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Three Women in New Teaching Positions

Three Women in New Teaching Positions

The three women in new faculty posts are Andrea Warner-Czyz at the University of Texas at Dallas, Julie Dash at Wayne State University, and Megan Shepherd at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.

Jocelyn Benson Is the New Leader of the Wayne State University Law School

Jocelyn Benson Is the New Leader of the Wayne State University Law School

A member of the faculty since 2005, she is the associate director of the Damon J. Keith Center for Civil Rights which tracks hate crimes in Michigan and provides legal supports for the victims of hate crimes.

New Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

New 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.

Phyllis Vroom Named Deputy President at Wayne State University

Phyllis Vroom Named Deputy President at Wayne State University

The former dean of the School of Social Work will fill in at times for President Allan Gilmour who has been battling prostate cancer.

New Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

New 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.

Fourteen Women With New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Fourteen Women With New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Here is this week’s news of women who have been appointed to key administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.

In Memoriam: Genevieve M. Casey, 1916-2012

In Memoriam: Genevieve M. Casey, 1916-2012

Genevieve Casey, professor emerita of library and information science at Wayne State University in Detroit, has died at the age of 96.

Four Women Named Deans

Four Women Named Deans

The new deans are Jendia Grissett at Faulkner University, Nicole Campbell at the University of Oklahoma, Leigh Weisenburger at Bates College and Cheryl Waites at Wayne State University.

Six Women Scholars Win Prestigious Awards

Six Women Scholars Win Prestigious Awards

The honorees are JoBeth Allen, Sabeeha Merchant, Connie Weaver, Jasmine Tang, Christina McIntyre, and Geralyn Stpehens.

Two Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at Wayne State University

Two Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at Wayne State University

Kim Dunleavy and Sheila Wilhelm were promoted and granted tenure at the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.

Six Women Academics Receive Notable Awards

Six Women Academics Receive Notable Awards

The honorees are Susanna Childress, Marika Botha, Patricia Whitely, Margaret Campbell, Karen Richman, and Kimberly Bess.

Nine Women Named to Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Nine Women Named to Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Wendy Stouffer, Tracy Barlok, Paila Morsiani, Patricia Perillo, Susan Cozzens, Kathleen Wattum, Tracy Utech, Snehalata Huzurbazar and Sapphire Cureg are taking on new roles.

Seven Women Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Seven Women Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Heather Swain, Jordana Pomeroy, Diane Anci, Kim Keel, Jocelyn Sanders, Rosemary Scanlon, and Joan Dunbar are taking on new duties.

Law Professor Has Established a Support Group for Military Spouses

Law Professor Has Established a Support Group for Military Spouses

Jocelyn Benson, an associate professor at the Wayne State University Law School has a husband who is an Army paratrooper.

Psychology Professor Lisa Rapport of Wayne State University Named to Editorial Post

Psychology Professor Lisa Rapport of Wayne State University Named to Editorial Post

She will be the associate editor of a prestigious journal in the field of neuropsychology.

New Grant Programs Relating to Women in Higher Education

New Grant Programs Relating to Women in Higher Education

News of grants which will fund university programs on sexual assault prevention and increasing the number of women in STEM fields.

Historian at Wayne State University Wins Lillian Smith Book Award

Historian at Wayne State University Wins Lillian Smith Book Award

Danielle L. McGuire, an assistant professor of history at Wayne State University in Detroit, will receive the 2011 Lillian Smith Book Award.

Esther Frances Masserman Broner (1927-2011)

Esther Frances Masserman Broner (1927-2011)

She was a respected writer on feminism and the Jewish tradition and she taught at leading colleges and universities around the world.