Tag: Rutgers University

A Dozen Women Appointed to Administrative Positions at Colleges and Universities

The women who are taking on new administrative roles in higher education are Susan Monagan, Sherria N. King, Amanda Canales, Jamie Steiger, Talibah M. Bayles, Ellen Herbst, Janny Manasse, Traevena Byrd, Nicole J. Sakraida, Sarah Sussman, Michelle McDonald, and Gita Manaktala.

The Underrepresentation of Women of Color in U.S. Statewide Elective Executive Office

Of the 629 women who have ever served in statewide elective executive office in the United States, only 72 (11.4 percent) are women from historically marginalized racial and ethnic communities.

Rutgers University Launches the Women’s Brain Health Initiative

Through this new initiative, researchers at Rutgers University in New Jersey aim to address the widespread gaps in the scientific understanding of women's brain function. Ioana Carcea, associate professor in the department of pharmacology, physiology, and neuroscience at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, has been selected to lead the program.

Two Women Professors Recognized as Trailblazers in Legal Education

The Association of American Law Schools has recently presented its Deborah L. Rhode Award to Joanna Grossman of the Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law and Kimberly Mutcherson of Rutgers Law School. The professors were honored for their contibutions to legal education and the legal profession.

New Assignments for Ten Women Scholars in Higher Education

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.

Four Women Selected for Endowed Positions in Academia

The women who have been appointed to endowed positions are Zhewei Dai at Alma College in Michigan, Brooke Maslo at Rutgers University in New Jersey, Holly Kuzmich at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, and Julia Hellwege at the University of South Dakota.

In Memoriam: A. Lynn Bolles, 1949-2026

Dr. Bolles was a longtime professor of women, gender, and sexuality studies at the University of Maryland. Trained as an anthropologist, she was known for her scholarship on the labor experiences of Caribbean women.

Rutgers Nursing and Axia Women’s Health Expand Training Opportunities in Nurse-Midwifery

“We’re thrilled to be working with the highly skilled providers at Axia Women’s Health to ensure our students graduate with the relevant skills needed to deliver exceptional patient care with confidence and compassion,” said Julie Blumenfield, clinical associate professor and nurse-midwifery program at Rutgers School of Nursing.

Seven Women Scholars Appointed to New Roles in Academia

Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions in the academic world. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

Rutgers University Study Examines How Gender Bias in Math Directly Affects Children’s Learning

A new study from researchers at Rutgers University has found young children are more likely to trust math information presented by men, even when that information is clearly incorrect.

New Administrative Roles for Five Women 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association Presents Its Highest Honor to Two Women in Academia

Rose Cuison-Villazor, professor at Rutgers University Law School, and Lily Yan Hughes, assistant dean of the Syracuse University College of Law, are among this year's seven recipients of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association's 2025 Trailblazer Award.