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In Memoriam: Elizabeth Ann Vallen, 1965-2024
Dr. Vallen was the Howard A. Schneiderman ’48 Professor of Biology at Swarthmore College where she served for nearly three decades. She helped to establish the college’s Biology Scholars Program and the Swarthmore Summer Scholars Program.
Wendy Cadge Appointed President of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania
Currently dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Brandeis University, Wendy Cadge has been named president of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. She is a professor of sociology whose academic research has focused on issues in contemporary American religion.
Rachel Sagner Buurma and Laura Heffernan Receive Teaching Literature Book Award
“The Teaching Archive: A New History for Literary Study” examines historical English teaching practices in an effort to provide an accurate account of the discipline’s history.
The Women’s Resource Center at Swarthmore College Renamed to Gender & Sexuality Center
“Together, we strive to build a transformative campus environment that celebrates diversity, promotes understanding, and advocates for a more equitable and inclusive future for all students, including women, gender non-conforming, trans, and queer students,” said Paige Jennings, director of the Swarthmore College Gender & Sexuality Center.
Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs
Liliya Yatsunyk was appointed to the James H. Hammons Chair of Chemistry at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. Tara Zahra was appointed the Hanna Holborn Gray Professor of East European History at the University of Chicago and Sonya Grier was named to the Eminent Scholar Chair in Marketing at the Kogod School of Business of American University in Washington, D.C.
Three Women Who Are Taking on New Roles Relating to Diversity in Higher Education
Kristina Londy was promoted to director of student success and inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility at MiraCosta College in Oceanside, California. Gillian McKnight-Tutein was appointed chief educational equity officer for the Colorado Department of Higher Education and S. Brooke Vick was named vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.
Four Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties
The women faculty members who are taking on new roles are Kathleen Horvath at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Patricia White at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, Brenda Jacobs at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and Bridget Hayden at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Women Named Provosts at Two Highly Selective Liberal Arts Colleges in Pennsylvania
Tomoko Sakomura will serve as the next provost and dean of the faculty at Swarthmore College and Renée Ann Cramer has been named provost and dean at Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Both women will begin their new duties on July 1.
Eight Women Who Have Been 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Assuming New Roles in Higher Education
Taking on new assignments are Carla S. Freeman at Emory University in Atlanta, Dina Refki in the Rockefeller Institute of Government of the State University of New York in Albany, Lynne Steuerle Schofield at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, Nicole B. Burwell at North Carolina A&T State University, and Amy Fleming, at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville.
Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Assigned New Duties
Taking on new roles in higher education are Jennifer Borland at Oklahoma State University, Erin Todd Bronchetti at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, Terry-Ann Jones at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Genevieve Giuliano at the University of Southern California, and Gloria DiFulvio at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Four Women at Swarthmore College Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure
Four women scholars were promoted to associate professor and granted tenure at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. They are: Megan Brown in history, Daniela Fera in biochemistry, Eva-Maria S. Collins in systems biology, and María Pía Olivero in economics.
Six Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Pennsylvania, has announced the appointments of seven faculty members to endowed chairs. Six of these appointments went to women. Yvonne Chireau was named the Peggy Chan Professor of Black Studies. Dr. Chireau is the author of Black Magic: African American Religion and the Conjuring Tradition […]
Sarah Willie-LeBreton Will Be the Next President of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts
Dr. Willie-LeBreton currently serves as provost and dean of the faculty at Swarthmore College, where she has taught since 1997. Earlier, she served on the faculty at Colby College in Maine and Bard College in New York. She will become president of Smith College on July 1, 2023.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of a Eleven Women to Administrative Positions
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Swarthmore College’s Farha Ghannam Honored by the American Anthropological Association
Farha Ghannam, the Eugene Lang Research Professor of Anthropology at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, recently received the American Anthropological Association’s 2022 Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching in Anthropology. The award is given to one individual each year who has impacted the discipline of anthropology through outstanding teaching and inspiring their students.
Four Women Academics Taking on New Faculty Roles
Taking on new faculty titles or roles are Ayse Kaya at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, Gabriella Coleman at Harvard University, June Hwang, at the University of Rochester in New York, and Shauna Rich Jacobson at the University of South Dakota.
Six Women Faculty Members at Swarthmore College Have Been Promoted and Granted Tenure
Swarthmore College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in suburban Philadelphia, has announced that nine faculty members have been promoted to associate professor and granted tenure. six of the nine promotions were offered to women.
Ten Women Who Have Been Hired or Promoted to New 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 Administrative Positions for Eight Women 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.
Four Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania
Swarthmore College, a highly rated liberal arts educational institution in suburban Philadelphia, has appointed seven faculty members to endowed chairs. Four of these appointments went to women. The four women are Betsey Bolton in English, Tia Newhall in computer science, K. Ann Renninger in educational studies, and Patricia White in film and media studies.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of 10 Women to Administrative Posts
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 President Mary Schmidt Campbell Will Step Down at the End of the Academic Year
Dr. Campbell became president of Spelman College in Atlanta on August 1, 2015. She is dean emerita of the Tisch School of the Arts and University Professor of art and public policy at New York University. Early in her career she was the director of the Studio Museum in Harlem and was cultural affairs commissioner for the City of New York. She joined the faculty at New York University in 1991 and served as dean for two decades.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Ten Women to Administrative Positions
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
A Dozen Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Positions 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.
In Memoriam: Constance Cain Hungerford, 1948-2021
Constance Cain Hungerford was the Mari S. Michener Professor Emerita of Art History and Provost Emerita at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania. She taught at Swarthmore College from 1975 to 2020.
New Administrative Roles for Six Women at Colleges and Universities
Taking on new administrative duties are Debbie Snell at Hawai‘i Pacific University, Karissa Morehouse at Merced College in California, Enku Gelaye at Emory University in Atlanta, Elizabeth Boluch Wood at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, Stephanie B. Frost at Bowdoin College in Maine, and Virginia C. Robbins at Syracuse University.
Marcella Nunez-Smith Receives the Visionary Leadership Award From the International Festival of Arts & Ideas
Dr. Nunez-Smith, an associate professor and associate dean for health equity research at Yale Medical School, was honored for her work to address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Black and brown communities.
New Faculty Assignments at Colleges and Universities for Six Woman Scholars
Taking on new roles are Yara González-Justiniano at Vanderbilt Divinity School, Emily A. Gasser at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, Anna Storti at Duke University, Grace Marie Bochenek at the University of Central Florida, Amy Wendt at the University of Wisconsin, and Jessica Kastler at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Five Women Scholars Taking on New Assignments at Colleges and Universities
Taking on new titles or roles are Natalia Molina at the Univerity of Southern California, Nine Johnson at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, Dianah Wynter at Arizona State University, Sarah Peyre at the University of Rochester, and Grace Musila at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
Sara Hiebert Burch of Swarthmore College Recognized for Innovation in the Biology Classroom
Professor Hiebert Burch was recognized for her “interactive engagement” activities for her lecture classes. “I eventually moved to a partially ‘flipped’ classroom,” she explains, “so that we could spend more time cementing concepts by using them to solve problems, rather than simply talking about them.”
Four Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Roles
Lilya Yatsunyk was promoted to full professor of chemistry at Swarthmore College. Olga Sendra Ferrer was promoted to associate professor of Spanish at Wesleyan University. Chryl Laird has been named to an endowed assistant professorship at Bowdoin College and Jennifer Redfearn joined the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley.
Nine Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education
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.
Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The three women named to endowed professorships are Christine Suniti Bhat in the College of Education at Ohio University, Pallabi Chakravorty at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, and Hanétha Vété-Congolo at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.
In Memoriam: Yvette Marie Fallandy, 1926-2021
Dr. Fallandy served on the faculty at Sonoma State University in California for more than three decades. She also served as dean of students and was the first woman to be named vice president of academic affairs.
