Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions at universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.| Women In Academia Report
There is a growing share of new fathers who are taking paid leave and an increasing share of new mothers participating in the American labor force. The share of fathers with a first-born child who did not take leave has plummeted from 77 percent prior to 1994 to 35 percent in the 2014-2022 cohort.| Women In Academia Report
Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.| Women In Academia Report
"I am honored to join this talented community and am committed to collaborating with our campus presidents, external partners, and state, municipal, and community leaders to chart a path forward that is rooted in student success and equity," said Dr. Royal. "The future is bright for CT State, and this is just the beginning."| Women In Academia Report
The new provosts are Zeynep Hansen at Boise State University in Idaho, Mahpiua Deas at Lincoln University of Pennsylvania, Piyusha Singh at Lincoln University of Missouri, and Nell Jessup Newton at Wake Forest University in North Carolina.| Women In Academia Report
The School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences a the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has appointed 14 scholars to its faculty. Seven of the 14 appointees are women.| Women In Academia Report
The women taking on new endowed faculty roles are Avery Willis Hoffman at the University of Chicago's Court Theatre, Rosalind Horowitz at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Jennifer Mueller at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Indiana, and Jungmeen Kim-Spoon at Virginia Tech.| Women In Academia Report
The University of Florida’s Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education has hired 20 new faculty members. Of the 20 new hires, five are women.| Women In Academia Report
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education| Women In Academia Report
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education| Women In Academia Report
Currently serving as dean of Yale Law School, Heather Gerken is slated to become the eleventh president of the Ford Foundation in November. She is an expert on constitutional law and democracy whose work on election reform has informed policy at the national level.| Women In Academia Report
A faculty member since 2014, Dr. Andrzejewski has led the university's Martin V. Smith School of Business & Economics for seven years; first as interim dean from 2018 until her permanent dean appointment in 2021.| Women In Academia Report
“I am honored and excited to serve as president of ATSU’s Missouri campus,” said Gaylah Sublette. “It is a privilege to work alongside our outstanding faculty, staff, students, and community partners to continue advancing education, research, and service in healthcare.”| Women In Academia Report
“I feel honored to serve as ASEE president because the organization’s mission to advance innovation, excellence and access at all levels of engineering education is something I truly believe in,” said Dr. Luks, a teaching professor in chemical engineering at the Missouri University of Science and Technology.| Women In Academia Report
"For nearly 50 years, the Center has been a beacon; a vital space for intellectual inquiry and connection for academic scholars and educators," said Dr. Kelley. "At a time when supporting the humanities means more than ever, I am proud to have the opportunity to lead a space committed to fostering transformative scholarship, intellectual community, and broad public engagement."| Women In Academia Report
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education| Women In Academia Report
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.| Women In Academia Report
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Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.| Women In Academia Report
Dr. Dougherty, professor of physics at Imperial College London, is the first-woman to be appointed Astronomer Royal since the position was created 350 years ago. She is renowned for leading two major uncrewed space missions to Saturn and Jupiter.| Women In Academia Report
Dr. Kessler taught psychology at Case Western Reserve University for four decades. She had two stints as department chair and was a key faculty member in advancing the university's clinical training opportunities in psychology.| Women In Academia Report
"When making budget adjustments, Meredith leaders focused on protecting programs and services essential to fulfilling its mission," said a college spokesperson. "These difficult decisions were made for the good of the college as a whole."| Women In Academia Report
Dr. Shelby taught communication at the University of Alabama and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She also frequently traveled internationally to lecture at business schools in England, Finland, Germany, and China.| Women In Academia Report
The professors are Kelsey Slater at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lauren Andrews at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Alicia Spence at Texas A&M University, Janelle Adams at Kansas, TaKeia Anthony at Hampton University in Virginia, Jennifer Jackson at the California Institute of Technology, and Hee Ra Yoo at the University of Cincinnati.| Women In Academia Report
Set to retire in August, Dr. Whittington has spent the past three decades with Ohio State. Currently holding the rank of distinguished professor, she is leadership expert on effective teaching methods in agriculture education.| Women In Academia Report
The new deans are Meenakshi Wadhwa, Cheryl Lambert, Josephine O. Ibironke, Sandra Inouye, Elizabeth Xyr, Tania Castañeda, Bisant A Labib, Radiah Corn Minor, Kelly Gebo, and Kerwyn Flowers.| Women In Academia Report
Dr. Wolf, the Elmer E. Koch Professor of Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, has taught electrical engineering for nearly four decades. She has previously served on the faculty at the Georgia Tech and Princeton University.| Women In Academia Report
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 In Academia Report
“Leadership is not about individual accomplishments – it is about empowering others to be successful,” said Dr. Harris. “That is why it is critical that we continue to make a positive impact and work collaboratively.”| Women In Academia Report
The women who have been selected for endowed positions are Johanna Burton at the University of Pennsylvania's Institute for Contemporary Art, Elizabeth Hinton at Yale University, and Christine Dinh at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine.| Women In Academia Report
For the past six years, Dr. Ford taught kinesiology at Prairie View A&M University in Texas. With degrees in computer science and health and human performance, she conducted extensive research on disability sport, racial and health inequities, the integration of AI in kinesiology, and culturally responsive teaching practices.| Women In Academia Report
Dean, School of Natural Sciences| Women In Academia Report
In 2023, there were 53,442 women students enrolled at U.S. medical schools. They made up 54.6 percent of all medical school students. In 2019, women made up a majority of all medical school enrollments for the first time.| Women In Academia Report
