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Six Women Scholars Honored With Distinguished Awards
The honorees are Barbara J. Grosz of Harvard University, May-Lee Chai of the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, Kate Shoulders of the University of Arkansas, Patricia Ann Conrad of the University of California, Davis, Ilana B. Witten of Princeton, and Beverly Daniel Ttaum, professor emerita of Spelman College.
Ruth Simmons Appointed Interim President of Prairie View A&M University
Ruth Simmons, who served as the 18th president of Brown University, the Ivy League educational institution in Providence, Rhode Island, from 2001 to 2012, has been named the interim president of Prairie View A&M University in Texas.
Ten Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
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.
Beyoncé Creates Scholarships for Women at Four Educational Institutions
The Formation Scholar awards at Berklee College of Music, Howard University, Parsons School of Design, and Spelman College were established “to encourage and support young women who are unafraid to think outside the box and are bold, creative, conscious, and confident.”
Four Women’s Colleges Among the Top Producers of Peace Corps Volunteers
Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts and Spelman College in Atlanta ranked in a tie for seventh place on the small colleges list with 11 alumnae currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers.
Sharon Davies Named the Next Provost at Spelman College in Atlanta
In 2015, Professor Davies was named vice provost and chief diversity officer at Ohio State University. She has been on the faculty at the university’s Moritz College of Law for the past 22 years and holds the Gregory H. Williams Chair in Civil Rights & Civil Liberties.
Adia Harvey Wingfield to Lead the Sociologists for Women in Society
Adia Harvey Wingfield, a professor of sociology at Washington University in St. Louis, was named president-elect of the Sociologists for Women in Society, an organization dedicated to improving the social position of women through feminist sociological research and writing.
Spelman College President Reports on Efforts to Combat Sexual Assault
Last May, allegations that a Spelman College student was gang raped by four students from nearby Morehouse College were published on an anonymous Twitter account. Now Spelman College President Mary Schmidt Campbell has reported on measures the college has taken to combat sexual assault on campus.
Spelman College in Atlanta To Decide Whether to Admit Transgender Students
Spelman College, the liberal arts educational institution for women in Atlanta where the vast majority of the students are African Americans, has announced that it will convene a task force that will make recommendations on whether the college should admit transgender students.
Johnson & Johnson Partners With Colleges and Universities to Promote Women in STEM Fields
Among the partner institutions are the California Institute of Technology, Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Rhode Island School of Design, Rutgers University in New Jersey, and Spelman College in Atlanta.
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.
Nine Women Who Have Been Appointed to High-Level Administrative Posts at Colleges and 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.
New Administrative Duties for Nine Women in American 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.
Seven Women Taking on New Administrative Duties 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.
Spelman College “Discontinues” the Cosby Endowed Professorship
In the 1980s, the highly rated women’s college in Atlanta received a $20 million gift from Bill and Camille Cosby. Now the college has ended a professor named for the Cosbys and returned “related funds” to a foundation created by Camille Cosby.
The Next President of Spelman College in Atlanta
Mary Schmidt Campbell is dean emerita of the Tisch School of the Arts and University Professor of art and public policy at New York University. She will become president of Spelman College on August 1.
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.
Spelman College “Suspends” the Cosby Endowed Professorship
On the heels of accusations of rape by nearly 20 women against Bill Cosby, Spelman College, a highly rated liberal arts educational institution for African American women in Atlanta, has removed the Cosby name from an endowed professorship.
Beverly Daniel Tatum Earns Highest Honor From the American Psychological Association
The citation for the award given to the Spelman College President said that “you have engaged the very difficult subject of race relations in the United States, and the impact of such an environment on identity development for African Americans.”
Beverly Daniel Tatum Stepping Down as President of Spelman College Next June
President Tatum has led Spelman College since 2002. Previously she was a professor of psychology and dean of the college at Mount Holyoke College. Dr. Tatum expressed her wish to return to her research and writing.
Beverly Daniel Tatum Receives the 2013 Academic Leadership Award From the Carnegie Corporation
Beverly Daniel Tatum, president of Spelman College is the only woman among this year’s four winners. She is the first college or university president in the state of Georgia and the first president of a historically Black college or university to win the award.
Four Women Holding New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
The new appointees are Luisa Colin at Texas A&M University, Khalilah A. Shabazz at Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis, Jacqueline M. Jenkins at LIM College in New York City, and Ingrid Hayes at Spelman College in Atlanta.
American Educational Research Association Elects Its New Leader
Joyce E. King joined the faculty at Georgia State University in 2004 and currently holds the Benjamin E. Mays Endowed Chair of Urban Teaching, Learning, and Leadership. She is the former provost of Spelman College.
Pamela Gunter-Smith to Be the Next President of York College
Since 2006, Dr. Gunter-Smith has been provost and academic vice president at Drew University in Madison, New Jersey. Previously, she was the Porter Professor of Physiology at Spelman College in Atlanta.
Spelman College Is Dropping Intercollegiate Athletics
According to President Beverly Daniel Tatum, the college will now focus instead on “fitness/wellness/intramural programs, emphasizing those activities that career women are likely to maintain for a lifetime – tennis, golf, swimming, yoga, Pilates, running and walking.”
Women Scholars Named to Endowed Chairs
Nikky Finney at the University of Kentucky and Tananarive Due at Spelman College were appointed to named chairs.
Five Women’s Colleges Receive Grants From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The grants will assist these schools in their efforts to create more engaging science classes.
American Council on Education Honors Two Women Presidents
Ruth Simmons of Brown University and Beverly Daniel Tatum of Spelman College were honored at the Women’s Leadership Dinner at the annual meeting of the American Council on Education in Los Angeles.
Five Women Academics Receive Awards
Erica Lorraine Williams, Deanna Haunsperger, Ilona M. Figat, Sherrill Redmon, and CarolAnn Peterson are honored.
Eight Women Academics Honored With Prestigious Awards
Here is news of eight women honored for their books, research, or teaching.
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Sister to Be Honored With the James Weldon Johnson Medal
Willie Christine King Farris is an associate professor of education at Spelman College.
Ruth Simmons Leaving Brown University Presidency
At the end of the academic year she will leave her post as president but continue to teach at Brown.
Seven Women Take on New Administrative Duties
Susan Fritz, Ann Marie Whyte, Carmen Sidbury, Irma Van Scoy, Paula Brewer Byron, Wanda Lester, and Marylou J. Ferry are taking on new assignments.
New Provost Named at Wagner College
Lily McNair was named provost and vice president for academic affairs at Wagner College on Staten Island in New York City, effective July 1. Dr. McNair is currently associate provost for research and professor of psychology at Spelman College in Atlanta. Prior to coming to Spelman, Professor McNair taught at the State University of New […]
