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Women
Report Examines Gender Pay Disparities Among Top Earners in Higher Ed
A new report from the Womenâs Power Gap Initiative at the Eos Foundation and the American Association of University Women found that while 60% of all higher ed professionals are women, 76% of top earners and 82% of number one earners are men. And women of color are âvirtually nonexistentâ among the top-earning positions in higher education.
February 24, 2021
Women
Student Activists Protest Against Sexual Assault on Campuses
College students across the U.S. staged socially distanced protests this week against sexual assault on campuses, such as Boston University and Minnesota State University, CBS News reported.
February 10, 2021
Sports
Women in Sports Leadership: A Q&A with Chevonne Mansfield, Interim Athletics Director, Florida Memorial University
Q&A with Chevonne Mansfield, Interim Athletics Director, Florida Memorial University
February 10, 2021
Women
Womenâs Rights Organizations Push for an Office of Gender Equity at the Education Department
Womenâs rights organizations are making a renewed push for an Office of Gender Equity in the U.S. Department of Education under President Joe Biden.
January 29, 2021
Sports
Women in Sports Leadership: A Q&A with Dr. Dana Hollie
A Q&A with Dr. Dana Hollie, the Faculty Athletic Representative at the University of Toledo.
January 20, 2021
Women
Judson College Meets Fundraising Goals, Stays Open
Judson College, the sixth oldest U.S. womenâs college will stay open, having met its fundraising goals, Alabama Political Reporter reported. In December, the all-women Alabama school had said that it would close by the yearâs end without $500,000 in donations and $1 million in long-term contributions by Dec. 31. âThe Judson community surpassed the $500,000 [âŚ]
January 4, 2021
Women
183-Year-Old Womenâs College To Close If It Doesnât Raise $500,000 by Dec. 31
Founded in 1838, the all-womenâs Judson College has weathered multiple wars, The Great Depression, two fires and several recessions â but 2020 may have been too much.
December 22, 2020
Faculty & Staff
Extend the Tenure Clock to Save Careers of Rising Academic Women
The halls of higher education already had a leaky pipeline for women in science and academia, but the coronavirus pandemic has taken an ax to the problem and busted it wide open.
November 30, 2020
Sports
Meet Jennifer Lynne Williams, Director of Athletics, Alabama State University
Women in Sports Leadership: Q&A with Jennifer Lynne Williams, the director of athletics at Alabama State University.
November 23, 2020
Women
The PhD Project Panel Focuses on Building the Pipeline
The PhD Project â a non-profit organization working to increase the diversity of business school faculty since 1994 â held its annual conference virtually and hosted its second annual talk titled âWonder Women Diversity Discussionâ to strategize about how best to build the talent pipeline in diversity for unrepresented students pursuing business degrees and Ph.D.âs.
November 20, 2020
African-American
Meet the First Black Woman to Receive a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Rochester
Upon graduating, Dr. Monique Mendes was âsurprisedâ to learn that she became the first Black woman to receive a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Rochester.
October 29, 2020
African-American
Kamala Harris Touts Her Howard University, Alpha Kappa Alpha Connections
At 17, in the early 1980s, Kamala D. Harris made her first run for an elected office. Then, the woman who would become a U.S. senator seized the moment to lead, representing her freshman class on the Liberal Arts Student Council at Howard University in Washington, D.C. As soon as she got to campus, Harris, [âŚ]
October 28, 2020
African-American
Three Black Female Authors Among 2020 âGenius Grantâ Winners
Three prominent Black female authors â N.K. Jemisin, Jacqueline Woodson and Tressie McMillan Cottom â are among 21 winners of this yearâs MacArthur Foundation âgenius grants,â reports CNN, which explained that the winners will receive a $625,000 âno-strings-attachedâ award paid out over five years. Since 1981, more than 1,000 people have earned the honor, with acclaimed [âŚ]
October 6, 2020
Sports
Study: Collegiate Esports Is Booming, But Women Are Being Left Behind
Varsity esports programs are rapidly expanding onto the collegiate scene, but women players are being left behind, according to a North Carolina State University (NCSU) study, âGender and the Two-Tiered System of Collegiate Esports,â published earlier this month.
September 28, 2020
Women
Higher Ed Remembers Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The death of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Friday at the age of 87 dealt a stinging blow to higher education, which looked to Ginsburg as a progressive voice on the high court who could be counted on to champion equity issues.
September 20, 2020
Women
The Air Forceâs First Female African American Fighter Pilot Is Paving the Way For Women of Color
The Air Forceâs first female African American fighter pilot is focused on helping others achieve their goals. Although Lt. Col. Shawna Rochelle Kimbrell officially retired from the Air Force last spring, she is still making her mark on future officers at the Air Force Academy. She is teaching physical education and is the director of [âŚ]
September 4, 2020
Women
Colleges and Universities Celebrate Womenâs Vote Centennial
Even as colleges and universities grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic and the return to a new school year, many are finding ways to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment that gave White women the right to vote.
August 18, 2020
Women
Elaine Jones to Speak at Virtual Centennial Celebration of 19th Amendment
This week marks 100 years since Tennessee became the last state to ratify the 19th Amendment, granting women the right to vote in the United States. In celebration, Elaine Jones, âa true hero of the civil rights movement who has done extensive work in expanding the right to vote to all Americans,â will partake in [âŚ]
August 17, 2020
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