All Entries Tagged With: "Worcester Polytechnic Institute"
Six Women Scholars Receive Notable Awards
The winners are Hannah Sanghee Park of USC, Kathy Lee Heuston of Austin Peay State, Alicia Dewey of Biola University, Sylvia Barack Fishman of Brandeis, Donna Shalala of the University of Miami, and Diana Lados of Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Three Women Scholars Named to Endowed Chairs
The three women who have been appointed to named professorships are Kristin Boudreau at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Helen Reed at the College of Engineering at Texas A&M University, and Cheryl Kerfeld at Michigan State University.
Five Women Earn Promotions at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
The faculty members receiving promotions are Ulrike Brisson, Kathryn Fisler, Huong Higgins, Lorraine Higgins, and Ingrid Matos-Nin.
The Next President of Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Laurie Leshin, dean of the School of Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, has been chosen as the WPI’s 16th president. When she takes office on July 1, she will be the first woman president in the nearly 150-year history of the institute.
Nine Women Join the Faculty at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts has announced the addition of 24 new full-time faculty members and researchers. Among the 24 new hires are nine women.
Five Women Honored With Notable Awards
The honorees are Darla Goeres of Montana State University, Jean Wyld of Springfield College, Julia Overton-Healy of Alfred University, Tanja Dominko of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Christine A. Shoemaker of Cornell University.
Eight Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The eight women honored with awards are Mary Kay Hemenway, Jenna Price Carpenter, Huda Y. Zoghbi, Rosalie Carpenter, Linda Florence Callahan, Diana Lados, Rebecca Patton and Sheree Toth.
Five Women Earn Promotions at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts, has announced the promotions of seven faculty members and the granting of tenure to six faculty members, five of whom also earned promotions. Five of the eight the faculty members receiving promotions or tenure are women.
In Memoriam: Christine M. Drew, 1970-2013
She was the associate director of research and instruction services at the Gordon Library of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Four Women Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Karen Roberto at Virginia Tech, Elizabeth West Martin of the University of Rochester, Diana Lados of Worcester Polytechnic Institute, and Terri Lucie Thompson of Purdue University.
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.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute Enrolls Its Largest Class of First-Year Women Students
There are 314 women in the Class of 2016 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. They make up 32 percent of the entering class.
Six Women Granted Tenure at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Four of the six women were also promoted in academic rank.
