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The First Woman Dean of the Business School at Indiana University
Idalene Kesner has been chosen as the next dean of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in Bloomington. She has been serving as associate dean of faculty and research and holds the Frank P. Popoff Chair of Strategic Management at the business school.
A Check-Up on Women Faculty at U.S. Medical Schools
There are some areas of higher education where women continue to be significantly underrepresented. The faculties of U.S. medical schools is one such area. In 2011, women were 36.2 percent of all medical school faculty and only 19.6 percent of the full professors.
Lisa Kloppenberg to Lead the Law School at Santa Clara University
She is the former dean of the University of Dayton law school in Ohio. Prior to her 10-year tenure as dean at the University of Dayton, she taught at the law school of the University of Oregon.
Annette Clark Appointed Dean of the Seattle University School of Law
Dr. Clark joined the law school’s faculty in 1989. During the 2011-2012 academic year she served as dean and taught at the Saint Louis University School of Law but resigned her post and returned to Seattle in the fall of 2012.
Nancy Dunlap to Lead the University of Virginia Medical School
Dr. Dunlap has been serving as physician in residence at the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices in Washington. Previously, she was a professor of medicine at the University of Alabama Birmingham.
The First Woman Dean of the College of Business at the University of Louisville
Carolyn M. Callahan will become dean in July 2014. She is currently the KPMG Distinguished Professor of Accounting and director of the School of Accountancy at the University of Memphis in Tennessee.
Percentage of Nurses Who Are Men Has Tripled Since 1970
While men are still a small percentage of all nurses, male nurses earn more money than women nurses. In 2011, women nurses had average earnings of $51,100 while male nurses had average earnings of $60,700.
A Check-Up on Women in U.S. Medical Education
In 2011 the number of women applying to medical school, enrolling in medical school, and earning medical degrees were at al all-time high. But the percentage of women in medical education has declined slightly in recent years.
University of New Mexico School of Law Announces Two Women Finalists for Dean
Two women are among the four finalists for dean of the University of New Mexico School of Law: Barbara Bergman, the current interim dean of the UNM law school and Melanie Wilson, associate dean at the University of Kansas School of Law.
Women’s Progress in Closing the Gender Gap in Law School Enrollments Comes to a Halt
In 2001-02 academic year, women made up 49 percent of the total enrollments in U.S. law schools. But since that time, progress in closing the gender gap has not only come to a halt, it has reversed.
Azita Emani Named Dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Washington
Dr. Emani is currently a professor and dean of the College of Nursing at Seattle University.
The History of Women at the William and Mary Law School
Virginia Mister, who earned her undergraduate degree at the College of William and Mary, enrolled at the law school in 1935 and was awarded a degree in 1937. She was one of only five students in her law school class.
A New Dean for the Vanderbilt Divinity School
Emilie M. Townes currently serves as the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of African American Religion and Theology at Yale Divinity School. She also is the associate dean of academic affairs. She will assume her new post in July.
Patricia Chase to Lead the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Dr. Chase will be the third dean of the School of Pharmacy at West Virginia University to be president of the association which represents 129 accredited schools of pharmacy across the United States.
Bloomberg Businessweek Poll Asked Readers to Rate the Attractiveness of Women at Leading Business Schools
The magazine promoted the poll on Twitter with a tweet that read, “”Which business school has the most attractive female students?”
The New Dean of the College of Business Administration at Kent State University
Deborah Spake has been serving as associate dean and professor of marketing at the Mitchell College of Business at the University of South Alabama in Mobile.
The Gender Gap in Medical School Enrollments Has Widened in Recent Years
According to new data from the Association of American Medical Colleges, women were 49.6 percent of all new medical school students in 2003 but only 46.4 percent of first-time enrollees in 2012.
Why Are Men Abandoning Schools of Veterinary Medicine?
Only half of all veterinarians are women but 80 percent of all current students at U.S. schools of veterinary medicine are women.
Women Make Up Less Than a Third of New Students at the University of Nevada School of Medicine
In this year’s entering class at the University of Nevada School of Medicine, there are 47 men and only 22 women.
N. Jane Shelby Is the New Director of the Alaska WWAMI School of Medical Education
She has been serving as the interim executive director of the Division of Health Sciences at Montana State University in Bozeman. She previously taught at the University of Utah.
Cecilia Rouse to Lead the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton
A member of the Princeton faculty since 1992, Dr. Rouse served on the President’s Council of Economic Advisers from 2009 to 2011.
Stanford Law Selects a New Dean
Mary Elizabeth Magill has been serving as vice dean and the Joseph Weintraub-Bank of America Distinguished Professor at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Medical Schools With a Low Percentage of Women Matriculants
The percentage of women in entering classes at U.S. medical schools in 2011 went from a low of 30.8% at the Uniformed Services University to 73.2% at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta.
Sylvia Maxwell Named Dean of the School of Business at Providence College
Currently, she is a professor and director of the Principled Leadership Program and chair of the MBA program at the Simmons College School of Management in Boston.
Laura Milner Is a Finalist for Dean of the College of Business at the University of Idaho
She is associate dean of the College of Business and professor of marketing at Central Washington University.
The Shrinking Gender Gap in Medical School Graduates
Over the past 30 years, women have made tremendous strides in medical education and have virtually eliminated the gender gap.
Two Women Among the Five Finalists for Dean of the University of Baltimore School of Law
Penelope Bryan of Whittier Law School and Patricia Salkin of Albany Law School are two of the five finalist.
Cornell Veterinary Student Mounts Online Effort to Save Endangered Species
Each month her website will feature a custom-designed outfit, inspired by one of 12 endangered species. The outfits will be auctioned in December.
College of Business at the University of Iowa Names Its First Woman Dean
Sarah Gardial, who will take her new post in July, currently is vice provost at the University of Tennessee.
Catherine Usoff Named Dean of the Business School at Clark University
She has been serving as professor and chair of the department of information and process management at Bentley University in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Montana State Names One Woman Among the Three Finalists for Dean of the College of Business
Penne Ainsworth is associate dean and the Susie McMurry Excellence in Teaching Professor at the College of Business of the University of Wyoming.
Joanne Robinson Named Dean of the Rutgers University-Camden School of Nursing
She is the inaugural dean of the nursing school at the Camden campus.
Three Finalists for Dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Sally J. Reel, Laura A. Talbot, and Sarah Ann Thompson are the three candidates.
Two Women Among the Five Finalists for Dean of the Law School at the University of Missouri
Marcella David and Beverly Moran will visit the Columbia, Missouri, campus next month for interviews and public forums.
New Dean Named at the Jefferson School of Nursing
Beth Ann Swan has served as acting dean since July 2011.
