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Four Women Named to Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professorships at the University of Georgia
The Meigs Professorship honors scholars who exemplify the university’s commitment to excellence in teaching, the value placed on student learning experiences, and the central role instruction plays in the university’s mission.
The Gender Diversity of the Faculty at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore
In 2021 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, women were more than 70 percent of the faculty in education but only 32.7 percent of the full professors. Women made up 63 percent of all faculty in public health but only 39.3 percent of the full professors.
A Quartet of Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education
Taking on new positions or duties are Rossana Hu at the University of Pennsylvania, Mary Wiedenhoeft at Iowa State University, Lois Agnew, at Syracuse University in New York, and Joan Blakey at the University of Minnesota.
Four Women Who Have Been Named to Endowed Chairs at Major Universities
The four women appointed to endowed chairs are Anita Raj at the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine at Tulane University in New Orleans, Rhonda Y. Williams at Wayne State University in Detroit, Amy Laurel Fluker at Youngstown State University in Ohio, and Stacey Abrams at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
A Quartet of Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles
Delphine Dean was named chair of the department of bioengineering at Clemson University and Ania Jastreboff was appointed director of the new Yale Obesity Research Center. Kia Dolby was appointed professor of digital communication at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia and Amy Laurel Fluker has been granted tenure and promotion to the rank of associate professor of history at Youngstown State University in Ohio.
Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Positions in Higher Education
The four women appointed to endowed positions are Laura Gilchrist at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, Alison Brown at Talladega College in Alabama, Amy J. Goldberg at the School of Medicine at Temple University in Philadelphia, and Tabitha James at the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech
Women Faculty Come Up Short in Tenure Appointments
The American Association of University Professors has released new data on the status of college and university faculty in the United States.
A Quartet of Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Responsibilities in Higher Education
Taking on new duties are Anne M. Cafer at the University of Mississippi, Crystal Feimster at Yale University, Valentina A. Grasso at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, and Shana O. Kelley at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Assuming New Roles in Higher Education
Taking on new assignments are Carla S. Freeman at Emory University in Atlanta, Dina Refki in the Rockefeller Institute of Government of the State University of New York in Albany, Lynne Steuerle Schofield at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, Nicole B. Burwell at North Carolina A&T State University, and Amy Fleming, at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville.
Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs
The three women appointed to endowed chairs are Beth Karlan at the David Geffen School of Medicine at the University of California, Los Angeles, LaQuandra S. Nesbitt at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Washington, D.C., and Susannah J. Ural at Mississippi State University.
Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Assigned New Duties
Taking on new roles in higher education are Jennifer Borland at Oklahoma State University, Erin Todd Bronchetti at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, Terry-Ann Jones at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Genevieve Giuliano at the University of Southern California, and Gloria DiFulvio at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at State Universities
Katherine McCulloh was named to the newly created Rebecca Blank Professorship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Artha Gillis will be the inaugural holder of the RNPH Board Advisors Term Chair in Psychiatry at UCLA, and Jenna Jambeck was named the Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor in Environmental Engineering at the University of Georgia.
Four Women at Swarthmore College Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Four women scholars were promoted to associate professor and granted tenure at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. They are: Megan Brown in history, Daniela Fera in biochemistry, Eva-Maria S. Collins in systems biology, and María Pía Olivero in economics.
Four Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at Colby College in Waterville, Maine
The four women promoted to associate professor and granted tenure at Colby College are Sarah Braunstein in English and creative writing, Nadia El-Shaarawi in global studies, Arisa White in English and creative writing, and Nora Youngs in mathematics.
Five Women Faculty Members Taking on New Duties at Research Universities
Taking on new assignments at major research universities are Yvette Conley at the University of Pittsburgh, Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati at the University of Southern California, Meghan L. O’Sullivan at the Kennedy School of Harvard University, Sabine Stanley at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and Ying Huang at North Dakota State University.
Yale University Announces the Appointment of Three Women Scholars to Endowed Chairs
Lucila Ohno-Machado was named the Waldemar von Zedtwitz Professor of Medicine and Biomedical Informatics and Data Science at Yale. Nancy Banasiak was recently appointed the Wendy U. and Thomas C. Naratil Professor of Nursing and Millicent Marcus was named the Sarai Ribicoff Professor of Italian Studies.
Five Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Duties at Universities
Taking on new positions or duties are Jeannine Tang at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, Kimberly Christen at Washington State University, Phaedra Corso at Indiana University-Indianapolis, Leslie LaConte at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine in Roanoke, and Bree A;lexander at the University of South Carolina.
Universities Announce the Appointment of Three Women to Endowed Chairs
Deborah Small was recently appointed the Adrian C. Israel Professor of Marketing at Yale University School of Management. Lisa H. Harris, was named a Thurnau Professor at the University of Michigan and Kathryn Howell is the inaugural holder of the Urban Child Institute Chair of Child Well-Being at the University of Memphis.
Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
The five women scholars in new positions or who are taking on new duties are Maggie Han at Auburn University in Alabama, Elizabeth J. Zechmeister at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Misty De Berry in the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, Heidi Zinzow at Clemson University in South Carolina, and Crista Johnson-Agbakwu at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Four Women Who Have Been Named to Endowed Positions at Major Universities
The four women named to endowed university positions are Lorie Donelle at the University of South Carolina, Karin Nisenbaum at Syracuse University in New York, Phylicia Rashad at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and Amanda W. Dotseth at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
Four Women Scholars Promoted and Granted Tenure at Wabash College in Indiana
Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, has announced the promotion and awarding of tenure to four faculty members. All four are women: Lorraine McCrary in political science, Karen Quandt in French, Sujata Saha in economics, and Erika Sorensen-Kamakian in biology.
Six Woman Scholars Assigned to New Roles or Duties at Colleges and Universities
Taking on new assignments are Julianne Grose at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, Emily House at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Michelle Robinson at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Georgia Mansell at Syracuse University in New York, Patricia Smith in the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University in New Jersey, and Theresa Law at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
Five Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments at Universities
The women scholars in new roles are Naomi Halas at Rice University in Houston, Tennille Presley at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina, Lauren Surovi at Syracuse University in New York, Tatiana Engel at Princeton University in New Jersey, and Soyica Colbert at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Boise State University Has Announced the Appointment of Three Women Scholars to Endowed Chairs
Boise State University in Idaho has announced the appointment of three faculty members to endowed chairs. All three appointments went to women: Ruth Jebe in business ethics, Stephanie Martin in public affairs, and Emily Wakild in public policy.
Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
The women faculty in new roles are Mary Billstrand at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Candis Watts Smith at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, Anna Zajicek at the University of Arkansas, Kristin Richards at Jackson State University in Mississippi, and Candice Bauer in the College of Engineering at the University of Nevada.
Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at State Universities
Kathleen McGarry has been named to the Thomas Muench Endowed Chair of Economics at Stony Brook University in New York. Jessica Jensen was appointed to the Walter F. and Verna Gehrts Presidential Professorship at North Dakota State University and Corey Tarwater now holds the Robert Berry Distinguished Chair in Ecology at the University of Wyoming.
New Duties For Five Women Scholars at State Universities
Taking on new assignments are Lorena N. Lacersa at the University of Georgia, Sara D. Nelson at Iowa State University, Hongmei Li-Byarlay at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio, Stacy Gee Hollins at Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis, and Jessica Gurevitch at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Research Universities
Kia Nobre will join Yale University in July 2023 as the Wu Tsai Professor in the department of psychology. Marisol Berti, a professor of plant sciences at North Dakota State University, has been appointed to the Jordan A. Engberg Presidential Professorship and Shabaana A. Khader has been named the inaugural Bernard and Betty Roizman Professor in the department of microbiology at the University of Chicago.
Five Women Scholars in the Health Sciences Who Are Taking on New Assignments
Taking on new faculty duties are Martha Michelle Estrada at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Kimberly Long at Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Wichita, Salome Brooks at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, Ruaa Al Juboori at the University of Mississippi, and Meredith Niles at the University of Vermont.
Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New University Duties
The five women in new positions are Chandra L. Ford at Emory University in Atlanta, Biwei Huang in the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute at the University of California, San Diego, Alison Bailey at Illinois State University, Breezy Taggart in the Honors College at the University of Wyoming, and Brett Abarbanel at the International Gaming Institute at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to New Faculty Positions at Universities
The four women appointed to new faculty positions are Nicole Baumgarth at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Tamika P. La Salle at Georgia State University, Allison Barry at South Dakota State University, and Tiffany Amariuta in the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute at the University of California, San Diego.
Five Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Roles at Universities
Taking on new roles are Parastoo Abtahi at Princeton University in New Jersey, Karen Plaut at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, Marni Shoemaker in the School of Health and Consumer Sciences at South Dakota State University, Katherine Friedman at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and Daniela Salvemini at Saint Louis University.
Four Women Faculty Members Assigned to New Roles at Major Universities
Appointed to new positions or taking on new duties are Lorgia García Peña at Princeton University in New Jersey, Heather Smith at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Mary Frances Luce at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and Kyaien Conner at the University of Pittsburgh.
A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
Audrey Ruple has been named the Dorothy A. and Richard G. Metcalf Professor of Veterinary Medical Informatics at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. Kristin Arola is the Karen L. Gillmor Ph.D. Endowed Professor in Professional and Public Writing at Michigan State University and LaQuandra Nesbitt was named the first Bicentennial Endowed Professorship at the medical school of George Washington University.
Four Women Appointed to Named Professorships at MIT
The School of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has announced the appointment of 10 faculty members to named professorships. Four of these appointments went to women: Camilla Cattania, Olivia Corradon, Erin Kara, and Kristin Knouse.
