All Entries Tagged With: "Northwestern University"
Anita Jones Thomas Appointed Provost at St. Catherine University in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dr. Thomas currently serves as the founding dean of the College of Applied Behavioral Sciences at the University of Indianapolis. Earlier, she served on the faculty for 10 years and was associate dean of academic affairs and research in the School of Education at Loyola University in Chicago. She will become provost on June 3, 2019.
Laura Olson Elected President of the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion
Dr. Olson is J. Strom Thurmond Professor of Political Science at Clemson University in South Carolina. She focuses her research on contemporary religion, civic engagement, and American politics. For five years, she served as as editor of the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion.
Three Women Who Are Stepping Down From Key Positions in Higher Education
The women who are leaving their posts are Elizabeth Rodke Washburn at the University of New Mexico, Alice Brekke at the University of North Dakota, and Ingrid S. Stafford at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
College of the Holy Cross Scholar Wins Book Award From the World History Association
Lorelle Semley, an associate professor of history at th College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, will share the Bentley Book Prize from the World History Association. Dr. Semley’s book, described by a reviewer as a “staple of reading lists for years to come,” explores the meaning of citizenship for French colonial subjects of African descent.
Georgia Lorenz Is the New President of Seminole State College of Florida
Dr. Lorenz has been serving as vice president of academic affairs at Santa Monica College in California. From 2008 to 2014, she was dean of instructional services at the college. Prior to joining the staff at Santa Monica College, Dr. Lorenz was the associate director of the University of Southern California Center for Urban Education.
New Assignments for Eight Women Faculty Members at Major Universities
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.
Six Women Scholars Appointed to Dean Posts in Higher Education
The new deans are Martha Spack at Arkansas State University, Marina Kaufman Holz at New York Medical College, Kathleen M. Hagerty at Northwestern University in Illinois, Kimberly Durham at Nova Southeastern University in Florida, Joan Phillips at Barry University in Miami, and Lynn Rainville at Sweet Briar College in Virginia.
Shepherd University Extends Contract of President Mary J.C. Hendrix
The board of governors of Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia, has extended the contract of President Mary J.C. Hendrix for an additional five years. She became the 16th president of the university in 2013. At that time, Dr. Hendrix was the first graduate of the university to be named president in the institution’s 144-year history.
New Administrative Appointments for 13 Women at Major 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.
Jinliu Wang Appointed Interim President at the State University of New York Polytechnic Institute
Last fall, Dr. Wang was named interim provost for the State University of New York System. Earlier, she has served as vice chancellor for research and economic development. Previously, Dr. Wang was assistant director for engineering at the National Science Foundation.
In Memoriam: Margaret J. Barr, 1940-2018
Dr. Barr spent 38 years as a student affairs administrator in higher education. After working at Northern Illinois University and Texas Christian University, she served as vice president for student affairs at Northwestern University from 1992 to 2000.
Northwestern University’s Phyllis Lyons Honored by the Japanese Government
Phyllis Lyons, a professor emerita of Asian languages and culture at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, was honored with the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette for her role in promoting Japanese culture, language education and cultural exchange.
Four Women Academics Named William T. Grant Scholars
The four women scholars selected to receive the $350,000 grant awards are Anjali Adukia at the University of Chicago, Rachel H. Farr at the University of Kentucky, Simone Ispa-Landa at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, and Pamela Wisniewski at the University of Central Florida.
Susan Herbst Announces She Will Leave Presidency of the University of Connecticut
Dr. Herbst was appointed the 15th president of the University of Connecticut in December 2010. She is the only woman to serve as president of the university since its founding in 1881. Dr. Herbst will step down as president on June 30, 2019.
Vita Rabinowitz to Lead the City University of New York
Prior to being named as executive vice chancellor and provost at CUNY in 2015, Dr. Rabinowitz served as provost and vice president of academic affairs at Hunter College, a CUNY campus on Manhattan’s Upper East Side.
A Quartet of Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Honored With Major Awards
The honorees are Clare Cavanagh of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, Kathleen M. Carley of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Ruth Weissman at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and Joni Shreve of Louisiana State University.
Four Women at Colleges and Universities Appointed to Positions as Deans
Appointed to dean posts are Pamela E. Barnett at La Salle University in Philadelphia, Deanna Dixon at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, Denise Spangler at the University of Georgia, and Kimberly Yuracko at Northwestern University in Illinois.
Jennifer Higdon Awarded the $100,000 Nemmers Prize in Music Composition
Jennifer Higdon, who holds the Rock Chair in Composition at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, is the winner of the 2018 Michael Ludwig Nemmers Prize in Music Composition from the Bienen School of Music at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
University of Massachusetts Scholar Wins the Russian National Award in Applied Economics
Ina Ganguli, an assistant professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, has received the 2018 Russian National Award in Applied Economics. The award is given every two years for outstanding published papers on the Russian economy.
Research Finds Good Grades in College Don’t Help Women in the Job Market
A new study by Natasha Quadlin, an assistant professor of sociology at Ohio State University, finds that a man’s grade point average in college has little impact on their job prospects. But for women college graduates, a high grade point average has a negative impact on their getting a job.
Two High-Ranking Women at Major Universities Announce Their Retirements
Stepping down from their posts at the end of the academic year are Marilyn Laufer, director of the Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art at Auburn University and Jean E. Shedd, associate provost for budget, facilities, and analysis at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
Two African American Women Appointed to Provost Positions at Pennsylvania Colleges
Monica Parrish Trent has been selected to be the next provost at Delaware County Community College in Media, Pennsylvania, and Sarah Willie-LeBreton, a professor of sociology at Swarthmore College in suburban Philadelphia, will be the next provost of the highly rated liberal arts institution.
For Breast Cancer Survivors, Race Appears to Be an Important Factor in Their Employment Prospects
In a study of breast cancer survivors conducted at Washington University in St. Louis, the data showed that African-Americans were four times more likely to leave the workforce despite fighting a breast cancer with high survival rates than was the case for White patients of the same age.
Northwestern University’s Vicky Kalogera Receives Prestigious Award in Astrophysics
Vicky Kalogera, the Daniel I. Linzer Distinguished Professor of Physics and Astronomy and director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Exploration and Research in Astrophysics at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, has been awarded the 2018 Dannie Heineman Prize for Astrophysics from the American Institute of Physics and the American Astronomical Society.
In Memoriam: Cynthia DuBois, 1985-2018
Cynthia DuBois, a Presidential Fellow and research associate in the School of Education and Social Policy at Northwestern Unversity, died earlier this month. She was 32 years old and had suffered from brain cancer.
Three Women in New Positions in the Office of the Provost at Northwestern University
Jonathan Holloway, provost at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, has announced a series of new appointments in the Office of the Provost. Three of these appointments went to women: Lindsay Chase-Lansdale, Andrea Bueschel, and Mariana Kepka.
Five Women Named to the Nineteenth Class of George Mitchell Scholars
Winners of the prestigious George J. Mitchell Scholarships are selected to pursue a year of postgraduate study at universities on the island of Ireland. Students are selected on the basis of academic merit, leadership, and service. This year, five of the 12 Mitchell Scholars are women.
Research Shows That Faculty Search Committees Consider Relationship Status of Women But Not Men
A new study by Lauren A. Rivera, an associate professor at Northwestern University, found that faculty search committee members assumed that heterosexual women whose partners held academic or high-status jobs were not “movable” and therefore excluded them from job offers.
Two Women Scholars Selected to Receive $250,000 Heinz Awards
Mona Hanna-Attisha, an associate professor at Michigan State University, will receive the Heinz Award in the Public Policy category and Natasha Trethewey, the Board of Trustees Professor of English at Northwestern University will receive the Heinz Award in the Arts and Humanties.
Former College President Johnnetta Cole Taking on a New Assignment
Johnnetta B. Cole, president emerita of Spelman College in Atlanta and president emerita of Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina, has been named a senior consulting fellow at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Darlene Clark Hine Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From the Southern Historical Association
The John Hope Franklin Lifetime Achievement Award is given out every five years. The award committee stated that “we cannot conceive of a more deserving candidate. Hine’s career has been deeply active, productive, and consequential.”
Three Women Deans Are Leaving Their Posts
Katy Smith Abbott, dean of the college at Middlebury College in Vermont, and Sally Blount, dean of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, announced they will step down and return to teaching full-time. Nancy Marcus, dean of the Graduate School at Florida State University has retired.
Three Women Full Professors Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Alvia Wardlaw, professor of art history at Texas Southern University in Houston, Nancy Adler, a professor of psychology at the University of California, San Francisco, and Melissa Simon, a professor of clinical gynecology at the School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago.
Five Women Appointed to Positions as Deans
The new deans are Teresa K. Woodruff at Northwestern University, Bonnie Rush at Kansas State University, Janice Kaushal at Prairie State College in Illinois, Catherine L. Gilliss at the University of California, San Francisco, and Antoinette Phillips at Southeastern Louisiana University.
Gail Baker Is the New Provost at the University of San Diego
Since 2006 Dr. Baker had been serving as dean of the College of Communication, Fine Arts, and Media at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Earlier, she was a professor in the College of Journalism and Communications at the University of Florida.
