All Entries Tagged With: "University of Connecticut"
Four Women With New Faculty Positions
Vishakha Desai at Columbia, Nancy G. Harrington at the University of Kentucky, Louis McCullough at the University of Connecticut and Jennifer Brandt at High Point University have new faculty roles.
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.
In Memoriam: Eleanor Krohn Herrmann, 1935-2012
She was a professor emerita at the University of Connecticut’s School of Nursing and served as co-curator of the Josephine Dolan Collection of Nursing History at the university.
Eight New Women Deans
Brid Grant, Ann Carruth, Julie DeGraw, Elizabeth Cada, Susan Stapleton, Laurie Achenbach, Jennifer Iacino, and Kim Wilson are all named to dean positions.
Five Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
Marlene Helm, Sarah Green, Kristi Gafford, Monena Hall, and Janice W. Yellin are all taking on new responsibilities.
Seven Women Named to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here is news of seven women who have been assigned to new administrative posts at universities across the United States.
Study Finds That Male Professors With Infants and Toddlers Are Not Sharing Child Care Tasks Equally
Given the results of their survey, the authors question whether colleges and universities should be granting equal parental leave benefits to male faculty as they do to female faculty.
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.
Marilyn Nelson to Receive the Frost Medal from the Poetry Society of America
She taught in the English department at the University of Connecticut from 1978 to 2002 and is the former poet laureate of Connecticut.
University Researchers Find Gender Differences in Response to Exposure to Violence
Young women who have been exposed to violence are more apt to display symptoms of dissociation, mentally and emotionally withdrawing from difficult situations.
Student Video Sparks Controversy at the University of Connecticut
In the video, a woman is being stalked by an apparent rapist and pleads for help at an emergency call box.
Universities Toughen Regulations on Sexual Assault
The University of Connecticut and the University of Wyoming have strengthened their regulations governing issues of sexual misconduct on campus.
Two Women Join the Faculty at the University of Connecticut Health Center
Christina Stevenson and Karen Hook are new assistant professors.
Sally Reis Has Been Appointed to an Endowed Chair at the University of Connecticut
The chair was named after her mother and funded by her aunt and uncle.
Three New Assistant Professors in the Medical Sciences
The three new assistant professors are Michelle Weisfeiner Bloom, Kathy Gaughan, and Tessa Balach.
Five Women Named to New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Mary Holz-Clause, Karlene Burrell-McRae, Nancy Guerra, Libby Shelton, and Allayne Barrilleaux have new duties.
Two Women Named Department Chairs
Amy Howell at UConn and Lynn M. Shore at SDSU are now leading their departments.
UConn Researchers Developing Novel Device to Better Detect Ovarian Cancer
Project is funded by a five-year, $1.63 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.
Sharon White to Lead the Stamford Campus of the University of Connecticut
Her appointment is effective immediately.
