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Smith College to Offer a MOOC on the Psychology of Women’s Activism
The new online course, taught by psychology professor Lauren E. Duncan, is entitled “Psychology of Political Activism: Women Changing the World.” The course will begin in March 2016 and run for seven weeks. It is free to all participants.
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.
Smith College’s Oral History Project on Women of Rock Music
The video interviews and written transcripts put together by Tanya Pearson, an Ada Comstock Scholar at the college, will become part of the Sophia Smith Collection at the Smith College library.
In Memoriam: Rosalyn Fraad Baxandall, 1939-2015
A noted feminist historian Rosalyn Baxandall joined the faculty in the American studies department at the State University of New York at Old Westbury in 1971.
New High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education for Eight Women
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Arizona State’s Kimberly Scott to Lead the National Academic STEM Collaborative
Dr. Scott is an associate professor in the department of women and gender studies at Arizona State University. She is also the founding executive director of the Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology at Arizona State.
Seven Women Scholars in New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities
In new faculty roles are Maria Torres at Smith College, Jamie Monson at Michigan State University, Kate Ryan Reiling at Macalester College, Kendra Sharp at Oregon State University, Maya Steinitz at the University of Iowa, Heather Leslie at the University of Maine, and Nicole Pepinster Greene at Xavier University of Louisiana.
Smith College Announces the Retirement of Eight Women Who Were Full Professors
Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, has announced that 13 faculty members have retired. Eight of the retiring faculty members are women who served as full professors. Five of these held endowed chairs.
Seven Sister Colleges Launch an Online Historical Archive of Women in Higher Education
The archive includes a wide variety of materials including photographs, correspondence, scrapbooks, and diaries documenting the history of women in higher education.
New Five College Consortium Digital Project Examines Early American Fashion
Scholars in the Five College Consortium (Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst, Hampshire, and the University of Massachusetts) in western Massachusetts have established a new online archive called Historic Dress.
A Dozen Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been named to key administrative positions at colleges and universities across 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.
Smith College Says It Will Consider “Self-Identified Transgender Women” for Admission
Smith College, the highly rated liberal arts college for women in Northampton, Massachusetts, has followed the lead of many other top-ranked women’s colleges and has clarified who is eligible for admission to its undergraduate programs.
Maya Lin Chosen to Redesign the Neilson Library at Smith College
Maya Lin designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. She will work with the Shepley Bulfinch firm that has designed libraries at Johns Hopkins University, Duke University, and the University of Notre Dame.
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.
Research Finds a Way to Boost Retention of Women in STEM Fields
The research found that in engineering women participate more and feel less anxious when they are assigned to work in small groups where women make up at least half of the members.
Five Women Scholars Appointed to New Faculty Positions
Women taking on new teaching roles are Jing Kong at MIT, Annemarie Gockel at Smith College, Amber Chelette at Ouachita Baptist University, Andrea Deciu Ritivoi at Carnegie Mellon University, and Linda M. Abriola at Tufts University.
Four Women Appointed to New Faculty Assignments
Taking on new faculty roles are Janet Froeschle Hicks at Texas Tech, Denise McKahn at Smith College in Massachusetts, Jennell Vick at Case Western Reserve University, and Sara Ray Stoelinga at the University of Chicago.
Smith College Has Promoted Three Women to Full Professor
The three women at Smith College who were promoted to full professor at Elisabeth Armstrong in the study of women and gender, Judith Cardell in engineering and computer science, and Cristina Suarez in chemistry.
Website Offers Its Choices for the Best Women’s Colleges in the United States
The website College Choice ranked the women’s colleges based on academic reputation, financial aid offerings, overall cost, and success of graduates in the job market. Wellesley College is on top of the rankings.
Three Women’s Colleges Among the Top Producers of Peace Corps Volunteers
The College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minnesota, Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts and Barnard College in New York City all tied for 20th place for small colleges with the most graduates serving in the Peace Corps.
In Memoriam: Rose Epstein Frisch, 1918-2015
Dr. Frisch was an associate professor emerita of population sciences at the Harvard School of Public Health. Her research focused on the biological mechanisms of fertility and cancer in women.
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.
Scholarships for Graduates of Five Leading Women’s Colleges at Indiana University’s Mauer School of Law
The Mauer School of Law at Indiana University in Bloomington has established a scholarship and mentoring program for graduates of five of the nation’s leading women’s colleges: Bryn Mawr, Mills, Mount Holyoke, Smith, and Wellesley.
Smith College Posts a Record Number of Applicants for the Eighth Straight Year
Smith College received nearly 5,000 applications this year, an increase of more than 500 from a year ago. The record number of applicants includes a 17 percent increase in applications from women of color.
Smith College Reports Its Financial House Is in Order
In an era when some women’s colleges have struggled financially, Smith College, the highly rated liberal arts institution for women in Northampton, Massachusetts, has issued its annual financial report that shows the college in good fiscal condition.
Three College and University Women Announce Their Retirements
Ruth Constantine, vice president for finance and administration at Smith College, Barbara Held, the Barry N. Wish Professor of Psychology and Social Studies at Bowdoin College, and Patricia M. Jordan, associate professor of mathematics education at Oklahoma State University, are retiring.
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.
Four Women Scholars Who Have Won Prestigious Awards
The women who won awards are Hee Oh of Yale University in Connecticut, Bonnie Cramond of the University of Georgia, Ruth Haas at Smith College in Massachusetts, and Tara N. Richards of the University of Baltimore.
In Memoriam: Elga Ruth Wasserman, 1924-2014
A native of Berlin, Germany, Elga Wasserman and her family fled the Nazis in 1936 and settled in New York. After graduating from Smith College and obtaining a Ph.D. in organic chemistry, Dr. Wasserman oversaw the transition to co-education at Yale University.
Tuck Bridge Program for Business Expands to the Campus of Smith College
The Smith-Tuck Bridge Program, held at Smith College and taught by faculty of the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, will be a three-week course of study with the goal of increasing the number of women who pursue careers in business.
Women Who Recently Joined the Faculty at Smith College
Smith College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution for women in Northampton, Massachusetts, has 18 new faculty members on campus this fall. Nine are women, two of which are visiting professors.
Abigail Van Slyck Appointed Dean of the Faculty at Connecticut College
Professor Van Slyck joined the faculty at Connecticut College in 1999. Currently she is the Dayton Professor of Art History at the college. Before joining the faculty at Connecticut College, Dr. Van Slyck taught at the University of Arizona.
In Memoriam: Elizabeth Hunt Davis Mazzocco, 1958-2014
Dr. Mazzocco was director of the Five College Center for the Study of World Languages in Amherst, Massachusetts. The center offers courses in less commonly taught languages for pools of students from Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, and Smith College and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Smith College Ending Its Graduate Program in the Education of the Deaf
Smith College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution for women in Northampton, Massachusetts, has announced that it discontinuing its master’s degree programs in the education for the deaf. Since its founding in 1962, the Smith program has graduated more than 1,500 students.
