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University of Delaware Scholar Named to Editorial Post at the Journal of Glaciology
Cathleen Geiger is a research associate professor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment of the University of Delaware. She was named the new sea ice science editor at the journal published by the International Glaciological Society.
Five Women With Current University Affiliations Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
New members include Sangeeta Bhatia, Karen Klincewicz Gleason, Daniela Rus, Ingrid Daubechies, and Janet G. Hering.
New Faculty Posts at Leading Universities for Six Women
Taking on new teaching roles are Margaret Karagas at Dartmouth, Jennifer Alexander at the Air Force Academy, Naomi Halas at Rice University, Constance Iloh at the University of California, Irvine, Nancy Nelson Hodges at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro and Deepa Bhojwani at the University of Southern California.
The Provost at the University of Michigan Has Her Contract Extended
Martha Pollack was appointed provost at the University of Michigan in May 2013. Now the board of regents has extended her contract for a period of three additional years. She joined the university’s faculty in 2000 after teaching at the University of Pittsburgh.
Women From Kenya and South Africa Who Study in the United States Win Rhodes Scholarships
Miriam Kilimo, a 2014 graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, won a Rhodes Scholarship reserved for students from Kenya. Jessica Glennie, a native of South Africa and an architecture student at the University of Texas, also has been selected as a Rhodes Scholar.
Tuck Bridge Program for Business Expands to the Campus of Smith College
The Smith-Tuck Bridge Program, held at Smith College and taught by faculty of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, will be a three-week course of study with the goal of increasing the number of women who pursue careers in business.
University of New Hampshire Receives Grant to Develop Sexual Assault Prevention Video Game
Sharyn J. Potter, an associate professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire and co-director of Prevention Innovations, a sexual assault prevention research and training organization, is the principal investigator of the grant project.
University of Wyoming Geologist to Lead the Earth Sciences Division at the National Science Foundation
Carol Frost is a professor in the department of geology and geophysics at the University of Wyoming. She will continue to hold her faculty appointment at the university during her two-year tenure at the National Science Foundation.
Three Women Scholars at Dartmouth College Transition to Emerita Status
The three women scholars who are retiring are Kathleen Corrigan, associate professor of art, Linda L. Fowler, professor of government, and Keala Jane Jewell, professor of Italian language and literature.
Bryn Mawr College to Offer New Major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Bryn Mawr College, the highly rated liberals arts college for women in Pennsylvania, has announced that it will offer a new major in biochemistry and molecular biology. The new degree program will begin this fall.
Eight Women Appointed to Positions as Dean
The eight women who have been appointed to dean positions are Helen Easterling Williams at Pepperdine, Michelle L. Janssen at Wabash College, Linda Schadler at RPI, Sirena Cantrell at Mississippi University for Women, Tracey Matthews at Springfield College, Robin Groce at Appalachian State, Cyndi Banks at Northern Arizona, and Inge-Lise Ameer at Dartmouth College.
Seventeen Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The appointees are Keri Swaby, Rosetta Clay, Rhoberta Haley, Karen A. Dowling, Michelle Piekutowski, Jennifer Lodge, Heather Lindkvist, Anne Sauer, Kelley Coffeen, Michele Kiely, Gabriela C. Weaver, Katrina Oliver, Lillian C. Wichinsky, Lauren Richards, Bonnie Richley, Julia Czerniak, and Vicki McNeil.
In Memoriam: Carolyn J. Merry, 1950-2014
Carolyn Merry, former professor and chair of the department of civil, environmental, and geodetic engineering at Ohio State University, was killed in an automobile crash on June 3 on Interstate 71 in Madison County, Ohio.
University Study Finds a “Feminine Appearance” Helps Women Win Elections
The participants in the study were shown images of a candidate’s face on a computer screen. They were asked to identify the candidate’s gender as quickly as possible. The authors found that women who were more quickly identified as female tended to be the candidates who had won their election.
New Administrative Posts in Higher Education for Nine Women
The women taking on new administrative roles are Enku Galaye, Gild Gely, Sally E. McRorie, Jessica W. Kennedy, Susan Grover, Kristine Paranica, Susan Wilson, Susan Boswell, and Alicia Betsinger.
Carolyn Dever Appointed Provost at Dartmouth College
Carolyn Dever has spent the past six years as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. At Dartmouth she will hold a faculty position in the English department in addition to her duties as provost.
Two Dartmouth Professors Retire
Seven faculty members at Dartmouth College with a combined 268 years of teaching and research experience at the college have retired. Two of the seven retiring faculty members are women, Brenda Silver and Marsha Swislocki.
Dartmouth College Study Finds Cosmetic Surgery to Look Whiter Fails to Boost Black Women’s Self-Esteem
In a study of 63 women in Venezuela, 24 who had undergone a rhinoplasty and 39 who wanted to have one, Lauren Gulbas of Dartmouth College, found that all the women of African descent believed that having a nose job would improve their self-esteem.
In 2013, Women Earned 42 Percent of the Ivy League’s Honorary Degrees
The eight Ivy League universities gave out 52 honorary degrees this commencement season. Of the 52 honorary degrees awarded this year at Ivy League schools, 22, or slightly more than 42 percent, went to women.
Sexual Misconduct Complaints Filed Against Four Colleges and Universities
The complaints were filed against the University of Southern California, the University of California at Berkeley, Swarthmore College, and Dartmouth College.
Carol Folt Selected as the Next Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Dr. Folt, who has been serving as interim president of Dartmouth College, will be the first woman chancellor of the Chapel Hill campus, where women make up 58 percent of the undergraduate student body.
Four Women Academics Win Awards
The honorees are Patricia Whitely of the University of Miami, Shara McCallum of Bucknell University, Leslie Gordon of Georgia State University, and Ivy Schweitzer of Dartmouth College.
Dartmouth Scholar Wins Book Award from the College Art Association
Mary Coffey, an associate professor of art history at Dartmouth College, has been selected to receive the 2013 Charles Rufus Morey Award from the College Art Association.
In Memoriam: Michelle Meyers, 1961-2012
She served as director of equal opportunity at both Dartmouth College and Emory University.
New Research Study Questions the Value of Routine Mammograms
A new study by researchers at Dartmouth College and the Oregon Health and Science University says that over the past 30 years more than 1 million women were diagnosed through mammograms with early stage breast cancers that would have not proved fatal if left undetected and untreated.
Three Academic Women Nominated for National Book Awards
Anne Applebaum of the Legatum Institute in London was nominated in the nonfiction category and Cynthia Huntington of Dartmouth and Susan Wheeler of Princeton are finalists for the award in poetry.
Seven Women Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Susan Stinson, Denise Linton, Lesely Wellman, Sandra Cesario, Mary Hughes, Rita Colistra, and Kim Needy.
Dartmouth’s Karolina Kawiaka Wins Design Contest for the Grounds of the Washington Monument
Kawiaka’s design includes a 3,000-seat amphitheater on a great lawn at the base of the monument, a visitor’s center, and a museum.
Daniela Rus Now Heads the Largest Interdepartmental Laboratory at MIT
She is the first woman director of MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.
Carol Folt to Lead Dartmouth College
Dr. Folt currently serves as provost at Dartmouth. She does not want to be considered for the post as permanent president of Dartmouth.
Rise in Reported Sexual Assaults at Stanford and Dartmouth
Campus officials say the increase may be in the number of people reporting such crimes not an increase in the number of sexual assaults.
Two Women Named to Endowed Chairs at Dartmouth College
Pamela Crossley and Irene Kacandes are among the nine Dartmouth scholar named to endowed chairs.
Dartmouth College Creates a New Faculty Position in Korean Studies
Soyoung Suh will teach a course entitled “Introduction to Korean Culture.”
Sylvia Spears Is the New Director of the Educational Doctorate Program at New England College
She was acting dean of the college at Dartmouth.
Victoria Cowling Wins £200,000 Lister Institute Research Award
University of Dundee cancer researcher did postdoctoral work at Princeton and Dartmouth.
