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Boston University Leads Archival Project of Florence Nightingale’s Letters
The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University has led an international effort to make the correspondence of Florence Nightingale available online.
University of Pennsylvania Law School Names New Dean of Students
The University of Pennsylvania Law School has announced the appointment of Monica E. Monroe as its new dean of students. Monroe has been serving as a lecturer in law and as associate dean of students at the George Washington University Law School in Washington, D.C.
In Memoriam: Sarah Nash Gates, 1949-2015
Sarah Nash Gates was the interim divisional dean of the arts and the former executive director of the School of Drama at the University of Washington. She had been associated with the University of Washington for more than 30 years.
Six Women in New Faculty Roles at U.S. Colleges and Universities
Taking on new assignments are Claudia Arteaga at Scripps College, Christena Cleveland at Duke Divinity School, Olga Isengildina-Massa at Virginia Tech, Zella Palmer at Dillard University, Anna Hohler at Boston University, Lorraine Linn at Tuskegee University.
Explaining the Gender Gap in Some STEM Fields: Lower Mathematics Training in K-12 Years
A new analysis of scores on the Graduate Record Examination shows that women are not as well-trained in mathematics as men and this alone explains the large gender gap in STEM fields where mastery of mathematics is essential.
Four Women Announce Their Retirements From High-Level University Positions
The four women who are retiring from their current posts are Joyce Carol Oates at Princeton University, Ann Howard Jones at Boston University, Charlotte Sanborn at Texas Woman’s University, and Elaine Engst at Cornell University.
Five Universities Appoint Women to Dean Posts
The new deans are Farzaneh Razzaghi at Western Carolina University, Ann Cudd at Boston University, J. Paige Carney at West Virginia State University, Wendy M. Likes at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, and Laurie Mullen at Towson University in Maryland.
New Teaching Posts for Seven Women in Higher Education
The seven women in new faculty posts are Carol Archbold at North Dakota State, Julia O’Malley at the University of Alaska Anchorage, Anna di Robilant at Boston University, Nomsa E. Geleta at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Michelle L. Bell at Yale, Kathryn Westcott at Juniata College and Diana H. Fishbein at Penn State.
University of Notre Dame Scholar Named to Important Editorial Post
Julianne C. Turner, an associate professor of psychology and a fellow of the Institute for Educational Initiatives at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, was named lead editor of the American Educational Research Journal.
Seven Women in New University Faculty Posts
The women in new teaching roles are Suzanne C. Segerstrom at the University of Kentucky, Cynthia A. Toth at Duke, Khiaria M. Bridges at Boston University, Anita Berrizbeitia at Harvard, Veerle Keppens at the University of Tennessee, Maureen McHugh at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, and Gian Turrigiano at Brandeis.
In Memoriam: Judith Kellock, 1950-2015
Judith Kellock was an internationally known soprano and professor of performance in the department of music at Cornell University. She joined the Cornell University faculty in 1991.
Five Women Promoted to Full Professor at Boston University
The five women promoted to full professor at Boston University are Kalpana Gupta in medicine, Catherine Klapperich in biomedical engineering, Elise Morgan in mechanical engineering, Karen Quillen in pathology and laboratory medicine, and Irene Zaderenko in romance studies.
Eleven Women Appointed to New University Administrative Posts
The new appointees are Lisa A. Holstrom, Karen Engelbourg, Theresa Johansson, Ellen Eardly, Dorothy Stripling, Jodi Goldstein, Lynn Holleran, Canan Bilen-Green, Christa Johnson, Jennifer A Scott, and Susan K. Cerovsky.
Ten Women in New Administrative Posts at American Universities
The women appointed to new posts are Mary W. Helmick, Marquita Chamblee, Barbara A. Chesler, Mary Ann Fitzpatrick, Amy Hook, Michelle Toews, Therese McDevitt, BayLee Long, Sharrika Adams, and Amanda Woodward.
Boston University Faculty Member Wins the Compassionate Caregiver Award
Thea L. James is an associate professor of emergency medicine and assistant dean of diversity and multicultural affairs at Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. James has cared on site for victims of the 9-11 terrorist attack in New York, Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans, and earthquakes in Iran and Haiti.
The New President of the College of Idaho
When she takes office in July 2015, Charlotte Borst will be the first woman to serve as president in the 124-year history of the College of Idaho. Currently, she is vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Whittier College in California.
Study Recommends Early Interventions to Increase Girls’ Interest in Mathematics
A new study by scholars at Cornell University, Boston University, and the University of Kansas recommends that educators institute intervention programs for young girls as early as elementary school to increase their interest and abilities in mathematics and science.
In Memoriam: Anne Everest Wojtkowski, 1935-2014
The first woman engineering student at Boston University, she served for 35 years on the faculty at Berkshire Community College. She also was the first woman to serve as mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts.
A Dozen Women With New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
The women taking on new administrative roles are Carrie Landa, Brianna Bunce-Douglas, Mary Corcoran, Windsor Westbrook Sherrill, Deborah Blum, Sandy Barbour, Tiffancy C. Graham, Yana Cornish, Annie Wright, Gabrielle Banick, Rhonda Kitch, and Ellen de Graffenreid.
Five Women Scholars Taking on New Teaching Roles
The five women taking on new teaching roles are Heather Williams at the University of Pennsylvania, Nazli Kibria at Boston University, Jennifer Finney Boylan at Barnard College, Monica Kraft at Duke University, and Hazel Wetzstein at Purdue University.
SUNY Potsdam Names Its First Woman President
When she takes office on July 1, Dr. Kristin G. Esterberg will be the first woman president of SUNY Potsdam. Currently, she is provost and academic vice president at Salem State University in Massachusetts.
Boston University Offers New Certificate Program in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
The new program provides an interdisciplinary platform for graduate students interested in this field. Graduate students in women’s literature will come together to study with graduate students in women’s history, women’s health, sexuality studies, and other fields.
A Trio of Women in New Teaching Roles
Mary Murphy was appointed a Letters and Science Distinguished Professor at Montana State University. Alice White is new chair of the mechanical engineering department at Boston University and Christyne J. Vachon joins the law school faculty at the University of North Dakota.
Boston University Historian Honored for Her Scholarship on Seventeenth-Century France
Barbara Diefendorf, professor of history at Boston University, is the 2013 recipient of the Pierre Coste Prize from Vincentian Studies Institute at DePaul University in Chicago. She was honored “for her signal contributions to the religious histography of seventeenth-century France.”
A Half Dozen Women With New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
The new appointees are Erika Geetter at Boston University, Jessica Lacher-Feldman at LSU, Christy Wyskiel at Johns Hopkins, Theresa Barron-McKeagney at the University of Nebraska Omaha, Robin Appleby at the University of Chicago and April Hylton at Virginia Tech.
Five Women in New Faculty Posts
Taking on new faculty positions are Erin Reid at Boston University, Tatiana Berger at the NewSchool of Architecture and Design, Teresa Gali-Izard at the University of Virginia, Anne Foundas at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Geraldine Richmond at the University of Oregon.
Seven Women Academics Honored With Notable Awards
The academic women honored with awards are Deb Boykin, Michelle M. Lusardi, Michelle Johnson, Cynthia Deale, Cheryl Burke Davis, Nancy Keselyak, and Corina Sandu.
Two Women Named to Posts as Dean
Natalie McKnight will serve as interim dean of the College of General Studies at Boston University for at least the 2013-14 academic year. Jessica Chambers is the new dean of student affairs at Hagerstown Community College in Maryland.
A Trio of Women in New Teaching Positions
The women taking on new teaching roles are Catherine Costello at Boston University, Susan Faludi at Bowdoin College, and Esther McGinnis at North Dakota State University.
A Dozen Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The new appointees are Gloria Waters, Sonia Cardenas, Jennifer Jimenez Marana, Geralyn Heystek, Camisha Duffy, Lee J. Skinner, Wesley C. Hogan, Annie N. Kerrick, Kelly A. Rusch, Jennifer Elliott, Sonja Harris-Heywood, and Joellen Popma.
Boston University Grants Tenure and Promotes Seven Women Faculty Members
The seven women who were granted tenure and promoted to associate professor at Boston University are Elizabeth Blanton, Brooke Blower, Arianne Chernock, Ira Ruth Kleiman, Cheryl Knott, Sigrun Olafsdottir, and Merav Opher.
Dean of Boston University Medical School Honored for Work With Women in Cancer Research
Karen H. Antman, provost of the medical campus and dean of the School of Medicine at Boston University, received the 2013 Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award for Promotion of Women in Cancer Medicine and Cancer Research from the MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas.
In Memoriam: Lu Lingzi, 1989-2013
Lu Lingzi, a graduate student at Boston University from China, was a victim of the bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday April 15. She was 23 years old.
Boston University School of Medicine Promotes Five Women to Full Professor
Among the 14 new full professors at the Boston University School of Medicine are five women: Linda Barnes, Elizabeth Hatch, Elaine Hylek, Amy Rosen, and Irina Zhdanova.
Boston University Promotes Seven Women to Full Professor
Boston University in Massachusetts has announced the promotion of 17 faculty members to full professor. Seven of the new full professors are women.
