacted bans.
Dr. Howard joins Spelman from Ohio State University, where she has been serving as dean of the College of Engineering. She is a nationally recognized expert in robotics, artificial intelligence, and human-centered technology.
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions in academia. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Dr. Gregory was appointed interim president of Jackson State University in May 2025. Prior to that appointment, she was the university's provost and vice president of academic affairs.
Dr. Slater comes to her new role from Marist University in Poughkeepsie, New York, where she has been serving as senior associate provost, dean of science, and professor of biology.
The appointments are Claudia Goldin at Harvard University, Carolyn Seepersad at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Veronica Augustyn at North Carolina State University, and Cornell University's Yelena Janjigian at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
"“I’m deeply honored to serve as chancellor of the Colorado Community College System,” said Dr. DeSanctis. "Together, we will expand access, accelerate economic mobility, and position CCCS as the first and best choice for every Coloradan seeking a better life.”
Dr. Wolf, the Elmer E. Koch Professor of Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has taught electrical engineering for nearly four decades. She has previously served on the faculty at the Georgia Tech and Princeton University.
"My commitment is to uphold the standard of excellence that defines Jackson State in every area of university life," said Dr. Gregory. "As a proud graduate of JSU, I know what this university means to the people it serves because it has shaped every part of my life."
Dr. Bolton is slated to become Columbia College Chicago's first woman of color president on July 1. She has extensive experience in higher education administration, including key leadership positions with Georgia Tech, Washington University, and Tulane University.
The new deans are Traci Zimmerman at James Madison University in Virginia, Chanel Fort at Gadsden State Community College in Alabama, Tracey Donnelly at Wenatchee Valley College in Washington State, and Amanda Murdie at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
