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Wheelock College to Merge With Boston University Next June

Wheelock College to Merge With Boston University Next June

Wheelock College in Boston, facing declining enrollments and a budget shortfall, has agreed to merge with Boston University. Women make up 82 percent of all undergraduate students at the college. As a result of the merger, the university will create the Wheelock College of Education & Human Development.

Julie Wollman Appointed the Tenth President of Widener University

Julie Wollman Appointed the Tenth President of Widener University

Since June 2012, Dr. Wollman has been serving as president of Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. Previous to that appointment, Dr. Wollman served as vice president for academic affairs at Wheelock College in Boston.

Five Women Academics Announce They Are Stepping Down From Their Posts

Five Women Academics Announce They Are Stepping Down From Their Posts

They are Karen Abraham at the University of New Mexico, Sharon McCloskey at Virginia Tech, Shirley Malone-Fenner at Wheelock College in Boston, Ann Gill at Colorado State University, and Tammy Bray at Oregon State University.

Five Women Scholars Launch New Peer-Reviewed Journal, <em>Sexualization, Media & Society</em>

Five Women Scholars Launch New Peer-Reviewed Journal, Sexualization, Media & Society

The five editors of the new journal are Deidre Condit and Jennifer Johnson of Virginia Commonwealth University, Ana Bridges of the University of Arkansas, Gail Dines of Wheelock College, and Carolyn West of the University of Washington.

Deborah Miranda Wins IPPY Award for Her Book on California Indians

Deborah Miranda Wins IPPY Award for Her Book on California Indians

Deborah A. Miranda, professor of English at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, has won the gold medal in the Independent Publisher Book Awards for autobiography/memoir in the family legacy category.

Julie Wollman Appointed President of Edinboro University

Julie Wollman Appointed President of Edinboro University

She is currently vice president for academic affairs at Wheelock College in Boston.