All Entries Tagged With: "Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute"
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.
Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed Provosts
The new provosts are Rebecca W. Doerge at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, Darcy L. Medica at the State University of New York-Cobleskill, Genyne Henry Boston at Edward Waters University in Jacksonville, Florida, and Dianne Oliver and Denise Baird who will serve as co-provosts at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, Names Susan Rundell Singer as Its Next President
Dr. Rundell Singer is currently the vice president for academic affairs and provost at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, where she is also a professor in the department of biology. Before joining Rollins College in 2016, Dr. Rundell Singer served as the director for the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation.
Laurie Leshin Will Be the First Women to Direct the Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Since 2014, Dr. Leshin has served as president of Worcester Poytehcnic Institute in Massachusetts. She is the only woman to lead the university in its more than 150-year history. Dr. Leshin will also serve as vice president of the California Institute of Technology, which operates the laboratory for NASA.
Two Women Scholars Who Have Been Named Chair of Their Academic Departments
Emily Liu has been named head of the department of industrial and systems engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy New York, and Miranda Drake has accepted the position of chair overseeing the dental hygiene department at the University of South Dakota.
Shirley Ann Jackson to Step Down as President of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 2022
Dr. Jackson was chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from 1995 to 1999. She then left government service to take over as the 18th president of RPI in 1999. She was the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in any discipline from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute President Wins Award From the American Association of Physics Teachers
Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson was chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission from 1995 to 1999. She then left government service to take over as the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1999. She was the first African American woman to earn a Ph.D. in any discipline from MIT.
The Promotion Pathway for Women in Information Technology
In what was somewhat of a surprise, the researchers found that women in an information technology firm were more likely to be promoted than men. Women are considered more helpful and trustworthy and often they will be more satisfied with a lower pay raise than men who get promoted, according to the study.
Katrin Wesner-Harts Is the New President of the American College Health Association
Katrin Wesner-Harts is the director of the Abrons Student Health Center at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Prior to joining the staff at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2007, Dr. Wesner-Harts spent 18 years at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
Six Women Academics Receive Notable Honors or Awards
The honorees are: Frances Negrón-Muntaner of Columbia University, Barbara Shinn-Cunningham of Carnegie Mellon University, Linda Hirst of the University of California, Merced, Alsion Butler of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Anne Kapuscinski, of the University of California, Santa Cruz, and Nancy Deloye Fitzroy of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Eight Women Receive Prestigious Awards from the American Physical Society
The honorees are Marsha I Lester of the University of Pennsylvania, M. Christina Marchetti of the University of California, Katherine Freese of the University of Michigan, Shirley Ann Jackson of Renssselaer Polytechnic Institute, Tanya Zelevinsky of Columbia, Sharon C. Glotzer of the University of Michigan, Heather J. Lewandowski of the University of Colorado, and Julia Mundy of Harvard.
Six Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Faculty Chairs
The six women named to endowed chairs are April Hill at Bates College in Maine, Tina Nabatchi at Syracuse University in New York, Jennifer Hurley at Rennsselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York, Sabriya Rice at the University of Georgia, Shawon Kinew at Harvard University, and Kelly Chong at the University of Kansas.
New Assignments for Nine 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.
The First Woman President of Pratt Institute in New York
Since 2015, Frances Bronet has been senior vice president and provost at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Chicago. Previously, she served as a distinguished professor and dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon.
A Dozen Women With New Faculty Roles at Colleges and 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.
Sarah Mailhiot’s Milestone Achievement at Montana State University
Until now no woman had ever earned a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at Montana State University. Sarah Mailhiot, whose doctoral research involved finding better ways to diagnose osteoarthritis using magnetic resonance imaging, is the first woman to do so. She is now conducting research in Sweden as a Whitaker Scholar.
Two Women Scholars Honored by the American Sociological Association
Laura Stark, an associate professor of history at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and Nancy D. Campbell, a professor of science and technology studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, shared an award for the best scholarly article published over the past two years in the field of sociology of science, knowledge, and technology.
New Duties or Posts for 14 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.
Three Women Scholars Appointed by President Obama to the National Council on the Humanities
The three presidential appointees are computer science professor Francine Berman of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, history professor Patricia Limerick of the University of Colorado at Boulder, and Shelly C. Lowe executive director of the Native American Program at Harvard University.
Three Women Academics Selected to Receive the National Medal of Science
President Obama has chosen nine individuals to receive the National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony early in 2016. Among the nine individuals selected for the honor this year, three are women.
Marcella David Named Provost at Florida A&M University
Marcella David has been serving as professor of law and international studies and associate dean in the College of Law at the University of Iowa. She is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Michigan School of Law.
Five Woman in New Teaching Roles at Colleges and Universities
The women with new teaching assignments are Brenda Russell at Penn State-Berks, Yasmin Tyler-Hill at the Morehouse School of Medicine, Carol Brewer at the University at Buffalo, Cristina Ortiz at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, and Tomie Hahn at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Eight Women Appointed to Positions as Dean
The eight women who have been appointed to dean positions are Helen Easterling Williams at Pepperdine, Michelle L. Janssen at Wabash College, Linda Schadler at RPI, Sirena Cantrell at Mississippi University for Women, Tracey Matthews at Springfield College, Robin Groce at Appalachian State, Cyndi Banks at Northern Arizona, and Inge-Lise Ameer at Dartmouth College.
The Next President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Laurie Leshin, dean of the School of Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been chosen as the WPI’s 16th president. When she takes office on July 1, she will be the first woman president in the nearly 150-year history of the institute.
A Trio of Women Scholars in New Teaching Roles
The women taking on new teaching assignments are Beth B. Phillips at the University of Georgia, Karyn Rogers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, and Sheri Wilner at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Seven Women in New Teaching Roles at U.S. Universities
The women taking on new teaching roles are Claire Kathleen Robbins, Jessie Ann Owens, Yalun Zhou, Lori Rios, Janet A. Deatrick, Amy Rupiper Taggart, and Elena Machado Saez.
Three Women Scholars in New Teaching Posts
Michelle Gillespie is the first holder of a Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University. Lydia Barnett is a new assistant professor of history at Bates College and Stacy Patterson has joined the faculty at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Five Women in New Faculty Posts
The new appointees at Jane Christopher-Hennings at South Dakota State, Donna Fick at the Institute of Aging Research, Catherine Royer at RPI, Kimberly Mathe-Soulek at Virginia Tech, and Holly Michael at the University of Pennsylvania.
Four Women Scholars Honored With Awards
The honorees are Sultana N. Nahar of Ohio State University, Susan Gilbert at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Elizabeth Harris of the University of North Dakota, and Vandana Khanna of the University of Southern California.
Five Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Taking on new roles at Tracy McCracken at Virginia Tech, Brigitte Arduni at RPI, Leah Chamberlain at the University of Arkansas, Renique Kersh at the University of Missouri Kansas City, and Jennifer Berklas at Scripps College.
Shirley Ann Jackson Named a Fellow of the British Royal Academy of Engineering
The former chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Dr. Jackson is president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
Six Women Named to New Faculty Posts
The new appointees are Susan Trout, Christine Evans, Edith Clowes, Dina Khapaeva, Barbara Ehren, and Laurie Anderson.
The Gender Gap in STEM Faculty May Persist for a Century
A new study suggests that women will not catch up to men in new hires in STEM fields until 2050 and the overall gender gap in faculty ranks in these disciplines will persist for many more years.
Yet Another Honor for Shirley Ann Jackson
The president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will be honored at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Four Women Named to Prestigious Professorships
Susan T. Mayne, Nan Laird, Midori, and Linda Schadler are appointed high-ranking faculty posts.
