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Jennifer Orlikoff Named President of Potomac State College in West Virginia
Jennifer Orlikoff has been serving in the post on an interim basis since July 1. Previously, she was an associate professor of French and director of the Center for Women and Gender Studies at West Virginia University’s flagship campus in Morgantown.
The New President of the International Primatological Society
Karen Strier is the Irven DeVore Professor of Anthropology and the Vilas Research Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since 1982, Professor Strier has been conducting research on the northern muriqui monkey in Brazil. It is one of the world’s most critically endangered primates.
Seven Women Higher Education Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Liliya Yatsunyk of Swarthmore College, Rose McLarney of Auburn University, M. Darby Dyar of Mount Holyoke College, Erika Marin-Spiotta of the University of Wisconsin, Helen Grundman of Bryn Mawr College, Viviana Gradinaru of ClaTech, and Susannah Heschel of Dartmouth College.
New Assignments for 14 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.
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.
Elmira Mangum May Be on the Way Out as Florida A&M University President
Recently the board of trustees voted – by a 7-5 margin – not to renew the president’s contract when it expires in April. The board created a task force to determine the future of leadership at the university. It did not rule out extending the president’s contract and it did not rule out letting her go.
University of Wisconsin Historian Wins Book Award
April R. Haynes, an assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, received the 2015 James Broussard Best First Book Prize from the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic (SHEAR).
Another Award for the Scholarship of Boston College’s Mary Sarah Bilder
Mary Sarah Bilder, the Founders Professor of Law and the Michael and Helen Lee Distinguished Scholar at the Boston College Law School, has been honored by the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic.
The New Leader of Thiel College in Greenville, Pennsylvania
Susan Traverso is the first woman to serve as president of Thiel College in the educational institution’s 150-year history. She was provost, senior vice president, and professor of history at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
Ellen Zweibel to Receive the Maxwell Prize in Plasma Physics
Dr. Zweibel is the William L. Kraushaar Professor of Physics and Astronomy and chair of the department of astronomy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Professor Zweibel will receive a $10,000 prize at the annual meeting of the Division of Plasma Physics of the American Physical Society.
New Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities for Eight Women
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Jennifer Orlikoff Is the New Leader of Potomac State College of West Virginia University
Dr. Orlikoff was serving as an associate professor of French and director of the Center for Women and Gender Studies at West Virginia University’s flagship campus in Morgantown. She joined the faculty at the university in 2008.
Six Women Who Are Stepping Down From Their University Posts
The six women stepping down are Gladys Zubulake at Saginaw Valley State, Grace Scheibner at Harvard, Carol Gattis at the University of Arkansas, Meredith Schmidt at the University of Massachusetts, Sue Riseling at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Carla Dieter at the University of South Dakota.
University of Wisconsin Scholar to Lead the National Library of Medicine
Patricia Flatley Brennan, who holds an endowed chair at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was named director of the National Library of Medicine, a division of the National Institutes of Health. The institution is the largest biomedical library in the world.
Eleven Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Positions 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.
Five Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Colleges and Universities
The new deans are Carla M. Koretsky at Western Michigan University, Maureen Ryan at the University of Southern Mississippi, Laura Dunn Jolly at Iowa State University, Linda Scott at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Whitney Soule at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.
Two Women Scholars Will Share the New UNESCO Chair at the University of Wisconsin
The Chair on Gender, Well-Being, and a Culture of Peace is the first UNESCO chair in the state of Wisconsin. There are 670 such chairs worldwide, with 12 focused on gender studies. Araceli Alonso and Teresa Langle de Paz will be the first holders of the chair.
University of Georgia Study Links Narcissism to Propensity for Sexual Assault
A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Georgia found that college-age men who exhibited traits of pathological narcissism were more likely to have committed sexual assault.
Two Women Scholars From the University of Wisconsin Win Book Award
The winners of the 2016 Outstanding Book Award from the American Educational Research Association are Diana E. Hess, dean of the School of Education and Paula McAvoy, program director of the Center for Ethics and Education at the University of Wisconsin.
In Memoriam: Qinghong Zhang, 1968-2016
Qinghong Zhang was an associate professor of dermatology on the Anschutz Medical Campus of the University of Colorado in Aurora. Dr. Zhang’s research focused on therapeutics for skin diseases such as psoriasis.
Seven Women Appointed to Positions as Deans
The women appointed to dean positions are Kathryn Chval at the University of Missouri, Camille A. Nelson at American University, Maria Claudia Tomany at North Dakota State, Sandra Witte at Fresno State, Barbara E. Wolfe at the University of Rhode Island, Kay M. Paln at the University of Alabama, and Margaret Raymong at the University of Wisconsin.
Two Women Are Finalists for Dean of the School of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
Linda A. Lewandowski is the associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Massachusetts College of Nursing and Linda Scott is the associate dean for academic affairs at the School of Nursing of the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Three Women Among the Nation’s Top 10 Most Influential Educational Scholars
Linda Darling Hammond of Stanford University was rated as the most influential university-based education scholar in the United States. Also among the top 10 influential scholars are Diane Ravitch of New York University and Glorida Ladson-Billings of the University of WIsconsin-Madison.
The Inaugural Winner of the Mark L. Morris Jr. Investigator Award From the Morris Animal Foundation
Kathryn M. Meurs is a professor and associate dean for research and graduate education in the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University. The award will fund her research on canine mitral valve disease, the most common cause of heart disease in dogs.
In Memoriam: Margaret Naumann Keyes, 1918-2015
In 1951, Margaret Keyes joined the faculty in the department of home economics at the University of Iowa. She remained on the faculty for 37 years until her retirement and appointment as professor emerita in 1988.
The New President of the Ecological Society of America
Monica G. Turner, the Eugene P. Odum Professor of Ecology and the Vilas Research Professor of Zoology at the University of Wisconsin, was elected president of the Ecological Society of America.
In Memoriam: Rosalyn Fraad Baxandall, 1939-2015
A noted feminist historian Rosalyn Baxandall joined the faculty in the American studies department at the State University of New York at Old Westbury in 1971.
Three Women Announce Their Retirements From High-Level University Posts
Ruth R. Faden is stepping down as director of the Berman Institute of Bioethics at Johns Hopkins University. Susan Fischer, director of financial aid at the University of Wisconsin and Karin Trainer, University Librarian at Princeton, are retiring.
Six Women Stepping Down From Their College or University Posts
The women who have announced they are stepping down are Barbara Entwisle at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Wilma Dunaway and Elizabeth C. Fine at Virginia Tech, Katharyn May at the University of Wisconsin, Ann Clarke at Syracuse University, and Esther Levine at the College of the Holy Cross.
In Memoriam: Julie Lindemann, 1957-2015
Julie Lindermann was an associate professor of art at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. She shared a tenure-track appointment with her artist collaborator John Shimon. The pair co-authored five books.
Barbara J. Wilson Is the New Leader of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Since 2014, Dr. Wilson has served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the university. She will continue to serve in that role. Before being named dean, she was was executive vice provost for faculty and academic affairs.
Explaining the Gender Gap in Some STEM Fields: Lower Mathematics Training in K-12 Years
A new analysis of scores on the Graduate Record Examination shows that women are not as well-trained in mathematics as men and this alone explains the large gender gap in STEM fields where mastery of mathematics is essential.
Three Women Appointed to Named Chairs at the University of Wisconsin
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has announced the appointment of three women to Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation named professorships. They are Judith H. Harackiewicz in psychology, Ann C. Palmenberg in biochemistrry, and Kristen Wolf in Scandinavian studies.
Two Women Named Finalists for Dean of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin
Both candidates have current ties to the University of Wisconsin. Dorothy Farrar Edwards is a professor and chair of the department of kinesiology and Diana E. Hess is a professor in the department of curriculum and instruction in the School of Education.
Mary Ann Johnson of the University of Georgia to Lead the American Society for Nutrition
Mary Ann Johnson is the Bill and June Flatt Professor in Foods and Nutrition in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences at the University of Georgia. She has been on the faculty at the university since 1983.
