All Entries Tagged With: "University of Kansas"
Seven Women in Academia Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Angela Morales of Glendale Community College, Naomi Halas and Kathleen Matthews of Rice University, Maria A. Serrat of Marshall University, Kathleen Lane of the University of Kansas, Carol Tonge Mack of the University of Cincinnati, and Julie M. Goddard of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Ten Women in New Faculty Roles at U.S. Colleges and Universities
The 10 women in new teaching posts are Margot Quijano, Stefanie Jegelka, Leora Auslander, Kathryn Ellerbeck, Debra Romberger, Dana Levin, Aarti Gupta, Ericka A. Albaugh, Sally Radovick, and Kal Alston.
University of Kansas Study Finds That Universities May Be Underreporting Sexual Assaults
The data shows that during the audits of university crime statistics, reported sexual assaults rose 44 percent. But the research found that once the audits were over, the number of reported sexual assaults declined to the previous level.
Six Women Scholars Honored With Major Awards
The honorees are Ruth Murray-Clay at the University of California, Santa Barbara, the late Anna Cienciala at the University of Kansas, Dorothy Roberts at the University of Pennsylvania, Toni Morrison of Princeton University, K. Paige Carmichael of the University of Georgia, and Susan Kidwell of the University of Chicago.
Sally Mason to Step Down as President of the University of Iowa
Sally Mason, who has served as president of the University of Iowa for the past eight years, has announced that she will retire on August 1. A molecular biologist, Dr. Mason is the former provost of Purdue University in Indiana.
Professor Donna Sweet to Be Honored by the American College of Physicians
Donna E. Sweet, professor of internal medicine at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in Wichita, has been selected to receive the Alfred Stengel Memorial Award for Outstanding Service from the American College of Physicians.
In Memoriam: Anna Maria Cienciala, 1929-2014
A native of what is now Gdansk, Poland, Dr. Cienciala joined the faculty at the University of Kansas in 1965 and continued to serve on the faculty there until her retirement in 2002. She taught history and Russian and East European studies.
University of Florida Adds Three Women to Its Senior Faculty Ranks
Jane V. Aldrich was appointed professor of medicinal chemistry. Morgan Ernest was named an associate professor of wildlife ecology and conservation and Karen Garrett was appointed professor of plant pathology.
Study Recommends Early Interventions to Increase Girls’ Interest in Mathematics
A new study by scholars at Cornell University, Boston University, and the University of Kansas recommends that educators institute intervention programs for young girls as early as elementary school to increase their interest and abilities in mathematics and science.
Seven Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts at American Universities
The new appointees are Kecia Thomas at the University of Georgia, Ingrid Stafford at Northwestern, Leanne Ketterlin-Geller at Southern Methodist, Klara Jelinkova at Rice, Kristen Dauphinais at the University of North Dakota, Natalie Lutz at the University of Kansas, and Ann Copeland at Penn State.
Are Single-Sex Schools a Good Idea for Young Boys and Girls?
While the number of single-sex public K-12 schools has grown in recent years, a new study finds that parents are choosing to send their children to these schools based on outdated theories of differences in how girls and boys learn.
Two Women Among the Five Finalists for Dean of the University of Tennessee’s College of Law
The two women finalists for dean are Brenda V. Smith, a professor at the Washington College of Law at American University in Washington, D.C., and Melanie Wilson, a professor of law and associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Kansas.
New High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education for 14 Women
Here is this week’s roundup of appointments and promotions of women to top-level administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
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: Majorie Jean Spurrier Sirridge, 1921-2014
Majorie Sirridge graduated first in her class at the University of Kansas School of Medicine in 1944. In 1971 she joined the faculty at the new University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine and taught there until she was 90 years old. She also served a term as the school’s dean.
University of Kansas to Offer a New Bachelor’s Degree Program in Human Sexuality
Students in the program, offered by the women’s studies department, will examine how sexual identity and practices contribute to significant contemporary social issues such as human trafficking, family violence, and health inequality.
Fourteen Women Taking on New Administrative Duties at Colleges and Universities
The appointees are: Nancy L. Jones, Melissa Sanders, Venessa Funches, Joanna Young, Kenyatta Tatum Futterman, Zella Palmer, Linda Allen, Patricia M. Alvarez McHatton, Valerie Day, Nina King, Angela Simmons, Lisa Liseno, Loretta A. Moore, and Erinn Barcomb-Peterson.
Nine Women Appointed to New University Faculty Positions
The women who are in new teaching roles are Elizabeth Bjerke, Kibibi Voloria Mack-Shelton, Brett Gilbert, Joyce Castle, Yuvay Meyers Ferguson, Joan C. Han, Ann S. Masten, Rebecca C. Harris, and Dawn Herd-Clark.
In Memoriam: Ann Weick, 1941-2014
Professor Weick joined the faculty at the University of Kansas in 1976. She was named acting dean of the School of Social Welfare in 1987 and permanent dean a year later. She served as dean until 2006.
Hood College Provost Chosen to Lead Buffalo State University
Katherine Conway-Turner is currently the provost at Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. She is the former provost of the State University of New York at Geneseo and former dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences at Georgia Southern University.
Schools With Gangs Also Tend to Have Higher Levels of Sexual Harassment
The study found that in schools with gangs the incidents of sexual harassment were more frequent and more violent. The study also found that in schools with gangs there was increased levels of homophobic teasing and bullying.
This Week’s Roundup of Appointments of Women to Key Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The appointees are Shirley M. Collado, Shannon McGee, Christine Byrd-Jacobs, Lynn Babington, Mary Berry, Katherine Johnson Suski, Estela Gavosto, Beverly L. Downing, Rachel Reuben, A. Madison Cario, Marthe Druska Golden, Kimberly Washor, and Susan Goodin.
The Importance of Faculty Role Models for Women Graduate Students in STEM Fields
A new study finds that universities in the United States that have a large percentage of women in faculty and administrative positions in STEM fields tended to have higher percentages of women among their master’s degree recipients in STEM disciplines.
Only One Woman Among the New Members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
Ann Hamilton is a Distinguished University Professor in the Department of Art at Ohio State University. She has been on the faculty at Ohio State since 2001. From 1985 to 1991, she taught on the faculty of the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Seventeen Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Mary Ann Fuchs, Carla Sanderson, Sharon Tennyson, Cheryl Johnson, Nalia Baloch, Binti Harvey, Susan C. Dolbert, Andrea Greenhoot, Lesia Crumpton-Young, Jodi Kupper, Ellen Anderson, Jenni Evans, Matella Nelson, Jaime Seguin, Debra Fraser Janie Long and Catherine Criswell are the new appointees.
New Administrative Duties for Seven Women in Academia
The women in new administrative posts at colleges and universities are Marta Caminero-Santangelo, W. Cherry L-Bugg, Kristine Miller, AnnaLisa Nash, Meredith Weenick, Kim Taylor, and Rhonda Reger.
Ten Women Promoted to Full Professor at the University of Kansas
Bernadette Gray-Little, chancellor of the University of Kansas, has announced the promotion of 25 faculty members to the rank of full professor. Ten of the 25 faculty members who were promoted are women.
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 Prominent Academics Announce Their Retirements
Mary Ellen Kondrat, dean of the School of Social Welfare at the University of Kansas, and Judith Nadler, University Librarian at the University of Chicago, will both step down in June.
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.
In Memoriam: Samira Sayeh, 1969-2014
Samira Sayeh was an associate professor in the department of French and Italian at the University of Kansas. She was also the director of the Haitian Studies Institute at the university.
Seven Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The women with new administrative jobs are Sharon Beverly, Jessica Stice, Joslyn DiPasalegne, Lucy Forster-Smith, Eileen Behr, Sharon Graham, and Jennifer Eury.
Ann Kaiser Will Receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council for Exceptional Children
Dr. Ann Kaiser is professor of special education and professor of psychology and the holder of the Susan Gray Chair in Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She will be honored in Philadelphia in April.
New Administrative Posts at Universities for Six Women
The appointees are Lindsey Douglas at the University of Kansas, Elizabeth Wark at Western Carolina University, Lori McElroy at the University of Wisconsin, Martha Connolly at the University of Maryland, Kesha Williams at Clemson University, and Natasha Cupps at Vanderbilt University.
New Provost at the University of Georgia
Pamela S. Whitten has been serving as dean of the College of Communication Arts and Sciences and professor of telecommunication, information studies, and media at Michigan State University.
