Saint Lawrence University in Canton, New York, has announced the hiring of 10 new faculty members for the current academic year. Three of the new faculty members are women. The university enrolls about 2,400 undergraduate students and 100 graduate students. Women make up about 55 percent of the student body.
Jenny Su is a new assistant professor of psychology. She previously taught at National Taiwan University. She will teach introductory psychology and courses on cultural and cross-cultural psychology. Dr. Su earned a Ph.D. in psychology at the University of Minnesota.
Jennifer Thomas was appointed an assistant professor of performance and communication art. She previously taught at her alma mater, Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. She earned a graduate certificate in women’s and gender studies and a Ph.D. in theater art from the University of Oregon.
Penny Vlagopoulos was named an assistant professor of English. She previously was an assistant professor of English at Texas A&M International University in Laredo. Dr. Vlagopoulus earned a Ph.D. in English and comparative literature from Columbia University in New York City.
Jennifer Gaither, a lawyer by training, has been a Sullivan University faculty member for the past 25 years. She most recently served as the university's associate provost.
Dr. Crowley has served as provost at Ohio Wesleyan University since 2020. She is slated to become the nineteenth president of Kalamazoo College on July 1.
The three women named to provost positions are Nancy Marchand-Martella at the University of Northern Colorado, Lise Youngblade at Colorado State University, and Randi Storch at Western Oregon University.
Although it was initially founded as school for women, the University of Montevallo has never had a woman president. Now the university has reached a historic milestone and selected selected Michelle R. Johnston to serve as its next president.
The selected candidate should have expertise and experience in theoretical models in labor and public economics as well as in microeconometrics and programming.