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Juliet Wiersema Wins a Book Award From the Association for Latin American Art
Dr. Weirsema’s award-winning book, The History of a Periphery, provides insight into a over-looked part of the Spanish empire through analyzing rare, hand-drawn maps from Columbia’s Pacific Lowlands.
New Book by Swarthmore’s Roseann Liu Wins Two National Awards
Designed to Fail by Roseann Liu, assistant professor at Swarthmore College, examines funding disparities between predominately White and non-White schools in Philadelphia.
The Gender Gap in STEM Majors is Shrinking at Top Universities and Growing at Other Institutions
Over the past two decades, there has been an increase in the number of women majoring in physics, engineering, and computer science at highly selective college and universities. However, the gender gap in students studying these historically male-dominated fields has grown significantly at less selective institutions.
In Memoriam: Sandra G. Harding, 1935-2025
Throughout her career, Dr. Harding taught women’s studies at several institutions both nationally and abroad. She authored numerous books on feminist philosophy and the social studies of science.
Three Women Selected for Endowed Chairs at Universities
The women appointmented to endowed faculty positions are Tara Cox at Savannah State University in Georgia, Jennifer Homans at New York University, and Esther Freeman at Harvard Medical School.
Women NFT Avatars Are Valued Less Than Male Avatars
Even though the NFT marketplace is predominately used by younger generations, historical gender biases have been found to negatively impact the price of NFTs featuring women avatars.
In Memoriam: Joan Rea, 1929-2025
For over three decades, Dr. Rea served as a professor of Spanish and Portuguese at Rice University in Houston. She was a scholar of Latin American literature and culture.
Hospitals Can Reduce Their Rate of C-Section Births by Adequately Staffing Their Team of Labor and Delivery Nurses
When a hospital’s labor and delivery unit has a nurse staff that aligns with standards set by the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses, they experience lower rates of births via c-section.
Penn State’s Danielle Conway Appointed President-Elect of the Association of American Law Schools
Professor Conway has led Penn State’s law school for the past six years. Her decades of experience in law school leadership includes academic appointments at the University of Maine and the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
In Memoriam: Francis Wessells, 1919-2024
Professor Wessells founded the department of dance and choreography at Virginia Commonwealth University. She also held teaching positions with the University of Richmond and Sweet Briar College.
The Gender Gap in Negotiating Skills Exists in Children as Young as Six Years Old
Psychologists from New York University and Boston College have found boys are more likely than girls to ask for bigger bonuses for completing the same work.
How Differences in Media Framing Influences Women’s Response to Political Gender Gaps
When the media frames women’s underrepresentation in politics as “men’s overrepresentation,” women viewers have stronger negative responses and are more likely to express desire to take action against the gender gap.
Monique Guillory Named Ninth President of Dillard University
Dr. Guillory has served as Dillard University’s interim president for the past seven months. Her background includes over three decades of higher education administration experience.
Ten Women Appointed to Administrative Roles at Universities
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.
In Memoriam: Claire Gaudini, 1944-2024
Dr. Gaudini served as Connecticut College’s first alumna president for 13 years. She was a scholar on the history and economics of philanthropy.
Highly Selective Universities Make Progress in Closing the STEM Gender Gap While Others Fall Behind
The country’s most selective universities have made great progress in closing the gender gap in students studying physics, engineering, and computer science. However, the gap has significantly widened at less selective institutions.
Kirsten Schultz Receives Award for Book on Eighteenth-Century Brazilian History
Kirsten Schultz was honored for her book, From Conquest to Colony: Empire, Wealth, and Difference in Eighteenth-Century Brazil. She currently teaches as a professor of history at Seton Hall University in New Jersey.
Two Women Academics Named Recipients of the 2024 Rolf Schock Prize
Irene Heim, professor emerita at MIT, has received the 2024 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy and Lai-Sang Young, a professor of mathematics at New York University, has received the 2024 Rolf Schock Prize in Mathematics.
Study Uncovers Racial and Socioeconomic Disparities in the Rate of Preterm Births Among American Mothers
Preterm births in the United States have increased over the past decade, largely due to significant racial disparities in the experiences of Black, Native American, and Hawaiian and Pacific Islander mothers from low-income families.
Lindsey Claire Smith Appointed as the Inaugural Director of NYU Tulsa
NYU Tulsa is an initiative that brings New York University students to Tulsa, Oklahoma to engage in academic courses, community activities, and local internships. The program is the university’s sixteenth global location and fourth in the United States.
Six Women Scholars Receive Faculty Appointments at the New York University Silver School of Social Work
The new faculty appointments at the New York University Silver School of Social Work are Sarah Godoy, Sarah Narendorf, Sophia Tsesmelis Piccolino, Marylene Cloitre, Ana Flores, and Kathrine Sullivan
Study Examines How Pressure to Conform to Feminine Norms Affects College Women’s Mental Health
While pressure to conform to some feminine norms, such as investing in appearance, was associated with high levels of psychological distress, emphasis on other norms, such as maintaining good relationships with others, was linked to positive mental health among college women.
In Memoriam: Christine Capetola, 1987-2024
For the past three years, Dr. Capetola served on the faculty of the department of African American studies at California State University, Fullerton. Dr. Capetola’s work centered around the intersections of queer, Black, sound, affect, and performance studies.
New Faculty Positions for Seven Women Scholars
Taking on new faculty roles are Jennifer Dawes at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Christine Folch at Duke University, Allison Schachter at Vanderbilt University, Kathy Dhanda at Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, Peggy Morton at New York University, Heather Frick at Cornerstone University in Michigan, and Shannon Self-Brown at Georgia State University.
New Endowed Positions for Four Women Scholars
The appointments are Irene Peeva at Cornell University, Rachel Eells at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Joya Misra at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Joan Kee at New York University.
New Faculty Positions for a Dozen Women in Higher Education
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.
Five Women Appointed to Provost Positions at Universities
The new provosts are Lois Agnew at Syracuse University, Georgina Dopico at New York University, Michelle Kiec at Commonwealth University in Pennsylvania, Heather Shipley at the University of Texas at San Antonio, and Regina Stovall Robinson at Jarvis Christian University in Texas.
African Literature and Culture Society Honors Duriel Harris for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry
Dr. Harris has served as a professor of poetry and poetics at Illinois State University for the past 15 years. Her teaching and academic interests include poetry writing, poetics, and African American literature.
Five Women Appointed to Administrative Leadership Positions at Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Illinois State University Honors Anna Smith for Excellence in Literacy Research
Dr. Smith currently serves as an associate professor of teaching and learning and director of the Education Now Lab at Illinois State University. She was honored for her innovative research into literacy in digital spaces.
Adler University Selects Lisa Coleman as President
Dr. Coleman currently serves as the inaugural senior vice president for global inclusion and strategic innovation at New York University. She will assume the presidency of Adler University in September.
Vanderbilt Professor Lorrie Moore Wins National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
Lorrie Moore, professor of English at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, was recognized for her novel I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home. She has authored numerous other publications throughout her four-decades long career, including three other novels, many short-stories, and various works of nonfiction.
In Memoriam: Barbara Jones, 1935-2024
Dr. Jones was a women’s studies scholar and cultural anthropologist. During her academic career, she taught courses at schools across the country including Merritt College in Oakland, California, where she served as chair of the anthropology department.
Columbia Professor Anne Bogart Awarded for Lifetime Achievement in Non-Profit Theatre Production
Anne Bogart, professor of theatre at Columbia University and co-artistic director of the SITI Company in New York City, has been honored for her over five decades of contributions to non-profit theatre.
In Memoriam: Shani Mott, 1976-2024
Dr. Mott was a lecturer in the department of history and Center for Africana Studies at Johns Hopkins University where she worked for the past 16 years. Her academic studies focused on racial language in American popular culture.
