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United Nations Launches New Effort to Track Gender Equality at Universities
The first University parity report establishes baseline figures for women in faculty and administrative posts as well as for undergraduate and graduate students at 10 major universities worldwide. These figures will be used to measure the progress toward gender equality made by these institutions in the years to come.
Florida State University Musicologist Wins Book Award
Denise Von Glahn, professor of musicology and director of the Center for Music of the Americas at Florida State University in Tallahassee, won the Pauline Alderman Award from the International Alliance for Women in Music.
New Administrative Roles for 11 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.
Three Women Named to Distinguished Professorships at the State University of New York
Jean Wactawski-Wende is a professor of epidemiology at the University at Buffalo. Nancy Hollingsworth is a professor of biochemistry and cell biology at Stony Brook University and Elizabeth Tucker is a professor of English at Binghamton University.
New Administrative Positions for Seven Women at U.S. Colleges and Universities
The appointees are Judith B. Greiman at Stony Brook, Cindy Hess at Tulsa Community College, Lisa Watson at Scripps College, Naomi Norman at the University of Georgia, Celena Mondie-Milner at the University of Texas, Kelly Sartorius at the University of Arkansas, and Shana Lassiter at Columbia.
Alice Harris Elected to Lead the Linguistic Society of America
Alice C. Harris is a professor of linguistics at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She will become president of the 5,000-member Linguistic Society of America in 2016 after serving for a year as vice president and president-elect.
Seven Women Taking on New Teaching Assignments
The seven women in new faculty roles are Francine Huff at Florida A&M University, Heidi Hunter at Stony Brook University, Pamela Teaster at Virginia Tech, Phyllis Dennery at Brown University, Katherine Ott at Bates College, Rebecca Calisi-Rodriguez at Barnard College and Shalanda Baker at the University of Hawaii.
A Dozen Women Taking on New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
The appointees are Sarah Cortell Vandersypen, Cathy Grimes, Ginny Painter, Marjolie Leonard, Pamela Dumas Serfes, Jill Oswaks, Jamina Scippio-McFadden, Shokrina Radpour Beering, Priscilla Salant, Lauren Ross, Renee Wells, and Julie Hopwood.
University of California, San Diego’s “Physics Girl” Wins National Competition
Dianna Cowern, outreach coordinator for the Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences at the University of California, San Diego, has become something of a YouTube sensation as “Physics Girl.” She was awarded the top prize in the Flame Challenge by the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science at Stony Brook University.
Seven Women Appointed to New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
The women taking on new roles are Karen Levitov, Rachel Fester, Rebecca L. Kohler, Maureen McCarthy, Kelley Hartley Hutton, Deanna McCormick, and Lee Benton.
Eleven Women in New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of appointment of women to key administrative positions at colleges and universities across the University States.
New Graduate Degree Programs in Women’s Studies at Stony Brook University
The women’s and gender studies program at Stony Brook University in New York has announced the establishment of a master’s degree program and a Ph.D. program in the discipline.
Nine Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The women taking on new roles are Mary S. Sansalone, Julie Del Giorno, Cheryl Thomas, J. Violet Gannon, Nancy A.G. Vogele, Victoria Rowe Berry, Marianne Perie, and Ellen Ernst Kossek
Three Women Appointed to Positions as Dean
Suzy M. Nelson at Colgate, Lina Obeid at Stony Brook, and Katherine Conley at the College of William and Mary, were named dean.
Eight Women Undertaking New Administrative Responsibilities in Higher Education
Here is a listing of new appointments of women to administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
New Women Faculty at Mount Holyoke and Stony Brook
Micaela Diaz-Sanchez and Melissa Henretta have been appointed to new teaching positions.
Three New Assistant Professors in the Medical Sciences
The three new assistant professors are Michelle Weisfeiner Bloom, Kathy Gaughan, and Tessa Balach.
Six Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Linda Rose, Nancy McDuff, Karol Kain Gray, Jennifer Farrell, Robin Camputaro, and Mary Rutherford have taken on new responsibilities.
A Host of New Appointments of Women to College and University Administrative Positions
Nine women who are assuming new roles and duties.
