All Entries Tagged With: "University of Texas"
Suzanne Shipley Chosen to Lead Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas
Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, Texas, has named Suzanne Shipley as the sole finalist to be its next president. Dr. Shipley is currently president of Shepherd University in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.
University Study Finds Gender and Sexual Identity Differences in Openness to Interracial Dating
A new study by researchers at the University of Massachusetts and the University of Texas finds White straight males and White lesbians are more open to interracial dating than White gay men and White straight women.
The Next Provost at Menlo College in California
Terri Givens has been serving as a professor in the department of government in the College of Liberal Arts at the University of Texas at Austin. Earlier in her career, Dr. Givens taught at the University of Washington.
Two Women Appointed to Dean Positions
Jayathi Y. Murthy was appointed dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Science at UCLA and Beth M. Castiglia was appointed dean of the School of Business at Berkeley College.
Two Women Among the Five Finalists to Chair the Department of Architecture at the University of Arkansas
W. Elysse Newman is an associate professor and director of advanced studies at Florida International University in Miami and Nichole Wiedemann is an associate professor and director of the Professional Residency Program at the University of Texas.
University Study Finds Both Men and Women Value Relationships Based on Equality
A new study by researchers at the University of Texas and the University of California, Santa Barbara, finds that a majority of young men and women would prefer a relationship in which all work and family responsibilities were shared equally.
Five Women Scholars in New Teaching Roles
The women with new faculty assignments are Amy Young at the University of Texas, Jamie Greenberg Reuland at Priinceton University, Leslie Leinwald at the University of Colorado, Maire M. Kenna Liberace at Rockland Community College, and Ardis R.T. Butterfield at Yale University.
University Study Finds Women in Positions of Authority Are More Likely to Be Depressed
Women who jobs that have a high degree of authority over other people in the workplace are more likely to develop symptoms of depression than other women. In contrast, men who are given a high degree of authority in the workplace are less likely than other men to develop depressive symptoms.
Women From Kenya and South Africa Who Study in the United States Win Rhodes Scholarships
Miriam Kilimo, a 2014 graduate of Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, won a Rhodes Scholarship reserved for students from Kenya. Jessica Glennie, a native of South Africa and an architecture student at the University of Texas, also has been selected as a Rhodes Scholar.
Study Finds Girls Who Value Sexiness Tend to Do Worse in School
New research from scholars at the University of Texas finds that girls ages 10 to 15 who have the belief that it is important for them to be sexually attractive tend to have lower grades in school and score lower on standardized tests than other girls who put less value on how they appear.
Are Single-Sex Schools a Good Idea for Young Boys and Girls?
While the number of single-sex public K-12 schools has grown in recent years, a new study finds that parents are choosing to send their children to these schools based on outdated theories of differences in how girls and boys learn.
Eight Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
They are Seinquis Leinen at North Dakota State, Nadia Korobova at Upper Iowa University, Nycee Gray at Claremont McKenna College, Pratima Dharm at Georgetown University, Lorraine Haricombe at the University of Texas, Nilanjana Dasgupta at the University of Massachusetts, Martha Saunders at the University of West Florida and Gwen Gorzelsky at Colorado State.
Two Women Scholars Named Fellows of the Entomological Society of America
Nilsa A. Bosque-Perez is professor in the department of plant, soil, and entomological sciences at the University of Idaho and Nancy A. Moran is a professor of integrative biology at the University of Texas at Austin. They will be honored at the society’s annual convention in Portland, Oregon, this November.
Julia Garcia to Be Honored by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute
Juliet V. Garcia, the outgoing president of the University of Texas at Brownsville, has been selected to receive The Chair’s Medallion Award from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. In August, she will become director of the University of Texas’ Institute of the Americas.
New Women Deans at Six Universities
The six women appointed to dean posts are Lisa Bond-Maupin at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock, Elizabeth K. Meyer at the University of Virginia, Sharon L. Wood at the University of Texas, Lisa Plowfield at Towson University, Shannon Blanton at the University of Alabama-Birmingham, and Peris Drell at Stanford University.
Seven Women Scholars Awarded Distinguished Honors
The seven women who have been selected to receive prestigious awards are Alice Baumgartner, Stephanie Luster-Teasley, Martha Hilley, Denise Mallor, Allison Joseph, Alison Chapman, and Velma McBride Murry.
Five Women in New Faculty Roles at American Universities
Women in new teaching roles are Elodie Ghedin at New York University, Melissa Harris-Perry at Wake Forest, Mary Ellen Poole at the University of Texas, Pat Mulroy at the University of Nevada Las Vegas and Connie Kohler at the University of Alabama Birmingham.
Professor Christine Mazier Is a Finalist for Provost at Purdue University
Christine M. Mazier is vice president, senior associate vice provost, and professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Notre Dame. She previously taught at the University of Minnesota and the University of Texas.
Ruth McRoy Honored as Child Advocate of the Year
Ruth G. McRoy, the Donahue and DiFelice Professor of Social Work at Boston College, has been selected to receive the Child Advocate of the Year Award from the North American Council on Adoptable Children.
Study Finds That Stress Levels in Women Can Impact Infertility
Results of a study of more than 400 women who were trying to conceive showed that women who had higher levels of the stress biomarker alpha-amylase took 29 percent longer to become pregnant than women who had low levels of the stress indicator.
Eileen Breslin Named President of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
Eileen Breslin is dean and professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio. She will serve a two-year term as president of the association that represents more than 740 member institutions nationwide.
Seven Women Taking On New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
The women named to new administrative posts are Jean Davis, Crystal Crockett, Beverly Adams, Maria Anguiano, Ryann Randall, Noel Sloan, and Patricia A. Johnson.
What Drives Women Out of STEM Fields?
A new study by researchers at Cornell University and the University of Texas finds that for women who start out in STEM-related jobs, after 12 years 50 percent had moved to non-STEM related jobs.
Four New Deans
The new deans are Judith Langlois at the University of Texas, Reeta Piirala-Skoglund at Lindenwood University, Julie Marfell at Frontier Nursing University in Kentucky, and Karlene Hoo at Montana State University.
The New President of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Barbara E. Murray, a graduate of Rice University and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, is a professor and director of the Division of Infectious Diseases at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston.
Record Enrollments of Women at the University of Texas School of Engineering
Of this fall’s entering class of 1,161 students, 29 percent are women. This is the highest percentage in the school’s history. Last year, women made up 26 percent of the entering class. Total enrollments of women at the school are also at record levels.
Three Women Join the Art and Art History Department Faculty at the University of Texas
The new faculty members are Anna Collette an assistant professor of photography, Carma Corman an associate professor of design, and Kristin Lucas an assistant professor of transmedia.
In Memoriam: Patricia Buffler, 1938-2013
Dr. Buffler held the Kenneth and Marjorie Kaiser Chair in Cancer Epidemiology in the School of Public Health at the University of California at Berkeley. At the time of her death, Professor Buffler was leading several studies on childhood leukemia and other childhood cancers.
A Quartet of Women Who Will Serve as Deans
The new deans are Ana Diez Roux at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Michele Baptiste at City College of New York, Gilda Barabino at the City College of New York and Sharon L. Wood at the University of Texas.
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 Texas Receives the Papers of Barbara Probst Solomon
The Henry Ransom Center, a humanities research library at the University of Texas at Austin, has acquired the papers of Barbara Probst Solomon, a journalist, author, and essayist.
Eight Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The eight women honored with awards are Mary Kay Hemenway, Jenna Price Carpenter, Huda Y. Zoghbi, Rosalie Carpenter, Linda Florence Callahan, Diana Lados, Rebecca Patton and Sheree Toth.
Dean of Boston University Medical School Honored for Work With Women in Cancer Research
Karen H. Antman, provost of the medical campus and dean of the School of Medicine at Boston University, received the 2013 Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award for Promotion of Women in Cancer Medicine and Cancer Research from the MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas.
Gretchen Ritter Will Be the First Woman Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell
Dr. Ritter currently serves as professor of government and vice provost for undergraduate education at the University of Texas at Austin. She joined the faculty at the Austin campus in 1992. From 2004 to 2009, she was the director of the university’s Center for Women’s and Gender Studies.
Stefanie Lindquist Is a Finalist for Dean of the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia
Professor Lindquist holds the Charles Alan Wright Chair in Federal Courts at the University of Texas School of Law. She also serves as associate dean for external affairs at the law school.
