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Nine Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Universities Across the United States
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new dean positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news of appointments of women to higher education positions, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
In Memoriam: Kristin Abbott, 1982-2024
“Dr. Abbott was an incredibly kind and responsive physician,” said Mona Dugo, assistant vice president for wellness and dean of students for Northwestern Student Affairs. “Those of us who had the honor of working with her throughout her Northwestern tenure came to rely on her ability to lead with compassion.
A Quartet of New University Deans
The new deans are Sandra L. Wong has been appointed the next dean of Emory University School of Medicine, Janet A. Guyden at Bowie State University in Maryland, Amity Noltemeyer at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, and Mary Rezac at the School of Engineering at the University of Kansas.
Rita Dove to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award From the National Book Foundation
Rita Dove, the Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Virginia, has been selected to receive the medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation, the nonprofit organization that presents the National Book Awards. She will be honored in New York on November 15.
Four Women Who Have Been Appointed Provosts
The women appointed to provost positions are Nicolle Parsons-Pollard at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Elizabeth Mullenix at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Marguerite S. Giguette at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans, and Gabby McCutchen at the Scott Northern Campus of Wake Technical Community College in Raleigh, North Carolina.
The Library of Congress Recognizes Rita Dove for Lifetime Achievement in Poetry
Rita Dove, the Henry Hoyns Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Virginia, received the 2022 Rebekah Johnson Bobbitt National Prize for Poetry for lifetime achievement from the Library of Congress. Professor Dove has published 11 collections of poetry. She served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 1993 to 1995 and won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1987.
Syracuse University’s Gwendolyn Pough to Lead the Rhetoric Society of America
Gwendolyn Pough, dean’s professor of the humanities and professor of women’s and gender studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse University in New York, will serve a six-year term as president-elect, president, and past-president, of the Rhetoric Society of America, beginning in July.
Colleges and Universities Appoint Seven Women to New Administrative Positions
Taking on new duties are Jennifer Hall-Jones at Grand Valley State University in Michigan, Shea Kidd Brown at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, Lissy Garrison at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Lisa VanDeWeert at Kalamazoo College in Michigan. Kimberly Davidson at George Mason University in Virginia, Amy Shoemaker at Miami University in Ohio, and DeNeia Thomas at Texas Southern University.
The American Political Science Association Honors the University of Chicago’s Cathy Cohen
Cathy J. Cohen, the David and Mary Winton Green Distinguished Service Professor in the department of political science at the University of Chicago, received the 2021 Hanes Walton, Jr. Career Award from the American Political Science Association. The award honors a political scientist whose lifetime of distinguished scholarship has made significant contributions to the understanding of racial and ethnic politics.
Professor Rebecca Wanzo of Washington University in St. Louis Has Won Two Book Awards
Rebecca Wanzo, professor and chair of women, gender, and sexuality studies in the College of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has won two major awards in the field of comic book studies.
Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education
Taking on new positions as diversity officers are M. Cristina Alcalde at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Vicki T. Sapp at the State University of New York at Fredonia, Teresa Ramey at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, Kia Lilly Caldwell at Washington University in St. Louis.
New Faculty Assignments, Duties, or Ranks for Seven Women Scholars in Academia
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, have been assigned new duties, or have been promoted.
Barnali Gupta Will Be the Next Dean of the Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business at Saint Louis University
Dr. Gupta currently serves as professor of economics and associate dean for curriculum in the Farmer School of Business at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She is the first woman to hold the rank of full professor of economics at the university.
Lori Varlotta Will Be the First Woman to Lead California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks
Dr. Varlotta comes to Cal Lutheran having served as president of Hiram College in Ohio since 2014. Earlier, she spent 11 years at Sacramento State University, ultimately serving as senior vice president of planning, enrollment management, and student affairs.
Mitchell College in New London, Connecticut, Names Tracy Epsy as its Eighth President
Dr. Epsy currently serves as provost and vice president of academic affairs at Pfeiffer University, which operates three campuses in Charlotte, Raleigh, and Misenheimer, North Carolina. She has been on the staff at Pfeiffer University for more than two decades.
Barbara Knuth, Dean of Cornell’s Graduate School, Honored by the Council of Graduate Schools
Knuth, also a professor of natural resources in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, received the honor at an awards ceremony held during the council’s 59th annual meeting in Nashville, Tennessee. The award included a cash prize.
Three Women Scholars Appointed to Dean Positions at Major Universities
Janelle Chiasera has been appointed dean of the School of Health Sciences at Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. Rose Marie Ward appointed interim dean of the Graduate School at Miami University in Ohio and Shannon Collier-Tenison has been named interim dean of the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Julie White Named President of Pierce College Fort Steilacoom in Washington State
Currently, Dr. White serves as senior vice president of student engagement and learning support at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse, New York. She has conducted extensive research on strategies to reduce sexual assault on college campuses.
Professor Marsha Huber Honored by the American Accounting Association for Excellence in Teaching
Dr. Huber, a professor of accounting at Youngstown State University in Ohio, focuses her research on advancing accounting education through the interdisciplinary application of positive psychology, neuroscience, and educational theories.
A New Study by Three Women Scholars Shows Why the Gender Gap in Physics Matters
The authors state that “women are especially underrepresented in physics because of a complex interaction of factors, including an unusually chilly climate for women, worse policies and resources for female faculty, and pervasive cultural stereotypes about the inaccessibility and masculine nature of physics.”
Eleven Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Lisa Vollendorf Appointed Provost at Sonoma State University in California
Since 2012, Dr. Vollendorf has been serving as dean of the College of Humanities and Arts at San Jose State University in California. Earlier, Dr. Vollendorf was a professor of Spanish at California State University, Los Angeles and taught at Wayne State University in Detroit and Miami University in Ohio.
Rita Dove to Receive the $20,000 Stone Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement
The Stone Award was established in 2011 to highlight the work of the creative writing program at Oregon State University’s School of Writing. Literature, and Film. The award comes with a $20,000 prize. Professor Dove, the Commonwealth Professor of English at the University of Virginia, will accept the award next spring in Oregon.
Mary Baldwin College to Transition to University Status
Under the reorganization plan the undergraduate Residential College for Women will be called the Mary Baldwin College for Women.
Kathleen Powell to Lead the National Association of Colleges and Employers
Since 2014, Kathleen Powell has served as assistant vice president for student affairs and executive director of career development at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virgina. She previously was on the staff at Denison University in Granville, Ohio.
Donna Shalala Announces She Is Stepping Down as President of the University of Miami
Dr. Shalala was named the fifth president of the University of Miami in 2001. When appointed president, she had just completed eight years of public service as secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Texas Woman’s University Names Sole Finalist to Be Its Next President
Since 2006, Carine M. Feyten has been dean of the College of Education, Health, and Society at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. Dr. Feyten is a native of Belgium and is fluent in five languages.
The New Chair of EDUCASE
Debra H. Allison, vice president for information technology and chief information officer at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, was elected chair of the board of directors of EDUCASE, the nonprofit association of IT professionals in higher education.
Man Who Posted Offensive Flier About Rape at Miami University Gets Off Scot Free
The former student posted a flier in a restroom that was headlined, “Ten Ways to Get Away With Rape.” He originally pleaded guilty but was later allowed to rescind his plea and all records in the case were sealed so that his identity remains unknown.
Disgusting Flier Posted at Miami University
The flier was headlined: “Ten Ways to Get Away With Rape.” One of the 10 points offered the advice, “Practice makes perfect, the more you rape, the better you get at it.”
University of Florida to Study Problem Drinking Among Women With HIV
A group of four universities will participate in a $2.7 million federal grant program.
