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Five Women in Higher Education Who Have Received Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Tanya Sudia at Baylor University in Texas, Esther Jacobson-Tepfer at the University of Oregon, Karina Maza at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Ann Swinker at Pennsylvania State University, and Elizabeth M. Holloway at Purdue University in Indiana.
Notable Honors and Awards for 10 Women Scholars
The honorees are Ruth Harper, Jean Bolognia, M. Lisa Manning, Jennifer Van Hook, Helen Sheehy, Carla Della Datta, Faye W. Gilbert, Jennifer Freyd, Barbara Voorhies and Alexandra Navrotsky
University of Oregon Scholar Conducts an Oral History of Women in the Spanish Civil War Period
Gina Herrmann is associate professor of Spanish at the University or Oregon. In examining the the stories of Spanish women survivors of civil war and political incarceration, Dr. Herrmann hopes to shed light on the circumstances of many women political prisoners and refugees today.
In Memoriam: Frances Browning Cogan, 1947-2016
Frances “Francie” Cogan, professor emerita of literature, joined the faculty at the Honors College at the University of Oregon in 1981 and remained on the faculty until her retirement in 2013.
Four Women Who Are Leaving Their Administrative Posts in Academia
Stepping down from high-level administrative posts are Elizabeth Dykens at Vanderbilt University, Ewa Barczyk at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Candis Claiborn at Washington State University, and Melissa Woo at the University of Oregon.
University of Oregon Hires Four Women for a Faculty Group on Obesity
The Health Promotion and Obesity Prevention Initiative will address obesity rates in the United States, where 35 percent of adults and one-third of all children are considered to be overweight or obese.
New Administrative Posts for 11 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.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
This week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Lee Snyder to Lead Eastern Mennonite University in Virginia
From 1996 to 2006, Dr. Snyder was president of Bluffton University in Ohio. Earlier, she served for 12 years as vice president and academic dean at Eastern Mennonite University. Dr. Snyder is expected to serve as interim president for the fall 2016 semester only.
Three Women Academics Selected to Receive the National Medal of Science
President Obama has chosen nine individuals to receive the National Medal of Science at a White House ceremony early in 2016. Among the nine individuals selected for the honor this year, three are women.
In Memoriam: Susan Hardwick, 1945-2015
Professor Hardwick joined the faculty of the geography department at the University of Oregon in 2000 and retired from the full-time faculty in 2010. Earlier in her career, she taught at Texas State University in San Marcos, California State University, Chico and Cosumnes River College in Sacramento, California.
In Memoriam: Orcilia Zuniga Forbes, 1938-2015
Dr. Forbes served as vice president for university advancement at Oregon State University from 1998 to 2004. She joined the board of trustees at the university in 2013. Earlier in her career, Dr. Forbes held administrative posts at the University of New Mexico and Portland State University in Oregon.
Nineteen Women With New Administrative Posts at U.S. 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.
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.
Eighteen Women With New Administrative Responsibilities in American 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 Posts for 22 Women at U.S. 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.
Three Women in the Running for Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs at the University of Oregon
All three finalists for the post of senior vice provost for academic affairs are women and all three currently serve on the University of Oregon faculty.
Frances Bronet Is the New Provost at the Illinois Institute of Technology
Bronet has been serving as acting provost at the University of Oregon since August 2014. Previously, she was dean of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon.
Seven Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The appointees are Kimberly Saunders at the University of Delaware, Jill Ashton at Virginia Tech, Rebecca Brodigan at Colby College, Joyce Jacobsen at Wesleyan University, Teresa Gould at UC-Davis, Regina Lawrence at the University of Oregon, and Catherine Panter-Brick at Yale University.
In Memoriam: Betty Bernhard
During her more than 30-year career at Pomona College, Betty Bernhard, professor of theatre, directed more than 30 full-length plays and musicals. Her research was focused on the Indian theater.
New Provosts at Three High-Ranking Colleges and Universities
The women who have been named to provost posts are Marie Lynn Miranda at Rice University in Houston, Susan C. Baldridge at Middlebury College in Vermont, and Barbara K. Altmann at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsyvlania.
Angie Estes Wins the 2015 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award From Claremont Graduate University
Angie Estes, who teaches in the master of fine arts program at Ashland University in Ohio, will be presented the award and the accompanying $100,000 prize at a ceremony in Claremont, California, on April 16.
Seven Women in New Faculty Roles
The appointees are Claire Wills at Princeton University, Carrie Scanga at Bowdoin College, Anita L. Tucker at Brandeis University, Joan S. Carpenter at Indiana University, Christine Beckman at the University of Maryland, Madhavi P. Kadakia at Wright State University, and Bryna Goodman of the University of Oregon.
New Study Links Domestic Violence to Disruption in Women’s Hormone Levels
A study by scientists at the University of Oregon and the Oregon Social Learning Center links domestic violence against women to a disruption in a key hormone that could be related to a wide variety of negative health effects.
Linda Brady to Step Down as Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Linda P. Brady, chancellor of the University of North Carolina Greensboro, has announced that she will step down on July 31, 2015 and return to teaching. She was named the university’s tenth chancellor in August 2008.
Four Women in Academia Win National Awards
The four women presented with prestigious awards are Karen Emmerich of the University of Oregon, Irene Leech of Virginia Tech, Rumanda K. Young of Southern Methodist University, and Julie Chobdee of the University of California, Riverside.
In Memoriam: Ann Weick, 1941-2014
Professor Weick joined the faculty at the University of Kansas in 1976. She was named acting dean of the School of Social Welfare in 1987 and permanent dean a year later. She served as dean until 2006.
The Next President of Marylhurst University in Oregon
Since March 2013, Dr. Melody Rose has been chancellor of the University of Oregon System. Previously, she was a professor of political science and vice provost for academic programs and instruction at Portland State University. She joined the faculty at Portland State in 1995.
University of Oregon Students Win Peabody Award for Anti-Rape Video
The 25-second anti-rape video went viral on YouTube and has been seen by more than 3.5 million viewers. It is the first viral video to be recognized with a Peabody Award.
Geraldine Richmond to Lead the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Last fall, Dr. Richmond was only the second scholar to be named to a Presidential Chair at the University of Oregon. She was serving as the Richard M. and Patricia H. Noyes Professor of chemistry at the university, where she has taught since 1985.
Two Women Among the Four Finalists for Provost at Texas Tech University
Diane Z. Chase is a professor and executive vice provost for academic, faculty, and international affairs at the University of Central Florida in Orlando and Kimberly Andrews Espy is a professor and vice president for research and innovation at the University of Oregon.
Two Women Among the Four Finalists for Provost at the University of Georgia
The University of Georgia has announced the selection of four finalists for the position of provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. Two of the four finalists are women.
Five Women in New Faculty Posts
Taking on new faculty positions are Erin Reid at Boston University, Tatiana Berger at the NewSchool of Architecture and Design, Teresa Gali-Izard at the University of Virginia, Anne Foundas at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Geraldine Richmond at the University of Oregon.
Nine Women in New University Teaching Posts
Taking on new teaching assignments are Senay Simsek, Catherine R. Bazemore-Walker, Erin Iski, Anna-Katherine Ward, Maureen G. Phipps, Adell Amos, Valerie Accetta, Sharon Ballard, and Yea-Fen Chen.
University of Oregon Student’s Anti-Rape Video Becomes Huge Hit on YouTube
The video shows a young woman passed out on a couch. A man looks into the camera and whispers, “Hey bros, check out who passed out on the couch. Guess what I am going to do to her?”
