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New Dean Appointments for Five Women Scholars

New Dean Appointments for Five Women Scholars

The new deans are Heather Koopman for Kennesaw State University, Evelyn Thrasher at Western Kentucky University, Sanja Beca at Georgian College, Heather Snow at Texas Woman’s University, and Christina Moylan at Ithaca College.

Four Women Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions

Four Women Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions

The appointments are Rong Huang at Purdue University, Jing Tsu at Yale University, Leslie Wolf at Georgia State University, and Hae Won Shin at the University of Tennessee.

New Faculty Appointments for Four Women Scholars

New Faculty Appointments for Four Women Scholars

The faculty appointments are Caree Benton at the University of Arkansas, Sandra Butler at the University of Maine, Karolina Mukhtar at Clemson University, and Vanessa Racehorse at the University of Colorado

New Dean Positions for Five Scholars

New Dean Positions for Five Scholars

The new deans are Joelle Powers for Boise State University, Michelle Roehm for Bucknell University, María Scharrón-del Río for Brooklyn College, Shannon Sesterhenn for Midwestern University, and Heidi Hennik-Kaminski for Michigan State University.

Princeton University Appoints Three Women to Faculty Positions

Princeton University Appoints Three Women to Faculty Positions

Laura Arnold Leibman, Lydia Lynch, and Rhacel Salazar Parreñas have been appointed to new faculty positions at Princeton University.

Three Women Scholars Named to Endowed Faculty Positions

Three Women Scholars Named to Endowed Faculty Positions

The appointments are Melissa Bilal at the University of California Los Angeles, Gretchen Robinson at North Carolina A&T State University, and Patricia LoRusso at Yale University.

A Quartet of Women Named to New Faculty Positions

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.

New Dean Appointments for Four Women Scholars

New Dean Appointments for Four Women Scholars

The new deans are at the University of Scranton, Jean Giddins at the University of Kansas, Bessie Rigakos at Saint Joseph’s College at Marian University in Indiana, and Shelbie Witte at the University of North Dakota.

Three Women Appointed to New Faculty Positions

Three Women Appointed to New Faculty Positions

Taking on new faculty assignments are Isabel Rambob at the University of Oklahoma, Rebecca Dingo at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Sez Atamturktur Russcher of Clemson University in South Carolina.

A Trio of Women Appointed Dean

A Trio of Women Appointed Dean

Nadine Barnett Cosby, Korrie Blanchard Smith, and Neslihan Alp are taking on new deanships at Quinnipiac University, Wake Technical Community College, and the Oregon Institute of Technology.

Four Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Professorships

Four Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Professorships

The new holders of endowed chairs are Noel Shulz at Washington State University Tri-Cities, Tonya Mitchell-Spradlin at Pennsylvania State University, Kelly Cartwright at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, and Wendy Henderson at the University of Pennsylvania.

New Faculty Positions for Seven Women Scholars

New Faculty Positions for Seven Women Scholars

Appointments include Anna Harris at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, Natalie Manginsay at Mississippi State University, Carly Camplain at Lehigh University, Deanna Sellnow at Clemson University, Laura Smithers at the University of Nevada Reno, Jennifer Newsome Martin at the University of Notre Dame, and Frances Liger at Texas A&M University

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed Deans

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed Deans

Appointments include Rosario Medina for the University of New Mexico, Aherial Polite for Augusta Technical College in Georgia, TaKeia Anthony for Edward Waters College in Florida, and Renee Reeder for the University of Pikeville in Kentucky

New Academic Positions for Three Women Scholars

New Academic Positions for Three Women Scholars

Scholars Katherine Hartmann, Alexandra Aylward, and Anamika Dubey are taking on new roles at the University of Kentucky, the University of Nevada Reno, and Washington State University, respectively.

Four Women Deans Stepping Into New Roles

Four Women Deans Stepping Into New Roles

The deans taking on new roles are Kristina Bross at Ohio University, Rhea Ballard-Thrower at the Association of Research Libraries, Michelle Hilaire at the University of Wyoming,, and Melissa Terlecki at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Four Women at the University of Chicago Named to Endowed Professorships

Four Women at the University of Chicago Named to Endowed Professorships

The University of Chicago has named four women to endowed professorships across a number of disciplines. Appointments were given to Emily Rogalski, Bo Li, Veronia Guerrieri, and Yoonsun Choi.

Four Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles

Four Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles

Taking on new duties are Cheri Canon at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Nicki Wise at the College of Veterinary Medicine at Clemson University in South Carolina, Mediget Teshome at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Elizabeth Hiltbold Schwartz at Auburn University in Alabama.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Named Professorships

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Named Professorships

Shivani Bothra is the inaugural Bhagwan Suvidhinath Endowed Chair in Jain Studies in the department of religious studies at California State University, Long Beach. Mary Sandoval was named the Seabury Professor of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy at Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, and Gail Randolph was appointed a Provost Professor at Florida A&M University.

New Assignments for Five Women Faculty Members

New Assignments for Five Women Faculty Members

Taking on new roles are Lisa Portes at the University of California, San Diego, Amalia Leifeste in the School of Architecture at Clemson University in South Carolina, Dawn M. Turner at Oakwood University in Alabama, Paula Cohen at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, and Caroline Ajo-Franklin at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

Four Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs at the University of Illinois

Four Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs at the University of Illinois

The new endowed chairs include Klara Nahrstedt, a professor of computer science, D. Fairchild Ruggles, a professor of landscape architecture, Cynthia Oliver, a professor of dance, and Chrystalla Mouza, a professor and dean of the College of Education.

Six Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Six Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments

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.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

Liliya Yatsunyk was appointed to the James H. Hammons Chair of Chemistry at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. Tara Zahra was appointed the Hanna Holborn Gray Professor of East European History at the University of Chicago and Sonya Grier was named to the Eminent Scholar Chair in Marketing at the Kogod School of Business of American University in Washington, D.C.

A Quartet of Women Scholars Assume New Roles at Major State Universities

A Quartet of Women Scholars Assume New Roles at Major State Universities

The four women scholars in new roles are Chieri Kubota at Ohio State University, Carla Pfeffer at Michigan State University, Rosemarie Wesson, at the City University of New York, and Lisa Angeloni at Colorado State University.

Three Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Three Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Shima Clarke of Clemson University in South Carolina was given the added duties as the interim associate dean for the university’s College of Architecture, Art, and Construction. J. Anna Cabot, a clinical associate professor was appointed director of the Immigration Clinic at the University of Houston and Camille Leclère-Gregory is a new assistant professor of French and Francophone studies and director of the Institut d’Avignon at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania.

Four Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Duties

Four Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Duties

The four women faculty members in new roles are Summer Sherburne Hawkins at the Boston College School of Social Work, Erin Calipari at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Vikkie McCarthy at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee, and Hannah Rodrigue at the University of Nevada Reno.

Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to New Positions

Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to New Positions

Taking on new roles are Renee Robinson at Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, Penny Castellano at Emory University in Atlanta, Julie Simmons Ivy at the Universuty of Michigan, and Deborah Cohen at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Named to Endowed Chairs

A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Named to Endowed Chairs

Orit Bashkin has been named the Mabel Greene Myers Professor in the department of Near Eastern languages and civilizations at the University of Chicago. Ruth Blake was appointed the Edward P. Bass  Professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Yale University and Paz Galupo is the Audre Lorde Distinguished Professor in Sexual Health & Education during a ceremony at Washington University in St. Louis.

Four Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Roles at Universities

Four Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Roles at Universities

The women faculty taking on new duties are Mary E. Graham at Syracuse University in New York, Heather Congdon at the University of Maryland Baltimore, Tracey Sharpley-Whiting at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and Maja Husar Holmes at the University of Kansas.

Three Women Academics Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

Three Women Academics Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

Penelope Andrews was appointed the John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law at New York Law School. Anca Parvulescu was named the Liselotte Dieckmann Professor in Comparative Literature at Washington University in St Louis and Melissa R. Kerin has been selected as the next Roger Mudd Professor of Ethics at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia.

Three Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Assigned to Additional Duties

Three Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Assigned to Additional Duties

Professor Rumana Riffat was named vice provost for faculty affairs at George Washington University. Anita Lee was appointed associate dean of academic and faculty affairs for the School of Health Sciences at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, and Professor Angela D. Dillard was named the inaugural vice provost for undergraduate education the University of Michigan.

A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

Michelle Chang was named the A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Chemistry at Princeton University in New Jersey. Hannah I. Lipman was named to the Linda Farber Post Chair in Bioethics at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine in New Jersey and Gretchen Batcheller was appointed the Blanche E. Seaver Professor of Fine Arts at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

Six Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Assignments

Six Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Assignments

The women faculty in new roles are Anne Marie Lennon at the University of Pittsburgh, Michelle Richardson at Coppin State University in Baltimore, Jane Freedman at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Jallicia A. Jolly at Amherst College in Massachusetts, Kristala L. J. Prather at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Michelle Olsen at Virginia Tech.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

The three women scholars appointed to endowed chairs are Hoda Heidari in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Robyn LeBoeuf at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, snd Melinda Buntin in health policy and economics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

Five Women Faculty Members in New Posts or Taking on New Duties

Five Women Faculty Members in New Posts or Taking on New Duties

The five women scholars with new assignments are Aparna Kumar at Emory University in Atlanta, Pari Riahi at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Kiara Winans at Virginia Tech, Amanda Blair at South Dakota State University, and Clare Croft at the University of Michigan.

Seven Women Who Were Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Carleton College in Minnesota

Seven Women Who Were Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Carleton College in Minnesota

Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, recently announced the appointment of nine scholars to endowed professorships. Seven of these appointments went to women.