Eight Women in New Higher Education Teaching Roles

hoangHaco Hoang was promoted to full professor of political science at California Lutheran University in Thousand Oaks. She has served as a Fulbright Scholar and visiting research associate at the Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore.

Dr. Hoang is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Barbara. She earned a Ph.D. in political science at Boston University in Massachusetts.

Lisette WaitsLisette Waits was appointed chair of the fish and wildlife sciences department at the University of Idaho. Dr. Weiss is a professor of wildlife sciences and has served on the university’s faculty since 1997.

Professor Waits is a graduate of the University of Georgia and holds a Ph.D. in genetics from the University of Utah.

wemimontJacqueline Wemimont was named an assistant professor of English at Arizona State University. She was an assistant professor of English at Scripps College in Claremont, California. Her research focuses on 16th- and 17th-century British literature.

Dr. Wemimont is a graduate of the University of Iowa. She holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

ShannonKelly Shannon was named director of the master of landscape architecture program at the University of Southern California, effective with the spring 2015 semester. Currently, she is a professor of landscape architecture at the Institute or Urbanism and Landscape at the Oslo School of Architecture in Norway.

Dr. Shannon is a graduate of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. She holds a master of architecture degree from the Berlage Institute in The Netherlands and a doctorate in applied sciences in architecture from the University of Leuven in Belgium.

Janice_Herbert-CarterJanice Herbert-Carter was appointed chair of the department of medicine at the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. She is an associate professor of medical education and an associate professor of family medicine at Morehouse.

Dr. Herbert-Carter is a graduate of Princeton University, where she majored in biochemistry and African American studies. She earned her medical degree at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

111243_JH_Dr_Celia_LoCelia Lo was appointed professor and chair of the department of sociology and social work at Texas Woman’s University in Denton. She was a professor of social work at the University of Alabama.

Dr. Lo holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from the University of Alabama.

quiglianaHeather Quagliana was promoted from assistant professor to associate professor of psychology at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. She has been on the university’s faculty since 2008.

Dr. Quagliana is a graduate of Lee University and holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California.

MosquedaLaura Mosqueda was appointed professor of family medicine and geriatrics, chair of the department of family medicine, and associate dean of primary care at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She held the Ronald W. Reagan Endowed Chair in Geriatrics and was associate dean of primary care at the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine.

Dr. Mosqueda is a graduate of Occidental College in Los Angeles and the medical school of the University of Southern California.

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Related Articles

Latest News

Two Women Selected to Lead Community Colleges in Minnesota

Linda Kingston is the new president of Lake Superior College in Duluth, Minnesota, and Pakou Yang has been named interim president of Normandale Community College in Bloomington, Minnesota.

Manya Whitaker is the Fifteenth President of Colorado College

"I am inspired daily by our students’ passion, our faculty’s wisdom, our staff’s dedication, and the entire campus community’s commitment to the College’s values," said Dr. Whitaker. "I look forward to working together to build on our strengths and shape an even brighter future for Colorado College."

Three Women Selected to Lead Community Colleges in the United States

Lori Gonko has been named interim president of Henry Ford College in Michigan, Lena Tran has been appointed interim chancellor of Yosemite Community College District in California, and Laura Treanor is the new president of Virginia Western Community College.

A Trio of Women Who Have Recently Been Appointed to Provost Positions

The new provosts are Anne Alexander at the University of Wyoming, Pamela Bacon at Luther College in Iowa, and Catherine Edmonds at North Carolina A&T State University.

Joyce Ester Appointed the Seventh President of Governors State University in Illinois

"I am ecstatic to contribute to GovState's vision and mission in partnership with a strong community of students, staff, faculty, and supportive community members," said Dr. Ester. "Together, we will continue to foster an environment of academic excellence, innovation, and inclusivity."

MOSDOH – Dean of the Missouri School of Dentistry & Oral Health

The dean serves as the chief academic and administrative officer for MOSDOH, leading a mission-driven dental school known for innovation, community partnerships, and service to the underserved.

Vice President for Administrative Services and Chief Financial Officer

The successful candidate will have a strong financial and administrative background and demonstrated ability to excel in a fast-paced, dynamic and complex community college that values integrity, excellence, empowerment, inclusiveness, collaboration and stewardship.

Instructional Professor in Law, Letters, and Society (Open Rank)

The Social Sciences Collegiate Division at the University of Chicago is now accepting applications for a full-time Instructional Professor who will teach in the program in Law, Letters, and Society.

Instructor, Economics

The Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics at the University of Chicago invites applications for tenure-track faculty positions in Economics at the Instructor position level to begin in the 2025-26 academic year and is renewable for up to three years.

Vice Chancellor for Student Success

The Vice Chancellor for Student Success will be a strategic, student-centered, data-informed, systems thinker who thrives in a fast paced, high-achieving environment.