The deans are Lynne Allen at Boston University, Hilary Smith Risser at the University of Montana Western, Pamela Swett at the University of Rhode Island, Amy S. Thompson at Montclair State University in New Jersey, and Kandice Chuh at the City University of New York Graduate Center.
The three women named to endowed professorships in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University are Susana Milla-Lewis in crop and soil sciences, Natalie Nelson in biological and agricultural engineering, and Anna Stepanova in plant and microbial biology.
Lesley Reid and Lynne Cossman are the new permanent provosts of the University of Alabama and the University of Massachusetts Lowell, respectively. Brooke Blevins was tapped to serve as interim provost at the University of Idaho.
The three women promoted to full professor at Vassar College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Poughkeepsie, New York, are Light Carruyo in sociology and Latin American/Latinx studies, Alison Spodek Keimowitz in chemistry, and Silke von der Emde in German studies.
Pardis Dabashi was promoted to associate professor at Bryn Mawr College. Haley Duschinski, Rachel Roberts, Cynthia Carnes, and Liz Legerski are taking on new academic leadership roles at Ohio University, the University of Cincinnati, the University of Minnesota, and the University of North Dakota, respectively.
The deans are Nina Pavcnik at Dartmouth College, Janet Simon at Ohio University, Magdalena Toda at Missouri State University, Rena Hallam at the University of Delaware, Ramona Parker at the University of Texas Permian Basin, Koren Bakkegard at the College of the Holy Cross, and Elisabeth Ploran at Stephen F. Austin State University.
The women appointed to endowed positions are Andrea Lynn Smith at Lafayette College in Pennsylvania, Rodica Pop-Busui at Oregon Health & Science University, and Anne M. Drewry at Washington University in Missouri.
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.
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions in academia. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
The new deans are Lynn O'Brien Hallstein at Boston University, Elizabeth Gordon at Fitchburg State University, Megan Dallianis at Midwestern University, Rosemarie Allen at Metropolitan State University of Denver, Lara Galloway at Whitworth University, Jules Bruck at the University of Georgia, Tala Awada at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Aimee Edmondson at Ohio University.
The women selected for endowed faculty positions are Susan Piedmont-Palladino at Virginia Tech, Jean Rhodes at the University of Massachusetts Boston, and Deborah Delaney at the University of Delaware.
