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Sylvia Houghteling Honored With Two Awards For Her Book The Art of Cloth in Mughal India
The Textile Society of America and the College Art Association have both presented Sylvia Houghteling with an award for her book, “The Art of Cloth in Mughal India”
In Memoriam: Julie Saville, 1947-2023
Dr. Saville was hired to the faculty at the University of Chicago in 1994, joining the founding generation of scholars of the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture. She was a scholar of slavery, emancipation, and plantation societies in the U.S. and the Caribbean.
Report Finds That 92 Percent of Grades in Women’s Studies Courses at Yale Are in the A Range
A new report authored by Ray Fair a professor of economics at Yale University documents grade inflation for undergraduate students at the university.
Five 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.
Do Women Respond Differently Than Men to Performance Critiques?
Using a controlled experiment, Dr. Maria Kogelnik of Yale University found that men are 10 percentage points more likely to continue engaging in difficult tasks when exposed to performance feedback than women who did equally well and received identical feedback. She concluded that men and women may differ in how they interpret critiques.
A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Named to Endowed Chairs
Orit Bashkin has been named the Mabel Greene Myers Professor in the department of Near Eastern languages and civilizations at the University of Chicago. Ruth Blake was appointed the Edward P. Bass Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Yale University and Paz Galupo is the Audre Lorde Distinguished Professor in Sexual Health & Education during a ceremony at Washington University in St. Louis.
University of Chicago’s Tina Post Wins Best Book Award
Tina Post, an assistant professor of English at the University of Chicago, recently received the Best Book Prize from the Association for the Study of the Arts of the Present.
In Memoriam: Estelle Ackerman Fishbein, 1934-2023
Estelle Fishbein, the first woman to serve as general counsel at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Fishbein retired as general counsel in 2004, after 29 years in the post.
New Study Finds That Discrimination Against the Mother Can Impact the Brains of Unborn Children
Experiences of discrimination and acculturation are known to have a detrimental effect on a person’s health. For pregnant women, these painful experiences can also affect the brain circuitry of their children, a new study from Yale and Columbia University finds.
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.
American Heart Association Bestows Lembright Award on University of Connecticut Researcher
Nancy Schmieder Redeker is a professor at the University of Connecticut Schools of Nursing and Medicine, senior associate dean for research, and interim director of the Ph.D. program in nursing. The Lembright Award, established in 1987, is the top award for excellence in research given by the American Heart Association.
Deborah Dyett Desir Is the New President of the American College of Rheumatology
Dr. Desir has more than three decades of experience in clinical medicine. In 1993, she started a rheumatology private practice in Hamden, Connecticut. In 2019, Dr. Desir joined the Yale School of Medicine faculty.
In Memoriam: Emily Honig, 1953-2023
Dr. Honig taught at Lafayette College and Yale University, before joining the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1992 where she would teach for the next 28 years.
Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs
Marina Halac has been appointed the Stanley Resor (B.A. 1901) Professor of Economics at Yale University. Jessica Ridgway Clayton was named to a Carol Avery Professorship at the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship at Florida State University and Elinor K. Karlsson has been appointed the Dr. Eileen L. Berman and Stanley I. Berman Foundation Chair in Biomedical Research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
In Memoriam: Louise Elizabeth Glück, 1943-2023
Louise Glück was the Frederick Iseman Professor in the Practice of Poetry in the department of English at Yale University. She earned the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2020
Four Women Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The four women appointed to endowed chairs are Zengyi Shao at Iowa State University, Bonnielin Swenor at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Karen Cook-Bell at Bowie State University in Maryland, and Wendy Berry Mendes at Yale University.
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.
Melissa Gilliam Will Be the First Woman President of Boston University
Dr. Gilliam has been provost at Ohio State University since July 2021. Earlier, she was vice provost, the Ellen H. Block Distinguished Service Professor of Health Justice, and professor of obstetrics and gynecology and pediatrics at the University of Chicago. She will become president of Boston University on July 1, 2024.
Universities Announce New Assignments for Seven Women Faculty Members
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.
Yale’s Cécile Fromont Received the 2023 Gustav Ranis International Book Prize
Dr. Fromont, a professor of the history of art at Yale. was born and raised in Martinique. Her ancestors came to the Caribbean island from Africa, South Asia, and Burgundy. She joined the Yale faculty in 2018 after teaching for eight years at the University of Chicago. Her writing and teaching focus on the visual, material, and religious culture of Africa and Latin America.
Stanford University Appoints Jenny Martinez as Its Next Provost
Jenny S. Martinez is the dean of Stanford Law School and the Richard E. Lang Professor of Law. Prior to her appointment as law school dean, she served as associate dean for curriculum from 2013 to 2016. Professor Martinez is a leading expert on the role of courts and tribunals in advancing human rights. She will become the 14th provost of Stanford University on October 1.
Five Women Who Have Been Selected to Serve as Deans
The five women appointed to dean positions are Azita Emani at the Yale School of Nursing, Mary W. Stewart at Mississippi State University-Meridian, Mary Werner at Madisonville Community College in Kentucky, Natasha Hutson at Alcorn State University in Mississippi, and Leah Cohn at the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Missouri.
The American Society of Human Genetics to Honor Vanderbilt University’s Nancy Cox
Professor Cox, who joined the Vanderbilt faculty in 2015 after teaching at the University of Chicago, has focused her research on developing novel quantitative genetic methods to identify and characterize genetic variations that contribute to common human diseases and related complex traits, including diabetes and psychiatric disorders.
Seven Women Who Have Been Assigned to New Administrative Roles at 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.
A Trio of Women Who Have Been Hired to Diversity Posts in Higher Education
Shay Malone was named assistant vice president of diversity and inclusion at Northwest Missouri State University. Karin Gosselink was appointed assistant dean for educational opportunity and will serve as the inaugural director of the Office of Educational Opportunity at Yale College and Keisha Jimmerson has been promoted to dean of students and diversity officer at Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
In Memoriam: Evelyn Boyd Granville, 1924-2023
After serving on the faculty at Fisk University in Nashville, in 1956 Dr. Granville was hired by IBM Corporation and was assigned to work on a contract for NASA. Dr. Granville wrote programs to track orbital trajectories and calculations to ensure the safe re-entry of space vehicles into the atmosphere. She later taught at California State University and the University of Texas at Tyler.
A Quarter of Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions
The women appointed to endowed positions are Beverly Gage at Yale University, Arline Savage at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Business, Tiffany Morris in the College of Health and Human Sciences at North Carolina A&T State University, and Saonee Sarker in the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech.
Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The three women faculty members who have been appointed to endowed professorships are Azadeh Tajdar in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University in New York, Jessica Brantley in the department of English at Yale University, and Kristen Harrison in the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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.
Women Are Slower Than Men on the Path From Mentored to Independent Research in the Biomedical Sciences
Researchers examined the percentage of men and women who received National Institute of Health early career awards which included a mentored component over a 10-year period. They then looked at how many of these men and women received R01-equivalent awards (a class of grants that fund specific research projects and provide around $500,000 per year for multiple years) over the next 10-year period. Women trailed men in the transition to the more significant grants.
Carol Christ, Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, to Retire in 2024
Dr. Christ began her term as the 11th chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley on July 1, 2017, after serving as provost. From 2002 to 2013, Dr. Christ was president of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
The First Woman to Serve on a Permanent Basis as Archivist of the United States
Colleen Shogan has been confirmed by the United States Senate as the eleventh Archivist of the United States.
Yale University’s Beverly Gage Wins the Pulitzer Prize for Biography
Beverly Gage, a professor of 20th-century U.S. history at Yale University, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in the biography category. She was honored for her book G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century.
Nancy Yao Named the Founding Director of the Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum
Since 2015, nancy Yao has served as the president of the Museum of Chinese in America in New York City. She is also a lecturer on governance of not-for-profit organizations at Yale University’s David Geffen School of Drama.
A Quartet of Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles
Delphine Dean was named chair of the department of bioengineering at Clemson University and Ania Jastreboff was appointed director of the new Yale Obesity Research Center. Kia Dolby was appointed professor of digital communication at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia and Amy Laurel Fluker has been granted tenure and promotion to the rank of associate professor of history at Youngstown State University in Ohio.
