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New Administrative Positions for Eight Women at Colleges and Universities

New Administrative Positions for Eight 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.

Women Engineering Students Do Better When Paired With Other Women in Class Projects

Women Engineering Students Do Better When Paired With Other Women in Class Projects

Women who are first-year students in engineering tend to get higher grades when they are paired with other women in group projects. Women who are paired with other women in group projects are also more likely than other women to declare engineering as their major.

New Assignments for Ten Women Faculty Members in Higher Education

New Assignments for Ten Women Faculty Members 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.

Four Women Among This Year's 15 Churchill Scholars

Four Women Among This Year’s 15 Churchill Scholars

Churchill Scholars will study for master’s degrees in STEM fields at the University of Cambridge in England. Of the 15 Churchill Scholarships awarded this year, four went to women. A year ago, nine of the 15 winners of Churchill Scholarships were women.

Five Women Taking on New Faculty Assignments in Higher Education

Five Women Taking on New Faculty Assignments in Higher Education

Taking on new roles are Olga Pierrakos at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Elena Litchman at Michigan State University, Laura Hill at the University of Arkansas, Kristee Willett at the University of Pennsylvania, and Jiexin Wang at the Worthington campus of Pennsylvania State University.

Wake Forest University Honors its Late Faculty Member, Maya Angelou

Wake Forest University Honors its Late Faculty Member, Maya Angelou

Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, announced that its newest residence hall will be named to honor Maya Angelou, who served as the Reynolds Professor of American studies at the university from 1982 until her death in 2014.

The Next President of Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania

The Next President of Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania

Dr. Jacquelyn Fetrow currently serves as vice president of academic affairs at the University of Richmond in Virginia. Earlier, she was the Reynolds Professor of Computational Physics at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Wake Forest University Political Scientist Wins Best Book Award

Wake Forest University Political Scientist Wins Best Book Award

Betina C. Wilkinson, an assistant professor of political science at Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, received the Best Book Award for Inter-Race Relations from the American Political Science Association.

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.

Nineteen Women With New Administrative Posts at U.S. Colleges and Universities

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.

The First Woman Dean at the Wake Forest University School of Law

The First Woman Dean at the Wake Forest University School of Law

Suzanne Reynolds has served as interim dean for the past year. From 2010 until her appointment as interim dean, she served as executive associate dean for academic affairs. She joined the law school’s faculty in 1981.

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.

Four Women Appointed to Dean Positions at U.S. Universities

Four Women Appointed to Dean Positions at U.S. Universities

The new deans are Carla Swearingen at John Brown University in Arkansas, Michelle Gillespie at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, Ruby Perry at Tuskegee University in Alabama, and Vanessa Beasley at Vanderbilt University in Tennessee.

Eight Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Eight Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

The women in new administrative positions are Breona M. Hayes, Kay Wolf, Sondra Schreiber, Leanne M. Shank, Allyson Zazulia, Leandra Celaya, Tanya L. Jachimiak, and Eileen G. McLoughlin.

New University Faculty Appointments for Seven Women

New University Faculty Appointments for Seven Women

The appointees are Susan Altizer at the University of Georgia, Maria Chudnovsky at Princeton University, Nadine Finigan-Carr at the University of Maryland-Baltimore, Robin Hunicke at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Sarah L. Harris at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Kami Chavis Simmons at Wake Forest University, and Abby Walker at Virginia Tech.

Fifteen Women Appointed to Senior-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Fifteen Women Appointed to Senior-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education

The appointees are Betty A. Block, Pamela L. Jennings, Carlia Smith, Claudia Donald, Stephanie McGowan, Sue B. Workman, Cori Fata-Hartley, Doreen D. Edwards, Linda Bonnin, Cynthia J. Cyrus, Cindy Weinstein, Malika Roman Isler, Alice C. Stewart, LLJuna Weir, and Stephanie Garst.

In Memoriam: Maya Angelou, 1928-2014

In Memoriam: Maya Angelou, 1928-2014

Maya Angelou, author, poet, dancer, actress, civil rights activist, and the Reynolds Professor of American Studies at Wake Forest University, has died, at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She was 86 years old.

Five Women in New Faculty Roles at American Universities

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.

The Next Dean of the Law School at Southern Methodist University

The Next Dean of the Law School at Southern Methodist University

Jennifer M. Collins currently serves as on the faculty of the Wake Forest University School of Law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She is also vice provost at Wake Forest University.

Three Women Scholars in New Teaching Posts

Three Women Scholars in New Teaching Posts

Michelle Gillespie is the first holder of a Presidential Chair at Wake Forest University. Lydia Barnett is a new assistant professor of history at Bates College and Stacy Patterson has joined the faculty at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Fourteen Women in New Higher Education Administrative Positions

Fourteen Women in New Higher Education Administrative Positions

Here is a collection of new appointments of women to administrative posts at colleges and universities across the United States.

Wake Forest University Scholar to Lead the White House Office on Faith-Based Initiatives

Wake Forest University Scholar to Lead the White House Office on Faith-Based Initiatives

Sinc 2004 she has been serving as the director of the Center for Religion and Public Affairs at the Wake Forest University School of Divinity. She is the former executive director of the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life in Washington, D.C.

Eight Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Eight Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

The new appointees are Julie Patterson Forrester at SMU, Tracy Boleware at Tuskegee University, Penny Rue at Wake Forest, Carli Schiffner at Wenatchee Valley College, Janine Sherrier at the University of Delaware, Lucy France at the University of Montana, Susan Neu at Virginia Tech, and Joni Wadley at Ohio University.

Wake Forest University Opens Its New Women's Center

Wake Forest University Opens Its New Women’s Center

The center is under the direction of Paige Meltzer who came to Wake Forest from Harvard University. She holds a Ph.D. in women’s history from Brown University.

Retention of Women in STEM Fields: Role Models May Not Be an Important Factor

Retention of Women in STEM Fields: Role Models May Not Be an Important Factor

Research by Amanda L. Griffith of Wake Forest University finds that female role models in faculty posts appear to have no direct impact on course taking or degree pursuits.

Women Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Women Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Recently, these five women were appointed to new positions at colleges and universities across the United States.

A Host of New Appointments of Women to College and University Administrative Positions

A Host of New Appointments of Women to College and University Administrative Positions

Nine women who are assuming new roles and duties.

Nine Women Appointed to Key Administrative Positions at Colleges and Universities

Nine Women Appointed to Key Administrative Positions at Colleges and Universities

Andrea Tawney is the new assistant dean for development at the College of Business at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces.