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Girl Scout Leader Agenia Walker Clark Will Be the Next President of Fisk University in Nashville
For the past 19 years, Dr. Clark has been CEO of the Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee. Prior to the Girl Scouts, Dr. Clark was the vice president of human resources for the Tennessee Education Lottery Corporation, senior director of human resources at Vanderbilt University, and directed human resources for Canadian telecommunications provider Nortel Networks.
Seven Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Posts at 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
In Memoriam: Evelyn Boyd Granville, 1924-2023
After serving on the faculty at Fisk University in Nashville, in 1956 Dr. Granville was hired by IBM Corporation and was assigned to work on a contract for NASA. Dr. Granville wrote programs to track orbital trajectories and calculations to ensure the safe re-entry of space vehicles into the atmosphere. She later taught at California State University and the University of Texas at Tyler.
New Roles in Higher Education for Eight Women Scholars
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions or given new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
A Dozen Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Duties at 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Positions at Colleges and Universities
The four women appointed to endowed positions are Elizabeth Gregory at the University of Houston, Karinda Brown at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, Janet Loebach at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and Valerie Hotchkiss at Oberlin College in Ohio.
Aisha Francis Is First Woman President of the Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology in Boston
Previously, Dr. Francis was the college’s chief executive officer at the institute overseeing the day-to-day operations of the college. Earlier, she served as chief of staff to the institute’s president. Prior to joining BFIT, she served as the managing director of development for Harvard Medical School.
Vernell Bennett-Fairs Named the Thirteenth President of LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis
Since 2016, Dr. Bennett-Fairs has been serving as vice president for student affairs at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi. Earlier, she was vice president for student affairs at Kentucky State University.
Cheryl Evans Jones Named the 17th President of Paine College in Augusta, Georgia
Dr. Jones first joined the Paine College faculty in 1993 as an assistant professor of psychology. In 2014, she served as Paine’s acting provost and vice president for academic affairs. Dr. Jones has been serving as acting president of Paine College since July.
Eight Women Academics Who Have Been Assigned New Duties 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.
Nine Woman Who Are Taking on New Administrative Duties 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 Johnson-Dean Will Be the New Leader of LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis
Dr. Johnson-Dean has been serving as executive director of the Memphis chapter of New Leaders, a nonprofit organization that develops educators’ leadership skills. Earlier, she led the public school systems in Memphis, Boston, and Minneapolis.
Cheryl Evans Jones Appointed Acting President of Paine College in Augusta, Georgia
Dr. Jones first joined the Paine College faculty in 1993 as an assistant professor of psychology. She later went on to become an associate professor and earned tenure. In 2014, she served as Paine’s acting provost and vice president for academic affairs.
In Memoriam: Niara Sudarkasa, 1938-2019
In 1969, Dr. Sudarkasa joined the faculty at the University of Michigan. She was the first tenured African American faculty member at the university. In 1986, she was appointed the eleventh president of historically Black Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, and served in that role for 12 years.
New Administrative Appointments for 13 Women at Major 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.
Dartmouth College Scholar to Receive the $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
Vievee Francis, an associate professor of English at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, will be honored in April at a ceremony at Claremont Graduate University in California. The award, which comes with a $100,000 prize, honors a mid-career poet.
Hazel O’Leary Is Stepping Down as President of Fisk University
The former secretary of the U.S. Department of Energy will stay on at Fisk through the end of 2012.
Five Colleges Receive Grants to Boost Recruiting and Retention of Women in Computing Fields
The winners are Claremont Graduate University, Fisk University, Union College, the University of Central Arkansas, and the University of Virginia.
