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A Trio of Women Faculty Members Appointed to Endowed Chairs at American Universities
Newly appointed to endowed chairs are Norma Hafenstein at the University of Denver, Jennifer Richeson at Yale University, and Melissa M. WIlcox at the University of California, Riverside.
Nine Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments at Colleges and Universities
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.
Eight Women Faculty Members Who Are Assuming New Roles in Higher Education
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.
Glena Temple Will Be the Next President of Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Dr. Glena Temple joined the faculty at Viterbo University in 2001 and served as dean of the School of Letters and Sciences from 2008 to 2013. She was appointed vice president for academic affairs in 2015.
New Deans Are Named at Eight Colleges and Universities
The women who have been appointed to dean posts are Jane E. Carreiro, Sara Rosen, Laura Bertonazzi, Patricia A. Okker, Sharon Walker, Paula O’Loughlin, Gloria Jones-Johnson, and Ingrid C. Burke.
New Assignments for Eight Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities
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.
Five Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Colleges and Universities
The new deans are Deborah Deas at the University of California, Riverside, Montserrat Fuentes at Virginia Commonwealth University, Kate Howard at the University of Southern Mississippi, Onye Ozuzu at Columbia College in Chicago, and Nancy Bauer at Tufts University in Massachusetts.
New Assignments for 11 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.
Four Women Scholars Named to Endowed Chairs at Major Universities
The four women appointed to endowed chairs are Carolyn N. Dean at Yale University, Tracy Kahn at the University of California, Riverside, Karen J. Castle at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and Mari Tietze at Texas Woman’s University.
In Memoriam: Jennifer Fish Kashay, 1966-2016
Jennifer Fish Kashay, an associate professor of history at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, died on January 3 after suffering a heart attack. She was 49 years old.
Laila Lalami Wins Another Honor for Her Novel The Moor’s Account
Laila Lalami, a professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside, has won the 2015 Zora Neale Hurston/Richard Wright Legacy Award for Fiction presented by the Hurston/Wright Foundation in Washington, D.C.
Two Women Named to Positions as Dean
Milagros Pena is the new dean of the College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the University of California, Riverside, and on July 1, 2016, Deborah Berke will become the first woman dean of the Yale School of Architecture.
Laila Lalami of the University of California, Riverside Wins an American Book Award
Laila Lalami, a professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside, won an American Book Award from The Before Columbus Foundation for her latest novel The Moor’s Account.
Business Insider Honors the “Groundbreaking Women Scientists” at U.S. Universities
Business Insider recently published its list of “50 Groundbreaking Scientists Who are Changing the Way We See the World.” Of these 50 groundbreaking scientists, 15 are women and 11 of these women have current ties to academic institutions in the United States.
Five Women Scholars Selected for Honors From National Associations
The honorees are Elizabeth Belding of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Yolanda T. Moses of the University of California, Riverside, Isis Carbajal de Garcia of Florida International University, Elena T. Carbone of the University of Massachusetts, and Lynda Bonewald from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Seven Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs at American Universities
The appointees to endowed chairs are Andrea Louise Campbell at MIT, Alison P. Galvani at Yale University, Fiona Harrison at CalTech, Seung-kyung Kim at Indiana University, Susan R. Wessler at the University of California, Riverside, Vicki Sealey at West Virginia University, and Lisa Cohen at Wesleyan University.
New Administrative Posts for 22 Women at U.S. 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.
Jennifer Chen to Be the Youngest Graduate of the Florida International University College of Medicine
Jennifer Chen never graduated from high school. After finishing ninth grade, she enrolled at California State University, Los Angeles at the age of 14. This spring, Chen will be youngest person to graduate from the medical school at Florida International University.
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.
Five University Professors Receive National Honors
The award winners are Emily Auerbach of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Mary Louise Hemmeter of Vanderbilt University, Susan R. Wessler of the University of California, Riverside, Tonda Hughes of the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Melody Graulich of Utah State University.
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.
Women Faculty Placed in a “Catch-22” Situation When It Comes to Requests to Serve on Committees
Women are often besieged with offers to join faculty committees as the chairs of these committees are eager to demonstrate their commitment to diversity. Women often feel obliged to accept these offers to show they are team players even though serving on these committees deprives them of ample time to write and conduct research.
Survey Finds That Sexual Harassment and Assault Are Common on Scientific Field Studies
Of the nearly 700 field workers surveyed, 64 percent said they had been exposed to inappropriate sexual remarks, comments about their physical appearance, or jokes about gender differences. Twenty percent said they had been victims of sexual assault.
Nalo Hopkinson Receives Book Award for Young Adult Science Fiction
Nalo Hopkinson, associate professor of creative writing at the University of California, Riverside, is the recipient of the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
Six Women Scholars in New University Teaching Roles
The women in new teaching roles are Jane Smiley at the University of California, Riverside, Susan Asselin at Virginia Tech, JeffriAnne Wilder at the University of North Florida, Sally Hodder at West Virginia University, Sarah Bergbreiter at the University of Maryland and Gillian R. Hayes at the University of California, Irvine.
Four Women Academics Receive Honors
The women receiving awards are Susan Straight of the University of California, Riverside, Elaine Maimon of Governors State University, Rosemary O’Leary of the University of Kansas and Merline Pitre of Texas Southern University.
Seven Women Taking On New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
The women named to new administrative posts are Jean Davis, Crystal Crockett, Beverly Adams, Maria Anguiano, Ryann Randall, Noel Sloan, and Patricia A. Johnson.
Erica Edwards of the University of California Riverside Wins Prestigious Book Prize
Erica Edwards, an associate professor of English, has been awarded the prestigious Williams Sanders Scarborough Prize from the Modern Language Association for her book Charisma and the Fictions of Black Leadership.
University of California Study Finds Pregnant Women Eat Harmful Foods
A new study by researchers at the University of California at Riverside and the University of California at San Diego finds that pregnant women routinely consume food and beverages that contain toxins that may be harmful to developing fetuses.
University of California, Riverside Faculty Member Wins Book Award from the Western Writers of America
Deanne Stillman, a member of the core faculty at the University of California, Riverside-Palm Desert Low Residency Master of Fine Arts Creative Writing Program, was won the 2013 Spur Award in the nonfiction category for a book on the 2005 murder of a Los Angeles County deputy sheriff.
Ten Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The women with new administrative roles are Liliana Rodriguez, Emily Engleschall, Treby Williams, Kari Alldredge, Julie Graves, Fran Hagstrom, Amy Chasteen Miller, Nicole Raimondi, Lesa Hatley Major, and Katherine Aiken.
Three Women in New Faculty Posts
Tiffany Ana Lopez now holds a named chair at the University of California Riverside. Atiya Kai Stokes Brown was promoted at Bucknell University and Birgitta Johnson was hired to the faculty at the University of South Carolina.
Honors Bestowed on Five University Women
The honorees are Mallory Lucier-Greer, Erica Siegel, Mary Emery, Nina Kohn, and Janet Lanza.
Business School at the University of California Riverside Adds Three Women to Its Faculty
Elaine Wong, Rosemary Kim, and Elodie Goodman will be teaching at the university this fall.
The Youngest Person to Earn a Ph.D. at the University of California Riverside
Dr. Juliet Beni took classes at a community college when she was eight years old, entered college at the age of 12, and earned a Ph.D. in psychology at age 19.
