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Three Women Among the Four Finalists for Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Georgia
The three women finalists for dean of the Graduate School at the University of Georgia are Suzanne E. Barbour of the National Science Foundation, Carolyn Drews-Botch of Emory University, and Juli S. Wade of Michigan State University.
Six Women in New Teaching Roles at Major Universities
The women in new roles are Erica J. Hashimoto at the University of Georgia, Julia Randall at Wesleyan University, Hilary Blumberg at Yale University, Lydia Conklin at Emory University, Concetta DiRusso at the University of Nebraska, and Carol Berry at Louisiana State University.
In Memoriam: Linda Womack, 1951-2015
Linda Womack was the director of state and government affairs at Emory University in Atlanta. She had been on the staff at Emory since 2000.
Sixteen Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here’s is this week’s roundup of appointments of women to high-level administrative posts at colleges and university across the United States.
Scripps College Anthropologist Shares the British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize in Middle Eastern Studies
Lara Deeb is a professor of anthropology at Scripps College in Claremont, California. Dr. Deeb will share the award with her co-author Mona Harb, a professor at the American University of Beirut.
University of Alabama Scholar Wins Book Award
Ellen Griffith Spears, an assistant professor in New College and the department of American studies at the University of Alabama is being honored by the medical care section of the American Public Health Association for her book on environmental racism.
A Trio of Women Honored With Prestigious Awards From National Associations
The honorees are Helen Mayberg, a professor of psychiatry at Emory University in Atlanta, Waded Cruzado, president of Montana State University, and Kristin Fink, a member of the faculty of the School of Teacher Education at Utah State University.
Sandra Stone Named Regional Chancellor at the University of South Florida
Dr. Stone has been serving as vice president for academic affairs at Dalton State College in Georgia. She will begin her new role as regional chancellor at the Sarasota-Manatee campus of the University of South Florida on November 1.
Five Women Stepping Down From High-Level Posts at Colleges and Universities
The women who have or will retire are Belle Wei at California State University, Chico, Hudlin Wagner at Carleton College, Nancy Dunlap at the University of Virginia, Jennie Taylor at Emory University, and Sharon Stahl at Washington University in St. Louis.
New Posts in Higher Education Administration for 14 Women
The appointees are Maria E. Hamilton Abegunde, Patricia S. Smith, Belkis Torres-Capeles, Cecilia Rivera, Jennifer Seal, Nevada Winrow, Cindy Claycomb, Stacy Strauss, Jenny Tate, Jin Liu, Joyce Wilkerson, Carol Dillon Kissal, Kim Spang, and Angel Mason.
Five Women Scholars at American Universities Earn Notable Honors
The five honorees are Susan Muaddi Darraj of Harford Community College and Johns Hopkins University, Blanca Bernstein of Arizona State University, Susan V. Olesik of Ohio State University, Sheila Kennedy of MIT, and Jada Bussey-Jones of Emory University.
In Memoriam: Tamara Makdad Albrecht, 1955-2014
Tamara Albrecht was a longtime instructor in the department of music at Emory University. Dr. Albrecht joined the faculty at Emory University in 1987 and recently served as organist and choirmaster at Cannon Chapel.
Rebecca Chopp Appointed Chancellor of the University of Denver
Since 2009, Dr. Chopp has served as president of Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, which enrolls about 1,550 undergraduate students. The University of Denver enrolls more than 5,000 undergraduate students and 6,000 graduate students.
Seven Women Named to Dean Positions at Major Universities
The new deans are Bridgette Young Ross at Emory, Sheryl Fontaine at CalState, Fullerton, Beverly Wendland at Johns Hopkins, Vikki Vandiver at the University of Alabama, Ann B. Bain at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, Sharon Lovell at James Madison, and Tarrell Awe Agahe Portman at Winona State.
Eight Women Are Appointed to Dean Positions
The eight women appointed to dean posts are Marie Hardin, Chandice Covington, Erika Hayes James, Shelley F. Conroy, Wanda J. Blanchett, Cynthia Berg, Marion E. Broome, and Joann Bangs.
Mary Ann Peters to Lead The Carter Center at Emory University
Mary Ann Peters spent 30 years in the diplomatic service, including a term as U.S. Ambassador to Bangladesh. Currently, she is provost at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.
Awards for Five Women Academics
The honorees are Shali Zhang at the University of Montana, Shauna Carlisle at the University of Washington-Bothell, Rebecca L. Platt at Michigan State University, Lisa Tedesco at Emory University, and Maria C. Pantelia at the University of California at Irvine.
Emory University Establishes New Center Focusing on Women’s Heart Health
The goal of the Emory Women’s heart Center is to raise awareness of the dangers of heart disease among women and to conduct research to determine the best diagnostic tests and treatments specific to women.
Natasha Trethewey to Receive the 2014 William Meredith Award for Poetry
She is the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of English and Creative Writing at Emory University in Atlanta. She has also begun her second term as poet laureate of the United States.
Two Women Appointed to Serve as Deans at Leading Southern Universities
Lisa Garvin was named acting dean of the chapel and religious life at Emory University in Atlanta and Susan Weeks was named acting dean of the Harris College of Nursing and Health Sciences at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth.
Honors for Five Women Scholars
The honorees are Elsa M. Nunez of Eastern Connecticut State University, Eileen Sullivan-Marx of NYU, Marcella Kelly of Virginia Tech, Tatiana Homonoff of Cornell University, and Lisa Tedesco of Emory University.
Eleven Women in New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
The appointees are Cynthia Griffith, Emily Can Houseling, Leslie S. Rush, Dianthia Ford-Kee, Christine Hutchins, Elizabeth Mosely-Hawkins, Marylou Ferry, Sarah Craven Cooke, Margaret L. Anderson, Charlotte E. Exner, and Donna Ng.
Six Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The new appointees are Treby Williams at Princeton, Alissa Carr at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Allison Dykes at Emory, Maureen Silva at Bridgewater College, Becky Varian at Youngstown State, and Laury Flint at Indiana University, Bloomington.
Emory University Beefs Up Efforts to Combat Sexual Assault
In 2012, Emory says that there 25 forcible sex offenses reported on its main campus. But the university is taking a number of steps in an attempt to bring down that number to zero.
Emory University Research Finds Large Increase in In Vitro Fertilization Procedures
The results found that the number of donor egg cycles increased from 10,801 in 2000 to 18,306 in 2010. The data also showed an significant increase in successful outcomes involving a live infant born at 37 weeks or later and weighing 5.5 pounds or more.
Five Women in New University Administrative Positions
The women taking on new administrative roles are Yolanda Cooper at Emory University, Lorraine Williams at Ashford University, Luanne Bowman at Ohio University, Amanda Nicholson at Syracuse University, and Sheila McMahon at Brandeis University.
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.
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.
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.
Emory University Historian Wins Book Award
Astrid M. Eckert, an associate professor of history at Emory University in Atlanta, has won the 2013 Waldo Gifford Leland Award from the Society of American Archivists. The award is given for “writing of superior excellence and usefulness in the field of archival history, theory and practice.”
Five Women Assuming New Dean Positions
The new deans are LeaAnn Martin at Western Washington University, Paula Casey and Gail D. Hughes at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, Maryam Alavi at Emory University, and Uta Poiger at Northeastern University.
Natasha Trethewey Appointed to a Second Term as Poet Laureate of the United States
She is the Robert W. Woodruff Professor of English and Creative Writing at Emory University in Atlanta. In addition to a second one-year term as Poet Laureate of the United States, she is also serving a four-year term as the poet laureate of the state of Mississippi.
Five Women in New Administrative Assignments in Higher Education
The women taking on new roles are JoAnn McKenzie at Emory, Elizabeth Knapp at Washington and Lee, Melissa Gentry Witherow at Sweet Briar College, Jeanie Andrews at Penn State, and Joffery Gaymon at the University of West Florida.
Emory University Study Finds Correlation Between Preterm Births and Lower Test Scores
The study compared results on the Criterion-Referenced Competency Test given to first graders in Georgia public schools. The results showed that babies who were preterm were more likely to underperform on the test as first graders.
Five Women Academics Honored With Major Awards
The honorees are Margaret Campbell of Wayne State University, Renee Sandell of George Mason University, Sahfi Goldwasser of MIT, Nanette Wenger of Emory University and H. Julia Hannay of the University of Houston.
