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Women in Academia Weekly Newsletter October 9, 2012


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Women in Academia Report


Weekly Newsletter
October 9, 2012

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Here is a sampling of the latest news at WIAReport.com:

University Study Finds That Women Talk Less Than Men in a Group Decision-Making Process

The results showed that in group situations, the amount of time that women were speaking was less than 75 percent of the time that their proportion of the group would indicate.

Phyllis Vroom Named Deputy President at Wayne State University

The former dean of the School of Social Work will fill in at times for President Allan Gilmour who has been battling prostate cancer.

~ CALL FOR PAPERS ~

National Association of African American Studies
National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies
National Association of Native American Studies
International Association of Asian Studies
The National Association of African American Studies & Affiliates [National Association of Hispanic and Latino Studies, National Association of Native American Studies, and the International Association of Asian Studies] will host its national conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, February 11-16, 2013. This conference is expected to have more than 3,000 attendees. In addition, not fewer than 325 research sessions, round tables, panel discussions, performances and demonstrations will be scheduled throughout the week. In addition to the many scholarly sessions, the conference will also include many exhibitors, a career fair and health screenings.
Persons interested in presenting a paper, round table, etc. should submit an abstract, not to exceed two (2) pages that are related to the experiences of Africans, African-Americans, Hispanics, Latino, Native Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Asians and Asian Americans. Subjects may include, but are not limited to: literature, demographics, history, politics, economics, education, health care, fine arts, religion, social sciences, business and many other subjects. Please indicate the time required for presentation of your paper (25 OR 45 minutes).
Interested scholars should submit his/her abstract with presenter’s name, institution/organization, address, phone and email no later than Friday, November 9, 2012. Please forward abstracts to: Dr. Lemuel Berry, Jr., Executive Director, NAAAS and Affiliates, PO Box 6670, Scarborough, ME 04070-6670, or by fax to 207/839-3776, or via email at naaasconference@earthlink.net.

 

College of Saint Elizabeth President to Step Down in June

Sister Francis Raftery, the sixth president of the College of Saint Elizabeth in Morristown, New Jersey, has been with the college for 38 years.

The Gender Gap in Graduate Enrollments

In the 2010-11 academic year there was slightly more than 1 million women enrolled in graduate programs at U.S. universities. Women made up 60.9 percent of the total enrollments in master’s degree programs and 51.2 percent of total enrollments in doctoral degree programs.
 

 

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