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Three Women Scholars Appointed Full Professor at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania

Three Women Scholars Appointed Full Professor at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania

Swarthmore College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in suburban Philadelphia, has announced the promotion of Linda Chen to professor of mathematics. Also promoted to full professor are Bakirathi Mani in English and Tomoko Sakomura in art history.

Five Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Academic Duties

Five Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Academic Duties

Taking on new assignments are Jackie Krasas at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Doris Sung at the University of Southern California, Clancy Wilmott at the University of California Berkeley, Nisha Botchwey at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Cheryl Devuyst at Oklahoma State University.

Four Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon

Four Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon

Willamette University in Salem, Oregon, has promoted eight faculty members from assistant professor to associate professor with tenure. Four of these promotions were earned by women: Tabitha Knight in economics, Janet A. Lorenzen in sociology, Katja Meyer in environmental scienec, and Maegan Parker Brooks in communications.

Nine Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Responsibilities in Higher Education

Nine Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Responsibilities in Higher Education

Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.

A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships at Major Universities

A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships at Major Universities

Karen Tani was named the Seaman Family University Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. Linda Dusman has been named to the Bearman Foundation Chair in Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County and Cathy Eng was appointed to the David H. Johnson Chair in Surgical and Medical Oncology at Vanderbilt University.

Seven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles at Colleges and Universities

Seven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles at Colleges and Universities

Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.

Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, Grants Tenure to Five Women

Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, Grants Tenure to Five Women

Carleton College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Northfield, Minnesota, has announced that it was promoted six scholars to the rank of associate professor, effective September 1. They were also granted tenure. Five of the six scholars who were promoted are women.

Nine Women Scholars Who Have Been Given New Assignments or Duties in Higher Education

Nine Women Scholars Who Have Been Given New Assignments or Duties in Higher Education

Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.

New Assignments for Nine Women Scholars at Colleges and Universities

New Assignments for Nine Women Scholars at Colleges and Universities

Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.

Six Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Duties in Higher Education

Six Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Duties in Higher Education

Taking on new assignments are Sandra Sharman at East Georgia State College, Jacqueline Jones LaMon at Adelphi University in New York, Sarah Laursen at Harvard University, Lisa Wood at the University of Arkansas, Kristina Olson at Princeton Univeersity in New Jersey and Lisa E. Farrington at Howard University in Washington, D.C.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed University Chairs

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed University Chairs

The three women appointed to endowed professorships are Sandy McKeown at the University of South Dakota, Kathryn Edin at Princeton University in New Jersey and Brandy Faulkner at Virginia Tech.

New Assignments in Higher Education for Six Women Scholars

New Assignments in Higher Education for Six Women Scholars

Faculty members with new assignments are Elmira Bayrasli at Bard College in New York, Brenda S. Faison at North Carolina Central University, Jacquelyn Meshelemiah at Ohio State University Linda Wallace at Virginia Tech, Tera Jordan at Iowa State University, and Yvette Butler at the University of Mississippi.

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

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

The women faculty who are taking on new roles are Ching-Hsun Huang at Virginia Tech, Varsha Castro Gusman at Xavier University of Louisiana, Francesca dePasquale at the Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio, Penny Yee at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, and Tracy V. Dunbar at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff.

Colby College in Waterville, Maine, Promotes and Awards Tenure to Three Women Scholars

Colby College in Waterville, Maine, Promotes and Awards Tenure to Three Women Scholars

Colby College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Waterville, Maine, has announced that it has promoted six faculty members to the rank of associate professor. All three were awarded tenure. Three of these promotions went to women. Megan Cook is an internationally respected scholar of medieval English literature. She is the author of […]

Five Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities

Five Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities

The five women are Kim Booker in the College of Business at Oklahoma State University, Tonya Butler at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Victoria Sancho Lobis at Pomona College in Claremont, California, Reann LeBlanc at the University of Massachusetts, and Lisa Lesch Palmer at George Washington University.

Two Women Appointed Pulte Homes Professors of Practice at Virginia Tech

Two Women Appointed Pulte Homes Professors of Practice at Virginia Tech

The Pulte Homes Professorships were established in 2003 by a gift from Pulte Homes to help with the recruitment and retention of outstanding faculty members. newly appointed to these endowed professorships are Aleksandra Graff and Lindsay Lally.

Four Women Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure at Williams College in Massachusetts

Four Women Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure at Williams College in Massachusetts

The four women scholars promoted to associate professor and granted tenure at Williams College in Massachusetts are Michelle Apotsos in art, Corinna Campbell in music, Susan Godlonton in economics, and Pamela Harris in mathematics.

Mount Holyoke College Professor Charged With Attempted Murder

Mount Holyoke College Professor Charged With Attempted Murder

Professor Hachiyanagi, a professor of art who has served on the Mount Holyoke faculty since 2004, has been accused of attacking another faculty member with a rock, a fireplace poker, and garden shears. She is being held without bail in a local jai.

Three Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Three Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Taking on new roles in higher education are Linda M. Fleming at Northern Pennsylvania Regional College in Warren, Irene Pittman Aiken of the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, and Amber Handy at the Mississippi University for Women.

New Assignments for Five Women Scholars at Major Universities

New Assignments for Five Women Scholars at Major Universities

Taking on new roles are Thelma Hurd at the University of California, Merced, Monica Brown at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, Joni Adamson at Arizona State University, Alice Kaplan at Yale University, and Johnnie Hamilton-Mason at Simmons University in Boston.

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

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

The five women scholars who have been appointed to new posts are Celeste M. Nelson at Princeton University in New Jersey, Simone T.A. Phipps at Middle Georgia State University, Katy Strzepek at Illinois State Univerity, Amie Grills at Boston University, and Megan Goodwin at Central Michigan University.

Seven Women Scholars at Colleges and Universities Who Are Embarking on New Roles

Seven Women Scholars at Colleges and Universities Who Are Embarking on New Roles

Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.

Four Women Who Are New to the Faculty at the University of California, Berkeley

Four Women Who Are New to the Faculty at the University of California, Berkeley

Newly hired to the faculty at the University of California, Berkeley are Daniela Cammack in political science, Tesha Sengupta-Irving in the Graduate School of Education, Sophia Shao in electrical engineering and computer science, and Rebecca Wexler in the School of Law.

Two Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Educational Institutions in Boston

Two Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Educational Institutions in Boston

Kirsten Davison will be the second holder of the Donahue and DiFelice Professor at the Boston College School of Social Work and Susan Brady was appointed to the Deloitte-Ellen Gabriel Chair for Women and Leadership at Simmons University.

A Half Dozen Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments

A Half Dozen Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments

Taking on new roles are Wendy Hadley at the University of Oregon, Teri W. Odom of Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, Adrienne Morgan at the University of Rochester, Lynne Parker of the University of Tennessee, Barna Saha of the University of California, Berkeley, and Altha Stewart at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis.

A Trio of Women Appointed to Endowed Professorships at Yale University

A Trio of Women Appointed to Endowed Professorships at Yale University

The three women appointed to endowed chairs at Yale University are Joanne B. Freeman in American History, Catherine Panter-Brick in anthropology and Nancy J. Brown in internal medicine. Dr. Brown will also become dean of the Yale School of Medicine on February 1.

Stanford University's Faculty Quality of Life Survey Reveals a Gender Gap in Satisfaction Levels

Stanford University’s Faculty Quality of Life Survey Reveals a Gender Gap in Satisfaction Levels

Stanford’s women faculty members responded less positively than their male colleagues across all areas addressed in the survey. The greatest differences can be found in concerns related to their scholarship and their experiences with discrimination and harassment.

Three Women Appointed Regents Professors at Arizona State University

Three Women Appointed Regents Professors at Arizona State University

Arizona State University has announced the appointment of five scholars as Regents Professors, the highest faculty rank at the university. Three of the new Regents Professors are women: Nancy Grimm in ecology, Joan Silk a professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change, and Cassia Spohn a professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice.

Eight Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties in Higher Education

Eight Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties in Higher Education

Dr. Barry has a B.A in communication from The University of Alabama, B.S. in psychology from The University of Alabama at Birmingham, and M.A. and Ph.D. in clinical psychology from The University of Alabama.

Eight Women Hired as Assistant Professors at Mount Holyoke College

Eight Women Hired as Assistant Professors at Mount Holyoke College

Mount Holyoke College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts, has eight women who are serving as new assistant professors on campus this fall.

New Assignments for Seven Women Faculty Members at Major Universities

New Assignments for Seven Women Faculty Members at Major Universities

Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.

Four Women Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions at Colleges and Universities

Four Women Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions at Colleges and Universities

The women appointed to endowed facaulty positions are Betty S. Lai in the Lynch School of Education at Boston College, Elsa Reichmanis at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Nicole Mitchell at the University of Pittsburgh, and Kirsten Davison at the Boston College School of Social Work.

Five New Women Assistant Professors at Princeton University in New Jersey

Five New Women Assistant Professors at Princeton University in New Jersey

The five new women who were hired as assistant professors at Princeton University are Renèe Bolinger in politics, Isadora Moura Mota in history, Evrydiki Nestoridi in mathematics, Stefana Parascho in architecture, and Elissa M. Redmiles in computer science.

Seven Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Seven Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.

Six Women Scholars Have Joined the Faculty at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts

Six Women Scholars Have Joined the Faculty at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts

The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, has seven new tenure-track faculty on campus this fall. Six of the seven new hires are women: Nina Barzachka, Shreyashi Chakdar, Amy FInstein, Sarah Klotz, Liat Spiro, and Elizabeth Spragins.