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A Large Group of Women Faculty Members Taking on New Duties in Higher Education
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.
University of Nebraska Study Finds that Women Do Better in Jobs in Blue States Than They Do in Red States
In red states, the concentration of women in top jobs is 43 percent of the share of men in the jobs, while in blue states, it is 47 percent. Women’s share of top non-STEM jobs in red states is 42 percent of men’s share and 52 percent of men’s share in blue states.
Three Women Who Have Retired From High-Level University Positions
Elizabeth P. Latt, assistant vice chancellor for news and communications at Vanderbilt University, has retired. Linny Frickman has retired as director of the Gregory Allicar Museum of Art at Colorado State University and Maureen K. Martin has retired as director of the DuBard School of Language Disorders at the University of Southern Mississippi.
New Administrative Positions for 15 Women 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.
Four Women Retiring From High-Level Posts in Higher Education
The four women who are stepping down are Anna Wasescha, president of Middlesex Community College in Connecticut, Susan Athey, an associate professor at Colorado State University, Sue Eveland, registrar at the University of Oregon, and Carolyn Lynn Coleman, an associate professor at California Lutheran University.
New High-Level Administrative Jobs in Higher Education for Eight Women
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 Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The appointees are Amy Hecht at Florida State University, Rachel Burleson at Franklin Pierce University in New Hampshire, Karen M. Carty at Grambling State University in Louisiana, Christie Vilsack at Colorado State University, and Angela E. Batista at Champlain College in Burlington, Vermont.
Lisa Vollendorf Appointed Provost at Sonoma State University in California
Since 2012, Dr. Vollendorf has been serving as dean of the College of Humanities and Arts at San Jose State University in California. Earlier, Dr. Vollendorf was a professor of Spanish at California State University, Los Angeles and taught at Wayne State University in Detroit and Miami University in Ohio.
New Administrative Posts for Six Women in Higher Education
Taking on new roles are Kallie Bila Michels at the University of Michigan, Katie Rae at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Gina Sanchez Gibau at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Anne Van Arsdall at Colorado State University, Jennifer Barut at Vanderbilt University, and Lori A. Ross at the University of Cincinnati.
Seven Women Who Have Been Assigned New Administrative Tasks in Academia
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
In Memoriam: Adele Howe
Adele Howe was a professor of computer science at Colorado State University. She joined the faculty in 1992 and in 2010 was named Professor Laureate in the university’s College of Natural Sciences.
Ten Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles in Higher Education
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.
Fourteen Women Appointed to New 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.
Six Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
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.
New Group Established at Colorado State University to Help Women Students Transition to the Business World
The College of Business at Colorado State University has established the Women in Business Association (WIBA) to help women business students prepare themselves to compete in the marketplace once they leave school.
New Assignments for 14 Women Faculty Members
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.
New Roles for a Dozen Women Faculty Members
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Colorado State University Grant Program Promotes Initiatives to Empower Women on Campus
The Women & Gender Collaborative at Colorado State University is now accepting grant proposals to promote programs that will produce longterm, positive impacts for women at the university. The grant program has been funded by an anonymous donor.
Calculus May Be A Major Factor Diverting Women From Studying in STEM Disciplines
A new report led by Jessica F. Ellis, an assistant professor of mathematics education at Colorado State University, supplies an explanation for why women tend to leave STEM disciplines in higher education at a higher rate than men. The culprit may be an aversion to advanced calculus.
Ten Women Who Will Be Taking on New Administrative Duties 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.
Five Women Faculty Members Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Barbara H. Long of Bridgewater College in Virginia, Frances Pouch Downes of Michigan State University, Maria Fernandez-Gimenez of Colorado State University, Estella Atekwana of Oklahoma State University, and Holly Powell Kennedy of the Yale School of Nursing.
New Duties or Titles for Eight Women Faculty Members
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
In Memoriam: Branka M. Ladanyi, 1947-2016
Professor Ladanyi joined the faculty at Colorado State University in 1979. Her research focused on the theoretical modelling of dynamics and intermolecular structure in liquids.
In Memoriam: Leslie Ann Hallidy-DiVerdi, 1952-2016
Dr. DiVerdi took early retirement from her position as professor of physical chemistry at Colorado State University due to illness and moved back to her home in upstate New York.
New Assignments for a Dozen Women Faculty Members
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Seven Women Scholars Are Being Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Lori Pollock of the University of Delaware, Stacy Ziegler of Clarkson University, Pamela Heaton of the University of Cincinnati, JoAnne Epps of Temple University, Grace Schulman of Baruch College, Virginia Caples of Alabama A&M University, and Janice Moore of Colorado State University.
One Woman Among Four Finalists for Chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
April C. Mason is provost and senior vice president at Kansas State University. She is the former dean of the College of Applied Human Sciences at Colorado State University and taught at Purdue University from 1984 to 2004.
New Administrative Roles for 11 Women 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.
Five Women Academic Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Susan F. Haka of Michigan State University, Wendy Freedman of the University of Chicago, Rosalind Epstein Krauss of Columbia University, Saundra Yancy McGuire of Louisiana State University, and Carol Blair of Colorado State University.
In Memoriam: Jennifer Fish Kashay, 1966-2016
Jennifer Fish Kashay, an associate professor of history at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, died on January 3 after suffering a heart attack. She was 49 years old.
The Next President of the University of Wyoming
Dr. Laurie Stenberg Nichols will become the 26th president of the University of Wyoming. She will be the school’s first woman president in its 130-year history.
Three Women University Scientists Taking on New Duties for Federal Agencies
Lorrie Faith Cranor of Carnegie Mellon University was named chief technologist at the Federal Trade Commission. Kathy Partin of Colorado State was named director of an office at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Anne Kenworthy of Vanderbilt University will review grant proposals at the National Institutes of Health.
Three Women Scholars Announce They Are Leaving Their Academic Posts
Nancy Uscher, president of the Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, Washington, Kathleen Pickering, vice provost for undergraduate affairs at Colorado State University, and Katherine M. Kocan at the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences of Oklahoma State University are stepping down.
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.
One Woman Among the Finalists for President of the University of Wyoming
Since 2009, Laurie Stenberg Nichols has served as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at South Dakota State University. For the 2008-09 academic year, Dr. Nichols was the interim president of Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
