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University of Cincinnati's Efforts to Increase the Number of Women Faculty

University of Cincinnati’s Efforts to Increase the Number of Women Faculty

Some 22 new faculty members have been hired under the new Dual Career Assistance Program and the Strategic Hiring Initiatives. Over the past year the number of women and underrepresented faculty in STEM fields has tripled.

This Week's Round-Up of the Appointments of Women to High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education

This Week’s Round-Up of the Appointments of Women to High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education

The appointees are Ramona Romero, Zora Mulligan, Alta Mauro, Jenna Colvin, Indira Guzman, LaToya Battle-Brown, Judi Segall, Betty Boatright, Anusha Zechella, Elizabeth R. Dumont, Amy Eichhorst, Maricel Cigales, Jane Schuh, and Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan,

Seven Women in New Faculty Roles

Seven Women in New Faculty Roles

Women taking on new teaching assignments are Nicole Overstreet at Clark University, Tracelyn Gesteland at the University of South Dakota, Shelly Long at the University of Cincinnati, Barbara Guthrie at Northeastern University, Jinnie Garrett at Hamilton College, Helena Mitchell at Georgia Tech, Danielle Evans at the University of Wisconsin.

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

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.

Seven Women Appointed to Dean Positions

Seven Women Appointed to Dean Positions

The new deans are Barbara J. Wilson at the University of Illinois, Erica D’Agostino at Lafayette College, Susan Duncan at the University of Louisville, Alondra Nelson at Columbia, Barbara Atkinson at UNLV, Tina Whalen at the University of Cincinnati, and Denise Seachrist at Kent State.

University of Cincinnati's Christy Holland to Lead the Acoustical Society of America

University of Cincinnati’s Christy Holland to Lead the Acoustical Society of America

Dr. Holland is a professor in the division of cardiovascular health and diseases at the University of Cincinnati. She is also associate director of research for the Heart, Lung, and Vascular Institute.

Four Full Professors Receive New University Teaching Assignments

Four Full Professors Receive New University Teaching Assignments

Taking on new roles are Margaret Hostetter at the University of Cincinnati, Laura Dugan at Vanderbilt University, Tracy Irani at the University of Florida, and Maria Siemionow at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

University of Cincinnati Is Seeking a Photograph of Its First Woman Graduate

University of Cincinnati Is Seeking a Photograph of Its First Woman Graduate

In 1878 Winona Lee Hawthorne became the first woman to graduate from the University of Cincinnati. There is no known photograph of her despite the fact that she lived until 1933.

Ten Women Assuming New Administrative Roles at American Universities

Ten Women Assuming New Administrative Roles at American Universities

The women with new administrative posts are Amy Wohlert, Jana Jasinski, Kimberly Lamparelli, Susie Brubaker-Cole, Jennifer Heisey, Carla Peterson, Diana Jergovic, Apryle M. Cotton, Sara Childs, and Ellen Amsel.

Four Women Taking on New Teaching Roles

Four Women Taking on New Teaching Roles

Receiving new faculty appointments are Audrey Haynes at the University of Georgia, Gay Stewart at West Virginia University, Soyeon Kate Lee at the University of Cincinnati, and Kelley Benham French at Indiana University.

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

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.

University of Cincinnati Starts Women's Peer Mentoring Program

University of Cincinnati Starts Women’s Peer Mentoring Program

The program will pair up women students from the university’s two-year Clermont College in Batavia with women at the university’s main campus with the goal of encouraging Clermont women to move on into a four-year bachelor’s degree program.

Eight Women in New Higher Education Administrative Posts

Eight Women in New Higher Education Administrative Posts

The new women appointees taking on new administration positions are Chandra Alston, Leah Kraus, Beverly Reigle, Carol A. Padden, Karen McGlathery, Shea Kidd Houze, Kimberly Causey-Gomez, and Kara Keenan.

Eight Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Eight Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Women taking on new administrative roles are Martha S. Shull, Joan Darden, Julie Beckman, Harriet Frink Davis, Charlotte Song, Bleuzette Marshall, Cheryl Selinsky, and Kathleen Schmidlkofer.

Four Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Four Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

The new appointees are Jerald Woolfolk Adley at SUNY Oswego, Valerie S. Ratts at the Washington University School of Medicie, Deborah Robinson at the University of Cincinnati Foundation and Joyce Q. Rogers at Indiana University.

Seventeen Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Seventeen Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Here is this week’s summary of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions in colleges and universities across the United States.

Eleven Women to Serve in New Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Eleven Women to Serve in New Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Here are brief biographies of 11 women who have or soon will be assuming new administrative roles at colleges and universities across the United States.

Eight Women Taking on New Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Eight Women Taking on New Administrative Positions in Higher Education

The women taking on new roles are Carol Strohecker, Brenda Malone, Beth Raffeld, Kate Walker, Danielle Rice, Christina V. Tran, Maria Keri, and Dawn Thompson.

Fourteen Women in New Higher Education Administrative Positions

Fourteen Women in New Higher Education Administrative Positions

Here is a collection of new appointments of women to administrative posts at colleges and universities across the United States.

University of Cincinnati Names Its Next Provost

University of Cincinnati Names Its Next Provost

Beverly Davenport Sypher has been serving as vice provost for faculty affairs at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She previously held faculty and/or administrative posts at Virginia Tech, the University of Kansas, and the University of Kentucky.

New Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

New 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.

Eleven Women in New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities

Eleven Women in New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities

The women in new posts are Sarah Thomas, Pamela Besnard, Shannon Gurek, Lhay Browning Thriffiley, Katie Young, Katherine Karraker, Deborah Moon Shaffer, Debra S. Merchant, Julie Weber, Anne Milkovich, and Karen Stallman.

Three Women in New Teaching Roles

Three Women in New Teaching Roles

Marilyn Kelly joins the law school faculty at Wayne State University and Darline Foltz was hired as an assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati. Wendy Davis was promoted to associate professor at Trinity College.

Nine Women in New Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities

Nine Women in New Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities

Taking on new administrative duties are Judy Appleton, Lynette Ralph, Virginia Ruesterholz, Kenya Mann Faulkner, Carrie Kearney, Melinda Church, Melissa Gruver, Meg Amstutz, and Joanne Damminger.

New Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

New 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.

A Dozen Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

A Dozen Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Here is this week’s summary of news of appointments of women to key administrative posts at colleges and universities across the United States.

Four Women Faculty in New Roles

Four Women Faculty in New Roles

The women scholars appointed to new posts are Annie Smith at the University of Arkansas School of Law, Amanda Albrecht at the University of Cincinnati, Julie Luft of the University of Georgia, and Ingrid Daubechies at Princeton University.

American Educational Studies Association Presents Its Critics Choice Book Award

American Educational Studies Association Presents Its Critics Choice Book Award

Sarah Stitzlein, an associate professor of education at the University of Cincinnati, was honored for her book Teaching for Dissent: Citizenship Education and Political Activism.

University of Cincinnati Study Finds Widespread Abuse of Over-the-Counter Drugs by Teens

University of Cincinnati Study Finds Widespread Abuse of Over-the-Counter Drugs by Teens

The study of more than 54,000 youths in grades 7-12 found that teenage boys are more likely to abuse over-the-counter drugs than teenage girls.

Patricia Borger Is in the Running for President of the Iowa State University Foundation

Patricia Borger Is in the Running for President of the Iowa State University Foundation

Since 2008, she has been vice chancellor of development and alumni relations at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.

Six Women Scholars Win Awards

Six Women Scholars Win Awards

The honorees of Ashley Crumbley, Patsy Dickinson, Carla Johnson, Mary Frances Nettles, Linda Putnam, and Cathy N. Davidson.

New Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

New 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.

Two Women Named to the Faculty at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music

Two Women Named to the Faculty at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music

The new assistant professors at the conservatory are Hagit Limor Sunberg and Sydney Schnurr.

Two Women Named to Lead Schools at Universities

Two Women Named to Lead Schools at Universities

Elizabeth Wotton-Pimentel is the new dean of the College of Naturopathic Medicine at the University of Bridgeport and Kate Bonansinga is the new director of the School of Art at the University of Cincinnati.

Three Women to Lead Prestigious Professional Associations

Three Women to Lead Prestigious Professional Associations

Women have been elected the next presidents of the American Sociological Association, the American College of Sports Medicine, and one of the largest divisions of the American Psychological Association.