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Six Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Roles or Duties at Major Universities

Six Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Roles or Duties at Major Universities

Taking on new duties are Zoe Higheagle Strong at Washington State University, Deidre W. Evans at Florida A&M University, Dawn C. Carr at Florida State University, Marisa Anne Pagnattaro at the University of Georgia, Wendy Arons at Carnegie Mellon University, and Ayane Kozasa at the University of Cincinnati.

Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments

The women scholars in new roles are Angelica Sanchez at Bard College in Avondale-on-Hudson, New York, Fatemeh Shahedipour-Sandvik of the State University of New York, Stephanie Hicks at the University of Arkansas, Kim Cobb at Brown University in Rhode Island, and Alyssa Panitch, at Georgia Tech and Emory University in Atlanta.

Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Designated for New Roles

Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Designated for New Roles

Taking on new roles are Zheng Jennifer Huang at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in Tifton, Georgia, Cristina Davis at the University of California, Davis, Marcia Ostrom at Washington State University, and Samantha Baskind at Cleveland State University.

A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Positions

A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Positions

Thre three women scholars appointed to endowed positions are Elaine Ying Wang in the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Kimberly Gramm at Tulane University in New Orleans, and Gwendolyn Scott-Jones of Delaware State University.

Five Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Five Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Taking on new roles are Akiko Iwasaki at the Yale Medical School, Samantha Clinkinbeard at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, Kristie Bluett at the University of Cincinnati School of Law, Emily Walton at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, and Bridget Diamond-Welch at the University of South Dakota.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions

The three women appointed to endowed faculty posts are Jhumpa Lahiri at Barnard College in New York City, Lauren Anderson at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, and Allison Curseen at Boston College.

New Duties for Four Women Scholars at Major Universities

New Duties for Four Women Scholars at Major Universities

The four women scholars taking on new assignments are Karina Nielsen at Oregon State University, Margaret McGovern at the Yale School of Medicine, Anita Plummer at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and Katherine Clegg Smith in the School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at State Universities

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at State Universities

The four women appointed to named professorships are Jennifer Caplan at the University of Cincinnati, Melody Lo at Missouri University of Science and Technology, Maxine Montgomery at Florida State University, and Eve M. Brank at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Assigned New Duties at Colleges and Universities

Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Assigned New Duties at Colleges and Universities

The five women scholars taking on new positions are Kathi Kern at the University of Miami, Ruth Simmons at Prarie View A&M University in Texas, Pamela Eddy at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, Jenna Cobb at Boston College Law School, and Xiaoxia “Silvie” Huang at Syracuse University in New York.

Four Women Faculty Members Who Are Undertaking New Assignments

Four Women Faculty Members Who Are Undertaking New Assignments

Taking on new positions or duties are Ann Bluntzer at Texas Christian University, Lisa T. Alexander at the Boston College Law School, Marianne Montgomery at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina, and Samantha K. Ammons at the University of Nebraska Omaha.

Three Women Scholars Promoted and Granted Tenure at Colby College in Maine

Three Women Scholars Promoted and Granted Tenure at Colby College in Maine

Colby College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Waterville, Maine, has announced the promotion of four faculty members to the rank of associate professor. Each was granted tenure. Three of the promotions went to women: Marta Ameri in art, Britt Halvorson in anthropology, and Ying Li in computer science.

Four Women Academics Taking on New Faculty Roles

Four Women Academics Taking on New Faculty Roles

Taking on new faculty titles or roles are Ayse Kaya at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, Gabriella Coleman at Harvard University, June Hwang, at the University of Rochester in New York, and Shauna Rich Jacobson at the University of South Dakota.

Six Women Faculty Members at Swarthmore College Have Been Promoted and Granted Tenure

Six Women Faculty Members at Swarthmore College Have Been Promoted and Granted Tenure

Swarthmore College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in suburban Philadelphia, has announced that nine faculty members have been promoted to associate professor and granted tenure. six of the nine promotions were offered to women.

Six Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Duties

Six Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Duties

Taking on new assignments are Kanako Okuda at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, Imani N. S. Munyaka at the University of California, San Diego, Debora Halbert at the University of Hawai’i System, Libby V. Morris at the University of Georgia, Phillis Isabella Sheppard at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and Julie A. Furst-Bowe at Arkansas Tech University.

Wellesley College in Massachusetts Has Announced Promotions and Tenure Awards to Women Scholars

Wellesley College in Massachusetts Has Announced Promotions and Tenure Awards to Women Scholars

Among those Wellesley College faculty members promoted to associate professor and awarded tenure are Ama Baafra Abeberese, Louise Darling and Jaclyn Hatala Matthes in biological sciences, and Eni Mustafaraj in computer science.

Five Women Taking on New Faculty Roles at Major Universities

Five Women Taking on New Faculty Roles at Major Universities

The women in new faculty roles are Lisa J. Kewley at Harvard University, Kathryn Higley at Oregon State University, Deidra Hodges at Florida International University, Maysaa Basha at Wayne State University in Detroit, and Michelle Rinehart at the Georgia Institute of Technology.

A Trio of Women Who Have Been Selected to Serve as Endowed Professors

A Trio of Women Who Have Been Selected to Serve as Endowed Professors

Saba Siddiki has been named the Chapple Family Professor at the Maxwell School of Syracuse University in New York. Cristina Archer was appointed to the Unidel Howard Cosgrove Career Development Chair in Environment at the University of Delaware and Barbara Valent was named to the Biosecurity Research Institute Endowed Professorship at Kansas State University.

Four Women Faculty Members at Hamilton College Have Been Awarded Tenure

Four Women Faculty Members at Hamilton College Have Been Awarded Tenure

Hamilton College, the highly rated liberal arts college in Clinton, New York, recently announced the awarding of tenure to five faculty members, effective July 1. Four of the tenure awards went to women scholars: Kira Jumet in government, Celeste Day Moore in history, Claire Mouflard in French, and Rachel White in psychology.

Five Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments at Universities

Five Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments at Universities

Taking on new duties are Samira Daroub of the Everglades Research & Education Center of the University of Florida, Lisa Jones at the University of California, San Diego, Carrie Grimes at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Michelle Rinehart at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Anfrea Faber at Wright State University in Ohio.

Four Women Scholars Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania

Four Women Scholars Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure at Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania

Muhlenberg College, a selective liberal arts educational institution in Allentown, Pennsylvania, has announced the promotion of eleven faculty members to the rank of associate professor with tenure. Four of these promotions went to women: Kassandra Hartford. Elena FitzPatrick Sifford, Rebecca Lustig, and Sahar Sadeghi.

Five Women Faculty Members Appointed to New University Positions

Five Women Faculty Members Appointed to New University Positions

Taking on new duties are Terrah Akard at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Michelle Williams at the University of Connecticut, Gabrielle Allen at the University of Wyoming, Paula Fitzpatrick at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, and Kim Dupree Jones at the School of Nursing at Emory University in Atlanta.

Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

The three women appointed to endowed chairs are Ruth Jebe at Boise State University in Idaho, Akiko Iwasaki at the Yale University School of Medicine, and Jane L. Risen at the University of Chicago.

Four Women Join the Faculty of the School of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Four Women Join the Faculty of the School of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Seven new faculty members have recently joined the departments of biology and brain and cognitive sciences in the School of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Four of the new faculty members are women: Sara Prescott, Alison Ringel, Nidhi Seethapathi, and Yadira Soto-Feliciano.

Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles or Duties in Higher Education

Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles or Duties in Higher Education

The five women scholars in new roles are Felicia Salinas-Moniz at Brown University in Rhode Island, Stephanie Miller at the University of Mississippi, Cassandra Volpe Horii at Stanford University, Julie E. Bauman at George Washington University, and Charlene Gilbert at Ohio State University.

New Assignments in Higher Education for Five Women Scholars

New Assignments in Higher Education for Five Women Scholars

Taking on new duties are Lainie Rutkow at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Marilyn J. Cipolla at the University of Vermont, Salamishah Tillet at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey, Sharon Hall at Arizona State University, and Marcelle Haddix at Syracuse University in New York.

Universities Announce the Appointment of Three Women to Endowed Professorships

Universities Announce the Appointment of Three Women to Endowed Professorships

The three women named to endowed professorships are Daisy Delogu at the University of Chicago, Julie V. Battle at Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia, and Aerial Ellis at North Carolina Central University.

Six Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Academic Roles

Six Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Academic Roles

The six women who have been appointed to new academic posts are Andrea Richa at Arizona State University, Eleni Pellazgu at Berkeley College in New Jersey, Kirsten Pai Buick at the University of New Mexico, Fran Hagstrom at the University of Arkansas, Lisa A. Carey at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Jane Okech at the University of Vermont.

Women Are a Small Percentage of Finance Faculty But Some Slow Progress Is Being Made

Women Are a Small Percentage of Finance Faculty But Some Slow Progress Is Being Made

A new study conducted by Mila G. Sherman, professor of finance in the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Heather Tookes, professor of finance at the Yale School of Management, finds that only 16 percent of the finance faculty at the nation’s top business schools are women.

Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to New Roles at State Universities

Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to New Roles at State Universities

Susan Goldberg was named vice dean a professor of practice at Arizona State University and Kristie Soares has accepted the position of co-director of LGBTQ Studies at the University of Colorado Boulder. Also, Jill Wieber Lens is the new associate dean for research and faculty development at the University of Arkansas School of Law and Seretha Williams was appointed chair of the department of English and world languages at Augusta University in Georgia.

Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Named Professorships at Universities

Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Named Professorships at Universities

The three women appointed to endowed professorships are Anitha Subburaj at West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Monica Peel at the Univerity of Chicago School of Medicine, and Kami Chavis at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Five Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Faculty Assignments

Five Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Faculty Assignments

Taking on new roles are Ruth McCelland-Nugent at Augusta University in Georgia, Marisa Anne Pagnattaro at the University of Georgia, Janice Nicholson at Mississippi State University, Danielle Dick at Rutgers University in New Jersey, and Sierra Young at Utah State University.

Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties at Universities

Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties at Universities

The five women scholars taking on new assignments are Madhavi Kadakia at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, Carla Schwan at the University of Georgia, Katherine Ankerson at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Theresa Pietsch at Neumann University in Aston, Pennsylvania, and Diane Bailey at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.

Four Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania

Four Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania

Swarthmore College, a highly rated liberal arts educational institution in suburban Philadelphia, has appointed seven faculty members to endowed chairs. Four of these appointments went to women. The four women are Betsey Bolton in English, Tia Newhall in computer science, K. Ann Renninger in educational studies, and Patricia White in film and media studies.

Four Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties

Four Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties

Taking on new assignments are Tarina Kang at the University of Southern California, Cynthia Osborne at Peabody College of Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Airea D. Matthews of Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, and Teresa Seefeldt of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at South Dakota State University.

A Quartet of Women Who Have Been Named to Endowed Professorships

A Quartet of Women Who Have Been Named to Endowed Professorships

The four women who have been appointed to endowed faculty positions are Mara Rúbia André Alves de Lima at Rutgers University, Kristin Cline at Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, Teresa L. Smallwood at the United Lutheran Seminary in Philadelphia, and Jodi Forlizzi at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.