“At the [Texas Christian University] Burnett School of Medicine, we are deeply committed to improving health care access and outcomes for all Texans,” said Stuart D. Flynn, founding dean of the Burnett School of Medicine. “This is collaboration at its best — Texans coming together to help Texas and the entire country.”
Lucinda Lavelli worked in arts education for over two decades, ultimately serving as dean of the College of the Arts at the University of Florida for 12 years. In this role, she led several initiatives focused on integrating the arts into scientific research and innovation.
The appointments are Christina Tran at Roseman University of Health Sciences in Nevada, Amanda Boyd at Washington State University, Angela Lewellyn at Elon University in North Carolina, and Kristi Lewis at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine in Blacksburg, Virginia.
Rose Cuison-Villazor, professor at Rutgers University Law School, and Lily Yan Hughes, assistant dean of the Syracuse University College of Law, are among this year's seven recipients of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association's 2025 Trailblazer Award.
Rhoda Richards is dean of the John Massey School of Business at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Lettie Watford is interim dean of the College of Education at Georgia Southwestern State University, and Aisha Moultry is interim dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Texas Southern University.
The Society for the Anthropology of Work recently presented its highest honor to Kathryn Dudley, professor of anthropology and American studies at Yale University. As a sociocultural anthropologist, she has explored the production of embodied knowledge and social trauma under the regimes of labor marginalized by transformations in global capitalism
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions in higher education throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].
Throughout her career, Dr. Selman has conducted extensive research on the privatization of prisons, punitive social control, moral panics, and law-enforcement technology. She currently serves as chair of the department of critical justice studies at Illinois State University.
The University of Texas at San Antoino has recently named Whitney Campbell, professor of modern languages and literatures, and Rosalind Horowitz, professor of interdisciplinary learning and teaching, as Ricardo Romo PhD Endowed Professors. In this role, they will develop new courses for students enrolled in the university's Honors College.
Over the past three decades, the share of women with a bachelor's degree who were married at the time of their first child's birth jumped from 74.4 percent in 1990 to 84.5 percent in 2024. Among women with less than a bachelor's degree, the share who were married at first birth dropped from 58.6 percent to 40.6 percent, largely due to an increase in cohabitating among this group.
Dr. Carlson has led the University of Delaware on an interim basis for the past six months. Prior to her interim appointment, she was the university's provost for three years.
The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation has announced the selection of eight new Henry Dreyfus Teacher-Scholars for 2025. Six are women: Jeanine Amacher of Western Washington University, Shuming Chen of Oberlin College, Melissa Gordon of Lafayette College, Geneva Laurita of Bates College, Julie Pollock of the University of Richmond and Kathryn Riley of Swarthmore College.
For decades, research has documented women's lower levels of trust in scientific institutions compared to men. According to a new study, this may be largely due to women's persistent underrepresentation in the STEM workforce.
Professor Matthews has taught creative writing and poetry at Bryn Mawr College since 2017. As a poet and educator, she centers her work on the intersections of language, economics, race, and social policy.
When public accounting firms have higher proportions of women auditors, they deliver fewer financial misstatements and charge lower audit fees, according to a new study from scholars at the University at Buffalo and Ohio State University.
For the past year, Dr. Minthorn has served as president-elect of the ASHE, a scholarly society dedicated to advancing research and policy in higher education. She will be the first Indigenous person to serve as president of the association.
“The rise of women’s sports is transforming the global sports landscape — and Simmons is proud to lead in preparing graduates to capitalize on this growth and shape the business strategies that will define the next era of the industry,” said Simmons University president Lynn Perry Wooten.
Professor Vaughn taught creative writing and literature at Cornell University for 39 years. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she spent several years as director of the creative writing and co-director of a summer writing program in Rome.
