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In Memoriam: Kelly Quin, 1969-2024
Quin was a staff member at Rice University in Houston, Texas, for more than three decades. She most recently served as assistant vice president of campaign and constituent strategy.
“Communal” Language on Women’s Resumes May Be Preventing Their Success in Male-Dominated Fields
New research has found that when women use communal language that appears to be helpful or caring, on their resumes, they are less likely to be hired for roles in male-dominated industries.
New Appointments for Six Women Faculty Members
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.
Black Women in Texas Are Twice as Likely to Experience Severe Maternal Morbidity Than White Women
Severe maternal morbidity cases are considered “near misses” for maternal death because they could have resulted in maternal mortality if they were not properly identified and treated. A large majority of the Black-White SMM gap can be attributed to disparities in untreated preexisting health conditions.
Fifteen Women Taking on New Administrative Roles 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.
Two Women Academics at Universities in Texas Awarded Pulitzer Prizes for Their Books
Jacqueline Jones of the University of Texas Austin won the Pulitzer Prize in History and Critinia Rivera Garza of the University of Houston won the Pulitzer Prize in Memoir or Autobiography.
Claire Jiménez Wins Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction
Dr. Jiménez, an assistant professor of English at the University of North Carolina, was honored for her novel, What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez.
New Faculty Appointments for Seven Women Scholars
The faculty appointments are Havva Zorluel Özer at Syracuse University, Crystal Fleming at Smith College, Haleh Ardebili at the University of Houston, Kirsten Greenidge at Boston University, Karen Mainess at Loma Linda University, Cynthia Cole at the University of Kentucky, and Donica Hadley at James Madison University.
Three Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments
Shima Clarke of Clemson University in South Carolina was given the added duties as the interim associate dean for the university’s College of Architecture, Art, and Construction. J. Anna Cabot, a clinical associate professor was appointed director of the Immigration Clinic at the University of Houston and Camille Leclère-Gregory is a new assistant professor of French and Francophone studies and director of the Institut d’Avignon at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania.
Latha Ramchand Named the Inaugural Chancellor of Indiana University Indianapolis
Dr, Ramchand will take the helm in Februarynduring a transformational time for the campus as it officially transitions from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis to Indiana University Indianapolis in July 2024.
Eight Women Scholars Who Have Been Assigned New Positions or Duties
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions or given new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Kimberly Andrews Espy Will Be the First Woman President of Wayne State University in Detroit
Dr. Espy has been serving as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Texas at San Antonio, a position she has held since 2018. Earlier, she was senior vice president for research at the University of Arizona and dean of the graduate school at the University of Oregon.
Universities Announce the Appointment of Six Women to Dean Positions
The women appointed to dean positions are Grace Yoo at San Francisco State University, Denise J. Jamieson at the University of Iowa, Cathy Horn at the University of Houston, Brenda Ellington at Louisiana State University Alexandria, Brittini Brown at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and Jennifer Kellman Fritz at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti.
Six Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Posts at Colleges and Universities
the newly appointed deans are Anna Westerstahl Stenport at the University of Georgia, Martha Hurley at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, Heidi Appel in the Honors College at the University of Houston, Katherine L. Gantz at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Danielle Dennis at the University of Rhode Island, and Sarah Shreeves at the University of Utah.
Diane Chase Appointed Provost at the University of Houston
Dr. Chase joins the University of Houston from Claremont Graduate University in California, where she served since 2019 as vice president for academic innovation, student success, and strategic initiatives. Earlier, Dr. Chase served as vice provost for academic program quality at the University of Central Florida before moving to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 2016 as executive vice president and provost.
Does Using Gender-Neutral Language Impact Stereotypes of Women in Leadership Positions?
A new study led by Allison M.N. Archer of the University of Houston and co-authored by Cindy D. Kam of Vanderbilt University in Nashville examined the effects of using gender-neutral language such as “chair” versus traditional terms such as “chairman.”
Seven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles in Higher Education
Taking on new titles or roles are Georgia Perakis at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Tara T. Green at the University of Houston, Leah Lowe at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Amanda Pintore at Arizona State University, Belle Rose Ragins at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Amanda McLeroy at the University of Rochester in New York, and Danielle Graham at the University of Arkansas.
In Memoriam: Browne C. Lewis, 1962-2022
Browne C. Lewis, dean of the North Carolina Central University School of Law, died on June 2 while attending a conference in Colorado. She was 60 years old.
University of Houston Scholar Wins the 2021 Xavier Villaurrutia Writers Award for Writers
Cristina Rivera Garza, professor of Hispanic studies and creative writing at the University of Houston, was honored for her book El Invencible Verano de Liliana, which is based on the story of her sister’s unsolved murder in a borough of Mexico City in 1990.
Jennifer Grotz of the University of Rochester Wins Poetry Translation Award
Jennifer Grotz, a professor of English at the University of Rochester in New York, is sharing the 2022 PEN Award for Poetry in Translation, which recognizes book-length translations of poetry from any language into English.
In Memoriam: Frances Tarlton Farenthold, 1926-2021
Frances Farenthold served as president of Wells College in Aurora, New York from 1976 to 1980. She taught at the law schools at Texas Southern University and the University of Houston.
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.
Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Positions at Colleges and Universities
The four women appointed to endowed positions are Elizabeth Gregory at the University of Houston, Karinda Brown at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, Janet Loebach at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and Valerie Hotchkiss at Oberlin College in Ohio.
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.
Is the Gender Wage Gap Due to Women’s Lack of Assertiveness in Negotiations?
A recent study led by Denise L. Reyes, a new assistant professor of psychology at the University of Houston, comes to the conclusion that the salary gap between men and women may be due to certain personality traits, specifically – assertiveness.
Baylor University Scholar’s Risk Reduction Intervention Aims to Help Young Women in the Juvenile Justice System
Young women involved in the juvenile justice system are 3.5 times more likely to have a child compared to non-delinquent youth and 30 percent have been pregnant one or more times. Additionally, this population experiences high rates of marijuana and alcohol use as well as high rates of sexually transmitted infections.
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.
Affirmative Action for Women in Hiring Decisions in Hotel Management Can Improve the Bottom Line
New research led by the University of Houston Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management suggests hotel companies that promote a woman over an equally qualified man are perceived as fairer and less discriminatory, creating a stronger organizational culture and higher financial performance.
Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The five women named to endowed chairs are Maureen Kohi at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Sheara Williams Jennings at the University of Houston, Karla Klein Murdock at Washington and Lee University in Virginia, Lauren Barron at Baylor University in texas, and Andrea Westby at the University of Minnesota Medical School.
Karen Whitney to Lead the University of Illinois at Springfield
Dr. Whitney is the president emerita of Clarion University in Pennsylvania and recently served as interim chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Before leading Clarion, Dr. Whitney was vice chancellor for student life at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis from 1999 through 2010.
The Univerity of Houston Launches New Women’s Studies Research Institute
The Institute for Research on Women, Gender & Sexuality will focus on issues including workforce, health, family and relationships, social dynamics, leadership, and equity as well as examining how gender and sexuality impact all aspects of life in Houston.
Study Finds Women Firefighters More Likely to Suffer from PTSD and Contemplate Suicide
According to a new study from the University of Houston, women firefighters are more likely than their male peers to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and contemplate suicide. “Because women are such a small number of the population in each fire station, they have been somewhat overlooked when they are included in larger studies […]
Trident University’s Leandra Hernandez Wins Two Awards From the National Communication Association
Leandra Hernandez, a professor in the College of Health and Human Services at Trident University in Cypress, California, received two awards for her scholarship at the annual conference of the National Communication Association that was held recently in Salt Lake City.
Karen Haynes Announces Her Retirement As President of California State University, San Marcos
Dr. Haynes became president of California State University, San Marcos in 2004. At the time, the university only enrolled 7,000 students, but under her leadership she more than doubled that number.
Eight Women From the Academic World Who Have Received Notable Honors or Awards
Here is a listing of women who are faculty or administrators in higher education who have been honored by colleges and universities or who have received notable awards from other organizations.
