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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.
A Half Dozen Women Who Have Been Selected to Serve as Deans
The new deans are Verna L. Williams at the University of Cincinnati, Melanie Stein at Ithaca College in New York, Denise Rush as Boston Architectural College, Alexis Abramson at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, Janis Terpenney at the University of Tennessee, and Beth McNeil at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Uju Anya Wins First Book Award From the American Association for Applied Linguistics
Uju Anya is an assistant professor of education and research affiliate for the Center for the Study of Higher Education at Pennsylvania State University. The award recognizes a scholar whose first book represents outstanding work in the field of applied linguistics.
A Dozen Women in Academia Who Have Received Notable Honors or Awards
Here is a listing of women in higher education who have been honored by colleges and universities or who have received notable awards from other organizations.
Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Carol Folt Will Be the Next President of the University of Southern California
Dr. Folt left the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill this past January after taking the bold and controversial step of removing the pedestal for a Confederate monument from a main entrance to the campus. She became chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in July 2013.
Dartmouth College Launches Campus Climate and Culture Initiative
This semester, Dartmouth College launched the Campus Climate and Culture Initiative, a comprehensive set of actions that aim to create a learning environment free from sexual harassment and abuse of power.
Fourteen Women Scholars Taking on New Assignments 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 or have been assigned new duties.
Dartmouth College Launches Mandatory Sexual Violence Prevention Course for Faculty and Staff
The new initiative comes on the heels of a recent lawsuit filed by seven women that claims that three male professors in the department of psychological and brain sciences “leered at, groped, sexted, intoxicated and even raped female students.”
Dartmouth College Promises a Concerted Efforts to Address Sexual Misconduct on Campus
Seven women filed a lawsuit against Dartmouth College alleging that they had victims of sexual assault, discrimination and harassment by three professors. The suit claims that three male professors in the department of psychological and brain sciences ““leered at, groped, sexted, intoxicated and even raped female students.”
New Faculty Roles at College and Universities for Seven Women Scholars
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.
Eleven Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Three Women Named to Endowed Professorships at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire
The three women appointd to named professorships are Soo Sunny Park in studio art, Amie Thomasson in philosophy, and Jacqueline Wernimont in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies.
New Administrative Posts for 18 Women at Colleges and University Across the United States
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Three Women Who Are Stepping Down From High-Level Posts at Major Universities
Melinda O’Neal is retiring after 39 years on the faculty of Dartmouth College. Marilyn Sanders Mobley will be leaving her administrative post to return to the faculty at Case Western Reserve University, and Jane DiFolco Parker announced that she will retire as head of the Auburn Univerity Foundation next year.
Dartmouth College in New Hampshire Hires a Woman Football Coach
Callie Brownson has been named the offensive quality control coach for the Dartmouth College football team. With this appointment, she becomes the first full-time, woman football coach at the Division I level.
Four Women Who Are Leaving Their High-Level Posts at Colleges and Universities
Stepping down are Mary Beahm at Pennsylvania State University, Joy Kenseth at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, Liz Liddy at Syracuse University in New York, and AnnaLee Saxenian at the University of California, Berkeley.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of 21 Women to Administrative Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
How Giving Women the Right to Vote Boosted Educational Attainment in the United States
A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research authored by a group of three women economists, has found that women’s suffrage contributed to an increased retention rate of children in schools. The results showed that education expenditures rose 9 percent in local schools after women got the right to vote.
Four Women Scholars Are Appointed to Dean Positions
Pamela Holland Obiomon was named dean of engineering at Prairie View A&M University in Texas and Rebecca C. McMullen was appointed dean of education at Fort Valley State University in Georgia. Also, Laura Ray was named interim dean of the School of Engineering at Dartmouth College and Alicia J. Jackson was appointed dean of professional studies at Albany State University.
Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions in Higher Education
Eight college and universities across the United States have recently announced the appointments of women to dean positions.
Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Names its Next President
Since 2015, Dr. Barbara K. Altmann has been serving as provost at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Earlier, Dr. Altmann was a professor of French and senior vice provost for academic affairs at the University of Oregon.
An Ambitious Fundraising Effort Launched by the Women of Dartmouth College
As part of the college’s $3 billion Call to Lead fundraising program, Dartmouth is seeking 100 women to contribute $1 million each. n addition, women will seek to raise $25 million to renovate Dartmouth Hall, which houses the college’s teacher-scholar education program.
Seven Women in Higher Education Taking on New Administrative Duties
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 High-Level Posts in Academia
The women stepping down from their posts are Rebecca Biron at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, Barbara-Jan Wilson at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, Nona Wood at North Dakota State University, and Diana C. Pullin at Boston College.
Three Women Who Are Stepping Down From High-Level Posts in Academia
The three women who are stepping down are Retha M. Warnicke, professor of history at Arizona State University, Jackie Hartman, chief of staff at Kansas State University, and Martha Beattie, vice president of alumni relations at Dartmouth College.
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.
Three Women Scholars Announce They Are Stepping Down From Their Posts
Carolyn Dever, provost at Dartmouth College, is stepping down to return to teaching. Gloriana Waters, vice chancellor at the City University of New York and Deborah Cook, professor of business information technologies at Virginia Tech, are retiring.
New Administrative Roles in Higher Education for Nine 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.
Two Women Among the Three Finalists for the Frederick Douglass Book Prize
Rashauna Johnson and Manisha Sinha are among the three finalists for the 19th annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize
Four Women From the Academic World Receive Prestigious Honors
The honorees are Giyeon Kim of the University of Alabama, Cheryl Hitchcock of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Mary Hudson of Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and Xihong Lin of Harvard University.
Website Ranks the Top College and University Computer Science Programs for Women
The website StudySoup.com examined the top-ranked U.S. universities for computer science to see which are also offering an inclusive environment for female students looking to enter into the industry. Harvey Mudd College, Dartmouth College, and Harvard University were the top three.
Two Women Scholars Named to Endowed Chairs at Major Universities
Magdalena Bezanilla was appointed the Ernest Everett Just 1907 Professor in the department of biological sciences at Dartmouth College and Alma Rachel Heckman was appointed to the Neufeld-Levin Holocaust Endowed Chair at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Melinda Treadwell to Lead Keene State College in New Hampshire
Since 2014, Dr. Treadwell has been serving as provost and CEO at Antioch New England University also in Keene, New Hampshire. Previously, she was interim provost at Keene State College and vice president for academic affairs.
Six Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Academic Positions
The women appointed to endowed posts are Jameela Lares at the University of Southern Mississippi, Janice Naegele at Wesleyan University, Anne Jarvis at Princeton University, Amber Barnato at Dartmouth College, Annaleena Parhankangas at South Dakota State University, and Su Fang Ng at Virginia Tech.
