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Four Women Appointed to Dean Posts

Four Women Appointed to Dean Posts

The new deans are Gracie Lawson-Borders at Howard University, Joyce P. Jacobsen at Wesleyan University, Kathleen Tiemann at Merrimack College, and Susan Gelman at the University of Michigan.

Six Women Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Six Women Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

The women taking on new administrative roles are Ashley Biancho at Lafayette College, Paquita Davis-Friday at Baruch College, Lisa Woodward-Mink at Sacramento State, Christi Hurt at the University of North Carolina, Sharon Belden Castonguay at Wesleyan, and Maureen Redeker at Kansas State.

Three Women Awarded Tenure at Wesleyan University

Three Women Awarded Tenure at Wesleyan University

The awards of tenure were granted to associate professors Barbara Juhasz in psychology, Margot Weiss in American studies and anthropology, and Shengqing Wu in Asian languages and literatures.

This Week's News on Women Faculty

This Week’s News on Women Faculty

Taking on new roles are Poonam Sharma at Creighton University, Christine Sylvester at the University of Connecticut, Jennifer Kilgo at the University of Alabama Birmingham, Julie Cecere at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, and Janice Naegele at Wesleyan University.

Two Women Awarded Tenure at Wesleyan University

Two Women Awarded Tenure at Wesleyan University

Louis Brown, who joined the faculty earlier in this academic year, is a professor of American studies and a professor of English. Constance Leidy, an associate professor of mathematics, has served on the Wesleyan faculty since 2007.

Wesleyan University Names Its Next Provost

Wesleyan University Names Its Next Provost

On July 1, Ruth H. Striegel will become provost and vice president of academic affairs at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. She is currently professor of psychology and the Walter A. Crowell University Professor of the Social Sciences at the university.

University of Denver Scholar Shares Grawemeyer Award

University of Denver Scholar Shares Grawemeyer Award

Erica Chenoweth, as assistant professor of international studies at the University of Denver, is sharing the 2013 Grawemeyer Prize for ideas improving world order for co-authoring a book in nonviolent civil resistance.

Two Women Scholars to Serve as Co-Editor of a Journal on Jewish Studies

Two Women Scholars to Serve as Co-Editor of a Journal on Jewish Studies

Christine Hayes of Yale University and Magda Teter of Wesleyan University will serve as co-editors of the peer-reviewed journal of the Association for Jewish Studies.

Ten Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Ten Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Here is this week’s news of women being appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.

Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Wesleyan University Over a Sexual Assault at a Fraternity

Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Wesleyan University Over a Sexual Assault at a Fraternity

A former student says the university did not do enough to protect women from a fraternity that she says was known on campus as “The Rape Factory.”

Nine Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

Nine Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

The women taking on new roles are Patricia Watson, Suzanne Thoren Walker, Elsie Scott, Laurinda Smith, Peggy Miller, Carol Ash, Gina Pertee, Eboni Pringle, and Patricia Rodriguez Mosquera.

Wesleyan University Scientist to Be Honored for Her Paleoceanography Research

Wesleyan University Scientist to Be Honored for Her Paleoceanography Research

Ellen Thomas, research professor of earth and environmental sciences, wlll be honored by the American Geophysical Union.

Fourteen Women With New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

Fourteen Women With New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

Here is this week’s list of women who were appointed to key positions in higher education administration.

Two Women Named to Faculty Posts

Two Women Named to Faculty Posts

Petra Bonfet-Taylor was promoted to full professor of mathematics at Wesleyan University and Mary Steffel joins the business school faculty at the University of Cincinnati.

Six Women Faculty at Wesleyan University Promoted and Granted Tenure

Six Women Faculty at Wesleyan University Promoted and Granted Tenure

Wesleyan University, the highly rated liberal arts college in Middletown, Connecticut, has granted tenure to six women faculty members who were also promoted from assistant professor to associate professor.

New Grant Programs Relating to Women in Higher Education

New Grant Programs Relating to Women in Higher Education

Here is this week’s news of grants that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.

Wesleyan University Names Two Women to Endowed Chairs

Wesleyan University Names Two Women to Endowed Chairs

Jill G. Morawski and Laurie Nussdorfer are among six Wesleyan faculty members appointed to named professorships.

Eight Women in Academia Honored With Prestigious Awards

Eight Women in Academia Honored With Prestigious Awards

Isabel Wilkerson, Linda Campbell, Valerie Romero-Leggott, Margot Weiss, Darra Goldstein, Tracy Bale, Julie Zimmerman, and Mina Jones Jefferson are the honorees.

Seven Women Scholars Receive Notable Awards

Seven Women Scholars Receive Notable Awards

The honorees are Marilyn Flynn, Virginia Gonzalez, Silvia Salinas Belmker, Sherry Matusoff Merfish, Elizabeth Willis, and Laura Larsson.

Four Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs

Four Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs

Kathryn Dean, Ellen Nerenberg, Anne Skaja Robinson, and W. Sue Ritter have been appointed to distinguished teaching posts.

In Memoriam: Elisabeth Young-Bruehl (1946-2011)

In Memoriam: Elisabeth Young-Bruehl (1946-2011)

Dr. Young-Bruehl served on the faculty at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, for nearly two decades.

A Dozen New Appointments

A Dozen New Appointments

Here is news of 12 women who have been named to a wide variety of university posts.

Four Women Faculty Members Promoted at Wesleyan University

Four Women Faculty Members Promoted at Wesleyan University

Lori Gruen, Magda Teter, and Elizabeth Willis are now full professors. Mary Alice Haddad was granted tenure.

Some Notable Appointments of Women to Faculty Positions

Some Notable Appointments of Women to Faculty Positions

Here is news of six women who have been appointed to important faculty positions in higher education.