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Rolanda Ward Recognized by National Association of Social Workers for Service to Underserved Communities
The National Association of Social Workers honored Rolanda Ward for her service to underserved and oppressed communities. She currently serves as director of the Rose Bente Lee Ostapenko Center for Race, Equity, and Mission at Niagara University.
Four Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The appointments are Hee-Young Park at Boston University, Florencia Torche at Princeton University, Hope Wabuke at the University of Nebraska, and Jutta Joorman at Yale University.
In Memoriam: Ramona Edelin, 1945-2024
Dr. Edelin founded the first African American studies program at Northeastern University in 1972. She is credited for helping to introduce the term “African American” into American vernacular.
New Faculty Appointments for Seven Women Scholars
The faculty appointments are Havva Zorluel Özer at Syracuse University, Crystal Fleming at Smith College, Haleh Ardebili at the University of Houston, Kirsten Greenidge at Boston University, Karen Mainess at Loma Linda University, Cynthia Cole at the University of Kentucky, and Donica Hadley at James Madison University.
Five Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The endowed professor appointments are Rachel Fearns at Boston University, Ada Ferrer at Princeton University, Nora Peterson at the University of Nebraska, Helen Caines at Yale University, and Sarah Light at the University of Pennsylvania.
Karen Bullock Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Diversity in Palliative Medicine
As an endowed professor at Boston College and scholar at the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Dr. Bullock’s new award honors her dedication to improving care for underrepresented patient populations in hospice and palliative medicine.
In Memoriam: Jane Guyer, 1943-2024
Dr. Guyer was a professor emerita at Johns Hopkins University where she formerly served as the George Armstrong Kelly Professor of Anthropology and co-chair of The Academy. Throughout her career, she conducted extensive research on economic transformations in West Africa.
Lynne Coy-Organ Is the First Woman President of Husson University
Lynne Coy-Organ has been named the first woman president of Husson University in Maine. She has served as the university’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs for the past 15 years.
Brown University Doctoral Student Wins the 2023 American Library in Paris Book Award
Each year, the American Library in Paris Book Award recognizes a title, published originally in English, “that best realizes new and intellectually significant ideas about France, the French people or encounters with French culture.” Katherine Chen, a doctoral student in English at Brown University is the youngest person and first Asian American to receive the honor.
Kimberly van Noort Has Been Named the Ninth Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Asheville
Dr. Van Noort has served as interim chancellor of UNC Asheville since January 1. She served as senior vice president for academic affairs and chief academic officer at the UNC System Office since October 2018 and as vice president for academic programs, faculty, and research from 2016 to 2018.
Ten Women With Current Ties to Academia Named MacArthur Fellows
The Chicago-based MacArthur Foundation has announced the selection of 20 individuals in this year’s class of MacArthur Fellows. Ten women academics are among the 20 new MacArthur Fellows.
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.
Berenecea Johnson Eanes Will Be the First Woman President of California State University, Los Angeles
Since 2020, Dr. Eanes has served as president of York College of the City University of New York. She served as vice president for student affairs at California State University, Fullerton from 2012 to 2019. Earlier, Dr. Eanes was vice president of student affairs at John Jay College of Criminal Justice of the City University of New York.
Universities Offer New Assignments to Eight Women Scholars
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.
Saundra Tomlinson-Clarke Is the New Provost at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey
For the past two years, Dr. Tomlinson-Clarke has been serving as senior vice provost for academic and faculty affairs. Dr. Tomlinson-Clarke joined the faculty at the university in 1989. Her research focuses on the development of culturally responsive interventions to enhance learning.
Universities Announce the Appointments of Eight Women to Administrative Posts
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.
Seven Women Faculty Members Who Are Assuming New Duties at Universities
Taking on new duties are Lynne McLandsborough at the University of Massachusetts, Melanie E. Loehwing at Mississippi State University, Saida Grundy at Boston University, Linda C. Samuels at Washington University in St. Louis, Beth Belmont at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, Bonnie Dow at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and Taryn Loyd at the University of Arkansas.
Seven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties at Major Universities
The women faculty members taking on new roles are Bandana Purkayastha at the University of Connecticut, Paula Austin at Boston University, Kelly Pender at Virginia Tech, Katia Obraczka at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Kari Nadeau at the School of Public Health at Harvard University, Mary Klotman at Duke University in Durham North Carolina, and Megan Saylor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
Universities Announce the Appointments of Seven Women to Dean Positions
The new deans are Lisa R. Braverman at the City University of New York, Stephanie B. Caulder at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Jenelle Pitt-Parker at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Michelle Kazmer at Florida State University, Barbara Jones at Boston University, Lisa A. Crooms-Robinson at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and Elsbeth Kalenderian at Marquette University in Milwaukee.
Barbara Shinn-Cunningham Selected to Lead the Acoustical Society of America
Barbara Shinn-Cunningham is the director of the Neuroscience Institute and the George A. and Helen Dunham Cowan Professor of Auditory Neuroscience at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Before joining the faculty at Carnegie Mellon, Dr. Shinn-Cunnigham taught at Boston University for more than 20 years.
In Memoriam: Saskia Hamilton, 1967-2023
Saskia Hamilton, a poet, professor of English, and vice provost for academic programs and curriculum at Barnard College in New York City, has died in New York. She was 56 years old. A native of Washington, D.C., Dr. Hamilton was a graduate of Kenyon College in Ohio. She held a master’s degree from New York […]
Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Designated for New Assignments
The women assigned to new roles are Toddi Steelman at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, Sheria D. Rowe at Saint Augustine’s University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Borislava Iltcheva at the School of Music at the University of Southern Mississippi, Heather DuBois in the School of Theology and Ministry at Boston College, and Melissa Holt at Boston University.
Study Says Claims of Gender Bias in Academic Science Are Overblown
The authors from Cornell University and Boston University note that “in the most prestigious journals and media outlets, which influence many people’s opinions about sexism, bias is frequently portrayed as an omnipresent factor limiting women’s progress in the tenure-track academy.” They set out to see if this was indeed the case.
Nanette Veilleux Recognized for Her Mentoring of Undergraduate Students in Computing Research
Nanette Veilleux, professor of mathematics, computing, and statistics at Simmons University in Boston, has received the Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentoring Award from the Computing Research Association-Education. The award recognizes faculty members within the field of computer science who have provided exceptional mentorship to undergraduates.
New Administrative Positions in Higher Education for Nine Women
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.
In Memoriam: Willa Elaine Johnson, 1957-2022
Dr. Johnson taught at the University of Mississippi for 23 years. Colleagues remember her as a “renaissance woman” who was an expert in many disciplines, fluent in multiple languages, and an artist.
Boston University Scholar Honored for Mentoring by the Society for Neuroscience
As part of her distinguished research career in aging and neurodegenerative conditions, Professor Alice Cronin-Golomb has supervised 36 graduating doctoral students, including 24 women. Many of those who have trained with her are now rising or established leaders in the field of neurodegeneration and neuropsychology.
In Memoriam: Marylouise Fennell, 1939-2022
In 1982, Dr. Fennell was named president of Carlow University. During her six-year tenure, she partnered with the American Management Association to offer courses directly on the Carlow campus. Cutting-edge degree programs in computer science, chemistry, and journalism were added.
Four Women Who Are Taking on New Roles Relating to Diversity in Higher Education
The four women who have been appointed to diversity positions are Victoria Shannon Sahani at Boston University, Shawna Nesbitt at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Nicole Hodges Persley at the University of Kansas, and Barbara Lofton of the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas.
Five Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments at Universities
The five women academics in new roles are Shirin Saeidi at the University of Arkansas, Wendy Goldberg in the School of Theatre in the College of Fine Arts at Boston University, Cristina Zeped in Peabody College at Vanderbilt University, Pelin Bicen at Suffolk University in Boston, and Ann-Marie Knoblauch in the School of Visual Arts at Virginia Tech.
In Memoriam: Linda Howard Watkins, 1943-2022
After earning an MLIS degree from what is now Simmons University in Boston, Linda Watkins was hired as a full-time librarian at the School of Library and Information Science. She served on the staff there for 33 years until her retirement in 2014.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Honors Nanette Veilleux of Simmons University
Nanette Veilleux, a professor of computer science and information technology at Simmons University in Boston, was honored “for supporting young women in the STEM fields by inspiring students in the classroom and creating innovative curriculum and research opportunities at a women-centered institution.”
In Memoriam: Sonia Chalif Simon, 1925-2022
Sonia Chalif Simon was an associate professor of art, emerita at Colby College in Waterville, Maine. She was an art historian specializing in Medieval, Baroque, and nineteenth-century art.
Crystal Williams Will Be the Eighteenth President of the Rhode Island School of Design
President-elect Williams has been serving as a professor of English and vice president and associate provost for community & inclusion at Boston University. She began her academic career at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. She later served as associate vice president for strategic initiatives at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
