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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.
Ten Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
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.
Rebecca Wyke Appointed President of the University of Maine at Augusta
Since 2008, Dr. Wyke has been serving as vice chancellor for finance and administration for the University of Maine System. She had served as interim president of the Augusta campus for six months in 2015. Dr. Wyke is the former commissioner of the Department of Administration and Finance for the state of Maine.
New Assignments for 10 Women Faculty Members
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.
Four Women Faculty Members Granted Tenure at the University of Maine
Sarah Harlan-Haughey in English and Heather Hamlin in marine sciences were promoted to associate professor and granted tenure. Associate professors Janet Fairman in education and Lee Karp-Boss in marine sciences were granted tenure.
Kay Kimball to Lead the Machias Campus of the University of Maine
Dr. Kimball has been serving as interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at the Machias campus of University of Maine. She joined the faculty at the university in 1999 as an assistant professor of history.
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.
In Memoriam: Barbara Fraser Csavinszky, 1934-2016
Before her retirement in 1995, Barbara Csavinszky was an associate professor of home economics and health education at the University of Maine. From 1976 to 1986, she was the director of the School of Human Development at the university.
Six Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
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 With 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.
Three Women College and University Presidents Get Contract Extensions
Beverly J. Warren, the 12th president of Kent State University in Ohio, Margaret L. Drugovich, the 10th president of Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, and Susan J. Hunter, the first woman president of the flagship campus of the University of Maine, have all had their contracts extended.
New Global Study Finds a Closing Gender Gap in Education Is Not Closing the Economic Gender Gap
Worldwide women are closing the gender gap in education. But a new study by economist Stephanie Seguino of the University of Vermont finds that these educational gains have failed to close the gender gap in income or political representation.
Six Women Promoted or Granted Tenure at the University of Maine
The University of Maine has announced that 15 faculty members have been promoted and/or granted tenure. Of these promotions and tenurings, six went to women: Anne K. Knowles, Amanda A. Olsen, Michelle Smith, Marcella Sorg, Stephanie Wellcomer, and Gayle Zydlewski.
Two Women Scholars Are Finalists for the $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
The award, which comes with a $100,000 prize, is given annually to a mid-career poet. The winner will be announced in March and honored at a ceremony on April 7. The two women among the five finalists are Amy Gerstler of the University of California, Irvine and Jennifer Moxley of the University of Maine.
In Memoriam: Elizabeth Ann Clarke, 1928-2015
Elizabeth Ann Clark taught nursing at the University of Massachusetts, the University of Maine, and the Medical University of South Carolina. She was also the head nurse at Yale New Haven Hospital.
Seven Women Scholars in New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities
In new faculty roles are Maria Torres at Smith College, Jamie Monson at Michigan State University, Kate Ryan Reiling at Macalester College, Kendra Sharp at Oregon State University, Maya Steinitz at the University of Iowa, Heather Leslie at the University of Maine, and Nicole Pepinster Greene at Xavier University of Louisiana.
Five Women Announce Their Retirements From Higher Education Posts
The five women leaving their positions are Carol Geary Schneider of the Association of American Colleges and Universities, Gianna Marrs at the University of Maine, Patricia Biesiot at the University of University of Southern Mississippi, Mimi Fenton of Western Carolina University, and Betty Porzuczek of Misericordia University.
Five Women Promoted to Full Professor at the University of Maine
The five new full professors are Kathleen P. Bell in resource economics, Amy M. Blackstone in sociology, Susan K. Gardner in higher education, Laura A. Lindenfeld in communication, and Judith A. Pearse in electrical engineering technology.
University of Maine Professor Honored by the Poetry Society of America
Jennifer Moxley, a professor of English at the University of Maine, has received the 2015 William Carlos Williams Award given to a U.S. resident who published a book of poetry with a small, nonprofit, or university press.
The New Leader of the University of Maine at Machias
Joyce B. Hedlund will serve as interim president until a permanent president is selected. Dr. Hedlund has served as president of Eastern Maine Community College in Bangor and Washington County Community College in Calais, Maine.
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.
Six Women in New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities
The women in new faculty roles are Mary Ziegler at Florida State University, Sally Cockburn at Hamilton College, Christa Jackson at Iowa State University, Kelly Klump at Michigan State University, Cassi Pittman at Case Western Reserve University, and Laura Lindenfeld at the University of Maine.
University of Maine at Machias President Announces She Will Step Down
Cynthia Huggins, president of the University of Maine at Machias, has announced that she will retire in December after 10 years as the leader of the university. Dr. Huggins will take a position in the publishing field and work to complete a book project.
One Woman Among Four Finalists for Director of the Center for Agriculture at the University of Massachusetts
Jody L. Jellison is associate director of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment State on the campus of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg. Before coming to Virginia Tech in 2011, Dr. Jellison was director of the School of Biology and Ecology at the University of Maine.
President of the University of Maine at Augusta Is Moving On
Allyson Hughes Handley, president of the University of Maine at Augusta, has announced that she is leaving her post in September to become the inaugural executive director of the Sanford Education Center at National University in San Diego.
Thirteen Women in New High-Level Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The women taking on new assignments are Viji Murali, Tonia Moody, Pamela Ray, Megan Wilkinson, Mary Purvis, Angie Freeman Shephard, Kim Sims, Jeanette Kowalik, Naomi Powell, Megan Sanders, Lisa Cruces, Andrea Jenkins, and Judith E. Bergtraum.
The First Woman President of the University of Maine
Susan J. Hunter was named the next president of the University of Maine in Orono. Since September 2013, Dr. Hunter has served as vice chancellor for academic affairs for the seven campuses of the University of Maine System. Earlier, she was executive vice president for academic affairs at the Orono campus.
Five Women Taking on New University Administrative Roles
The women in new administrative posts are Pascha Gerni at Virginia Tech, Kristi Wold-McCormick at the University of Colorado, Tonia Walker at Winston-Salem State, Judy Ryan at the University of Maine, and Nedra Brown at Jackson State.
Two Women Among the Finalists for Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Maine
The candidates are Emily A. Haddad, professor and associate dean for academics in the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of South Dakota and Pamela Kalbfleisch, professor and dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Concordia University in Chicago.
Five Women Appointed to New Teaching Positions at American Universities
The appointees are Vivian Chi-Hua Wu at the University of Maine, Miranda Waggoner at the University of Virginia, Ann M. Reed at Duke University, Dora Malech at Princeton University, and Marianne Hillemeier at Pennsylvania State 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.
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.
Ten Women in New Higher Education Administrative Roles
The 10 women taking on new roles are Colleen Preuninger, Michele Halstead, Caroline Dowd-Higgins, Michele Deramo, Kimberly Conway Dumpson, Marina Markot, Tracie Hunter, Eunice Bellinger, Carol Kim, and Sonja Bennett.
Long-Time Faculty Member at the University of Maine Wins Award Named in Her Honor
The first recipient of the Judith A. Hakola Award in Professional and Technical Communication will be Judith A. Hakola. She came to the university in 1963 as a teaching assistant and was appointed an instructor in 1965. She also teaches civil engineering courses.
Honors for Three Women Academics
The honorees are Vivian Chi-Hua Wu of the University of Maine, Catherine Pierce of Mississippi State University, and Marion Nestle of New York University.
