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Harriet B. Nembhard Will Be the Next President of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California

Harriet B. Nembhard Will Be the Next President of Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California

A nationally respected leader in the field of industrial and operations engineering, Dr.Nembhard currently serves as dean of the College of Engineering at the University of Iowa. Before coming to Iowa in 2020, Dr. Nembhard was the Eric R. Smith Professor of Engineering and head of the School of Mechanical, Industrial, and Manufacturing Engineering at Oregon State University.

New Assignments for 10 Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities

New Assignments for 10 Women Faculty Members 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, have been assigned new duties, or have been promoted.

New Assignments for Eight Women Scholars at Colleges and Universities

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.

A Trio of Women Appointed to Dean Positions at High-Rated Colleges and Universities

A Trio of Women Appointed to Dean Positions at High-Rated Colleges and Universities

Whitney Soule was appointed vice provost and dean of admissions at the University of Pennsylvania. Wendy Cadge has been selected as the new dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts, and Heather Antecol was appointed vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Claremont McKenna College in California.

In Memoriam: Carol Ruth Carney, 1946-2020

In Memoriam: Carol Ruth Carney, 1946-2020

After teaching at the high school level, Dr. Carney joined the faculty at Claremont McKenna College in 1987 as as an assistant professor of literature. At the college, she also served as director of the Writing Center and director of senior thesis programs. She retired from teaching in 2003.

Heather Ferguson Wins the Köprülü Book Prize from the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association

Heather Ferguson Wins the Köprülü Book Prize from the Ottoman and Turkish Studies Association

The Köprülü Book Prize is given to “the most outstanding book” in the field of Ottoman and Turkish studies published in the previous year. Dr. Ferguson is an associate professor of history at Claremont McKenna College in California.

Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Eight Women to Administrative Positions

Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Eight Women to Administrative Positions

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

Five Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education

Five Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education

Taking on new duties are Katherine Lipari at Mills College in Oakland, California, Samantha Joye at the University of Georgia, Mary Evans of Claremont McKenna College in California, Patricia Prelock at the University of Vermont, and Melanie-Angela Neuilly at Washington State University.

Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Taking on new roles are Monica A. Coleman at the University of Delaware, Mimi Pipino at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio, Juliet Koss at Scripps College in Claremont, California, Hilary Appel at Claremont McKenna College in California, and Rhea Datta at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York.

Four Women Named to Faculty Positions at Claremont McKenna College in California

Four Women Named to Faculty Positions at Claremont McKenna College in California

Sarah Budischak and Tessa Solomon Lane were named assistant professors of biology. Rima Basu is a new assistant professor of philosophy and Helen Wong was appointed an associate professor of mathematics.

Eight Women Taking on New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities

Eight Women Taking on New Faculty Roles 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.

Five Women Appointed to Dean Positions in  Higher Education

Five Women Appointed to Dean Positions in Higher Education

The five women appointed deans are Maria del Carmen Flores-Mills at Colgate University in New York, Patrice Gilliam-Johnson at Delaware State University, Anne Langley at the University of Connecticut, Dianna Graves at Claremont McKenna College in California, and Quincy A. Rose at Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis.

Two Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards

Two Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards

Mary F. Evans, an associate professor of economics at Claremont McKenna College in California was honored by the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists and Angela Mariani, an associate professor of musicology at Texas Tech University, received the Thomas Binkley Award from Early Music America.

Stopping the Tenure Clock May Help Men More Than Women

Stopping the Tenure Clock May Help Men More Than Women

A study led by Heather Antecol, the Boswell Profess0r of Economics at Claremont McKenna College in California, finds that men may actually benefit from policies that delay the tenure clock for all new parents more so than women.

Seven Women Appointed to Positions as Deans in Higher Education

Seven Women Appointed to Positions as Deans in Higher Education

The new deans are Judy Didion at Oakland University, Nasha Torrez at the University of New Mexico, Katherine Ankerson at the University of Nebraska, Rachel Croson at Michigan State, Irene Aiken at UNC-Pembroke, Sharon Basso at Claremont McKenna College, and Rebecca Doerge at Carnegie Mellon University.

Six Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Positions

Six Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Positions

Appointed to new faculty posts are Jeannette R. Ickovics at Yale University, Jane D. McLeod at Indiana University, Taja-Nia Y. Henderson at Rutgers University, Renu Malhotra at the University of Arizona, Shana Levin at Claremont McKenna College, and Diane Lipscombe at Brown University.

Nine Women in New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities

Nine Women in New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

New Administrative Roles in Higher Education for Eight Women

New Administrative Roles in Higher Education for Eight Women

The women taking on new roles are Gayle Colston Barge, Suzanne M. Rivera, Reitumetse Obakeng Mabokela, Marcie Gardner, Michelle Masucci, Jordana Pomeroy, Genesee Adkins, and Lindsay LeRoy.

Eight Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Eight Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

They are Seinquis Leinen at North Dakota State, Nadia Korobova at Upper Iowa University, Nycee Gray at Claremont McKenna College, Pratima Dharm at Georgetown University, Lorraine Haricombe at the University of Texas, Nilanjana Dasgupta at the University of Massachusetts, Martha Saunders at the University of West Florida and Gwen Gorzelsky at Colorado State.

This Week's Roundup of Faculty News Concerning Women in Higher Education

This Week’s Roundup of Faculty News Concerning Women in Higher Education

The women in new teaching roles at colleges and universities are Elana Ehrlich, Linda Reed, Wendy Lower, Maureen Moriarity, Carrie Brown, Petra Fromme, Tammy Kirkland, Bonnie Asselin and Courtenay G. Miller.

Five Women Named to Endowed Faculty Positions

Five Women Named to Endowed Faculty Positions

The five women named to distinguished professorships are Xu Cheng at the University of Pennsylvania, Dana Priest at the University of Maryland, Marie Harvey at Oregon State, Katherine Knowlton at Virginia Tech, and Adrienne Martin at Claremont McKenna College.

Four Women Among the Inaugural Members of the Minerva Academy

Four Women Among the Inaugural Members of the Minerva Academy

The academy honors teaching excellence and innovation in higher education. The new inductees will select the inaugural winner of the $500,000 Minerva Prize that will be announced in May.

Two Women Named to Dean Positions

Two Women Named to Dean Positions

Diane F. Halpern was appointed dean of the new Minerva School of Arts and Sciences in San Francisco. Marta Meana was named dean of the Honors College at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas.

Two Women Academics Nominated for National Book Awards in Nonfiction

Two Women Academics Nominated for National Book Awards in Nonfiction

Five finalists have been announced for the National Book Award in nonfiction. Of the five nominees, two are women. Both women, Jill Lepore and Wendy Lower, have ties to academia. The winner will be announced on November 20.

A Dozen Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

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.

Article Criticizes Single-Sex Education

Article Criticizes Single-Sex Education

A new paper argues that single-sex education is misguided and reinforces gender stereotypes.