All Entries Tagged With: "Wesleyan University"
A Dozen Women With New Faculty Assignments at Major Universities
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 Duties or Titles for Eight 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.
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 Scholars Awarded Tenure at Wesleyan University in Connecticut
The board of trustees of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, has awarded tenure to eight faculty members. Five of the faculty members awarded tenure are women: Robyn K. Autry, Sonali Chakravarti, Amy McQueen, Paula Matthusen, and Eirene Visvardi.
Four Women Hired as Assistant Professors at Wesleyan University in Connecticut
The new assistant professors at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut are Abigail Boggs and Courtney J. Patterson in sociology, Rene Sher in physics, and Royette Tavernier in psychology.
Two Women Scholars Appointed to New Positions as Deans
Renee Johnson-Thornton is the new dean of the Class of 2018 at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, and Rebecca Rahschulte was named dean of the university and transfer division at the Lawrenceburg, Indiana, campus of Ivy Tech Community College.
Six Women Scholars Are Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Twyla J. Cummings at the Rochester Institute of Techology, Courtney Meyers at Texas Tech University, Nicole Baganz at Vanderbilt University, Deborah K. Fitzgerald at MIT, Suzanne O’Connell at Wesleyan University, and Donna De Carolis at Drexel University.
Two Women Named to Provost Positions
Phyllis Worthy Dawkins has been appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina, and Joyce Jacobsen was appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
Women Faculty Members Who Have Earned Notable Honors and Awards
The honorees are Mary Beth Hatten of Rockefeller University, Diane Kellogg of Bentley University, Mary Alice Bruce of the University of Wyoming, Lisa Graley of the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, Gina Athena Ulysse of Wesleyan University, and Virginia Howard of the University of Alabama-Birmingham.
Nine Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Eight Women Professors Honored With Prestigious Awards
The eight women faculty members who received awards are Prerna Dua, Vicky Kalogera, Anna C. Balazs, Allison Doupe, Brenda Major, Lindsey Aloia, Janice Naegele, and Ann Wolbert Burgess.
Four Women Faculty Members Honored With Notable Awards
The honorees are Kathryn Kirkpatrick of Appalachian State University in North Carolina, Meredith Hughes of Wesleyan University in Connecticut, Tonia Dousay of the University of Wyoming, and Yan Jin of the University of Delaware.
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.
Nine Women Faculty Members Take on New Roles
The nine women scholars in new posts are Ishita Mukerji at Wesleyan, Lida E. Maxwell at Trinity College, Elizabeth Castelli at Barnard College, Margaret S. Clark at Yale, Caroline Elkins at Harvard, Deborah Vischak at Princeton, Constance W. Ziemian at Bucknell, Jane Parrish at Mississippi State, and Christina Kan at Texas A&M.
New Faculty Posts at Colleges and Universities for 13 Women Scholars
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty posts at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Seven Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs at American Universities
The appointees to endowed chairs are Andrea Louise Campbell at MIT, Alison P. Galvani at Yale University, Fiona Harrison at CalTech, Seung-kyung Kim at Indiana University, Susan R. Wessler at the University of California, Riverside, Vicki Sealey at West Virginia University, and Lisa Cohen at Wesleyan University.
Nine Women Announce Their Retirements From University Faculty or Administrative Posts
Here is a roundup of women who recently announced that they are stepping down from faculty positions or administrative posts at American universities.
Wesleyan University Promotes Three Women to Full Professor
The three new full professors at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, are Mary Alice Haddad in government, Mary-Jane Rubenstein in religion, and Gina Athena Ulysse in anthropology.
Six Women Faculty Members Announced Their Retirements
The women stepping down from faculty posts are Suzanne Murrmann at Virginia Tech, Doris Dwyer at Western Nevada College, Judy Dworin at Trinity College in Connecticut, Laurie Nussdorfer at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, Loria A. Clarke at the University of Massachusetts, and Virginia Hill Rice at Wayne State University in Detroit.
Women Named to Dean Posts at Seven Universities
The new deans are Maria Toyoda at Suffolk University, Nancy McIntyre at West Virginia University, Carol Ann Gittens at Santa Clara University, Robin P. Newhouse at Indiana University, Ellen Nerenberg at Wesleyan University, Suzanne Barbour at the University of Georgia, and Gloria Culver at the University of Rochester.
Three Women Stepping Down Form High-Level Positions in Higher Education
Claudia Hale, a professor at Ohio University, and Eileen Wilson-Oyelaran, president of Kalamazoo College in Michigan, have announced their retirements. Ruth Weissman, provost at Wesleyan University, is returning to her faculty post on a full-time basis.
Seven Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The appointees are Kimberly Saunders at the University of Delaware, Jill Ashton at Virginia Tech, Rebecca Brodigan at Colby College, Joyce Jacobsen at Wesleyan University, Teresa Gould at UC-Davis, Regina Lawrence at the University of Oregon, and Catherine Panter-Brick at Yale University.
Six Women in New Teaching Roles at Major Universities
The women in new roles are Erica J. Hashimoto at the University of Georgia, Julia Randall at Wesleyan University, Hilary Blumberg at Yale University, Lydia Conklin at Emory University, Concetta DiRusso at the University of Nebraska, and Carol Berry at Louisiana State University.
Six Women in New Teaching Roles
The six women in new faculty posts are Sarah Demers at Yale, Margaret Skurka at Indiana University Northwest, Deborah Jenson at Duke, Debi Switzer at Clemson, Cynthia Ward at the University of Georgia, and Lauren Caldwell at Wesleyan University.
Five Women Appointed to Positions as Dean at Colleges and Universities
The new deans are Renee Johnson-Thornton at Wesleyan University, Mary Margaret Holt at the University of Oklahoma, Karin Ruhlandt at Syracuse University, Valerie Martin Conley at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, and Tania Sheldahl at Yavapai College in Arizona.
Yale University Scholar to Receive a Prestigious Medal for Literary Achievement
Professor Hazel V. Carby has been selected to received the 2014 Jay B. Hubbell Medal for Lifetime Achievement in American Literary Studies. The award is sponsored by the American Literature Section of the Modern Language Association.
Wesleyan University Orders On-Campus Fraternities to Admit Women
Not only will women have to be admitted but they must be well-represented in the body and leadership of the fraternal organization. Fraternities have three years to comply with the new requirements.
In Memoriam: Susan Beth Horwitz, 1955-2014
Dr. Horwitz was an expert in programming languages and software engineering. She served on the faculty at the University of Wisconsin for nearly three decades. Recently, she was the faculty director of the residential learning community, Women in Science and Engineering.
Wendy Bellion’s Book Honored by the Smithsonian American Art Museum
Wendy Bellion, associate professor of history at the University of Delaware, received the 2014 Charles C. Eldredge Prize for Distinguished Scholarship in American Art from the Smithsonian American Art Museum. She will give the Eldredge Prize lecture this fall at the museum.
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.
Four Women Appointed to Named Professorships
The four scholars appointed to named chairs are Libby V. Morris at the University of Georgia, Quiara Alegria Hudes at Wesleyan University, Wendy Ann Lee at Yale University and Jodi Jinks at Oklahoma State University.
Eight New Assistant Professors at Wesleyan University
The new assistant professors at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, are Olga Sendra Ferrer, Megan Glick, Psyche Loui, Rachel Ellis Neyra, Marcela Orteiza, Lily L. Saint, Joslyn B. Trager and Laura Ann Twagira.
Awards Bestowed on Six Women Professors
The honorees are Judy Grahn of Sofia University, Cynthia Kierner of George Mason University, Maret Traber of Oregon State University, Sybilla Beckmann of the University of Georgia, Judith Torney-Purta of the University of Maryland, and Jill Morawski of Wesleyan University.
Wesleyan University Promotes Four Women to the Rank of Full Professor
The new full professor at Wesleyan are Manju Hingorani in molecular biology and biochemistry, Elizabeth McAlister in religion, Suzanne O’Connell in earth and environmental sciences, and Stephanie K. Weiner in English.
Eight Women Taking on New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
The appointees at Irma Becerra-Fernandez at Florida International, Makaela Kingsley at Wesleyan, Geneva Henry at George Washington, Debra Fickler at Villanova, Lisa McBride at PCOM, Diane Paukstelis at Kansas State, Melissa Wargo at Western Carolina, and Barbara Jones at Boston College.
