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In Memoriam: Betty Chiles Nixon, 1936-2016
Betty Chiles Nixon was the former assistant vice chancellor in the Office of Community, Neighborhoods, and Government Relations at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She served on the staff at the university for 17 years.
Fourteen Women Appointed to Administrative Posts 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.
New Roles for a Dozen Women Faculty Members
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
New Administrative Duties for Eight Women 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.
Suffolk University in Boston Names Its Next President
Margaret McKenna was named the tenth president of Suffolk University in Boston. She was president of Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, from 1985 to 2007. Most recently, McKenna has been teaching at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Study Finds That an Assertiveness Training Program for Teenage Girls May Reduce Sexual Assaults
A new study led by Lorelei Simpson Rowe, a psychologist at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, finds that teenage girls who took a virtual reality assertiveness training program were less likely to become victims of sexual assault.
Education Department Finds Southern Methodist University in Violation of Title IX
The Office for Civil Rights ruled that the university was in violation of Title IX for its lack of prompt and equitable response to accusations of gender-based and sexual harassment and sexual violence on its campus.
Seven Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts at American Universities
The new appointees are Kecia Thomas at the University of Georgia, Ingrid Stafford at Northwestern, Leanne Ketterlin-Geller at Southern Methodist, Klara Jelinkova at Rice, Kristen Dauphinais at the University of North Dakota, Natalie Lutz at the University of Kansas, and Ann Copeland at Penn State.
Four Women in Academia Win National Awards
The four women presented with prestigious awards are Karen Emmerich of the University of Oregon, Irene Leech of Virginia Tech, Rumanda K. Young of Southern Methodist University, and Julie Chobdee of the University of California, Riverside.
Five Women Appointed to Positions as Deans
Newly appointed to dean positions are Anita Hufft at Texas Woman’s University, Jennifer M. Collins at Southern Methodist University, Marquetta Faulkner at Meharry Medical College, Miriam L. Wagner at North Carolina A&T State University, and Kelly Otter at Georgetown University.
University Study Finds a Significant Gender Wage Gap for Art Museum Directors
The survey results showed that women held 42.6 percent of all art museums directorships that women directors earned, on average, 79 cents for every dollar earned by male directors. At large museums the wage gap was more pronounced.
In Memoriam: Carole Brandt, 1937-2014
She was dean emerita of the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University in Dallas. She was the first woman to serve as an academic dean at SMU.
In Memoriam: Sarah Elizabeth McQuillen-Tran, 1979-2014
She was an assistant professor at the Dedman School of Law at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Only 34 years old, she specialized in intellectual property, regulatory, and environmental law.
Three Women Appointed to Dean Positions
The new deans are Margo DelliCarpini at Morehead State University in Kentucky, Laura Bronstein at Binghamton University in New York and Joanne Vogel of Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
The Next Dean of the Law School at Southern Methodist University
Jennifer M. Collins currently serves as on the faculty of the Wake Forest University School of Law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is also vice provost at Wake Forest University.
Eight Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The new appointees are Julie Patterson Forrester at SMU, Tracy Boleware at Tuskegee University, Penny Rue at Wake Forest, Carli Schiffner at Wenatchee Valley College, Janine Sherrier at the University of Delaware, Lucy France at the University of Montana, Susan Neu at Virginia Tech, and Joni Wadley at Ohio University.
Southern Methodist University to Review Sexual Assault Polices and Procedures
The review was prompted by the university’s response to an allegation of rape last February that wound its way through the campus disciplinary system for eight months.
Women Scientists Are More Adept Than Men in Showing the Public Relevance of Their Research
A study by researchers at Rice University and Southern Methodist University finds that 72 percent of scientists who conduct public outreach efforts are women.
When a Man Is Making the Decision, Women Are Usually Overlooked for Science Awards
In this study, women were 21 percent of the nominees for these awards but less than 5 percent of the winners.
Women Win a Tiny Percentage of Research Awards from Scientific Societies
A study finds that women won just 10 percent of the awards for scholarship and research from 13 scientific and medical societies but 32.2 percent of the awards for service and 37.1 percent of the awards for teaching.
Archives of Susan G. Komen for the Cure to Be Housed at Southern Methodist University
The collection will be part of the Archives of Women of the Southwest housed at SMU’s DeGolyer Library.
Study Finds That Many Academic Scientists Wish They Had More Children
For many women and men in academic science, their careers have gotten in the way of desired family life.
