Dr. Raymond has served as Haverford College's sixteenth president for the past six years. She is slated to retire in June 2027 following more than three decades in academia.
The new endowed professors are Rachel Weber at Harvard University, Susan Daniel at Cornell University, Tarissa Spoonhunter at the University of Wyoming, and Gözde Göncü-Berk at the University of California, Davis.
The appointments are Claudia Goldin at Harvard University, Carolyn Seepersad at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Veronica Augustyn at North Carolina State University, and Cornell University's Yelena Janjigian at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Dr. Carberry taught computer science and linguistics at the University of Delaware for more than five decades. During her tenure, she spent five years as chair of the department of computer and information science.
In 1971, Dr. Blackall became the first woman to receive tenure in Cornell University's department of English. Seven years later, she was the department's first woman promoted to full professor. She was a scholar of British and American fiction and women's studies.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].
The women taking on new academic roles are Meng Zhu at Virginia Tech, Sara Roccabianca at Washington University, Ayako Kano at the University of Pennsylvania, Vicky Lai at the University of Arizona, Jennifer Hunter at the University of Kentucky, Laura Machia at Syracuse University, Allison Koenecke at Cornell University, Tamara Caspary at Emory University, Nukhet Sandal at Ohio University, and Debbie Fleming at Central Baptist College.
Dr. Rossiter conducted extensive research on the contributions of women scientists in the U.S. during the nineteenth- and twentieth-centuries. Discovering many of these women's findings were attributed to their male colleagues, Dr. Rossiter coined the term "the Matilda effect" to describe the bias against acknowledging the achievements of women in STEM whose work is attributed to their male colleagues..
Dr. Colanzi, a Cornell professor and short story author, has won the 2025 Zinklar Award from the Danish Writers Association. Her win marks the first time the international prize has recognized Spanish language fiction.
The coin is part of the Mint's American Women Quarters series, which honors notable American women who made significant contributions in a variety of fields. Dr. Rubin is recognized for her pioneering research that confirmed the existence of dark matter.
An epidemiologist and nutritional scientist, Dr. Finkelstein's research on vitamin B12 has led to significant advancements in maternal and child health. She currently teaches at Cornell University.
“Having the opportunity to serve Emory as interim president is a full circle moment for me,” said Sears. “In 1977, I was fortunate to receive a scholarship to the Emory School of Law, and it changed my life. I think my life’s work has been a payback for that gift, and I welcome the chance to serve Emory as it continues to change lives the way it did for me and my family.”
