Appointments

New Roles for a Dozen Administrators in Higher Education

Here is this week’s roundup of higher education administrators who have been appointed to new positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

Six Women Appointed to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Columbia University

The new tenured or tenure track faculty are: Radhika Govindrajan in anthropology, Christina Yi in East Asian languages and cultures, Simone Pinet in Latin American and Iberian cultures, Amaryah Shaye Armstrong in religion, Erin Doherty in biological sciences, and Aya Goldshtein in ecology, evolution, and environmental biology.

Five Women Join the Tenure-Track Faculty at Hamilton College in New York

The five women joining the tenure-track faculty at Hamilton College are Paule Carbonnel in French and Francophone studies, Nahomi Esquivel in history, Hannah Rhodenhiser in economics, Lena Trüper in German studies, and Yelsy Hernández Zamora in Hispanic studies.

Three Women Appointed to the Faculty of the College of Education at Boston University

Sarah Bruhn, Jessica Ghai, and Sara Harvel recently joined the faculty of the teaching & learning department in the Wheelock College of Education and Human Development at Boston University.

Eight Women Scholars Appointed to New Faculty Positions

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

New Dean Appointments for Three Women in Academia

Melissa Napolitano is the inaugural dean of the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Mary Washington in Virginia. Mahalley Allen was appointed interim dean of the College of Communication and Education at California State University, Chico and Valentina Salotti was named dean of the John M. Huntsman School of Business at Utah State University.

A Trio of Women Appointed to New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

The appointments are Caroline Nobo at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, Felicia Ellzy-Smith at Dutchess Community College in New York, and Atia Garrett-Washington at Dillard University in New Orleans.

Three Women Named to Endowed Faculty Positions at Universities

Camille A. Brown was named the Claude and Alfred Mann Endowed Artist in Dance at the University of Southern California. Lauren Massimo is the Anthony Buividas Chair in Gerontology at the University of Pennsylvania and Ashley Valanzola is the David P. Angel Endowed Professor in Holocaust Pedagogy and Antisemitism Studies at Clark University.

Tulane Law School Adds Three Women Assistant Professors

Francesca Buzzi, Tasia Kastanek, and Jessica Wood are new clinical assistant professors at Tulane Law School in New Orleans.

Changes in Academic Leadership at Benedictine University

Ellen Ziliak now serves as the university-wide dean of faculty. There are three new assistant provosts: Julie Cowgill, Olga Lambert, and Cheryl Mascarenhas.

Ten Women Scholars Appointed to New Roles in the Academic World

Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions in the academic world. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

Four Women in Academia Selected for New Dean Appointments

The new deans are Bethany Cieslowski at the George Mason University School of Nursing, Irma Medina at Holyoke Community College, Susan English at Wor-Wic Community College, and Raida Abuizam at the Honors and University College of Purdue University Northwest