Archive for April, 2016
Sweet Briar College to Begin a Search for a New President
Phil Stone, who has led the college for the past year after alumnae raised money to prevent its planned closure, has announced that he will retire at the end of the 2016-17 academic year.
In Memoriam: Bettye Caldwell, 1924-2016
In 1967, Dr. Caldwell was a co-founder of the Children’ Center in Syracuse. It was one of the first infant daycare centers in the nation. Dr. Caldwell’s work became a model for the country’s Head Start program.
Law School Dean Completes the Boston Marathon in Her Eighth Month of Pregnancy
Jocelyn Benson, dean of the Wayne University Law School in Detroit, is expecting her first child on June 4. On April 18, Dr. Benson, with the approval of her doctor, competed in and finished the Boston Marathon.
One Woman Among Three Finalists for Provost at the University of Kansas
Nelli Bendapudi is the dean and H.D. Price Professor of Business at the University of Kansas School of Business. From 1996 to 2011, she served on the faculty at Ohio State University. She was promoted to full professor of marketing in 2008.
Vittoria Di Palma Wins a Book Award From the Society of Architectural Historians
Vittoria Di Palma is an associate professor of the history and theory of architecture in the School of Architecture at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She was honored for her book Wasteland: A History.
Women Appointed to Dean Positions at the University of Michigan and Oregon State University
Lynn Videka was appointed dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Michigan and Jennifer Dennis is the new dean of the Graduate School and vice provost at Oregon State University in Corvallis.
Five Women Scholars Honored With Notable Awards
The honorees are Soha Hassoun of Tufts University, Karen Hollis of Mount Holyoke College, Coco Fusco of the University of Florida, Annette Sobel of Texas Tech University, and Teri Finneman of South Dakota State University.
Seven Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Law Professor Wins Book Award from the Law and Society Association
Felice Batlan is a professor of law and the associate dean for faculty at the Chicago-Kent College of Law at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She was honored for her book Women and Justice for the Poor: A History of Legal Aid, 1863-1945.
Five Women in New Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities
The appointees are Gail C. Glover at SUNY-Geneseo, Shelby Crews at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Mary H. Loomis at Fort Valley State University in Georgia, Kristene Kelly at Keene State College in New Hampshire, and Kyle Fisher at Nova Southeastern University in Florida.
Gender Differences in Violent Crime Victimization for International Students
A new study by researchers at Georgia State University and the University of West Georgia finds that college students from outside the United States are less likely than American students to be victims of violent crime on campus. The study found that this is particularly true for women.
Krista Newkirk Appointed the Tenth President of Converse College in South Carolina
Krista Newkirk, chief of staff at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, will become president of Converse College on July 1. The college enrolls about 825 women in its undergraduate programs and more than 500 students in graduate programs.
Women Are Scarce in the Discipline of Fisheries Science
Researchers at Oregon State University and the United States Forest Service have conducted a study of diversity in the field of fisheries science. The study found that women make up only 27 percent of the assistant professors and 15 percent of the full professors in fisheries science.
Metropolitan State University in Minnesota Names Its Next President
Virginia Arthur has served as provost at Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota since 2012. From 2009 to 2012, she was associate provost for faculty affairs at the University of Northern Iowa. She is a graduate of Syracuse University and the College of Law at American University.
New Global Study Finds a Closing Gender Gap in Education Is Not Closing the Economic Gender Gap
Worldwide women are closing the gender gap in education. But a new study by economist Stephanie Seguino of the University of Vermont finds that these educational gains have failed to close the gender gap in income or political representation.
Gail Gibson Fired as President of Essex County College in New Jersey
Last month, Gale Gibson, president of Essex County College in Newark, New Jersey, was suspended with pay. Now the college’s board of trustees has fired Dr. Gibson. She became president of the community college in 2013.
In Memoriam: Karyn Sue Brand Purvis, 1949-2016
Karyn Purvis was the Rees-Jones Director and co-founder of the Institute of Child Development at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth. She dropped out of college at age 20 but returned at the age of 47 to earn a bachelor’s degree and a Ph.D.
Online Articles of Interest to WIAReport Readers
From time to time, Women in Academia Report will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.
Recent Books of Interest to Women Scholars
Women in Academia Report regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. Here are the latest selections.
Brigham Young University to Study Its Sexual Assault Reporting Policies
A woman who says she was raped off campus, was notified by university officials that she was under investigation for potential honor code violations. The university prohibits students from premarital sex and the use of alcohol, drugs, and tobacco.
In Memoriam: Shirley Ann Mount Hufstedler, 1925-2016
Shirley Hufstedler was the nation’s first secretary of the Department of Education. She also served on the board of trustees of the California Institute of Technology for 39 years.
Two Women Are Finalists for Dean Posts at the University of Nebraska and New Mexico State University
Katherine S. Ankerson of Kansas State University is a finalist for dean of the College of Architecture at the University of Nebraska. Mary Holz-Clause of Cal Poly, Pomona is a candidate for dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences at New Mexico State University.
College of Business at the University of Georgia Launches New Women’s Initiative
The Terry Women’s Initiative is aimed at inspiring confidence and competence in women students to pursue their academic and career goals.
In Memoriam: Maria Teresa Velez, 1946-2016
Since 1996, Dr. Velez served as associate dean of the Graduate College at the University of Arizona. She taught in the departments of psychology, family studies, Mexican American studies, women’s and gender studies as well as the Center for Latin American Studies.
One Woman Among the Four Finalists for President of South Dakota State University
Zulma R. Toro is executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She has held this post since 2013. Previously, Dr. Toro was dean of the College of Engineering at Wichita State University in Kansas.
Five Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Colleges and Universities
The new deans are Deborah Deas at the University of California, Riverside, Montserrat Fuentes at Virginia Commonwealth University, Kate Howard at the University of Southern Mississippi, Onye Ozuzu at Columbia College in Chicago, and Nancy Bauer at Tufts University in Massachusetts.
New Assignments for 10 Women Faculty Members at Major Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Barbara Miller Lane Wins Two Awards for Her Latest Book
Barbara Miller Lane, the Mellon Professor of the Humanities, Emerita at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, is being honored by the Philadelphia Athenaeum and the Association of American Publishers. Professor Lane joined the faculty at Bryn Mawr in 1962.
Two Women Scholars Will Share the New UNESCO Chair at the University of Wisconsin
The Chair on Gender, Well-Being, and a Culture of Peace is the first UNESCO chair in the state of Wisconsin. There are 670 such chairs worldwide, with 12 focused on gender studies. Araceli Alonso and Teresa Langle de Paz will be the first holders of the chair.
West Virginia University Scholar Honored by the Organization of American Historians
Elizabeth Fones-Wolf, a professor of history in the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences at West Virginia, won the 2016 David Montgomery Award for the best book on American labor or working-class history.
New Administrative Posts for 12 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.
Notable Honors and Awards for Four Women in Higher Education
The honorees are Nicky Phear of the University of Montana, Mary Morrison of Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Suzanne Mahlburg Kay of Cornell University in New York, and Amy Ogata of the University of Southern California.
Ila Berman to Lead the School of Architecture at the University of Virginia
Currently, Dr. Berman serves as a tenured professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. She is the former director of architecture at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.
The Gender Gap in Higher Education Is Projected to Widen by 2023
By 2023, enrollments of women in postsecondary degree-granting institutions are expected to increase by 20 percent. During the same period, the enrollments of men in higher education are expected to increase by only 10 percent. The gender gap in degree attainments is also expected to widen.
The New President of Virginia University of Lynchburg
Kathy C. Franklin was named the 18th president of what is now Virginia University of Lynchburg. Founded in 1886, the educational institution’s original name was the Lynchburg Baptist Seminary. Dr. Franklin has been interim president since last October and earlier was provost at the university.
