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Study Finds a Quarter of New Mothers Fall Asleep Unexpectedly While Breastfeeding
According to a new study led by the University of Virginia, more than 28 percent of new mothers fall asleep while breastfeeding. Among those who do, over 83 percent did so unintentionally. This can be dangerous for their infants.
Report Reveals New Data on Sexual Assault and Misconduct in Higher Education
According to a new report from Westat, nearly 19 percent of women and 21 percent of genderqueer students experienced some form of nonconsensual sexual misconduct in 2024. This is a decrease from 2019.
Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy Named President of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
“I’m honored to take on this new role at AACTE, an organization with such a rich tradition of leadership, advocacy, and innovation,” Dr. Holcomb-McCoy said. She will assume her new role in January after eight years as dean of School of Education at American University in Washington. D.C.
Encountering Online Microaggressions Is Associated With Poor Sleep Quality for Black Women
When Black women encounter online microaggressions directed at other Black women, they are more likely to experience poor sleep quality. These vicarious online microaggressions were found to be more harmful for sleep quality than encountering in-person microaggressions.
Mary Kate Cary Recognized for Advancing Free Speech in Higher Education
At the University of Virginia, Cary serves as the founding director of Think Again, an initiative to protect and promote free speech, critical thinking, viewpoint diversity, and intellectual humility among students on campus.
Maurie McInnis Has Been Named the First Woman President of Yale University
While Yale has previously appointed women as interim presidents, Maurie McInnis will be the first woman to serve as the university’s official president. She has been serving as president of Stony Brook University, a campus of the State University of New York System.
Sweet Briar College and the University of Virginia Create a Pathway Program for a Master’s Degree in Engineering
The two Virginia institutions have launched a new program, UVAccelerate, that will provide students from Sweet Briar College, a women’s school, the opportunity for early-entry into the master of engineering degree program with the University of Virginia
Seven Women Named to Administrative Positions at Colleges and Universities
Taking on new administrative roles are Patricia Ruiz at the University of Pennsylvania, China Jude at Chadron State College, Renai Bodley at Virginia Tech, Xuxa Rodríguez at Duke University, Lori McMahon at the University of Virginia, Alyson Paul at the University of North Georgia, and Jackie Davis at Northwestern College.
In Memoriam: Mary Ann Horn, 1965-2024
Throughout her career, Dr. Horn researched how applied mathematics can be utilized in the biological life science fields. She held academic and leadership appointments at Case Western University, Vanderbilt University, and the National Science Foundation.
Study Analyzes Positive Effects of Peer Counseling Breastfeeding Programs in Rural Minnesota
Federally-funded breastfeeding peer-counseling programs have been initiated across the United States to increase the rates of breastfeeding among low-income and rural women. Researchers at the University of Minnesota have found promising results upon analyzing the success of programs in Minnesota counties.
Modern Language Association Honors Jody Enders With Lois Roth Award
Professor of French at the University of California at Santa Barbara, Jody Enders, has received the Lois Roth Award from the Modern Language Association for one of her many collections of translated French plays
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointment of Five Women to Administrative Positions
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: Diana Elizabeth Edelman Kleiner, 1947-2023
Diana Kleiner was the Dunham Professor of the History of Art and Classics, Emerita at Yale University. She was an acclaimed art historian known for her expertise on the art and architecture of the ancient Romans.
Ana Fostel Wins the Ross Prize From the Foundation for Advancement of Research in Financial Economics
A native of Uruguay, Ana Fostel is a professor of economics at the University of Virginia. The Ross Prize is presented to recognize and encourage significant contributions to research in financial economics. Professor Fostel will share the prize with her colleague John Geanakoplos, the James Tobin Professor of Economics and chair of Hellenic Studies at Yale University.
Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
Damara Goff Paris was named the John E. King Endowed Professor at Emporia State University in Kansas. Mara Rudman has been appointed the James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor at the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs and Christine Larson has been named as the inaugural holder of the Kemp Endowed Professorship in Honors Mathematics at South Dakota State University.
Rita Dove to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award From the National Book Foundation
Rita Dove, the Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Virginia, has been selected to receive the medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation, the nonprofit organization that presents the National Book Awards. She will be honored in New York on November 15.
In Memoriam: Pamela Corela Smith, 1970-2023
A dedicated administrator, faculty member, and colleague, Dr. Smith’s 22-year career at the university included stints serving as interim dean of the College of Business from 2021 to 2022; associate dean of administration and faculty from 2019 to 2023; and associate dean for graduate studies from 2016 to 2019.
Ten Women Who Will Be Taking on New Administrative Duties at Colleges and 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: Karen Anne Kobolka Farber, 1949-2023
Dr. Farber held senior executive-level university appointments at the University of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University, and California Polytechnic University Pomona. She was then appointed assistant vice chancellor of the California State University System and then associate vice chancellor for the University of Maryland System, before joining the faculty at the University of Virginia.
Katie McLaughlin to Lead the University of Oregon’s Ballmer Institute
The Ballmer Institute, made possible by a $425 million gift from Steve and Connie Ballmer, seeks to address the growing crisis in children’s behavioral health and well-being. The clinical institute will strive to effect change across family, community, and school aspects of children’s lives.
The Library of Congress Recognizes Rita Dove for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry
Rita Dove, the Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Virginia, received the 2022 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry for lifetime achievement from the Library of Congress. Professor Dove has published 11 collections of poetry. She served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 1993 to 1995 and won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1987.
Anne McCall Appointed the Thirteenth President of the College of Wooster in Ohio
Dr. McCall has been serving as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans. Prior to coming to Xavier in 2016, Dr. McCall was dean of the Harpur College of Arts and Sciences at Binghamton University in New York.
Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties
The women scholars with new roles are Bijal Shah at Boston College Law School, Sandra Eksioglu in the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas, Rebecca Z. German at Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown, Elizabeth K. Meyer at the University of Virginia, and Wanying Kang at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Two Women Chemistry Scholars Have Been Named Moore Inventor Fellows
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has named five scholars as 2022 Moore Inventor Fellows. The honorees each receive $825,000 over the next three years to further their research in science, medicine, and environmental conservation. Among the five Moore Inventor Fellows this year are two women.
Six Women Who Have Been Chosen to Serve as Deans at Colleges and Universities
The new deans are Christa D. Acampora at the University of Virginia, Valery Forbes at Florida Atlantic University, Victoria Burgos at Salem College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Shuneize Slater at the University of Arkansas at Monticello, Brookie Best at the University of California, San Diego, and Jeanie McCarville-Kerber at Des Moines Area Community College in Iowa.
Jennifer Mnookin Appointed Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Since 2015, Dr. Mnookin has been dean of the School of Law and Ralph and Shirley Shapiro Professor of Law at the University of California, Los Angeles. She joined the faculty at UCLA in 2005. Earlier, she was a professor at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Six Universities Announce the Appointments of Women to Dean Positions
The new deans are Ingrid Guerra-López at George Mason University in Virginia, Susan Shelangoskie at Siena Height University in Michigan, Marianne Baernholdt at the University of Virginia, Nandita Mani at the University of Massachusetts, Stephanie Shonekan at the University of Maryland, and Jolie Graybill at North Dakota State University.
A Quartet of Women Who Have Been Appointed to University Dean Positions
The new deans are Colleen McGlone at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina, René Hauser at St. Bonaventure University in Allegany, New York, Stephanie J. Rowley at the University of Virginia, and Tammi Dice at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
Stefanie Niles Will Lead Cottey College, a Women’s College in Nevada, Missouri
Dr. Niles comes to Cottey College from Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio, where she has served as vice president for enrollment and communications, a position she has held since 2018.
In Memoriam: Delores Ann Richburg Greene, 1935-2022
A long-time educator in several public school systems in Virginia, Dr. Green concluded her career serving as dean at both Virginia Union University and Virginia State University.
In Memoriam: Deborah Clarke Rifenbary, 1950-2021
Dr. Rifenbary joined the faculty at the University of New Mexico in 1990 as an assistant professor of counselor education. In addition to serving as interim dean, she served as chair of the department of individual, family, and community education. Dr. Rifenbary retired in 2020.
Nine Women Who Have Been Appointed to 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.
E. Elizabeth Magill to Serve as the Ninth President of the University of Pennsylvania
Professor Magill has been serving since 2019 as executive vice president and provost at the University of Virginia. Earlier, she was the Richard E. Lang Professor of Law and dean of Stanford Law School. Previously, she spent 15 years on the faculty of the University of Virginia School of Law. She is an expert on administrative law and constitutional structure.
Amy Finstein of the College of the Holy Cross Wins Book Award
Amy D. Finstein, assistant professor of architectural history in the visual arts department at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, was recently honored with the 2021 Fred B. Kniffen Book Award from the International Society for Landscape, Place and Material Culture Studies.
Idaho State University Names New Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs
Valerie Martin Conley is currently the dean of the College of Education at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Before joining the faculty there in 2015, Dr. Conely was department chair and professor of counseling and higher education in the Gladys W. and David H. Patton College of Education at Ohio University. She will become provost at Idaho State in the summer of 2022.
