Awards

Two Women Scholars Honored With Awards

Carol Bocetti, an associate professor in the department biological and environmental sciences at California University of Pennsylvania, received the Recovery Champion Award from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Dr. Bocetti was honored for her work to save the Delmarva fox squirrel from extinction. Dr. Bocetti has been on the university’s faculty since 2004.

Dr. Bocetti is a graduate of the University of Florida. She holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in zoology from Ohio State University.

essay.contestMirja Perez de Calleja, a doctoral student in philosophy at Florida State University, has won the 2014 Philosophical Explorations Essay Prize, a competition that is open to both students and junior faculty. Her essay was entitled, “Cross-World Luck at the Time of Decision Is a Problem for Compatibilists as Well.” The essay, published in Philosophical Explorations: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Mind and Action, may be accessed here.

A native of Spain, Dr. Perez de Calleja earned her first Ph.D. at the University of Girona in 2013.

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

Meghan Barnard Is the First Woman President of Jessup University in California

0
On July 1, Dr. Barnard officially became the first woman president of Jessup University in Rocklin, California. She most recently served as provost and senior vice president at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida.

Menah Pratt Named Chancellor of Three Pennsylvania State University Campuses

0
Effective August 1, Dr. Pratt will lead Penn State's campuses in Hazelton, Scranton, and Wilkes-Barre. She comes to her new role from Virginia Tech, where she most recently served as vice president for strategic affairs.

Four Women Selected as Interim Presidents of Two-Year Colleges in the United States

0
The new interim presidents are Karissa Marion Morehouse at Yuba College in California, Elizabeth Manuel at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College, Lisa Karch at the North Dakota State College of Science, and Lisa Moon at Bridgerland Technical College in Utah.

Yvonne Zimmerman Elevated to President of Clarke University

0
Dr. Zimmerman has been a senior administrator at Clarke University since August 2023. She began her tenure as vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty and was appointed acting president in October 2025.

Maura Mast to Be the First Woman President of Seattle University

0
Dr. Mast, the first woman to serve as dean of Fordham University's Fordham College at Rose Hill, is slated to become the first woman president of Seattle University in Washington on September 1.

Latest Job Listings

Associate or Full Professor, Cancer Biology

0
The Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, in the College of Biological Sciences, University of California, Davis, invites applications for tenured Professor at the Associate or Full Professor level in Cancer Biology.

President

0
The next President will be a dynamic, visionary leader with the ability to build trust and strong partnerships across diverse stakeholders.

President

0
The next president will lead one of the most successful and well-respected community colleges in the country.