Women in Higher Education Newsletter

07/24/2025

A Chicago newspaper reveals Illinois campus police pull over Black drivers at higher rates than Black student enrollment on their campuses, & at higher rates than Black adult population of their surrounding communities. WIHE looks at study's key findings: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/whe.21568

This article is part of the Wiley Online Library digital collection of academic journals, newsletters and research resources. Check with your institution's librarian for on- and off-campus access.

07/23/2025

"For over 10 years, I was a professor of writing and law. I'm now a professional writer who writes, a lot, about the law—especially the law of sexual assault, harassment and r**e." : Katie Guest Pryal's essay on surviving and advocacy. https://www.wihe.com/article-details/105/writing-about-surviving-and-being-an-expert-on-sexual-assault/

07/21/2025

Our July issue is now live on Wiley Online Library! With contributions from Lee Skallerup Bessette, Lois Elfman, Stephanie McCoy, Rachel May, Autumn A. Arnett, Marguerite J. Dennis, Dawn Z. Hodges PhD, and more. Check out the TOC here: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/toc/23315466/2025/34/7

07/18/2025

"It's heartbreaking that our culture doesn't believe women. I wonder if our culture will ever even want to. Believe women, I write again and again, because so many people still need to be convinced."

https://www.wihe.com/article-details/90/believe-women/

07/17/2025

NEW in WIHE: Working in student outreach for her institution's admissions office, Stephanie McCoy discovered that communication norms are rapidly shifting for the younger generation. She shares how her team adapted to new trends and increased interaction with students. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/whe.21561

This article is part of the Wiley Online Library digital collection of academic journals, newsletters and research resources. Check with your institution's librarian for on- and off-campus access.

07/15/2025

"I went to college with Brett Kavanaugh. No, not really. He's a lot older than me. Plus, he went to Yale University CT, and I went to Duke University NC..."

Whenever trends, we revisit this 2018 article from Katie Rose Guest Pryal:

https://www.wihe.com/article-details/92/we-ve-been-tolerating-bretts-but-not-anymore/

07/15/2025

Newswatch: “When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.”

The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track and go through with laying off nearly 1,400 employees.

07/11/2025

NEW in WIHE: higher education consultant Marguerite J. Dennis offers a clear-eyed assessment of what's in store for US higher education under the second Trump administration and what higher ed administrators should be doing right now to prepare. https://doi.org/10.1002/whe.21565

07/10/2025

On the WIHE microsite, Lois Elfman profiles Krishan Trotman, Vice President and Publisher of Legacy Lit, an imprint at Hachette Book Group, has worked to publish books by multicultural voices and about social justice.

https://www.wihe.com/article-details/276/publishing-books-meaningful-to-academia/

07/08/2025

There is a growing urge to be entertained or engaged with quick, surface-level information, which has changed how we access news today. In our June cover story, Kritika Agrawal examines how it is also changing the way we tell women's stories. https://doi.org/10.1002/whe.21548

This article is part of the Wiley Online Library digital collection of academic journals, newsletters and research resources. Check with your institution's librarian for on- and off-campus access.

07/03/2025

WIHE contributor Dawn Z. Hodges, Ph.D. examines the research in the field to forecast answers to the question How Will AI Change Higher Education?

https://www.wihe.com/article-details/246/how-will-ai-change-higher-education-/

This article is freely available to access on our microsite.