All Entries Tagged With: "Lafayette College"
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.
American Society for Engineering Education Honors Lafayette College’s Jenn Stroud Rossman
Dr. Rossmann, the Baird Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, was recently presented with the 2023 Sterling Olmsted Award. The award recognizes those who have made distinguished contributions to the development and teaching of liberal arts in engineering education.
Jamila Bookwala Will Be the Next Provost at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania
Dr. Bookwala is the former dean of the faculty and currently is a professor of psychology at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. She has also served as dean of academic initiatives and dean of curriculum and research at Lafayette College. She joined the psychology department faculty in 2001 and has served as department chair.
Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions
The three women appointed to endowed faculty posts are Jhumpa Lahiri at Barnard College in New York City, Lauren Anderson at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and Allison Curseen at Boston College.
Ten Women Who Have Been Hired or Promoted to New 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: Kenya Siana Flash, 1980-2021
Kenya Siana Flash was the librarian for political science, global information, and government information at the Marx Science and Social Science Library on the campus of Yale University.
Lafayette College in Easton Pennsylvania Appoints Nicole Hurd as Its Eighteenth President
Dr. Hurd has been serving as chief executive officer of College Advising Corps, which she launched in 2005. CAC has helped more than 525,000 low-income, first-generation, and underrepresented students enroll in higher education by placing more than 800 recent college graduates as near-peer advisers in 795 high schools across America.
Carlton College in Northfield, Minnesota Selects Alison Byerly as Its Next President
In 2013, Dr. Byerly became the first woman president of Lafayette College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Easton, Pennsylvania. Earlier, she was was provost and executive vice president at Middlebury College in Vermont. Dr. Byerly will begin her new job on August 1.
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.
Christa Kelleher Wins Early Career Award From the Geological Society of America
Dr. Kelleher, who holds degrees from Lafayette College and Pennsylvania State University, is the first faculty member from Syracuse Univerity to win the early career award in hydrogeology, which is presented each year to only one scientist in the United States.
Three Women Scholars Who Have Announced Their Retirements
Stepping down from their posts are Marlene Sprouse, president of Indian Hills Community College in Iowa, Patricia Johnson, a professor of range science at South Dakota State University, and Susan Basow, a professor of psychology at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.
New Administrative Duties for 10 Women at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
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.
New Administrative Positions for 10 Women 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.
Lafayette College’s Women Studies Program to Focus More on Issues of Sexuality
Lafayette College, the highly rate liberal arts educational institution in Easton, Pennsylvania, has announced that its Women’s and Gender Studies program will now focus more on issues of sexuality. The program’s name will now be Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies.
Four Women Who Have Stepped Down From Their Posts at Colleges and Universities
The four women who have retired from their posts in higher education are Tommie Stewart at Alabama State University, Diane Windham Shaw at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, Filomina C. Steady at Wellesley College in Massachusetts, and Alfreda Horton at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Six Women Who Are Stepping Down From Their Higher Education Posts
The women leaving their posts in academia are Melissa Thomas-Hunt at Vanderbilt University, Julie A. Hodge at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia, Dorothy Leland, chancellor of the University of California, Merced, Melissa R. Hyatt at Johns Hopkins University, Marie Lynn Miranda at Rice University in Houston, and Diane Cole Ahl at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.
New Assignments for a Dozen Women Faculty Members
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
A Trio of Women Academics Who Are Being Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Polly Piergiovanni, a professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, Nancy Lowenstein, an extension specialist at Auburn University in Alabama, and Susan Scholz, associate dean and Porter Faculty Fellow in the School of Business at the University of Kansas.
Six Women Who Are Retiring From High-Level Positions in the Academic World
They are Lenora Tubbs Tisdale at Yale DIvinity School, Carolyn B. Brooks at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Mary Cronin at Rice University, Ethel Hill Williams at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, Roxanne Lalande of Lafayette College, and Janet Strohl-Morgan at Princeton University.
A Half Dozen Women Who Have Been Selected for New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The appointees are Tami B. Simmons at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, Sara Thorndike at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Ann Penn at North Carolina Central University, Sherryta Freeman at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, Tracy Wahl at Arizona State and Darrice Griffin at the University of Georgia.
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.
A Major Vote of Confidence for the President of Lafayette College
In 2013, Alison Byerly was named the first woman president of Lafayette College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Easton, Pennsylvania. The board of trustees of Lafayette College has now extended Dr. Byerly’s contract for an additional five years.
Six Women Join the Faculty at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania
Lafayette College, the highly rated liberal arts college in Easton, Pennsylvania, has announced that there are 12 new faculty members on campus this fall. Six of the new hires are women.
Notable Honors for Seven Women Scholars at Colleges and Universities
The honorees are Sara Goodkind of the University of Pittsburgh, Adrienne R. Carter-Sowell at Texas A&M University, Ellen Goldring and Donna Segar of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Sandra Yancy McGuire of Louisiana State University, and Maureen Oldham Gallagher of Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.
Two Women Scholars Awarded the Bancroft Prize
The award recognizes outstanding scholarship in American history. The two women among this year’s three honorees are Mary Sarah Bilder, a professor at Boston College Law School, and Deborah A. Rosen, the David M. ’70 and Linda Roth Professor of History at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania.
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.
Five Women Named to Assistant Professor Posts at Lafayette College
Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, has announced the appointment of assistant professors Tamara Carley in geology, Jessica Carr in religious studies, Melissa Galloway and Roxy Swails in chemistry, and Susan Wenze in psychology.
New Posts in Higher Education Administration for 14 Women
The appointees are Maria E. Hamilton Abegunde, Patricia S. Smith, Belkis Torres-Capeles, Cecilia Rivera, Jennifer Seal, Nevada Winrow, Cindy Claycomb, Stacy Strauss, Jenny Tate, Jin Liu, Joyce Wilkerson, Carol Dillon Kissal, Kim Spang, and Angel Mason.
Four Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Margaret Clark, a professor of psychology at Yale, Kristen Sanford Bernhardt, a civil engineer at Lafayette College, Maryam Mirzakhani, a professor of mathematics at Stanford, and Libo Shan, a plant molecular biologist at Texas A&M University.
New Administrative Posts for 18 Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of appointments of women to high-level administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
Seven Women Appointed to Dean Positions
The new deans are Barbara J. Wilson at the University of Illinois, Erica D’Agostino at Lafayette College, Susan Duncan at the University of Louisville, Alondra Nelson at Columbia, Barbara Atkinson at UNLV, Tina Whalen at the University of Cincinnati, and Denise Seachrist at Kent State.
New Women Deans at Six Colleges and Universities
The new deans are Charlotte Johnson at Scripps College, Karol Dean at Mercy College, Robin Rinehart at Lafayette College, Karen Pugliesi at Northern Arizona University, Elizabeth Davis at the University of San Francisco, and Allyson Green at New York University.
Lafayette College Provost Taking on a New Challenge
Wendy Hill has announced that she will leave the Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, at the end of the academic year to become head of the Agnes Irwin School for girls and young women in Rosemont, Pennsylvania.
A Trio of Women Taking on New Teaching Roles
Jelana Kovacevic was named chair of the department of electrical and computer engineering at Carnegie Mellon University. Tricia Rose will spend the spring semester at Dominican University and Hannah Stewart-Gambino will hold a joint appointment at Lafayette College.
