RSSAll Entries Tagged With: "Dartmouth College"

Eight Women Taking on New Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Eight Women Taking on New 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

Manya Whitaker Will Be the New Leader of Colorado College

Manya Whitaker Will Be the New Leader of Colorado College

Colorado College executive vice president and chief of staff, Manya Whitaker, has been elevated to interim president effective July 1. Her selection follows the resignation of Colorado College’s first woman of color president, L. Song Richardson.

National Bureau of Economic Research Creates New Working Group on Gender in the Economy

National Bureau of Economic Research Creates New Working Group on Gender in the Economy

The Working Group will take a broad approach to analyzing gender-related disparities in economic outcomes, and in studying how limited access to education, labor market opportunities, formal financial services, along with disempowering social norms and gender-biased laws and institutions, can create them.

Rice University Psychologist Michelle Hebl Wins Advancing Women in Leadership Award

Rice University Psychologist Michelle Hebl Wins Advancing Women in Leadership Award

Michelle “Mikki” Hebl, the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Professor of Psychological Sciences and professor in the Jones Graduate School of Business ar Rice University in Houston, Texas, is the 2023 recipient of the Advancing Women in Leadership Award from the Academy of Management.

Seven Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Roles at Universities

Seven Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Roles at Universities

Taking on new duties are Keiki Kawaiʻaeʻa at the University of Hawai’i at Hilo, Maureen Edobor at the Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, Joanna Bosse at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Chileatha Wynn at North Carolina A&T State University, Kimberly Juanita Brown at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, Kelly Darnell at the University of Southern Mississippi, and Joli Livaudais at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Six Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles

Six Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles

Taking on new duties or positions are Junko Takeda at Syracuse University in New York, Kimberly Juanita Brown at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, Rima Franklin at Virginia Commonwealth University, Belinda Blevins-Knabe at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, Cameron Bushnell at Clemson University in South Carolina, and Michelle Starz-Gaiano at the University of Maryland Baltimore County

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education

Taking on new assignments relating to diversity are Chloe Poston at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, Tanyka M. Barber at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and E. Cheryl Ponder at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Carol Folt Named Chair of the Association of American Universities

Carol Folt Named Chair of the Association of American Universities

Carol L. Folt became the 12th president of the University of Southern California on July 1, 2019. She served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from July 2013 to January 2019. Dr. Folt’s career in higher education began as a professor at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Sian Leah Beilock Will Be the First Woman to Serve as President of Dartmouth College in New Hampshire

Sian Leah Beilock Will Be the First Woman to Serve as President of Dartmouth College in New Hampshire

Since July 2017, Dr. Beilock has been serving as the eighth president of Barnard College in New York City. Earlier, she had been serving as executive vice provost at the University of Chicago. She also was the Stella W. Rowley Professor in the department of psychology. Professor Beilock joined the faculty at the University of Chicago in 2005.

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

Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Eleven 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

Five Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Five Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Taking on new roles are Akiko Iwasaki at the Yale Medical School, Samantha Clinkinbeard at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, Kristie Bluett at the University of Cincinnati School of Law, Emily Walton at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, and Bridget Diamond-Welch at the University of South Dakota.

Harvard's Leah Somerville to Receive the Troland Research Award From the National Academies of Sciences

Harvard’s Leah Somerville to Receive the Troland Research Award From the National Academies of Sciences

Professor Somerville, who leads the Affective Neuroscience & Development Laboratory at Harvard, was awarded the $75,000 annual prize to support her pioneering research on how brain and psychological development are intertwined during adolescence.

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Honors University of North Dakota Scholar

Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education Honors University of North Dakota Scholar

Nicole Redvers, assistant professor in the department of family & community medicine and Indians Into Medicine program in the School of Medicine & Health Sciences at the University of North Dakota, is the winner of the 2021 Sustainability Award from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. The award recognizes outstanding scholarship in higher education.

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.

In Memoriam: Mary Anne Fox, 1947-2021

In Memoriam: Mary Anne Fox, 1947-2021

Dr. Fox taught at the University of Texas at Austin for more than 20 years before being named the first woman chancellor of North Carolina State University. She later served as Chancellor of the University of California, San Diego.

Four Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

Four Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

The four women in new administrative potions are Karen Diver at the University of Minnesota, Victoria K. Holt at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, Jennifer Leon at Elms College in Chicopee, Massachusetts, and Roberta Page at Slippery Rock Univerity in Pennsylvania.

New Faculty Assignments, Duties, or Ranks for Seven Women Scholars in Academia

New Faculty Assignments, Duties, or Ranks for Seven Women Scholars in Academia

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.

Four Women Who Have Been Hired to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Posts at Colleges and Universities

Four Women Who Have Been Hired to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Posts at Colleges and Universities

The four women hired to diversity, equity, and inclusion positions are Shontay Delalue at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, Kerri Alexander at Xavier University in New Orleans, Cammie Jones at Barnard College in New York City, and Eunice Tarver at Tulsa Community College in Oklahoma.

Dartmouth Researchers Finds a Persistent "Chilly Climate" for Women in College Classrooms

Dartmouth Researchers Finds a Persistent “Chilly Climate” for Women in College Classrooms

The researchers found that men students speak 1.6 times as often as women in college classrooms. When students didn’t have to raise their hands to participate in class, men spoke three times more often than women.

Survey Finds Women Are Making Progress in Enrollments at High-Ranking Business Schools

Survey Finds Women Are Making Progress in Enrollments at High-Ranking Business Schools

The website Poets & Quants recently released its survey of women at the nation’s highest-ranked business schools. it found that that women made up 49 percent of the students in the entering class at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. This was the largest percentage of women among the top business schools.

Six Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Dartmouth College

Six Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Dartmouth College

Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire has announced the appointment of 11 faculty members to endowed professorships. Six of the appointments went to women scholars.

American Society for Cell Biology Recognizes the Research of Dartmouth's Prachee Avasthi

American Society for Cell Biology Recognizes the Research of Dartmouth’s Prachee Avasthi

The 2020 Women in Cell Biology Junior Award for Excellence in Research is given each year “to a woman who is making exceptional scientific contributions to cell biology, is developing a strong independent research program, and exhibits the potential for continuing at a high level of scientific endeavor and leadership.”

Seven Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education

Seven Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education

At some colleges and universities, a hiring freeze has been enacted due to the pandemic. But with the world’s new focus on racism and social justice, the hiring of diversity and inclusion officers at colleges and universities remains at a brisk pace.

Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts at Colleges and Universities

Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts at Colleges and Universities

At some colleges and universities, a hiring freeze has been enacted due to the pandemic. But with the world’s new focus on racism and social justice, the hiring of diversity and inclusion officers at colleges and universities remains at a brisk pace.

Seven Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Seven Women Who Have Been Appointed to 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.

Four Women Who Are Stepping Down From Their Executive Posts in Higher Education

Four Women Who Are Stepping Down From Their Executive Posts in Higher Education

The women who are leaving their posts in higher education leadership are Susie Stalcup at Vanderbilt Univerity, Evelynn Ellis at Dartmouth College, Mary Kay Helling at South Dakota State University, and Karen Scolforo, president of Castleton State University in Vermont.

New Administrative Positions for 10 Women in Higher Education

New Administrative Positions for 10 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.

Kathryn Cottingham Appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Journal <em>Ecology </em>

Kathryn Cottingham Appointed Editor-in-Chief of the Journal Ecology

Dr. Cottingham is the Dartmouth Professor in the Arts & Sciences, a professor in the department of biological sciences and in the Ecology, Evolution, Ecosystems, and Society Graduate Program at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

A Dozen Women Scholars Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education

A Dozen Women Scholars Taking on New Assignments 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.

Dartmouth College Agrees to a $14 Million Settlement of a Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

Dartmouth College Agrees to a $14 Million Settlement of a Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

The suit claimed that three male professors in the department of psychological and brain sciences “leered at, groped, sexted, intoxicated and even raped female students.”

Colleges and Universities Appoint 14 Women to New Administrative Positions

Colleges and Universities Appoint 14 Women to New 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.

Ten Women Scholars Who Will Be Taking on New Assignments at Colleges and Universities

Ten Women Scholars Who Will Be Taking on New Assignments 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.

Eight Women Who Have Been Selected for Dean Positions in Higher Education

Eight Women Who Have Been Selected for Dean Positions in Higher Education

The new deans are Lisa D. Ordonez at UC-San Diego, Kristina Odejimi at Bowdoin College, Kathryn Lively at Dartmouth College, Sandra Brown at Southern University, Marianne Lewis at the University of Cincinnati, Laurie Grubbs at Florida State, Joy Williamson-Lott at the University of Washington, and Stephanie J. Rowley at Teachers College of Columbia University.

Hoda Barakat Has Won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction

Hoda Barakat Has Won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction

Hoda Barakat, a visiting professor of Middle Eastern studies at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, has won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction (IPAF) for her novel The Night Mail. The IPAF is funded by the Department of Culture and Tourism in Abu Dhabi with support from the Booker Prize Foundation in London.

Eight Women Academics Honored With the Berlin Prize

Eight Women Academics Honored With the Berlin Prize

The annual awards are presented to United States scholars, writers, composers, and artists who represent the highest standard of excellence in their field. The recipients will be provided with a semester-long fellowship in Berlin, Germany.