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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.
In Memoriam: Joyce O. Jenkins, 1949-2016
Joyce O. Jenkins was the director of the Center for Teaching and e-Learning at Arkansas Baptist College in Little Rock. Prior to joining the staff at Arkansas Baptist College in 2012, Dr. Jenkins had a 26-year career at Fort Valley State University in Georgia.
The New Poet Laureate of the State of Mississippi
Beth Ann Fennelly has been serving as the director of the master of fine arts in creative writing program at the University of Mississippi. She will step down from this post to concentrate of efforts to promote poetry in the state’s public schools.
Ten Women Faculty Members Assuming New Roles 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.
New Roles for a Dozen Women Faculty Members
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.
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.
Four Women Stepping Down From College and University Posts
Stepping down are Susan C. Scrimshaw, president of the Sage Colleges in New York, Nancy McMenamy, a professor of nursing at Texas Woman’s University, Susan Grayzel, director of the women’s center at the University of Mississippi, and Carol Ann Bailey, an associate professor of sociology at Virginia Tech.
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.
University of Mississippi Hires Three Women as Development Officers
The University of Mississippi has hired four professionals in the Office of University Development. Three of the new hires are women. They are Suzette Matthews, law school development officer; Katie Morrison, director of corporate and foundation releations; and Maura Wakefield, assistant director of annual giving.
Six Women in New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
Taking on new roles are Kathy Langan Pusecker at the University of Delaware, Sheree M. Marlowe at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Barbara R. Russo at the University of Mississippi, Nyree Gray at Claremont McKenna College, Adrianne Nagy DaPonte at Princeton University, and Ronné Patrick Turner at Washington University.
Three Women Faculty Members Win Notable Awards
The women scholars honored with prestigious awards are Donna S. West-Strum of the University of Mississippi, Camille Nebeker at the University of California, San Diego, and Mukta Panda of the College of Medicine at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
A Dozen Women Appointed to New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of news of appointments of women to high-level administrative posts 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.
University of Mississippi Offers New Program in Sexuality Studies
The University of Mississippi’s Sarah Isom Center for Women and Gender Studies is the first institution of higher education in the state to offer a sexuality emphasis in a gender studies minor program. The Isom Center is named after the university’s first woman faculty member.
This Week’s Roundup of Faculty News Concerning Women in Higher Education
The women in new teaching roles at colleges and universities are Elana Ehrlich, Linda Reed, Wendy Lower, Maureen Moriarity, Carrie Brown, Petra Fromme, Tammy Kirkland, Bonnie Asselin and Courtenay G. Miller.
Five Women Scholars in New University Teaching Posts
The women in new university teaching roles are Melanie Boileau at Oklahoma State University, Susan McClelland at the University of Mississippi, Lucia Peixoto at Washington State University, Jenna Tedrick Kuttruff at Louisiana State University, and Ting Zhang at the University of Maryland.
Ten Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The women administrators taking on new roles at colleges and universities are Romy Riddick, Courtney Burkholder, Shawnboda Mead, Ruth R. Faden, Maggie Williams, Sue Whorton, Trisha Long Paschal, Debra Williams, Valerie Simons, and Janet Nelson.
Kathryn Shively Meier Wins the 2014 Wiley-Silver Book Prize
The assistant professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond won the award for the best debut book on the history of the Civil War from the Center for Civil War Research at the University of Mississippi.
Elizabeth Spencer Wins the Rea Award for Short Fiction
Spencer, now 92 years old, has taught creative writing at the University of Mississippi, Concordia University in Montreal, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the author of eight short story collections and nine novels.
Three Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Phyllis Solomon of the University of Pennsylvania, Frances Hrdin-Fanning of the University of Kentucky, and Lynn Darling of the University of Mississippi.
