Tag: University of Massachusetts Amherst

Three Women Scholars Who Teach in the U.S. Have Been Named Fellows of the World’s Oldest Scientific Academy

Paola Arlotta of Harvard University, Jayati Ghosh of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Miriam Merad of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai are among the 46 scholars who have been named 2025 Fellows of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei in Rome.

New Administrative Appointments for Eight Women in Academia

The appointments are Tamara Josserand at North Carolina A&T State University, Willa Smith at Stony Brook University, Anette Saxe at the University of Nevada-Reno, Linda Chavers at Holyoke Community College, Beth Dowling at Dartmouth College, Kristine Brown at Bucknell University, Janet Hadar at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and Paula Murphy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Seven Women Who Have Been Selected for Endowed Faculty Appointments

The appointments are Yiyun Li at Princeton University, Verity Harte of Yale University, Pavithra Prabhakar at the University of New Mexico, Sarah Bilston at Trinity College in Connecticut, Linda Tropp at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Christina Ramos at Washington University in St. Louis, and Terry Kind at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.

Anna Nagurney Honored for Pioneering Career in Operations Research and Management Science

Dr. Nagurney, a longtime professor at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, was recently honored by INFORMS, an international organization for operations research and analytics professionals. She was recognized for her pioneering career in supply chain and transportation networks, her leadership in advancing other women in her field, and her commitmefornt to applying her research for societal benefit.

Westminster University President Bethami Dobkin Announces Retirement

“It has been an immense privilege to serve as Westminster University’s nineteenth president,” said Dr. Dobkin. “Working together with faculty, students, staff, alumni, and our generous community has been the honor of a lifetime.

Study Finds Pattern of Gender Inequity in Political Commentary

Overall, women political commentators speak less and are interrupted more on male-dominated discussion panels, particularly male-dominated debate programs. However, in polite conversations, women speak just as often as men, but are still interrupted more often, even when they represent the majority of panel speakers.

Three Women Professors Taking on Leadership Roles With Professional Organizations

Kalenda Eaton is president of the Western Literature Association, Evelyn Fields is chair of the South Carolina Education Deans' Alliance, and Alexandra Meliou is vice chair of the Special Interest Group on Management of Data for the Association for Computing Machinery.

A Dozen Women Appointed to New Academic Positions

The academic women taking on new roles are Beatriz Lorenzo, Elizabeth Wyles, Megan Case, Lacie Peterson, Stephanie Payne, Sarah Stoneback, Lisa McNair, Cynthia Sides, Amy Landis, Andrea Page-McCaw, Jess Hartshorn, and Lesley Reid.

Seven Women Professors Appointed to New Faculty Positions

The professors are Kelsey Slater at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lauren Andrews at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Alicia Spence at Texas A&M University, Janelle Adams at Kansas, TaKeia Anthony at Hampton University in Virginia, Jennifer Jackson at the California Institute of Technology, and Hee Ra Yoo at the University of Cincinnati.

Seven Women Professors Selected for New Faculty Positions

The professors who have received new appointments are J. Camille Hall at Missouri State University, Desirée Garcia at Dartmouth College, Tracey George at Vanderbilt University, Achala Vagal at the University of Cincinnati, Elizabeth Chen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Viveka Vadyvaloo at Washington State Universiy, and Jimin Nam at MIT.

New Administrative Appointments for Ten Women at Colleges and Universities

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

A Dozen Women Scholars Appointed to New Faculty Positions

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].