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A Quartet of Women Scholars Who Have Been Honored With Notable Awards
The honorees are Marilee Bresciani Ludvik of San Diego State University, Mary Catherine Harper of Defiance College in Ohio, Laurel Willingham-McLain of Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, and Elizabeth Payne of the University of Mississippi.

New Administrative Posts for Seven Women at Major 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.

New Administrative Posts for Ten Women 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.

New Administrative Appointments for Eight Women at State 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.

New Administrative Roles for 17 Women 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.

In Memoriam: Constance Bland, 1958-2018
Dr. Bland joined the faculty at Mississippi Valley State University in 1991 and was promoted to chair of the mathematics, computer, and information sciences department in 1999. She was named vice president of academic affairs in 2014.

Macey Edmondson to Lead the National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals
Macey Edmondson is assistant dean for student affairs at the University of Mississippi School of Law. She will serve as president of the National Association of Law Student Affairs Professionals for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Nine Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education
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.

New Assignments for 14 Women Faculty Members 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.

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.

New Administrative Jobs for 16 Women at College and Universities Throughout the United States
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: Anne Marie Liles
Anne Marie Liles was director of experiential affairs and clinical associate professor of pharmacy practice at the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy. Before joining the faculty at the University of Mississippi, Dr. Liles served on the faculty at the Harrison School of Pharmacy at Auburn University in Alabama.

New Administrative Posts for Thirteen 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.

New Assignments for Eight 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.

New Assignments for 18 Women Scholars 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.

Three Women Scholars Retiring From High-Level Academic Posts
Melissa Vito, the vice president for student affairs, enrollment management, and strategic initiatives at the University of Arizona, Barbara Jones, vice president for student affairs at Boston College, and Alice M. Clark, professor and vice chancellor for university relations at the University of Mississippi, have retired.

A Dozen 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.

University of Mississippi’s Karen Raber to Lead the Shakespeare Association of America
The association, founded in 1972, has been housed at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Now the organization will be headquartered at the University of Mississippi. Dr. Raber has taught at Ole Miss since 1995.

Katherine Cochran Appointed Editor of The Southern Quarterly
The journal, housed at the University of Southern Mississippi, was founded in 1962. It focuses on the interdisciplinary study of southern culture. Dr. Cochran is an associate professor of English at the University of Southern Mississippi. She has served on the faculty there since 2008.

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.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed Chairs of Academic Departments
Lesley Curtis was named chair of the department of health sciences at the Duke University School of Medicine. Mary Taylor is the new chair of the department of pediatrics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center and Andria Costello Staniec was appointed chair of the department of civil and environmental engineering at Syracuse University in New York.

Five Women Appointed to New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Taking on new assignments at Jinliu “Grace” Wang at the State University of New York System, Suzanne C. Adair at Pennsylvania State University, Erin Beatty at the University of Arkansas, Joy Haywood Moore at Boston College, and Aleshia Hall-Campbell at the University of Mississippi.

Angela Barlow Is the New Dean of the Graduate School at the University of Central Arkansas
Dr. Barlow had been serving as director of the mathematics and science education doctoral program at Middle Tennessee State University in Murfreesboro. Earlier in her career, Dr. Barlow held faculty posts at the University of Mississippi and the University of West Georgia.

Eleven Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Duties 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.

Four Women Faculty Members at Universities Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Roberta Rudnick at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Jennifer Zorotovich at Georgia Southern University, Jamie Wagner at the University of Mississippi, and Tressie McMillan Cottom at Virginia Commonwealth University.

In Memoriam: Jeanette Collier Phillips, 1931-2017
Dr. Phillips was a driving force to bring the National Food Service Management Institute to the University of Mississippi. The street that passes directly in front of the institute’s headquarters is now known as Jeanette Phillips Drive.

In Memoriam: Carolyn Ellis Staton, 1946-2017
Carolyn Ellis Staton, the first woman to hold the position of provost at the University of Mississippi. At Yale law School she was a roommate of Hillary Rodham. The former First Lady and presidential candidate spoke at Dr. Staton’s funeral service.

Three Women Named Dean at Major U.S. Law Schools
Cathy Cox was selected as the next dean of the School of Law at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia. Marcilynn Burke was named dean of the University of Oregon School of Law and Susan Duncan will be the next dean of the University of Mississippi School of Law.

Two Women Anthropologists Among the Eight Whiting Public Engagement Fellows
The Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship celebrates and supports faculty in the humanities who embrace public engagement as part of the scholarly vocation. Two of this year’s eight fellows are women anthropologists: Jodi Skipper of the University of Mississippi and Eleanor Harrison-Buck of the University of New Hampshire.

Five Women Taking on New Faculty Assignments in Higher Education
Taking on new roles are Olga Pierrakos at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Elena Litchman at Michigan State University, Laura Hill at the University of Arkansas, Kristee Willett at the University of Pennsylvania, and Jiexin Wang at the Worthington campus of Pennsylvania State University.

New Assignments in Higher Education 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.

A Pair of Women in New Positions as Deans
Anne Dichele was appointed interim dean of the School of Education at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut, and Cecilia Botero is the new dean of the J.D. Williams Library at the University of Mississippi.

In Memoriam: Lennette Johnson Ivy, 1953-2016
Professor Ivy joined the faculty at the University of Mississippi in 1990. She served as clinical supervisor in speech pathology, an assistant and associate professor, and chair of the department of communication sciences and disorders.

New Administrative Posts for Seven 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.

Eleven 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.