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A Dozen Women With New Faculty Roles 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.
Five Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The women scholars appointed to endowed chairs are Lori K. Pearson at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, Anastasia Muliana at Texas A&M University, Kate Ponto at the University of Kentucky, Bernadette Atuahene at Wayne State University in Detroit, and Gladys McCormick at Syracuse University in New York.
Women With Bulimia Have Different Neural Reactions When They Are Shown Pictures of Food
Brain scans of women bulimics showed decreased blood flow in the precuneus, the area of the brain responsible for self-reflection, when the women were shown pictures of high-sugar and high-fat foods. Women without bulimia had increased blood flow to the same neural region when shown the identical photographs.
Seventeen Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Roles 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: Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey, 1922-2017
Mary Evelyn Blagg Huey was the only alumna and the first woman to serve as president of Texas Woman’s University. She was named president of the university in 1976 and served in that role until her retirement in 1986.
Six Women in Higher Education Receive Notable Honors or Awards
The honorees are Julia Cronin-Gilmore of Bellevue University in Nebraska, Claire Renzetti of the University of Kentucky, Sarah Jane Brubaker of Virginia Commonwealth University, Cora Downs at the University of Kansas, Huda Zoghbi of the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, and Mary Splide, the outgoing president of Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon.
The Racial Gap in School Discipline Is Greater for Girls Than for Boys
The study of middle and high school students in a large urban district by researchers at Indiana University and the University of Kentucky, found that Blacks girls are three times as likely as White girls to be sent to the principal’s office.
Notable Honors or Awards for Four Women Scholars in Academia
The honorees are Toni Morrison, professor emerita at Princeton University in New Jersey, Audrey Adamson of the Quad Cities campus of Western Illinois University, Rae Goodwin of the University of Kentucky School of Art and Visual Studies, and Mary C. MacDonald of the University of Rhode Island.
New Duties for Seven Women Faculty Members at Major 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 Who Have Been Appointed 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.
Eight Women Appointed to New 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.
Two Women Appointed Directors of Schools at Major State Universities
Elisia Cohen was named director of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of Minnesota and Kaye E. Reed was appointed director of the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University.
The First Graduates of Duke University’s Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program
Students can earn a master’s degree in nursing or a post-master’s certificate for students interested in specializing in women’s health.
Four Women in Academia Honored With Notable Awards
The award winners are Goulda A. Downer of Howard University, Brooke Kreitinger of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Joelle Rollo-Koster of the University of Rhode Island, and Elisia Cohen of the University of Kentucky.
Beverly Davenport Named Chancellor at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Since July, Dr. Davenport has been serving as the interim president of the University of Cincinnati. In July 2013, she was appointed senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Cincinnati. She will begin her new duties at the University of Tennessee on March 1.
Two Women Academics Elected to Lead National Organizations
Mary M. Case, professor and university librarian at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been elected president of the Association of Research Libraries and Lora Lee Howard, a University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension agent, has been named president-elect of the National Extension Association of Family and Consumer Sciences.
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.
A Dozen Women Taking on New Administrative Roles 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.
Seventeen Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles
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.
New Roles for 10 Women Faculty Members 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.
Eleven Women in New Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities Across America
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Study Examines Drink Spiking on College Campuses
Nearly 8 percent of all respondents to the survey reported that they had been drugged without their knowledge and 21 percent of these victims were men. Of the 460 victims who had been drugged, 56 students said they had been subjected to unwanted sexual touching and 25 reported being raped.
Eleven Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Positions 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.
Lelia Salisbury to Lead the University Press of Kentucky
Salisbury began her career as an intern at the University Press of Kentucky and served as the director of marketing from 2001 to 2008. Since 2008, she has been the director of the University Press of Mississippi.
A Dozen Women With New High-Level 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.
Two Women Scholars Named to Editorial Posts at Leading Academic Journals
Rachel Shane, an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky, was named editor-in-chief of the Journal of Arts Management, Law, and Society and Professor Jennifer Van Hook of Pennsylvania State University has been named a co-editor of the journal Demography.
Nine Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Honors and Awards for Seven Women in Academia
The honorees are Linda Allen of Hawkeye Community College, Cathy Whitlock of Montana State, Elba Serrano of New Mexico State, Liz Hollingworth of the University of Iowa, Carrie Oser of the University of Kentucky, Christine Colella of the University of Cincinnati, and Dittika Gupta of Midwestern State.
Rebecca Dutch to Lead the American Society of Virology
Rebecca Dutch will become president of the 3,000-member organization in 2016. She is a professor of molecular and cellular biochemistry and associate dean of biomedical education in the College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky.
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 Sociologists Honored by the American Psychology Association
Kathleen Slevin of the College of William and Mary and Toni Calasanti of Virginia Tech are the first non-psychologists to win the Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging from the American Psychology Association.
Clemson University Scholar Is the New Leader of the American Association of Small Ruminant Practitioners
Patty B. Scharko is a professor of animal and veterinary sciences and a field and extension veterinarian at Clemson University in South Carolina. She has been on the staff at Clemson since 2008. Previously, she was an extension veterinarian at the University of Kentucky.
One Woman Among Four Finalists to Lead the University of Georgia-Griffin
Luanne Lohr is the national program lead for economics at the United States Forest Service. She has served in this post since October 2014. Previously, Dr. Lohr was a professor of agricultural and applied economics at the University of Georgia.
Fourteen Women in Higher Education Assigned to New 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.
The Next Provost at Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Since 2013, Dr. Heidi M. Anderson has been provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Previously, she served as a faculty member and an administrator at the University of Kentucky for 11 years.
