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New 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.
Marian Chertow Named President of the International Society for Industrial Ecology
She is an associate professor of industrial environmental management at the School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and director of the Industrial Environmental Management Program at Yale University.
Two Women Named to Endowed Chairs
Isabel Gauthier was named to an endowed chair in psychology at Vanderbilt University and Tamar Gendler was appointed to an endowed chair in philosophy at Yale University.
Two Foreign Women at American Universities Win Rhodes Scholarships
In addition to the 15 American women named Rhodes Scholars last month, at least two other foreign women who are currently attending American universities also won the prestigious scholarships.
Joanne Meyerowitz Named to an Endowed Chair at Yale
Professor Meyerowitz, who joined the Yale faculty in 2004, serves as chair of the American studies program and is co-director of the Yale Research Initiative on the History of Sexualities.
15 Women Named Rhodes Scholars
This year there are 15 women among the 32 American Rhodes Scholars. Four are, or have been, students at Yale University.
Two Women Scholars to Serve as Co-Editor of a Journal on Jewish Studies
Christine Hayes of Yale University and Magda Teter of Wesleyan University will serve as co-editors of the peer-reviewed journal of the Association for Jewish Studies.
Rolena Adorno Named a Sterling Professor at Yale University
A Sterling professorship is the highest honor bestowed on Yale faculty. The latest Yale faculty report stated that only 12 percent of Sterling Professors are women.
Two Women Scholars Share the Sara A. Whaley Book Prize
The winning book is authored by Eileen Boris, Hull Professor and chair of feminist studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara and Jennifer Klein, a professor of history at Yale University.
Seven New Women on the Faculty at Yale University
Yale University has announced the addition of 35 scholars to its faculty of arts and sciences. Of the 35 new faculty members, only seven are women.
In Memoriam: Maria Rosa Menocal
A native of Cuba with three degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, she was the Sterling Professor of the Humanities at Yale University.
Assessing the Progress of Women Faculty at Yale University
Women are 24 percent of the tenured faculty. This has improved from 17 percent a decade ago.
Seven Women Academics Win Book Awards
The honorees are Jorie Graham, Jennifer Klein, Eileen Boris, Barbara Ann Naddeo, Wendy Kohli, Arlene Keeling, and Barbara Mann Wall.
Yale Scholar to Be Honored by the Wunsch Americana Foundation
Patricia E. Kane is the Friends of American Arts Curator of American Decorative Arts at the Yale University Art Gallery.
Science Faculty Show a Bias Favoring Male Students
Science faculty were given identical job application materials except some had male names and some had female names. The ones with male names tended to be rated higher.
Survey Finds Low Levels of Women Faculty at Yale
Despite the low numbers, there has been improvement. A decade ago, women were only 17 percent all tenured faculty, compared to 24 percent today.
New 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.
Yale University’s Joan Steitz Receives Two Major Awards
Dr. Steitz, a pioneer in the field of RNA biology, will receive the 2012 Pearl Meister Greengard Prize from Rockefeller University and the 2012 Vanderbilt Prize in Biomedical Science.
Two Women Honored for Their Work in Genetics Research
Valerie Horsley of Yale and Mary Gehring of MIT were chosen to receive the Rosalind Franklin Young Investigator Award.
Professor Creates Chicago’s Largest Public Art Project
Jessica Stockholder, professor and chair of the department of visual arts at the University of Chicago, recently turned a stark gray landscape of an urban intersection into a rainbow of colors.
Yale Reappoints Its Chaplain
Before coming to Yale in 2007, for 14 years Kugler was chaplain at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Yale University Establishing New Research Center to Help Women Quit Smoking
The center is funded by a five-year, $6 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Fourteen Women Take On New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of appointments of women to administrative positions in higher education.
New 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.
Three Notable Appointments of Women to Faculty Positions
Dagmar Herzog was named Distinguished Professor at CUNY, Nina Assimakopoulos has joined the faculty at West Virginia University, and Kathryn Lofton was named to endowed chair at Yale.
Yale Signs an Agreement Ending Federal Investigation of University’s Sexual Misconduct Policies
Russlynn H. Ali, the assistant secretary for civil rights at the U.S. Department of Education, stated at a news conference announcing the agreement, “I applaud Yale for the changes it has made.”
Yale Astrophysicist Comes Back to Earth to Discuss Issues of Gender Equality
Priya Natarajan is also president of the Women’s Faculty Forum at Yale and is a major advocate for women’s equality.
In Memoriam: Patricia R. Pessar (1949-2012)
She was an adjunct professor of anthropology, American studies, and African American studies at Yale University.
Eight Women in Academia Honored With Prestigious Awards
Isabel Wilkerson, Linda Campbell, Valerie Romero-Leggott, Margot Weiss, Darra Goldstein, Tracy Bale, Julie Zimmerman, and Mina Jones Jefferson are the honorees.
Yale School of Management Study Examines Gender Differences in Organizational Behavior
Victoria Brescoll finds that men with power in organizations talk more than men with less power. But she found that women with power did not talk any more than women with lower levels of power in the organization.
Professor Michelle Bell Is the Toast of Monaco
Yale University scholar wins the inaugural Prince Albert II de Monaco/Institut Pasteur Award for her research on the environment and human health.
Five Women Who Have Received New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Cheryl Maurana, Scarlett Powers Osterling, Amy Campbell, Amy Hungerford, and Cassie McVeety have new roles.
Seven Women Scholars Win Awards from the American Chemical Society
The awards will be presented at the ACS annual meeting in San Diego later this month.
Nine Women Appointed to New Posts in Higher Education
Here is news of nine women who have, or soon will be, assuming new positions at universities across the United States.
Alice Kaplan Named Chair of French Department at Yale University
The former Duke University professor, joined the faculty at Yale in 2009.
