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A Quartet of Women Named to New Faculty Positions
The new faculty are Esther Jones at Brown University, Meike van der Heijden at Virginia Tech, Sally Santen at the University of Cincinnati, and Lynn Dobrunz at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center.
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.
In Memoriam: Emily Honig, 1953-2023
Dr. Honig taught at Lafayette College and Yale University, before joining the University of California, Santa Cruz in 1992 where she would teach for the next 28 years.
Yingda Chen Wins the Germund Dahlquist Prize From the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Dr. Cheng is a professor of mathematics at Virginia Tech. The Germund Dahlquist Prize is awarded every two years to an individual for original contributions to numerical solutions of differential equations and numerical methods for scientific computing.
Robin Nelson Wins the Sussman Award From the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Robin Nelson, an associate professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University, is being recognized for “her outstanding contributions to understanding human relationships and their evolutionary impact.”
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.
Margaret L. Drugovich Selected to Lead Marietta College in Ohio
Dr. Drugovich retired from Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, in 2022 after serving 14 years as its president. Prior to her time at Hartwick, Dr. Drugovich was the vice president for strategic communications and university enrollment and vice president of admission and financial aid at Ohio Wesleyan University. She will serve as interim president of Marietta College, effective July 1.
A Half Dozen Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts in Higher Education
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.
Gender Differences in Acceptance Rates at Ivy League Institutions
The difference was the widest at Brown University. In this application cycle, 6.73 percent of male applicants were accepted to Brown, while only 4.06 percent of women were. Women were 62.6 percent of all applicants but only 50. 2 percent of accepted students and 51.8 percent of the entering class.
In Memoriam: Janet Suzanne Sinsheimer
Dr. Sinheimer began teaching at UCLA in 1995 and was named an assistant professor of human genetics in 1999. She was granted tenure in 2002 and appointed to full professor in 2007. Dr. Sinheimer was a member of the faculty of three departments: biostatistics, computational medicine, and human genetics.
Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to University Posts Relating to Diversity
Taking on new duties relating to diversity at universities are Bi Awosika at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Nefertiti Walker at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Dorothy Hines at the University of Kansas, Jai-Me Potter-Rutledge for the School of Public Health at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
How COVID-19 Exacerbated Health Inequalities in Postpartum Care
A new study by Brown University researchers found that attendance at postpartum health care visits declined by almost six percentage points during the COVID-19 pandemic — with uninsured women, Black women, and women under age 19 facing the sharpest decreases in visits. Thus, the pandemic magnified existing health disparities in postpartum care.
Olivia Pichardo Is the First Woman to Make a NCAA Division I Baseball Team
About 20 women have been members of collegiate baseball rosters at various schools, including eight for the 2023 season — but only Olivia Pichardo of Brown University has made a baseball team at the NCAA Division I level.
Eight Women Who Will Be Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
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.
Deborah Thomas Appointed the Chief Academic Officer at Texas A&M University-Galveston
Dr. Thomas joined the university as an assistant professor in 2004. She is now a full professor of oceanography. Professor Thomas’ research applies the chemical composition of marine sediments toward the reconstruction of past climate, with a particular interest in the climate dynamics of globally warm periods of time in Earth’s history.
Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
The women scholars in new roles are Angelica Sanchez at Bard College in Avondale-on-Hudson, New York, Fatemeh Shahedipour-Sandvik of the State University of New York, Stephanie Hicks at the University of Arkansas, Kim Cobb at Brown University in Rhode Island, and Alyssa Panitch, at Georgia Tech and Emory University in Atlanta.
Universities Announce the Appointment of Three Women to Positions as Deans
Kate Meurs has been named dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University. Leah VanWey has been appointed the next dean of the faculty at Brown Univerity in Rhode Island and Shatrela Washington-Hubbard was named dean of the College of Business & Communication at Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia.
Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles or Duties in Higher Education
The five women scholars in new roles are Felicia Salinas-Moniz at Brown University in Rhode Island, Stephanie Miller at the University of Mississippi, Cassandra Volpe Horii at Stanford University, Julie E. Bauman at George Washington University, and Charlene Gilbert at Ohio State University.
Jill M. Baren Will Be the First Woman President of Lake Forest College in Illinois
Dr. Baren currently serves as provost and vice president of academic affairs at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Earlier, she taught at the University of California, Los Angeles, Yale University, and the University of Pennsylvania. She will become the 14th president of Lake Forest College in July.
In Memoriam: Hagit Shatkay-ReShef, 1965-2022
Dr. Shatkay-ReShef joined the faculty at the University of Delaware as an associate professor in fall 2010. She joined the Center for Biomedical Engineering Research that same year and was promoted to full professor in 2018. Her research interests focused on biomedical computing, computational biomedicine, and computational methods in the sciences
Suzanne Keen Will Be the Next President of Scripps College in Claremont, California
Dr. Keen is a distinguished scholar and professor of English literature. Since 2018, she has served as vice president of academic affairs and dean of faculty at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. She is the former dean of the college at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, where she served as chair of the English department. She will become president of Scripps College on July 1, 2022.
Universities Announce the Appointments of Ten Women to Administrative Positions
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointment of Ten Women to Administrative Positions
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Six Women Who Have Been Named to Endowed University Positions
The six women appointed to endowed posts are Sharon Meyer at the University of Louisiana-Monroe, Ruth O’Reagan at the University of Rochester in New York, Karen Winey at the University of Pennsylvania, Leela Gandhi at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, Maya Steinitz at the University of Iowa College of Law, and Sherra St. Clair at the University of Wyoming School of Nursing.
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.
Barbara Elias of Bowdoin College Wins Book Award From the American Political Science Association
Barbara Elias, who was promoted on July 1 to associate professor of government and granted tenure at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine, has received the American Political Science Association’s 2020 award for “Best International Security Book by a Non-tenured Faculty Member.”
Four Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed University Positions
The four women appointed to endowed posts are Nicole R. Fleetwood at new York University, Jennifer S. Tuttle at the Univesity of New England in Biddeford, Maine, Abigail Hornstein at Wesleyan University in Middletown Connecticut, and Leela Gandhi at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
A Trio of Women Taking on New Appointments as Diversity Officers in Higher Education
Jodi Forlizzi will oversee diversity initiatives at the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. Jeanne Arnold will be the chief diversity officer at St. Francis College in Brooklyn, New York, and Sylvia R. Carey-Butler has been appointed vice president for institutional equity and diversity at Brown University.
Melissa Nobles Appointed Chancellor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
The provost and chancellor are the Institute’s two most senior academic appointments; both report to the president of MIT. The chancellor oversees matters including admissions, teaching and learning, residential life, student support, and efforts to prevent sexual harassment and misconduct. Dr. Nobles has been serving as dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at MIT.
Five Women Who Have Been Hired to Administrative Positions at Colleges and Universities
Appointed to new positions are Karah L. Gunther at Virginia Commonwealth University, Laura Colson at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina, Olga Weider at the University of Florida, Marie Williams at Brown Univerity in Providence, Rhode Island, and Jamie Boggs at Grand Canyon University in Phoenix.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Nine Women to Administrative Positions
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
In Memoriam: Elizabeth M. Ring, 1933-2021
Dr. Ring was one of the earliest women to teach at Hamilton College, where her husband was a professor of physics. Dr. Ring first served as a visiting instructor in the late 1960s and continued to teach philosophy courses until the early 1990s.
In Memoriam: Christina Crosby, 1953-2021
Christina Crosby was a professor of English and professor of feminist, gender, and sexuality studies at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. She joined the faculty at the university in 1982.
Six Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Takin on new administrative duties are Karen Craddock at Brown University in Rhode Island, Crate Herbert at the Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Sara Thorndike at Pennsylvania State University, Julia Yager at Smith College in Massachusetts,. Cathy Light at Caltech, and Emilly Borthwick-Wong at the University of Nevada, Reno.
