All Entries Tagged With: "Amherst College"
American Comparative Literature Association Honors Four Women Scholars for Co-Edited Collection of Essays
Pooja Rangan, Akshya Saxena, Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan, and Pavitra Sundar were honored for their co-edited collection of essays Thinking with an Accent: Toward a New Object, Method, and Practice.
In Memoriam: Lorna Peterson, 1939-2024
For 19 years, Dr. Peterson served as executive director of Five Colleges, Incorporated, a collaborative consortium comprised of Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Meridith Randall Named President of Golden West College in California
Meridith Randall has been appointed president of Golden West College in Huntington Beach, California. She has served in the role on an interim basis since last year.
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.
Seven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties
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.
In Memoriam: Martha Porter Saxton, 1945-2023
Martha Saxon, an author and long-time faculty member at Amherst College in Massachusetts, died on July 18 at her home in Norfolk, Connecticut.
Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education
Taking on new roles in higher education related to diversity are Laura Rugless at Michigan State University, Kellie McCants-Price at Anne Arundel Community College in Arnold, Maryland. and Sheree M. Ohen at Amherst College in Massachusetts.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Six Women to Dean Positions
The new deans are Lidia Kos at the University of California, Riverside, Divya Choudhary at Indiana State University, Johanna Bond at Rutgers Law School in New Jersey, Angie Tissi-Gassoway at Amherst College in Massachusetts, Dorian Traube at Washington University in St. Louis, and Pamela J. Powell at Southern Utah University.
Promotions and Appointments for Seven Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities
Taking on New roles are Priscilla Meléndez at Trinity College in Connecticut, Rachel E. Bernard at Amherst College in Massachusetts, Ashli Brown at Mississippi State University, Lauren Clare at the University of Arkansas, Elsa A. Olivetti at MIT, Mari Ostendorf at the University of Washington, and Eugenia L. Weiss at the University of Nevada
New Assignments for Eight Women Scholars at Colleges and Universities
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.
Elizabeth Spiller to Be the Next Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer at the University of Nebraska
Since 2017, Dr. Spiller has served as dean of the College of Letters and Science at the University of California, Davis. Earlier, Professor Spiller served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences at Virginia Tech. She will begin her new job at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in March.
Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts 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.
New Assignments for Nine Women Scholars at Colleges and Universities
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.
Amherst College in Massachusetts Hires Seven New Women Assistant Professors
The new women assistant professors at Amherst College are Katharine Correia in statistics, Amy Coddington in music, Mona Oraby in law, jurisprudence and social thought, Karamatou Yacoubou Djima and Amalia Culiuc in mathematics, Kakina Debnam in economics, and Katerina Ragkousi in biology.
Three Women Who Have Stepped Down From Top-Level Positions in Higher Education
the three women who have left their posts are Elaine Heath, dean of the Duke Divinity School, Barbara S. McCrady, director of the Center on Alcoholism, Substance Abuse & Addictions at the University of New Mexico, and Katharine Fretwell, dean of admissions and financial aid at Amherst College in Massachusetts.
Thirteen Women Appointed to Administrative Posts 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.
Two Women Academics Win National Book Awards
Jesmyn Ward, an associate professor of English at Tulane University, won the National Book Award in fiction and Masha Gessen won the National Book Award in the nonfiction category. Gessen is the John J. McCloy ’16 Professor of American Institutions and International Diplomacy at Amherst College.
Sarah Pfatteicher to Lead the Five College Consortium in Massachusetts
The Five College Consortium represents Amherst College, Smith College, Mount Holyoke College, Hampshire College, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Dr. Pfatteicher is associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She will begin her new job in April.
Anne Prescott Earns Book Award from the Association for Asian Studies
Anne Prescott, director of the Five College Center for East Asian Studies in Amherst, Massachusetts, won the annual prize that recognizes an outstanding curriculum publication on Asia designed for any educational level.
Fourteen Women Appointed to 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.
A Surge in Sexual Discrimination Complaints at the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights
The data shows there were 7,747 complaints relating to sexual discrimination filed with the Office for Civil Rights during the 2016 fiscal year. This was 46 percent of all complaints filed that year. Of these, most were related to Title IX provisions concerning equal opportunity for girls and women in athletics at educational institutions.
Ten Women Who Have Been Selected for Administrative Positions 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.
College Does Very Little to Eliminate the Gender Wage Gap
A new study by Antoinette Flores of the Center for American Progress found that for students who participated in federal financial aid programs while in college, working women’s earnings 10 years after they first enrolled in college are lower than working men’s earnings only six years after enrolling in colleges.
Lila Gierasch Named Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Biological Chemistry
Dr. Gierasch is a Distinguished Professor in biochemistry and molecular biology and chemistry at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Earlier in her career, she taught at Amherst College, the University of Delaware, and the University of Texas.
Nine Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Six Women Join the Tenure-Track Faculty at Amherst College
The new assistant professors are Mary Ellen Hicks in Black studies and history, Deborah S. Holoien in psychology, Jeeyon Jeong in biology, Pooja G. Rangan in English, Yael R. Rice in art, and Crystal L. Valentine in computer science.
New Five College Consortium Digital Project Examines Early American Fashion
Scholars in the Five College Consortium (Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst, Hampshire, and the University of Massachusetts) in western Massachusetts have established a new online archive called Historic Dress.
University of Pittsburgh Establishes a New Center on Women’s Health Research
The new center is dedicated to improving the state of women’s health by fostering innovation in research, education and clinical practice, while promoting community partnership and advocacy around health care for women.
In Memoriam: Rose Richardson Olver, 1937-2014
Rose R. Olver was the L. Stanton Williams ’41 Professor of Psychology and Sexuality, Women’s and Gender Studies, Emerita at Amherst College in Massachusetts. She was the college’s first tenure-track woman faculty member and taught at Amherst for 50 years.
In Memoriam: Elizabeth Hunt Davis Mazzocco, 1958-2014
Dr. Mazzocco was director of the Five College Center for the Study of World Languages in Amherst, Massachusetts. The center offers courses in less commonly taught languages for pools of students from Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Smith College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Thirteen Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities
The women in new administrative roles are Sheri Phillips, Stephanie Sanders, Katherine Bearden, Shelli Allen, Georgia L. Lorenz, Smitha Haneef, Sara Blair, Jacqueline Alvarez, Donna Polk, Catherine Harmonosky, Sarah Kate Gillespie, Heather Nachtmann, and Susan Carvalho.
Amherst College Awards Tenure to Two Women
Sara J. Brenneis was promoted to associate professor of Spanish. Leah Schmalzbauer, who currently teaches at Montana State University, received a joint appointment in anthropology & sociology and American studies.
Three Women Appointed to Dean Positions
Catherine Epstein was appointed dean of the faculty at Amherst College in Massachusetts. Kimberly Engber was named dean of the Honors College at Wichita State University and Karin Wittenborg was reappointed dean of libraries at the University of Virginia.
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.
The Next Dean of Admission and Financial Aid at Amherst College
Katharine Fretwell has served in the admissions office at Amherst College for nearly a quarter century. She has been dean of admission since 2012. Dr. Fretwell is a 1981 graduate of Amherst where she played soccer and lacrosse.
