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Leslie Harroun Is the New Executive Director of the Salazar Center at Colorado State University

Leslie Harroun Is the New Executive Director of the Salazar Center at Colorado State University

The mission of the CSU Salazar Center for North American Conservation is to accelerate the pace and scale of equitable, innovative, and durable solutions for nature and all people by connecting diverse leaders, communities, and resources across the North American continent. 

Universities Announce the Appointments of Women to Dean Positions

Universities Announce the Appointments of Women to Dean Positions

Kellee Tsai will be the next dean of the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University in Boston. Harriette Scott was appointed dean of University College at Virginia Union University in Richmond and Louisa-Hope-Weeks is the new dean of the College of Science at the University of Nevada Reno.

Tina Eliassi-Rad Honored by the CRT Foundation for Her Research on Artificial Intelligence

Tina Eliassi-Rad Honored by the CRT Foundation for Her Research on Artificial Intelligence

Tina Eliassi-Rad,, a professor of computer science at Northeastern University, recently received the Lagrange Prize from the CRT Foundation in Turin Italy. The prize is considered the highest international recognition for scientists in the field of complex systems and data.

Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York, Appoints Susan L. Parish as Its New President

Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York, Appoints Susan L. Parish as Its New President

Currently, Dr. Parish is dean of the College of Health Professions and Sentara Professor of Health Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Prior to joining the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University, she served as dean of Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University in Boston.

Miriam Mobley Smith Wins Leadership Award From the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists

Miriam Mobley Smith Wins Leadership Award From the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists

Miriam Mobley Smith is the interim dean of the Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo. Prior to coming to the University of Hawai’i in 2021, the veteran pharmacy academic served as interim dean and visiting professor at the Northeastern University Bourvé College of Health Sciences in Boston and as dean and tenured professor at the Chicago State University College of Pharmacy.

Nicole M. Guidotti-Hernández Is the Inaugural Executive Director of the Mills Institute

Nicole M. Guidotti-Hernández Is the Inaugural Executive Director of the Mills Institute

Launched with $30 million in funding, the Mills Institute in Oakland, California, is charged with preserving and advancing the legacy of Mills College, which was founded in 1852 and merged with Northeastern University in July after a period of financial instability.

Alison Buckley Appointed President of the State University of New York Ulster

Alison Buckley Appointed President of the State University of New York Ulster

Dr. Buckley has been serving as vice president for enrollment management and student affairs at Connecticut State Community Colleges in New Britain. She previously served as associate vice president for enrollment services at Howard Community College in Columbia, Maryland. 

Syracuse University's Gwendolyn Pough to Lead the Rhetoric Society of America

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.

Five Women Who Have Been Hired to Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Five Women Who Have Been Hired to Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Taking on new administrative duties in higher education are Jesse Minton at Washington University in St Louis, Samira Malik at Northeastern University in Boston, Kimberly Reilly at Maine Maritime Academy, Youndy C. Cook at the University of Central Florida, Cindy Torstveit at the University of Wisconsin.

Journalist Meredith Clark to Lead a New Academic Center at Northeastern University in Boston

Journalist Meredith Clark to Lead a New Academic Center at Northeastern University in Boston

Meredith Clark has been named the founding director of the Center for Communications, Media Innovation and Social Change in the College of Arts, Media and Design at Northeastern University in Boston. Dr. Clark, who is a former print journalist for the Tallahassee Democrat and the Raleigh News & Observer will hold the rank of associate professor.

Northeastern University Study Examines Gender Differences in Physician Burnout Rates

Northeastern University Study Examines Gender Differences in Physician Burnout Rates

Researchers examined data from 43 studies on physician burnout conducted between 2010 and 2019. The results showed that women physicians experience burnout more often and to a greater degree than men. In almost 90 percent of studies that compared burnout by gender, female physician samples reported higher burnout prevalence, particularly in the form of emotional exhaustion.

Mills College's Proposed Merger With Northeastern University Hits a Roadblock

Mills College’s Proposed Merger With Northeastern University Hits a Roadblock

This past June, Northeastern University in Boston reached an agreement to acquire Mills College, a liberal arts educational institution for women in Oakland, California. The Save Mills College Coalition, a group of students, faculty, alumnae, and other friends of the college contends that the college has the resources to continue operations without the merger. A California judge has now blocked the merger until a hearing can be held.

Northeastern University Throws a Lifeline to Mills College

Northeastern University Throws a Lifeline to Mills College

In March 2021, Mills College, a liberal arts educational institution for women in Oakland, California, that was founded in 1853, announced plans to end degree programs and transition to an academic institute. Now Northeastern University in Boston has made a proposal to bring Mills College into its global community.

Theresa B. Felder Selected as the Tenth President of Harford Community College in Maryland

Theresa B. Felder Selected as the Tenth President of Harford Community College in Maryland

Dr. Felder comes to Harford Community College from Clark State Community College in Springfield, Ohio, where she most recently served as the senior vice president for student success. Prior to this position, she was the vice president of student affairs and administrative dean for Clark State’s largest branch campus.

Carol A. Moore Is the New Leader of Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina

Carol A. Moore Is the New Leader of Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina

In March of this year, Dr. Moore announced her decision to step down as president of Columbia College in South Carolina for family and health reasons. Dr. Moore also has served as interim president of Burlington College in Vermont and is the former president of Lyndon State College in Lyndonville, Vermont.

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

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.

Gilda Barbarino Will Be the Next President of the Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts

Gilda Barbarino Will Be the Next President of the Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts

A respected researcher in the study of sickle cell disease, Dr. Barabino became dean of the Grove School of Engineering at the City College of New York in 2013. She also serves as the Daniel and Frances Berg Professor at City College.

Three Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Universities

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.

Boise State University Scholar Named President-Elect of Respiratory Care Society

Boise State University Scholar Named President-Elect of Respiratory Care Society

Samantha Davis, clinical assistant professor in the department of respiratory care at Boise State University in Idaho, has been elected president-elect of the Idaho Society for Respiratory Care for the year 2020. Davis will serve one year as president-elect and then will serve the Idaho Society for Respiratory Care as president for the year 2021.

Marie Bernardo-Sousa Chosen to Lead the Rhode Island Campus of Johnson & Wales University

Marie Bernardo-Sousa Chosen to Lead the Rhode Island Campus of Johnson & Wales University

Dr. Bernardo-Sousa has been serving since 2017 as senior vice president of administration and enrollment management at Johnson & Wales University. She first joined the staff at the university in 1988 when she worked in the office of the university registrar.

Tanya Millner-Harlee to Lead Manchester Community College in Connecticut

Tanya Millner-Harlee to Lead Manchester Community College in Connecticut

Tanya Millner-Harlee is the interim Campus CEO of Manchester Community College in Connecticut. She is a professor of English and has been serving as interim dean of academic affairs at the college. She will serve while a search is conducted for an individual to fill the position on a permanent basis.

In Memoriam: Susan Margaret Setta, 1949-2018

In Memoriam: Susan Margaret Setta, 1949-2018

Susan Setta, associate professor of philosophy and religion, served on the faculty at Northeastern University in Boston for 40 years. She was a founding member of the Women, Gender and Sexuality studies program at the university.

Three Women From Academia Appointed to Leadership Posts in National Organizations

Three Women From Academia Appointed to Leadership Posts in National Organizations

Lisa Feldman Barrett was named president-elect for the Association for Psychological Science. Stephanie Hampton was appointed director of the Division of Environmental Biology at the National Science Foundation, and Cindy Holland will lead the American Association for Employment in Education.

Six Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Assignments in Higher Education

Six Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Assignments 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.

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

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.

Three Women Announce Their Retirements From Key Posts in Higher Education

Three Women Announce Their Retirements From Key Posts in Higher Education

The three women who are retiring from the higher education posts are Anne Sullivan at Northeastern University, Beverly Ledbetter at Brown University, and Laurie Jordan at Middlebury College.

Seven Women Academics Recognized with Prestigious Honors or Awards

Seven Women Academics Recognized with Prestigious Honors or Awards

The honorees are Phyllis Sharps of Johns Hopkins University, Tresa M. Pollock of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Delia Cheung Horn of Northeastern University, Eugenie V. Mielczarek at George Mason University, Annelise Riles of Cornell University, Lila Gierasch of the University of Massachusetts, and Tina Mozelle Braziel of the University of Alabama-Birmingham.

New Administrative Appointments for Four Women at Universities

New Administrative Appointments for Four Women at Universities

Taking on new assignments are Aliza Lakhani at the new Toronto campus of Northeastern University, Betsey Smith at Mississippi State University, Pamela Jackson at Fayetteville State University, and Sara J. Nichols at the University of California, Davis.

Carol Moore to Lead Columbia College in South Carolina

Carol Moore to Lead Columbia College in South Carolina

Dr. Moore came to Columbia College last fall to serve as provost and executive vice president. She is the former president of Lyndon State College in Lyndonville, Vermont, and the former provost and vice president of academic affairs at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York.

Widener University Names Its Next Provost

Widener University Names Its Next Provost

Dr. Scalise-Smith has been serving as dean of the College of Health Professions at Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights. Earlier, she was vice president of the School for Online & Extended Studies and External Partnerships at Utica College in New York.

Eleven Women Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Eleven Women Appointed to 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.

Two Women Appointed Deans of Schools in STEM-Related Disciplines

Two Women Appointed Deans of Schools in STEM-Related Disciplines

Mary Julia Wornat was named dean of the College of Engineering at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge and Susan L. Parish will be the next dean of the Bouve College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University in Boston.

In Memoriam: Hope Lewis, 1962-2016

In Memoriam: Hope Lewis, 1962-2016

Hope Lewis was a professor at the Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, where she had served on the faculty for a quarter century. Earlier, she was an attorney in the Office of Chief Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Lynn Babington to Lead Fairfield University in Connecticut

Lynn Babington to Lead Fairfield University in Connecticut

Dr. Babington will become interim president on January 1 and is expected to serve until the end of the academic year. Since 2014, she has served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the university. She previously served on the faculty at Northeastern University in Boston.

New Roles for Nine Women Faculty Members in Higher Education

New Roles for Nine Women Faculty Members 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.