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New Faculty Assignments for Seven Women in Higher Education

New Faculty Assignments for Seven Women 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.

In Memoriam: Lauren Goodloe, 1960-2016

In Memoriam: Lauren Goodloe, 1960-2016

Lauren Goodloe was assistant dean for clinical operations in the School of Nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond and nursing director at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center.

Eleven Women Taking on New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities

Eleven Women Taking on New Administrative Roles 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.

Five Women Scholars to Be Honored With Major Awards

Five Women Scholars to Be Honored With Major Awards

The honorees are Jean Folkerts, a dean emerita at the University of North Carolina, Joanne Yestramski of the University of Massachusetts at Lowell, Rashida Khakoo of West Virginia University, Roshni Kulkarni of Michigan State University, and novelist Angela Flournoy, who has taught at several universities.

Three Women Scholars Elected President of Professional Organizations

Three Women Scholars Elected President of Professional Organizations

Nancy Reichert, of Mississippi State University, was named president-elect of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. Charlene Winters of Montana State University is president of the Western Institute of Nursing and Kelley M. Dodson, of Virginia Commonwealth University, is the first woman president of the Virginia Society of Otolaryngology.

Ten Women Who Will Be Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

Ten Women Who Will Be 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.

Eight Women Appointed to Executive Posts in College and University Administrations

Eight Women Appointed to Executive Posts in College and University Administrations

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

Survey Finds College Students Support Mandatory Reporting Policies for Sexual Assault

Survey Finds College Students Support Mandatory Reporting Policies for Sexual Assault

Mandatory reporting policies require university employees to report to law enforcement authorities any information they have regarding a possible sexual assault involving a member of the campus community. Often the policies require a university employee to report the information even when the victim is reluctant to do so.

New High-Level Administrative Duties for Nine Women in Higher Education

New High-Level Administrative Duties for Nine 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

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.

Seven Women Faculty Members at Major Universities Appointed to New Posts

Seven Women Faculty Members at Major Universities Appointed to New Posts

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 Administrative Posts for Nine Women in Higher Education

New Administrative Posts for Nine 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.

Five Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Colleges and Universities

Five Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Colleges and Universities

The new deans are Deborah Deas at the University of California, Riverside, Montserrat Fuentes at Virginia Commonwealth University, Kate Howard at the University of Southern Mississippi, Onye Ozuzu at Columbia College in Chicago, and Nancy Bauer at Tufts University in Massachusetts.

New Assignments for a Dozen Women Faculty Members

New Assignments 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.

New Administrative Posts for Seven Women in Higher Education

New Administrative Posts for Seven 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.

Eleven Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles in the Academic World

Eleven Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles in the Academic World

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.

Four Women in High-Level University Posts Are Stepping Down

Four Women in High-Level University Posts Are Stepping Down

The women who have announced they are stepping down are Penelope Laurans at Yale University, Christine Ortiz at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Christine McCormick at the University of Massachusetts, and Grace E. Harris at Virginia Commonwealth University.

New Assignments in Higher Education for 11 Women Faculty Members

New Assignments in Higher Education for 11 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.

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

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.

New Administrative Posts for Six Women at Major Universities

New Administrative Posts for Six Women at Major Universities

Taking on new administrative duties are April Eastman at South Dakota State, Mary K. Scott at the University of Wyoming, Margaret Ann Bollmeier at Virginia Commonwealth University, Renia Ehrenfeucht at the University of New Mexico, Laura Spitz at Cornell University, and Elizabeth Boluch Wood at Princeton University.

Eleven Women Taking on New Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities

Eleven Women Taking on New Administrative Posts 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.

Duke University Study Finds a Huge Gender Gap in Cardiology

Duke University Study Finds a Huge Gender Gap in Cardiology

The study found that women make up about 12 percent of all cardiologists, whereas women now make up almost half of all medical school graduates. Male cardiologists tended to make an average of $100,000 more per year. The data also showed that for men and women cardiologists in the same specialty, men made about $32,000 more.

Thirteen Women Appointed to Key Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Thirteen Women Appointed to Key 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.

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

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.

Emily Drake Elected President of Major Nursing Association

Emily Drake Elected President of Major Nursing Association

Emily Drake, an associate professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Virginia, has been elected president of the American Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses.

Marcia Buck to Lead the American College of Clinical Pharmacy

Marcia Buck to Lead the American College of Clinical Pharmacy

Dr. Buck is an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, a clinical associate professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Virginia, and an affiliate clinical professor in the School of Pharmacy at Virginia Commonwealth University.

University Study Finds a Genetic Factor in the Gender Gap for Insomnia

University Study Finds a Genetic Factor in the Gender Gap for Insomnia

About 10 percent of the U.S. population experiences chronic insomnia and previous research has shown that women are more likely than men to develop insomnia symptoms. This study led by Mackenzie Lind, a graduate students at Virginia Commonwealth University, finds that genetics may explain the gender gap.

Ten Women Who Are Taking on New Faculty Assignments in Higher Education

Ten Women Who Are Taking on New Faculty Assignments in Higher Education

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

Thirty Women With New Administrative Positions at Colleges and Universities

Thirty Women With New Administrative Positions 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.

New Administrative Roles for 19 Women at Colleges and Universities

New Administrative Roles for 19 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.

In Memoriam: Melissa Elizabeth Exum, 1960-2015

In Memoriam: Melissa Elizabeth Exum, 1960-2015

Until February 2015, Dr. Exum was vice provost for academic affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Earlier she held high level posts at Ohio University, Purdue University, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Five Women Scholars Launch New Peer-Reviewed Journal, <em>Sexualization, Media & Society</em>

Five Women Scholars Launch New Peer-Reviewed Journal, Sexualization, Media & Society

The five editors of the new journal are Deidre Condit and Jennifer Johnson of Virginia Commonwealth University, Ana Bridges of the University of Arkansas, Gail Dines of Wheelock College, and Carolyn West of the University of Washington.

Gail Hackett Named Provost at Virginia Commonwealth University

Gail Hackett Named Provost at Virginia Commonwealth University

Since 2008, Dr. Hackett has been serving as provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Previously, she held several administrative posts during a 20-year career at Arizona State University.

In Memoriam: Claudia Emerson, 1957-2014

In Memoriam: Claudia Emerson, 1957-2014

Claudia Emerson was a professor of creative writing at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Professor Emerson won the Pultizer Prize in 2006 for her poetry collection Late Wife.

Artist Uses Her Head to Win Top Prize in Art Competition

Artist Uses Her Head to Win Top Prize in Art Competition

Sonya Clark, chair of the department of craft and material studies at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, enlisted 12 hairstylists to craft her head into a work of art for the judges’ consideration.