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Bernadine Marie Hernandez Receives Three Literary Awards for New Book
Border Bodies: Racialized Sexuality, Sexual Capital, and Violence in the Nineteenth-Century Borderlands has earned author Bernadine Marie Hernández two Book of the Year awards and an honorable mention from three national literary associations.
In Memoriam: BeEtta L. Stoney, 1959-2023
Dr. Stoney joined the Kansas State community in 1999 as a race equity coordinator and technical consultant with the College of Education’s Midwest Equity Assistance Center. She was subsequently hired as an assistant professor of secondary education with the college in 2000 and was promoted to associate professor in 2005.
Dr. Stoney served as Kansas State’s faculty athletics representative for 13 years from 2010 to 2023.
University of Texas Establishes the Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Department
In 1979, the University of Texas at Austin began offering courses in women’s and gender studies. Now 44 years, later the university has established the women’s, gender, and sexuality studies department. Lisa Moore, the Archibald A. Hill Professor of English at the university, was appointed chair of the department.
Five Women Who Have Been Appointed to University Dean Positions
Taking on new roles as deans are Eun-Ok Im at the University of Texas at Austin, Andrea Tapia at Pennsylvania State University, Cindy Juntunen at California State University, Monterrey Bay, Nikesha Nesbitt at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, and Molly Land at the University of Connecticut.
Ten Women Who Will Be Taking on New Administrative Duties 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 contact@WIAReport.com.
University of Texas’ Lillian Mills Wins the 2023 Outstanding Accounting Educator Award
Dr. Mills chaired the accounting department for four years before becoming the first woman to be named permanent dean of the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin in 2021. Early in her career, she taught at the University of Arizona.
How Gender Balance in the Corporate Suite Contributes to Financial Success
A new study led by Chandra Srivastava, an assistant professor of marketing at St. Edwards University in Austin, Texas, and a lecturer in marketing at the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin, finds that women in executive-level management are more likely than men to focus on customer relationships, leading some companies to greater long-term financial performance.
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 Nine 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.
