One of the nation's leading scholars in the field of legal evidence, Dr. Mnookin has served as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 2022. She is slated to become the next president of Columbia University in July.
Eight women scholars affiliated with higher educational institutions in the United States were recently presented with awards at the 139th annual meeting of the American Historical Association in Chicago.
Dr. Scott was the first Black woman dean of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing. Originally set to retire in June 2026, she moved up her retirement date for health reasons, ultimately passing less than a week after stepping down from her role.
Scholars from the University of Wisconsin-Madison have discovered gender disparities in news media coverage of scientific research, with women-led papers being significantly less likely to be cited by the media. When women's research is cited, it is more likely to be featured by local outlets and liberal-leaning outlets.
Dr. Rossiter conducted extensive research on the contributions of women scientists in the U.S. during the nineteenth- and twentieth-centuries. Discovering many of these women's findings were attributed to their male colleagues, Dr. Rossiter coined the term "the Matilda effect" to describe the bias against acknowledging the achievements of women in STEM whose work is attributed to their male colleagues..
The professors that have been appointed to endowed faculty positions are Michelle Marincel Payne at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Indiana, Heather Gerken at Yale Law School, and Line Roald at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The professors selected for new positions are Jamie Taylor of Bryn Mawr College, Jill Sible of Virginia Tech, Bethany Neilson of Utah State University, Jessica Calarco of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ann Fisher-Wirth of the University of Mississippi, Miechelle McKelvey of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Maura Rhodes of Sacred Heart University in Connecticut.
Brynteson led the University of Delaware Library for 35 years. Throughout her long tenure, she transformed the library's infrastructure, advanced its technology, and expanded its services, programs, and archives.
In an online experiment using two short documentary films, viewers consistently rated Black women scientists as less warm and less competent than Black men and White scientists of both genders, particularly when they introduced a White test subject.
The new deans are Nita Ahuja at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Malekah Salim-Morgan at Reach University in Oakland, California, and Rebecca Robertson at College of the Redwoods in Eureka, California.
Dr. Void taught early childhood education at Indiana University of Pennsylvania for nearly two decades, including 13 years of service as chair of her department. Earlier in her career, she taught at Norfolk State University in Virginia.
Dr. Little taught nutrition and dietetics at the University of Delaware for 35 years. During her long tenure, she held several leadership roles within her department.
