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Ohio State University Study Finds Women Sports Fans Rarely Attend Sporting Events
A new study by researchers at Ohio State University finds that American women who identify as passionate sports fans don’t watch or attend athletic events much more frequently than women who say they aren’t as interested in sports. “Sport is commonly assumed to be a masculine activity,” explains Frances Sutton a doctoral student in anthropology […]
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.
In Memoriam: Sandee Kay McGlaun, 1969-2021
Dr. McGlaun joined the faculty at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, in 2006 as an associate professor of English and director of the Writing Center. Earlier, she served on the faculty and was director of the Writing Center at what is now the University of North Georgia.
Professor Rebecca Wanzo of Washington University in St. Louis Has Won Two Book Awards
Rebecca Wanzo, professor and chair of women, gender, and sexuality studies in the College of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has won two major awards in the field of comic book studies.
Universities Announce the Appointments of Nine Women to Dean Positions
The nine women who have been appointed to university dean positions are Muge Akpinar-Elci, Kathryn Chval, Carroll Ann Trotman, Sharon E. Milligan, Susan Ettner, Diane Rowland, Shannon Collier-Tenison, Estella Atekwana, and Colleen L. Barry.
Syracuse University in New York Has Selected Gretchen Ritter as Its Next Provost
Since 2019, Dr. Ritter has been serving as executive dean and vice provost for the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio State University. In 2013, Dr. Ritter was appointed the 21st dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. She was the first woman to hold the position.
Three State Universities Have Selected Women to Be Their Next Provost
Karen Moranski was named provost and vice president of academic affairs at Sonoma State University in California. Francine Conway will be chancellor-provost of the New Brunswick campus of Rutgers University in New Jersey and Melissa L. Gilliam has been appointed executive vice president and provost at Ohio State University.
Women in High-Net-Worth Households Tend to Leave the Financial Decisions to Men
In all different sex, married-couple families, men are deemed more knowledgable about financial matters in slightly more than half of all households. But among high-net-worth married couples, the husband was rated most knowledgable on finances in 90 percent of the households.
In Memoriam: Mary Louise McBee, 1924-2021
Dr. McBee held many positions at the University of Georgia including dean of women and vice president of academic affairs. She also served as an associate professor of psychology and an associate professor of higher education.
In Memoriam: Mary Elizabeth Young, 1929-2021
Dr. Young joined the faculty at Ohio State University as an instructor in 1955. At this time, she was one of few academic historians devoted to the serious study of American Indians.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Ten Women to Administrative Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Eight Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Duties at American 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.
Study Finds Early Academic Excellence Does Not Lead to Future Occupational Success
A study by women sociologists at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and the University of British Columbia found that women parents who achieved straight A’s in high schools supervised on average about the same number of employees as did male students who flunked their high school courses.
Three Universities Have Announced the Appointment of Women to Dean Positions
Ayanna Howard will be the first woman dean of the College of Engineering at Ohio State University. Michelle Roehm has been appointed interim dean of the School of Business at Wake Forest University and Noma Anderson was named dean of the College of Nursing and Health Sciences at the University of Vermont.
Six Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts at Colleges and Universities
The six women named to diversity posts are Robin R. Means Coleman at Northwestern University, Lisa Guerrero at Washington State University, Jasmine A. Lee at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, Andreá Williams at Ohio State University, Yolanda Caldwell at the College of St. Rose in Albany, New York, and Tiffany Hayden at the University of Kentucky.
Three Universities Announce the Appointment of Women to Administrative Posts
Jinliu Wang was appointed executive vice president for research, innovation, and knowledge enterprise at Ohio State University. Lauren L. Misale was appointed chief of police at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, and Karyn C. Nooks was appointed director of the Office of Alumni Affairs at Fort Valley State University in Georgia.
In Memoriam: Eleanor Maxine Moose Bruhns, 1924-2020
E. Maxine Bruhns served as the director of the Nationality Rooms and Intercultural Exchange Programs at the University of Pittsburgh for more than half a century.
M. Susie Whittington Chosen to Lead the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture
Dr. Whittington is professor of agriscience education in the department of agricultural communication, education, and Leadership at Ohio State University. Before joining the faculty at Ohio State in 2000, she taught at Pennsylvania State University and the University of Idaho.
Ohio State University Appoints Kristina Johnson as Its Next President
Dr. Johnson has been serving as chancellor of the State University of New York System since 2017. Earlier in her career, Dr. Johnson served as under secretary of energy at the U.S. Department of Energy and held academic leadership positions at Johns Hopkins University, Duke University, and the University of Colorado at Boulder.
In Memoriam: Rosemary Tysko Hornak, 1951-2020
Rosemary Hornak ws professor emerita of psychology at Meredith College in Raleigh, North Carolina. She sserved on the Meredith College faculty for 34 years before her retirement in 2011.
Nations That Allow Exploitation of Women in the Home Also Tend to Have Unstable Governments
A new book by women scholars at Texas A&m University and Brigham Young University finds that countries that exploit women within the household have governments that are far more unstable. These countries end up with far worse governments, demographics, economic performance, environmental preservation, and health outcomes.
In Memoriam: Clara D. Bloomfield, 1942-2020
Dr. Bloomfield, of Ohio State University, was well known for her more than 50 years of groundbreaking research in blood cancers, particularly acute myeloid leukemia. She was the first scientist to prove that adults with acute leukemia, including the elderly, could be cured with chemotherapy.
Barbara Snyder to Serve as President of the Association of American Universities
Barbara R. Snyder, president of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, has been chosen to lead the Association of American Universities. The organization represents 63 leading research universities in the United States, as well as two in Canada. She is expected to take on her new role this fall.
New Assignments in Higher Education for Six Women Scholars
Faculty members with new assignments are Elmira Bayrasli at Bard College in New York, Brenda S. Faison at North Carolina Central University, Jacquelyn Meshelemiah at Ohio State University Linda Wallace at Virginia Tech, Tera Jordan at Iowa State University, and Yvette Butler at the University of Mississippi.
Anne Dorrance to Lead the Wooster Campus of Ohio State University
Dr. Dorrance has been a faculty member in the department of plant pathology in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences and based in Wooster since fall 1997. She currently serves as a professor in the department and was the director of the college’s Center for Soybean Research.
Laurie Stenberg Nichols Named President of Black Hills State University in South Dakota
Dr. Nichols has been serving as interim president since July. Earlier, she served for three years as the first woman president of the University of Wyoming. From 2009 to 2016 she served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at South Dakota State University.
Why Do Women Choose College Majors With Lower Earnings Potential Than Men?
The study by Natasha Quadlin, a sociologist at Ohio State University, found that when men and women both prioritize economic returns in their preferences for a major, men still choose majors that pay more. But even when men and women prioritized other preferences for their major – such as helping people – men still chose higher-paying majors.
Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Cheryl Evans Jones Named the 17th President of Paine College in Augusta, Georgia
Dr. Jones first joined the Paine College faculty in 1993 as an assistant professor of psychology. In 2014, she served as Paine’s acting provost and vice president for academic affairs. Dr. Jones has been serving as acting president of Paine College since July.
Ginny Favede Named the Thirteenth President of Wheeling University in West Virginia
Favede has been serving as executive director of the Ohio Valley Construction Employers Council, a not-for-profit association of more than 500 contractors. She is a former county commissioner in West Virginia and has served as chair of the board of trustees of Wheeling University since July. She will step down from that position.
University Study Finds That Early Childhood Trauma Impacts Women’s Health at Midlife
The study, led by a sociologist at Ohio State University, found that women who experienced childhood trauma were more likely than others to have their first child both earlier in life and outside of marriage – and that those factors were associated with poorer health later in life.
Ohio Wesleyan’s Amy McClure to Be Honored by the International Literacy Association
Amy McClure, professor emerita at Ohio Wesleyan University, has been selected to receive the 2019 Jerry Johns Outstanding Teacher Educator in Reading Award. She will be honored on October 12 in New Orleans
Beverly Rogers Named the Seventeenth President of MacMurray College in Jacksonville, Illinois
Dr. Rogers has been serving as acting president for the past two months. Since 2017, she has served as provost and vice president of academic affairs. Previously, Dr. Rodgers was dean of the School of Arts and Sciences and professor of anthropology at Ottawa University in Kansas.
Cheryl Evans Jones Appointed Acting President of Paine College in Augusta, Georgia
Dr. Jones first joined the Paine College faculty in 1993 as an assistant professor of psychology. She later went on to become an associate professor and earned tenure. In 2014, she served as Paine’s acting provost and vice president for academic affairs.
In Memoriam: Bonnie Roach, 1957-2019
Dr. Roach began her career at Ohio University in 1989 as a faculty member in the management department. Over the course of her 31-year career, she taught courses in human resource management and business law.
