Wayland Baptist University in Plainview, Texas, has hired three women as assistant professors.
Laura Bandenburg was appointed assistant professor of English at the university. Since 2010 she has served as an adjunct professor at the university teaching an online course. She has also taught at Texas Tech University.
Bandenburg is a graduate of Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. She holds a master’s degree in English from Texas Tech and is currently completing work on a Ph.D. in technical communication and rhetoric at Texas Tech.
Karen Beth Strovas was also hired as an assistant professor of English. Since 2007 she has been an adjunct professor at Azusa Pacific University in California.
Dr. Strovas is a graduate of Azusa Pacific University. She holds a master’s degree in English from Texas Tech and a Ph.D. in English literature from Claremont Graduate University in California.
Daniela Derderian was named an assistant professor of biological sciences. A native of Brazil, she has been teaching courses at the Federal University of Sao Carlos.
Dr. Derderian holds a Ph.D. in psychological sciences and a doctor of pharmacy degree from Brazilian universities. She is continuing postdoctoral research at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Dotson spent six years as president of Yuba College in California. Earlier, she served eight years as a senior administrator with Clover Park Technical College in Washington.
Dr. Shah is the Ursula Geller Distinguished Professor of Research in Cardiovascular Diseases and associate dean for translational research at the Duke University School of Medicine. She will serve as president-elect of the American Heart Association in 2026–2027, followed by a one-year term as president in 2027–2028.
Dr. Batten will become interim president of Horry-Georgetown Technical College on August 1. She most recently served as the two-year college's vice president for student affairs.
Dr. Kahanov became the twentieth president of Notre Dame de Namur University in California on July 1. She previously served as provost at Alvernia University in Pennsylvania, Stockton University in New Jersey, and SUNY Oneonta.
Most recently, Dr. Sanders served as vice president of experiential product management and interim vice president of product and technology at Western Governors University.
The Program in Africana at Bates College, in conjunction with the Program in Digital & Computational Studies, invites applications for an open rank tenure-line position in the data sciences that spans Africana Studies and Digital & Computational Studies, to begin in July 2027.
The Department of Biology at Haverford College invites applications for two tenure-track Assistant Professor positions in Biochemistry or Cell Biology, beginning July 1, 2027 (or possibility of July 1 2028 if preferred by the successful candidate).
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seek candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenure clinician educator track. Expertise is required in the specific area of gastrointestinal and liver pathology.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seek candidates for an Associate Professor position in the non-tenure clinician educator track. Expertise is required in the specific area of gastrointestinal and liver pathology.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania seek candidates for an Assistant Professor position in the non-tenure academic clinician track. Expertise is required in the specific area of gastrointestinal and liver pathology.