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New Research Reveals Changing Gender Stereotypes in STEM Among K-12 Students

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While boys and girls continue to associate computer science and engineering as professions for men, a new study has found K-12 students are more likely to believe women are stronger performers in mathematics and just as competent as men in science.

New Dean Appointments for Five Women in Academia

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The deans are Shawn(ta) Smith-Cruz at Barnard College in New York City, Jan Jurden at Wilmington University in Delaware, Yarneccia Dyson at the University of Houston, Kelly Jouce at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and Roxanne Schroeder-Arce at Ohio University.

In Memoriam: Paulina Stark, 1936-2025

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An internationally recognized soprano vocalist, Professor Stark taught in the department of music and dance at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for 20 years.

In Memoriam: Joan Rea, 1929-2025

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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.

In Memoriam: Jerlyn Leigh Mardis, 1949-2024

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Mardis served as a lecturer at Rice University in Houston, Texas, for nearly four decades. She taught courses across a wide-range of disciplines, including STEM, communications, and business.

In Memoriam: Kelly Quin, 1969-2024

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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

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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

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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 [email protected].

Black Women in Texas Are Twice as Likely to Experience Severe Maternal Morbidity Than White Women

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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

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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 [email protected].

Two Women Academics at Universities in Texas Awarded Pulitzer Prizes for Their Books

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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

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Dr. Jiménez, an assistant professor of English at the University of North Carolina, was honored for her novel, What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez.

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Stefanie Stantcheva Recognized as a Leading Young Economist by the American Economic Association

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As founding director of Harvard's Social Economics Lab, Dr. Stantcheva conducts extensive research that sheds light on how people think about economic issues and policies.

New Faculty Appointments for Eight Women in Academia

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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 [email protected].

Three Women Physicians Honored by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine

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The honorees are Carol Rosen of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Reena Mehra of the University of Washington, and Ilene Rosen of the University of Pennsylvania.

Seven Women Taking on Academic and Administrative Dean Positions

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The new deans are Patricia Kinser at Virginia Commonwealth University, Julie Baldwin at Central Washington University, Jaqueline Burger at Bucks County Community College in Pennsylvania, Saba Rasheed Ali at the University of Iowa, Krystyna Puć at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Mandy Hart at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, and Brigitte Vittrup at Texas Woman's University.

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