Bryn Mawr College has renamed its master of social services degree to a master of social work degree. The name change aims to better align the degree with standard terminology used in the social work profession.

The three women named Distinguished Professors at the University of New Mexico are Melanie Moses in computer science and biology, Michelle Ozbun in molecular genetics and microbiology, and Tassy Parker in family and community medicine.

Dr. Bradford taught music at Alabama A&M University for 40 years. She also served as director of the the university's choir.

Emily Rothman of Boston University, Stephanie Beavers of Mercer University, and Parisa Saboori of Manhattan University have been selected for academic leadership roles at their institutions. Jennifer Hunter and Shaundra Daily have joined the faculties of Virginia Commonwealth University and the University of Tennessee, respectively.

Andrea J. Liu of the University of Pennsylvania, Zhenan Bao of Stanford University, and Xiaowei Zhuang of Harvard University are among the nine inaugural recipients of the International Congress of Basic Science Medals.

The new deans are Rebecca Klaper at the University of Delaware, Jessica Kubiak at the University of Pittsburgh's Bradford and Titusville campuses, Gerrelyn Patterson at Virginia State University, Shannon Clifford at Stockton University, Beth Longenecker at the University of Northern Colorado, Julie A. Washington at the University of California, Irvine, and Martha Kline at Ohio University-Zanesville.

Dr. Guerinot, an endowed professor at Dartmouth College, was recently recognized for advancing research on Arabidopsis thaliana, a small weed that has become the standard model for plant biology.

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

The University of Georgia Libraries has honored Dr. Blain, professor of history and Africana studies at Brown University, for her latest book, Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights, an examination of the pivotal contributions of Black women at the forefront of national and international movements for civil and human rights.

The women who have been appointed to endowed positions are Andrea Bastiani Archibald at Barnard College's Athena Center for Leadership, Rachel Raimist at the University of Texas at Arlington, and Meredith Malone at the Washington University Kemper Art Museum.

"The pay gap is not about some inherent preference in women for jobs that offer lower wages, but rather it is that we actually do pay women’s occupations less because we devalue women," said Cate Taylor, associate professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

As president of the Kansas Board of Regents, Dr. Bonds-Raacke will provide strategic leadership to the state's 32 public higher education institutions. A former president of Saint Martin's University in Washington, Dr. Bonds-Raack has been serving as the board of regents' vice president for academic affairs.