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Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointment of Six Women to Administrative Posts
Taking on new administrative duties are Julie Heath Indiana University, Kelly McMurray at the University of the District of Columbia, Penny Mansell at the Mississippi University for Women, Adrienne Cowan Edney at Talladega College in Alabama, Kristie Bowers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, and Rachel Nosowsky at the University of California, San Francisco.
New Administrative Roles for Seven Women 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Mississippi University for Women to Consider Changing Its Name
The school was chartered in 1884. In 1920, the institution was renamed the Mississippi State College for Women. In 1974 the school was renamed again to Mississippi University for Women. In 1982, men were admitted to all programs. Today about 18 percent of the student body is male.
Nine Women Faculty Members in New Roles or Taking on New 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 Scholars Who Are Taking on New Roles or Duties at Universities
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.
Colleges and Universities Appoint Six Women Scholars to Dean Positions
The new deans are Anne Hogan at Ithaca College in New York, Deborah Baldwin at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, Brandy Houlk Larmon at the Mississippi University for Women, Graciela Mochkofsky at the City University of New York, Mary Simmons at Florida A&M University, and Nancy Messonnier at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Nine Women Taking on New Administrative Roles 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.
Nine Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Positions 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.
The Eudora Welty Book Prize Is Awarded to Casey Kayser of the University of Arkansas
Each year, the Mississippi University for Women and the University Press of Mississippi collaborate to award the Welty Prize for an outstanding work of literary scholarship on women’s studies, Southern studies, or modern letters in honor of MUW’s most famous alumna, writer Eudora Welty.
Eleven Women Who Have Been Assigned New Administrative Roles in American 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.
Mississippi University for Women to Offer a New Degree Program in Psychology
Students at the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus will have the opportunity to earn a bachelor of science degree in psychology starting in the fall 2021 semester. The new program will require more math and sciences courses and fewer foreign language courses than the bachelor of arts degree program in psychology.
Colleges and Universities Announced the Appointments of 10 Women to Administrative Positions
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
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.
Colleges and Universities Appoint Eight Women to Administrative Positions
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Six Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions at Universities
Newly appointed to dean positions are Melanie Hatch at Albany State University in Georgia, Nancy Coleman at Harvard University, Kristin Gilger at Arizona State University, Jessica Harpole at the Mississippi University for Women, Susan Ettner at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Kavita Bala at Cornell University in ithaca, New York.
New Administrative Appointments for Eight Women at American 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.
Three Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
Taking on new roles in higher education are Linda M. Fleming at Northern Pennsylvania Regional College in Warren, Irene Pittman Aiken of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, and Amber Handy at the Mississippi University for Women.
Three Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Universities
Marty Brock has been named dean of the College of Business and Professional Studies at Mississippi University for Women. Hazel Sive will be the next dean of the College of Science at Northeastern University in Boston and Jill Fort will be the new dean of the School of Business at Newman University in Wichita, Kansas.
Eleven Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Responsibilities 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.
Fifteen Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts 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.
Eight Women Who Will Be Taking on New Administrative Duties 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.
Nora Miller Named the Fifteenth President of the Mississippi University for Women
President Miller has worked for the university for 17 years. Most recently, she served as the chief financial officer and has been acting president since March 2018. Before being named senior vice president for administration and chief financial officer, Miller served as vice president for finance and administration for the university for 11 years.
Three Women Named Department Chairs at the Mississippi University for Women
Brandy Larmon is the new chair of the department of associate nursing. Maria Scott was appointed chair of the department of baccalaureate nursing and Kathy Shapley was named chair of the department of speech-language pathology.
A Pair of Women Scholars Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions at State Universities
Marty Brock is serving as interim dean of the College of Business and Professional Studies at the Mississippi University for Women and Tracey Morris was appointed interim dean of the College of Education and Human Services at West Virginia University in Morgantown.
New Appointments or Duties for 10 Women Faculty Members
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.
A Dozen Women in New Administrative Posts at American 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.
Three Women Higher Education Administrators Are Leaving Their Posts
The three women administrators who are leaving their posts are Katy Smith Abbott at Middlebury College in Vermont, Maridith Walker Geuder at Mississippi University for Women, and Sandy Hatfield Cobb at Drake University in Des Moines, iowa.
Four Women Scholars Have Announced Their Intention to Retire
Stepping down from their posts are Ruth Darling at the University of Tennessee, Darlene Clark Hine at Northwestern University, Lisa Brown at Washington State University-Spokane, and Sheila V. Adams at Mississippi University for Women.
Marshall University Scholar to Receive Book Award
Kristi M. Fondren, an associate professor of sociology at Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, was named the winner of the Theodore and Franklin Roosevelt Award for Excellence in Recreation and Park Research.
A Quartet of New Women Deans at Major Universities
The new deans are Vimala Pillari at Tarleton State University, Rebecca Bott at South Dakota State University, Amanda Clay Powers at the Mississippi University for Women, and Barbara J. McNeil at Harvard Medical School.
Seven Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments
Taking on new roles are Susan Galandiuk at the University of Louisville, Monica Biernat at the University of Kansas, Sara Sybesma Tolsma at Northwestern College, Karla McGehee at the New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, J’Aime Jennings of the University of Louisville, Shana Hagan-Burke at Texas A&M, and Erin Kempker at Mississippi University for Women.
In Memoriam: Emily Eugenia Summer, 1923-2016
Eugenia Summer, an esteemed painter and sculptor, taught for 38 years at the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus. In 2002, the university established the Eugenia Summer Gallery in the Fine Arts Building on campus in her honor.
Mississippi University for Women Eyes a Return to Intercollegiate Athletics
In 2002 the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus discontinued intercollegiate athletics after a devastating tornado destroyed a primary sports venue on campus. Now the university is taking steps to return to intercollegiate athletics competition.
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.
Mississippi University for Women to Offer New Graduate Program in Creative Writing
The new master of fine arts degree in creative writing is classified as a “low-residency” program. Students will attend a two-week on-campus program in late May or early June. Also students will be required to be on campus for short one-week residency programs held at different times of the year.
