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In Memoriam: Barbara Burns, 1941-2024

In Memoriam: Barbara Burns, 1941-2024

Dr. Burns was a member of the Duke University faculty for over three decades where she served as a professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and director of the services effectiveness research program.

Center for Global Women's Health and Gender Equity Established at Johns Hopkins University

Center for Global Women’s Health and Gender Equity Established at Johns Hopkins University

The new center, led by School of Public Health professor Michele Decker, aims to address global gender inequity through the collaborative research of Johns Hopkins faculty and students, as well as scholars from around the world.

In Memoriam: Jane Guyer, 1943-2024

In Memoriam: Jane Guyer, 1943-2024

Dr. Guyer was a professor emerita at Johns Hopkins University where she formerly served as the George Armstrong Kelly Professor of Anthropology and co-chair of The Academy. Throughout her career, she conducted extensive research on economic transformations in West Africa.

Lynne Coy-Organ Is the First Woman President of Husson University

Lynne Coy-Organ Is the First Woman President of Husson University

Lynne Coy-Organ has been named the first woman president of Husson University in Maine. She has served as the university’s provost and senior vice president for academic affairs for the past 15 years.

In Memoriam: Christy L. Burns: 1962-2023

In Memoriam: Christy L. Burns: 1962-2023

Dr. Burns joined the faculty at the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, in 1992. She was promoted to associate professor in 1998 and retired in 2020 after 28 years of service to William & Mary.

Columbia University's Pamela Smith Honored by the American Historical Association

Columbia University’s Pamela Smith Honored by the American Historical Association

Pamela H. Smith is the recipient of the George L. Mosse Prize from the American Historical Association. The prize is awarded annually for an outstanding major work of extraordinary scholarly distinction, creativity, and originality in the intellectual and cultural history of Europe since the Renaissance.

Geology Pioneer Honored by Johns Hopkins University

Geology Pioneer Honored by Johns Hopkins University

Florence Bascom, the trailblazing founder of the geology department at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, was recently honored by Johns Hopkins University, where her name now graces a building – the Bascom Undergraduate Teaching Laboratories – designed to foster undergraduate research.

A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

The three women scholars who have been apoointed to endowed professorships are Monica Prasad at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Kara Spiller at Drexel University in Philadelphia, and Karen Flynn at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

Universities Announce the Appointment of Six Women to Administrative Posts

Universities Announce the Appointment of Six 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

In Memoriam: Estelle Ackerman Fishbein, 1934-2023

In Memoriam: Estelle Ackerman Fishbein, 1934-2023

Estelle Fishbein, the first woman to serve as general counsel at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Fishbein retired as general counsel in 2004, after 29 years in the post.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

The three women scholars appointed to endowed chairs are Hoda Heidari in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Robyn LeBoeuf at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, snd Melinda Buntin in health policy and economics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

In Memoriam: Catherine Ann Pierre, 1970-2023

In Memoriam: Catherine Ann Pierre, 1970-2023

Pierre arrived at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in 2003 as associate editor of Johns Hopkins Magazine, becoming its editor in 2007. She then served as editorial director of the university’s central communications office, interim vice president for communications, director of communications, and senior director of integrated marketing.

Princeton's Bonnie Bassler Shares the 2023 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research

Princeton’s Bonnie Bassler Shares the 2023 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research

Dr. Bassler first discovered that bacteria communicate during her postdoctoral work, and she has spent her career identifying and characterizing the molecules that bacteria use to coordinate collective behaviors and share other kinds of information.

Four Women Appointed to Endowed Professorships

Four Women Appointed to Endowed Professorships

The four women appointed to endowed chairs are Zengyi Shao at Iowa State University, Bonnielin Swenor at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Karen Cook-Bell at Bowie State University in Maryland, and Wendy Berry Mendes at Yale University.

Universities Announce New Assignments for Seven Women Faculty Members

Universities Announce New Assignments for Seven Women Faculty Members

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.

In Memoriam: Laura Jeanne Stanley Quaynor, 1982-2023

In Memoriam: Laura Jeanne Stanley Quaynor, 1982-2023

Dr. Quaynor joined the Johns Hopkins community in August 2019 as an assistant professor in the school’s doctor of education program and rose quickly through leadership ranks, being named an associate professor and chair of the department of advanced studies in education in 2022.

Nine Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New University Duties

Nine Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New University Duties

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.

Seven Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Posts at Universities

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.

Seven Women Appointed to Administrative Jobs at Colleges and Universities

Seven Women Appointed to Administrative Jobs 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

Universities Announce the Appointment of Six Women to Dean Positions

Universities Announce the Appointment of Six Women to Dean Positions

The women appointed to dean positions are Grace Yoo at San Francisco State University, Denise J. Jamieson at the University of Iowa, Cathy Horn at the University of Houston, Brenda Ellington at Louisiana State University Alexandria, Brittini Brown at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and Jennifer Kellman Fritz at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti.

A Snapshot of the Gender Diversity of the Faculty at Johns Hopkins University

A Snapshot of the Gender Diversity of the Faculty at Johns Hopkins University

The university reports that in 2021, there were more than 2,400 women faculty at the university. They made up 46 percent of the more than 5,200 faculty members. In 2015, women were 42 percent of all faculty at Johns Hopkins. There were 340 women full professors. They made up 28.1 percent of all full professors.

College and Universities Announce the Appointments of Seven Women to Administrative Posts

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

The Gender Diversity of the Faculty at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore

The Gender Diversity of the Faculty at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore

In 2021 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, women were more than 70 percent of the faculty in education but only 32.7 percent of the full professors. Women made up 63 percent of all faculty in public health but only 39.3 percent of the full professors.

Five Women Faculty Members Taking on New Duties at Research Universities

Five Women Faculty Members Taking on New Duties at Research Universities

Taking on new assignments at major research universities are Yvette Conley at the University of Pittsburgh, Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati at the University of Southern California, Meghan L. O’Sullivan at the Kennedy School of Harvard University, Sabine Stanley at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and Ying Huang at North Dakota State University.

In Memoriam: Barbara Ruben Migeon, 1931-2023

In Memoriam: Barbara Ruben Migeon, 1931-2023

In 1963, Dr. Migeon became an instructor in the pediatrics department at Johns Hopkins University. In 1978, she becase the sixth woman to hold the rank of full professor at the medical school. Dr. Migeon retired from the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 2020, after serving on the faculty for 57 years.

The American Astronomical Society Honors Yale University's Meg Urry With the Distinguished Career Award

The American Astronomical Society Honors Yale University’s Meg Urry With the Distinguished Career Award

The award citation lauded Professor Urry “for her remarkable contributions to our understanding of a wide variety of topics in extragalactic high energy astrophysics, for establishing the unification paradigm of active galactic nuclei, her work on the origin of the extragalactic X-ray background, and for her tireless advocacy and support of women and underrepresented groups in science.”

In Memoriam: Fannie Gaston-Johansson, 1938-2023

In Memoriam: Fannie Gaston-Johansson, 1938-2023

Dr. Gaston-Johansson was a member of the University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty from 1985 to 1993. She joined the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in 1993. For a time, she held joint appointments at Johns Hopkins and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, where she had earned a Ph.D.

Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to New Faculty Positions at Universities

Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to New Faculty Positions at Universities

The four women appointed to new faculty positions are Nicole Baumgarth at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Tamika P. La Salle at Georgia State University, Allison Barry at South Dakota State University, and Tiffany Amariuta in the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute at the University of California, San Diego.

Three Universities Announced the Appointments of Women Deans

Three Universities Announced the Appointments of Women Deans

Elisabeth Long has been appointed the next sean of University Libraries at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Aisha Morris Moultry has been named interim dean of the College of Transdisciplinary Studies at Texas Southern University in Houston and Fany DeJesús Hannon is the new interim dean of students at the University of Connecticut.

In Memoriam: Kathryn Pauly Morgan, 1943 -2022

In Memoriam: Kathryn Pauly Morgan, 1943 -2022

A native of Wisconsin, Dr. Morgan retired from teaching in 2013, after a 39-year teaching career at the University of Toronto. Dr. Morgan was a co-creator of the Women’s Studies program. She established the first philosophy of feminism courses in the department of philosophy and the master’s and doctoral level programs at the university’s Women and Gender Studies Institute.

Lauren Gardner Wins the $250,000 Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award for 2022

Lauren Gardner Wins the $250,000 Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award for 2022

Lauren Gardner, the Alton and Sandra Cleveland Professor in the School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, was honored for creating the Covid-19 Dashboard, which set a new standard for disseminating authoritative public health data in real time.

Amy Shelton Selected to Lead the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore

Amy Shelton Selected to Lead the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore

The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, founded in 1979 by a Johns Hopkins psychology professor, is a world leader in gifted education. The center identifies top pre-college learners in grades K through 12 and provides challenging summer residential programs, distance education, international programs, and family academic programs. Professor Shelton joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins University in 2002.

Four Women Scholars Share the Presidential Recognition Award From the Association for Women in Mathematics

Four Women Scholars Share the Presidential Recognition Award From the Association for Women in Mathematics

The four women mathematicians sharing the award are Erica J. Graham, an associate professor of mathematics at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, Raegan Higgins, an associate professor of mathematics at Texas Tech University, Candice Price, an associate professor of mathematics and statistics at Smith College in North Hampton, Massachusetts, and Shelby Wilson, a senior professional at the Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

Five Women Academics Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Major Universities

Five Women Academics Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Major Universities

The five women appointed to name professorships are Irith Pomeranz at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, Isabel Escobar at the University of Kentucky, Emily Wakild at Boise State University in Idaho, Cynthia Wolberger at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Roxane Gay at Rutgers University in New Jersey.

Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships

Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships

The women named to endowed professorships are Julie Brahmer at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Evelynn Hammonds at Spelman College in Atlanta, Cynthia Rudin at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and Autumn Hostetter at Kalamazoo College in Michigan.