All Entries Tagged With: "Smith College"
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.
Smith College’s Exercise and Sports Studies Graduate Program Receives Highest Ranking
Smith College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution for women in Northampton, Massachusetts, is only the second educational institution in the nation to receive a Level 5 rating from the National Council for Accreditation of Coaching 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.
Smith College Commencement Speaker Withdraws After Protests
Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund has decided not to give the commencement address at Smith College. A faculty/student petition charged that the IMF is a “corrupt system” that was complicit in the oppression and abuse of women around the world.
Phoebe Haddon Named Chancellor of Rutgers University-Camden
Since 2009 Dr. Haddon has been dean of the Carey School of Law at the University of Maryland. Before becoming dean in 2009, Haddon served on the faculty at the Beasley School of Law at Temple University in Philadelphia.
The New Provost and Dean of Faculty at Smith College
Katherine Anandi Rowe joined the Bryn Mawr College faculty in 1998 and was promoted to full professor in 2004. From 1992 to 1998, she was an assistant professor of English at Yale University.
The Status of Women Professionals in Intercollegiate Sports
In 1972, 9 out of 10 head coaches for women’s teams were females. In 2014, 4 out 10 head coaches for women’s teams are females. Women are 3 percent of the head coaches for men’s teams.
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.
New Deans Named at Five Institutions of Higher Learning
The new deans are Pam Grossman at the University of Pennsylvania, Elaine Turner at the University of Florida, Marianne Yoshioka at Smith College in Massachusetts, Krystyna Aune at the University of Hawaii, and Maryam Alavi at Georgia Tech.
A Quartet of New Deans
The new deans are Donna E. Lisker at Smith College, Peggy Agouris at George Mason University, AnnMarie LeBlanc at Kent State University, and Marcella Runell Hall at Mount Holyoke College.
Six New Full Professors at Smith College
The new full professors are Dawn Fulton in French, Velma Garcia in government, Ambreen Hai in English, Alexandra Keller in film studies, Sabina Knight in comparative literature, and Lynne Yamamoto in art.
Smith College Launches a New Online Journal, Global Impressions
Smith College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution for women in Northampton, Massachusetts, had announced the creation of a new student-run online journal focusing on study abroad and cross-cultural experiences.
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.
Women Academics Named Finalists for National Book Critics Circle Awards
Among the 30 finalists are books by 15 women. Nine of the 15 women finalists have affiliations with higher education in the United States.
Leading Women’s Colleges Far Down the List on Lumosity’s Rankings of Colleges With the “Smartest Students”
Wellesley College ranked in 106th place. Smith College held the 122nd position and Mount Holyoke ranked 326th out of the 456 colleges and universities included in the rankings.
Fourteen Women Win Rhodes Scholarships
Since women were first included in 1976, there have been only four times, the last being in 2011, when women outnumbered men among the American Rhodes Scholars selected in that particular year. This year there are 14 women and 18 men.
Smith and Mount Holyoke to Hold Women in Public Service Project Institute
The women’s colleges in western Massachusetts have announced that they will hold a two-week institute next spring entitled “Reconstructing Societies in the Wake of Conflict: Transitional Justice and Economic Development.”
Where Do Women’s Colleges Stand in the New U.S. News Rankings?
Wellesley College in Massachusetts was the highest-rated, ranking seventh overall in the U.S. News rankings of the best liberal arts colleges. Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts and Scripps College in Claremont, California, were also ranked among the top 25 liberal arts colleges.
Smith College Scholar Honored by the Society for Teaching Psychology
Shannon Audley-Piotrowski, an assistant professor of education and child study at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, recently was presented with the 2013 Teaching Innovations and Professional Development Award
Smith College Receives the Literary Papers of Author Ann M. Martin
Martin is the creator of The Baby-sitters Club, a series of novels between 1986 and 2000, that sold 170 million copies. Overall there were 213 novels in the series. Martin wrote at least 60 of the books herself and the others had ghost writers.
Eight Women Taking on New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
The women taking on new roles are Carol Strohecker, Brenda Malone, Beth Raffeld, Kate Walker, Danielle Rice, Christina V. Tran, Maria Keri, and Dawn Thompson.
Dean of the School of Social Work at Smith College to Retire Next Spring
Carolyn Jacobs was named acting dean of the School of Social Work at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, in 2000 and was named permanent dean in 2003. She will step down next spring.
Six Women Awarded the National Humanities Medal
President Obama recently presented National Humanities Medals to 12 Americans. Six of the winners are women and five have strong ties to the academic world.
Ruth Simmons Awarded the French Legion of Honor
The former president of Smith College and the former president of Brown University, received the highest honor bestowed by the French government. Dr. Simmons continues to serve on the Brown University faculty as a professor of comparative literature and Africana studies.
New 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 Names Art Gallery for Its Departing President
Smith College has announced that it is creating the Carol T. Christ Asian Art Gallery at the Smith College Museum of Art. President Christ has served as president since 2002 and will retire at the end of the academic year.
New 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.
In Memoriam: Jane Cooke Wright, 1919-2013
In 1955, Dr. Wright was appointed associate professor of surgical research at New York University Medical Center. There she was part of a team that developed a nonsurgical system to deliver cancer-fighting drugs to hard to reach organs.
Smith College President Wins the Smith College Medal
Carol T. Christ, who is stepping down as president of Smith College this June after leading the institution for the past 11 years, was honored for her “pioneering leadership for the education of women around the world.”
Two Highly Ranked Women’s Colleges Among the Top Producers of Peace Corps Volunteers
In the Small College and Universities category, for schools with less than 5,000 undergraduates, Smith College and Mount Holyoke College made the 2013 list of the top producers of Peace Corps volunteers.
Smith College Launches New English Language Summer Program for Foreign Students
The highly ranked liberal arts educational institution for women in Northampton, Massachusetts, has announced plans to launch a intensive English Language Learning program for foreign students who will go to college in the United States.
Smith College Names Its Next President
Kathleen McCartney currently serves as dean of the Graduate School of Education and the Gerald S. Lesser Professor in Early Childhood Development at Harvard University.
Smith College Embarks on Major Fundraising Campaign
The main goal of the $450 million campaign is to raise money for use in increasing the amount of financial aid the college can offer its students.
Honors for Four Women With Ties to Higher Education
The honorees are Toni Antonucci, Linda Neuman, Deborah Berke, and Margaret Von Blon Wurtele.
