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Five Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Taking on new administrative duties are Holly G. Crawford at the University of Rochester, Amy Cole at Oklahoma State University, Tracey Beckley at West Virginia University, Heidi Conway at Johns Hopkins University, and Tresmaine Grimes at Bloomfield College.
Three Women Announce Their Retirements From High-Level University Posts
Ruth R. Faden is stepping down as director of the Berman Institute of Bioethics at Johns Hopkins University. Susan Fischer, director of financial aid at the University of Wisconsin and Karin Trainer, University Librarian at Princeton, are retiring.
Ten Women Who Are Taking on New Faculty Assignments in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Nine Women in New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Four Women Scholars Honored by National Organizations
The honorees are Noma Anderson of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis, Julie Bullard of the University of Montana, Jeanne Alhusen of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and Joyce K. Edmonds of Boston College.
University Scholars Find a Biomarker That May Predict Women With a High Risk of Postpartum Depression
Postpartum depression affects about 20 percent of new mothers. A new study by researchers at five universities has determined that a biomarker in blood can identify women who are at a higher risk for postpartum depression.
A Trio of Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Major Universities
Stephanie Valberg was named to an endowed chair in equine sports medicine at Michigan State. Claudia Rankine was appointed to an endowed chair in English at the University of Southern California and Jessica Fanzo will hold a Bloomsburg Professor post at Johns Hopkins University.
Princeton’s Bonnie Bassler to Share the $1 Million Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine
Professor Bassler is being recognized by the Shaw Foundation for her work in quorum sensing, a process that bacteria use for cell-to-cell communication. The award will presented in Hong Kong this coming September.
Women Admitted to a Select Group of Colleges and Universities
Many of the nation’s highest rated colleges and universities have recently released data on the makeup of those students accepted for admission into the Class of 2019. Some of these schools have released information on the gender breakdown of accepted students.
Company Ranks the Most Influential Deans of Nursing in the United States
Mometrix Test Preparation recently published a list of “The 30 Most Influential Deans of Nursing in the United States.” Twenty-eight of the 30 influential deans are women. Leading the rankings is Patricia Davidson, dean of nursing at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Four Women Named to Dean Positions at American Universities
The women appointed to positions as dean are Beverly Wendland at Johns Hopkins University, Christina Della Coletta at the University of California, San Diego, Amy Reynolds at Kent State University in Ohio, and Kathryn Jervis at the University of Rhode Island.
Honors and Awards for Seven Women From the Academic World
The honorees are Lisa Feigenson of Johns Hopkins, Hilary Close of the University of Hawaii, Bess Pierce of Virginia Tech, Aida Hurtado of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Jann Warren-FIndley of Arizona State, Rosie Phillips Bingham of the University of Memphis, and Amelia Jones of the University of Southern California.
Early Admission of Women to Leading Colleges and Universities
At Brown University, 58 percent of the early admits are women. At the five other institutions for which we have data, men are a majority of the students admitted early.
Study Finds That Academically Gifted Men and Women Have Differing Views on What Constitutes Success
The Study of Mathematically Precocious Youth was begun in 1971 at Johns Hopkins University and Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College. The study involved a large number of youth who had been identified as gifted. Now more than 40 years later, the men and women who participated have differing views on life satisfaction.
Honors Bestowed on Five Women Professors
The women who won prestigious awards are Melissa Johnson of the University of Alabama, Natalia Peres of the University of Florida, Michelle Moseley-Christian of Virginia Tech, Dorothy D. Dunlop of Northwestern University, and Michela Gallagher of Johns Hopkins University.
New Teaching Assignments at Colleges and Universities for Five Women
The women in new teaching roles are Heather Wilson-Robles at Texas A&M University, Sevin Yildiz at Barnard College, Tanjala S. Purnell at Johns Hopkins University, Meredith Steele at Virginia Tech, and Jennifer Borton at Hamilton College.
New Book Explores the History of Women in Academic Engineering
Amy Sue Bix, an associate professor of history at Iowa State University, documents why women were initially excluded from academic engineering and offers an account of the pioneers who made inroads into the field.
Nursing Scholars Seek to Determine If At-Risk Women Are More Likely to Report Domestic Abuse Online
A new study led Camille Burnett, professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Virginia, seeks to determine if pregnant women are more likely to report domestic violence in a computer survey than they are to a practicing clinician.
Amy Hungerford Named Divisional Director of the Humanities at Yale University
Amy Hungerford, professor of English and American studies at Yale University, was named divisional director for the humanities in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the university. She is one of three divisional directors in the new governing structure of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
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.
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.
Johns Hopkins University Caters to Working Mothers Who Breastfeed
A new vending machine has been installed at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital for working mothers that sells nursing pump accessories, storage bottles, breast pads, and other supplies.
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.
Two Women Are New Bloomberg Distinguished Professors at Johns Hopkins University
Patricia H. Janak comes to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore from the University of California, San Francisco. Kathleen M. Sutcliffe held an endowed chair at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
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.
College-Educated Women Are Far More Likely Than Other Women to Be Married When They Have Children
The Johns Hopkins University study showed that for mothers who didn’t graduate from college, 74 percent had at least one child when they were not married. In contrast, for mothers who had graduated from college, only 32 percent had a child out of wedlock.
Anne Carson Daly Named President of Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York
Since 2007, Dr. Daly has been vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina. Earlier in her career, she taught at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Notre Dame, and Georgetown University.
Ten Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The women administrators taking on new roles at colleges and universities are Romy Riddick, Courtney Burkholder, Shawnboda Mead, Ruth R. Faden, Maggie Williams, Sue Whorton, Trisha Long Paschal, Debra Williams, Valerie Simons, and Janet Nelson.
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.
Fifteen Women in New Administrative Roles at U.S. Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of new on appointments of women to key administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
Significant Gender Disparity in Misdiagnoses of Stroke Patients
A new study led by a research team at Johns Hopkins University finds that emergency room physicians tended to misdiagnose stroke symptoms among women patients more often than for their male patients.
Seventeen Women in New Higher Education Administrative Positions
Here is this week’s summary of appointments and promotions of women to high-level administrative posts at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Women in the Pool of Accepted Students at Some Top-Ranked Colleges and Universities
Many of the nation’s most prestigious colleges and universities recently mailed out acceptance letters to applicants for the Class of 2018. A few of these selective institutions offered acceptance data by gender.
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.
