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Three Women Named to Endowed Professorships
Named to endowed chairs are Padma Rajagoplan at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Melissa Jonson-Reid at Washington University in St. Louis, and Heidi M. Ravven at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York.
Nine Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments
The nine women faculty members in new positions are Amy Simon, Miranda S. Spivack, Jean Lee Cole, Martine Guyot-Bender, Lesley Cottrell, Mary McKernan McKay, Gena Flynn, Yvette Richarson, and Alethia Cook.
In Memoriam: Catherine Altepeter Rodgers, 1928-2016
Cathy Rodgers joined the design department faculty at Washington University in St. Louis in 1957. When she retired in 2004, she was the longest-serving faculty member in the history of the design department at the university.
Seven American Women Named Members of the National Academy of Education
The National Academy of Education has announced the election of 11 new members. Eight of the 11 new members are women. Seven of the eight hold current affiliations with American universities.
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.
Five Women Appointed to Positions as Dean at Major Universities
The new deans are Katherine Schultz at the University of Colorado, Sabrina Zirkel at Santa Clara University in California, Mary McKernan McKay at Washington University in St. Louis, Marta Kuzma at the Yale School of Art, and Lori Ploutz-Snyder at the University of Michigan.
New Administrative Roles for 11 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.
Four Women Taking on New Roles on University Faculties
The four women appointed to new faculty posts are Alison Wilson at West Virginia University, Kzenia Chizhova at Princeton University, Christine Knoblauch-O’Neal at Washington University in St. Louis, and natalie Shapero at Tufts University in Massachusetts.
Towson University Names Kim Schatzel as Its Next President
Dr. Schatzel has been serving as interim president, provost, and executive vice president for academic affairs at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. She is the former dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Dr. Schatzel will become president of Towson University on January 25.
Four Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Linda P.B. Katehi, chancellor of the University of California, Davis, Gwendalyn J. Randolph of Washington University, Elizabeth Hellmuth Margulis of the University of Arkansas, and Michelle Boisseau of the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
A Dozen Women With 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.
Four Women Appointed to Named Professorships
The four women appointed to endowed faculty posts are Michelle Miller at Boston College, Patricia L. Vahle at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, Diann Williams at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and Katie Plax at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Fourteen Women in Higher Education Assigned to New Administrative Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Six Women Appointed to New Teaching Posts
The six women in new posts are Jane Kamensky at Harvard University, Melanie Shepherd at Misericordia University, Jennifer F. Hamer at the University of Kansas, Kristina Kleutghen at Washington University, Trudier Harris at the University of Alabama, and Marketa Marvanova at North Dakota State University.
A Dozen Women With New Administrative Jobs in Higher Education
The appointees are Janice Tawney, Lori S. White, Lorraince Acker, Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Janice Lewis, Kirsten Waarala, Laura Simmelink, Nicole Edwards Evans, Sue Roberts, Sarah Covert, Ruth Jacobs Jackson, and Shannon Jackson.
Kim Schatzel to Lead Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti
Dr. Schatzel is currently provost and executive vice president at Eastern Michigan University. Before joining the university in 2012, she was dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
Three Woman Scholars Appointed to Endowed Faculty Chairs
The three women named to endowed chairs are Maura McLaughlin at West Virginia University, Lan Yang at Washington University in St. Louis, and Kimberly Theidon at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
Barbara Schaal to Take the Helm at the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Barbara A. Schaal is the Marry-Dell Chilton Distinguished Professor of Biology and dean of the faculty at Washington University in St. Louis. Dr. Schaal was born in Germany but grew up in Chicago. She joined the Washington University faculty in 1980.
Five Women Promoted and Awarded Tenure at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
The five women promoted to associate professor and awarded tenure at the Washington University School of Medicine are Tammie S. Benzinger, Suzanne E. Lapi, Makedonka Mitreva, Indira U. Mysorekar, and Katherine A. Henzler-Wildman.
Sixteen Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here’s is this week’s roundup of appointments of women to high-level administrative posts at colleges and university across the United States.
Ten Women Receive Appointments to University Administrative Posts
The women in new administrative posts are Maigan Larsen, Cristal Thomas, Usha Rodrigues, Wendy Plant, Tanya Barnes-Jones, Lisa Calvert, Alyson A. Gill, Becky Degen, Meredith Evans, and Charlene E. Wolf-Hall.
Washington University Research Finds Link Between Sedentary Work and Obesity for Women
The research found no association between occupational sitting and weight status among men. The study also found that the relationship between sitting on the job and obesity was particularly significant for African American women.
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 High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education for 14 Women
Here is this week’s roundup of appointments and promotions of women to top-level administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Five Women Stepping Down From High-Level Posts at Colleges and Universities
The women who have or will retire are Belle Wei at California State University, Chico, Hudlin Wagner at Carleton College, Nancy Dunlap at the University of Virginia, Jennie Taylor at Emory University, and Sharon Stahl at Washington University in St. Louis.
A Dozen Women With New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
The women taking on new administrative roles are Carrie Landa, Brianna Bunce-Douglas, Mary Corcoran, Windsor Westbrook Sherrill, Deborah Blum, Sandy Barbour, Tiffancy C. Graham, Yana Cornish, Annie Wright, Gabrielle Banick, Rhonda Kitch, and Ellen de Graffenreid.
Six Women Academics Honored With Notable Awards
The honorees are Lisa J. Mauer of Purdue University, Katherine Hayhoe of Texas Tech University, Laurie Maffly-Kipp of Washington University, Robin S. Reed of Colorado State University, Lee Anne Bell of Barnard College, and Emily Pease of the College of William and Mary.
Seventeen Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The appointees are Keri Swaby, Rosetta Clay, Rhoberta Haley, Karen A. Dowling, Michelle Piekutowski, Jennifer Lodge, Heather Lindkvist, Anne Sauer, Kelley Coffeen, Michele Kiely, Gabriela C. Weaver, Katrina Oliver, Lillian C. Wichinsky, Lauren Richards, Bonnie Richley, Julia Czerniak, and Vicki McNeil.
Two Economists Join the Faculty at Cornell University
Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, has announced the appointed of seven new faculty members in its department of economics. Among the hires are Eleonora Pattachini, who was on the faculty at Syracuse University, and Julieta Caunedo, who just earned her Ph.D. at Washington University in St. Louis.
Nine Women in New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
The new appointees are Shamis Abdi, Leslie C. Davis, Lisa Cassis, DaVida Plummer Vanderploeg, Cynthia J. Brown, Naila M. Mamoon, LaTanya Buck, Jennifer Tiffany, and Karen A. Dowling.
New Administrative Posts in Higher Education for Nine Women
The women taking on new administrative roles are Enku Galaye, Gild Gely, Sally E. McRorie, Jessica W. Kennedy, Susan Grover, Kristine Paranica, Susan Wilson, Susan Boswell, and Alicia Betsinger.
Does Free Birth Control Lead to Risky Sexual Behavior Among Low-Income Women?
A new study by researchers at the Washington University School of Medicine has dispelled the myth that women who are given free birth control are more likely to have sex with multiple partners.
A Trio of New Deans
Stacia Haynie was appointed dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at LSU. Janie Heath will be the next dean of nursing at the University of Kentucky and Nancy Staudt will lead the law school at Washington University in St. Louis.
Ten Women Assuming New Administrative Roles at American Universities
The women with new administrative posts are Amy Wohlert, Jana Jasinski, Kimberly Lamparelli, Susie Brubaker-Cole, Jennifer Heisey, Carla Peterson, Diana Jergovic, Apryle M. Cotton, Sara Childs, and Ellen Amsel.
Washington University Appoints New Leadership for Its Center for Humanities
Jean Allman, the J. H. Hexter Professor in the Humanities and chair of the department of history was named director and Rebecca A. Wanzo, an associate professor of in the Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies program, was named associate director.
