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Nine Women Faculty Members Who Will Be Taking on New Roles in Higher Education

Nine Women Faculty Members Who Will Be Taking on New Roles 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.

Duke University Hires Four Women to the Faculty of Its Medical School

Duke University Hires Four Women to the Faculty of Its Medical School

Duke University School of Medicine in Durham, North Carolina, has recruited 12 new faculty members as Translating Duke Health Scholars. Four of the new faculty members are women: Priyamvada Acharya, Sherika Hill, Annette Jackson, and Xunrong Luo.

Five Women Who Have Been Appointed Deans at Colleges and Universities

Five Women Who Have Been Appointed Deans at Colleges and Universities

The five women appointed to dean positions are Whitney Witt at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Lesley Reid at the University of Alabama, Julia Moffitt at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, Jill Irvine at the University of Oklahoma and Sonya Cooper at New Mexico State University.

New Duties or Positions in Higher Education Assigned to Eight Women Faculty Members

New Duties or Positions in Higher Education Assigned to Eight Women Faculty Members

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 in New Faculty Positions at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Four Women in New Faculty Positions at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

New women faculty in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech include assistant professors Susan Campbell in animal and poultry science, Gillian Eastwood in entomology, Kylie Allen in biochemistry, as well as associate professor Sally Entrekin in entomology.

Four Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Universities

Four Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Universities

The new deans are Astrid Sheil at the School of Business at Shenandoah University in Virginia, Danielle M. Conway at the Dickinson School of Law at Penn State, Laura Fero at the School of Health at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Annette Kluck at the Graduate School of the University of Mississippi.

New Assignments in Higher Education for Eleven Women Scholars

New Assignments in Higher Education for Eleven Women Scholars

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.

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

Ten Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New 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.

Four Women Who Have Been Selected to Serve as Deans

Four Women Who Have Been Selected to Serve as Deans

Newly appointed to dean positions are Ann Huff Stevens at the University of Texas, Allyson Watson at Florida A&M University, Barbara Hempstead at Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, and Jill Creighton at Washington State University.

New Duties for Eight Women Scholars in Academia

New Duties for Eight Women Scholars in Academia

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.

Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Four Universities

Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Four Universities

The new deans are Kimberly Mutcherson at Rutgers Law School in Camden, New Jersey, Hannah Carter at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension, Linda Kern at Brenau University in Gainesville, Georgia, and Kimberly Foster at Tulane University in New Orleans.

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

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

Williams College, the highly rated liberal arts institution in Williamstown, Massachusetts, has promoted four women to the rank of associate professor. They have also been granted tenure. The four women are Julie Blackwood in mathematics, Jessica Fisher in English, Aparna Kapadia in history, and Anjuli F. Raza Kolb in English.

Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Taking on new roles are Monica A. Coleman at the University of Delaware, Mimi Pipino at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio, Juliet Koss at Scripps College in Claremont, California, Hilary Appel at Claremont McKenna College in California, and Rhea Datta at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York.

Three Women Named to Distinguished Service Professorships at the University of Chicago

Three Women Named to Distinguished Service Professorships at the University of Chicago

Appointed to named professorships at the University of Chicago are Margaret Gardel in physics, Elisabeth Clemens in sociology, and Amy R. Ward in the Booth School of Business at the university.

Drew Faust Named a University Professor at Harvard University

Drew Faust Named a University Professor at Harvard University

Drew Faust, who stepped down as the 28th president of Harvard University on June 30, 2018, was appointed a University Professor at Harvard. She joins 24 other scholars who currently serve as University Professors at Harvard.

Three Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments

Three Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments

The three women scholars taking on new assignments are Vesla Weaver at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Brook Vick at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Anne F. Harris at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana.

A Pair of Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Universities

A Pair of Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Universities

Lisa Tyson has been named dean of the College of Adult and Graduate Studies at Evangel University and Dana L. Fox has been named dean of the Arkansas Tech University Graduate College.

Seven Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Positions at Colleges and Universities

Seven Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Positions 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.

A Pair of Women Scholars Appointed to New Positions as Deans

A Pair of Women Scholars Appointed to New Positions as Deans

Robin Lock has been named interim dean of the Texas Tech University College of Education and Lisa Gloss has been named dean of the Washington State University Graduate School.

Four Women Appointed to the Faculty at Stanford University in California

Four Women Appointed to the Faculty at Stanford University in California

The new faculty members are Teresa Nicolson in otolaryngology, Sonia Tikoo-Schantz in geophysics, Stephanie Tully in marketing, and Gabrielle Wong-Parodi in earth system science.

New Faculty Roles at College and Universities for Seven Women Scholars

New Faculty Roles at College and Universities for Seven Women Scholars

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 Quartet of Women Appointed to Positions as Deans at Colleges and Universities

A Quartet of Women Appointed to Positions as Deans at Colleges and Universities

The four women appointed to dean positions are Diana Kostrzewski at the University of North Dakota, Tiffany Heng-Moss at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Nancy Kropf at Georgia State University, and Carol Ash at Central New Mexico Community College in Albuquerque.

Marybeth Gasman Appointed to the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education at Rutgers University

Marybeth Gasman Appointed to the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Endowed Chair in Education at Rutgers University

Currently, Dr. Gasman holds an endowed chair in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. She also serves as the founding director of the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions. She is a scholar of American higher education and focuses her research on historically Black colleges and universities.

Six Women Named to the Engineering Faculty at the  University of California, Riverside

Six Women Named to the Engineering Faculty at the University of California, Riverside

Thew six women who have joined the faculty in the College of Engineering at the University of California, Riverside are Giulia Palermo in bioengineering, Cesunica Ivey and Kandis Leslie Gilliard-AbdulAziz in chemical and environmental engineering, Mariam Salloum in computer science, and Mona Eskandari and Luat Vuong in mechanical engineering.

Four Women Appointed to Endowed Chair Positions at Vanderbilt University in Nashville

Four Women Appointed to Endowed Chair Positions at Vanderbilt University in Nashville

Recently appointed to endowed professorships are Ruth M. Kleinpell in nursing, Lynne W. Stevenson in cardiovascular medicine, Holly Tuck in humanties, and Lisa R. Young in pediatric medicine.

The State University of New York Names Six Women to Distinguished Professorships

The State University of New York Names Six Women to Distinguished Professorships

Named to Distinguished Professorships at the State University of New York are Beverly J. Evans at the Geneseo campus and Jessica Gurevitch, Mary F. Kritzer, Ute Martha Moll. Suparna Rajaram, and Nicole S. Sampson at Stony Brook University on Long Island.

Seven Women Taking on New Faculty Assignments in Higher Education

Seven Women Taking on New Faculty Assignments 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.

Four Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Four Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis

Megan A. Cooper was promoted to associate professor of pediatrics and Amanda L. Lewis was promoted to associate professor of molecular microbiology. In addition, Cynthia E. Rogers was promoted to associate professor of psychiatry and Christina L. Stallings was promoted to associate professor of molecular microbiology.

Seven New Women Faculty Members at Colgate University in New York

Seven New Women Faculty Members at Colgate University in New York

New women faculty at highly rated Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, are Megan Brankley in religion, Masha Hedberg in political science, Siona O’Connell in art and art history, Anne Perring in chemistry, Lauren Philbrook in psychology, Brenda Sanya in educational studies, and Courtney Young in library sciences.

A Quartet of Women Scholars Appointed to New Faculty Posts

A Quartet of Women Scholars Appointed to New Faculty Posts

Taking on new duties are Sangeeta Bhatia at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University, Anna Prentiss in the Montana University System, Emi Nakamura at the University of California, Berkeley, and Heather Needham at the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California.

Four Women Scholars Appointed to Positions as Deans at Universities

Four Women Scholars Appointed to Positions as Deans at Universities

The women appointed to dean posts are Charlene Wolf-Hall at South Dakota State University, Nancy Cohen at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Georgette Chapman Phillips at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and Sherine O. Obare at a joint program of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and North Carolina A&T State University.

Three Women Appointed to Endowed Professorships at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Three Women Appointed to Endowed Professorships at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln

The three women appointed to named faculty posts at the flagship campus of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln are Joy Castro in English, Katrina Jagodinsky in history and Debra Hope in psychology.

A Trio of Women Appointed to Endowed Professorships

A Trio of Women Appointed to Endowed Professorships

The three women who have been appointed to named professorships are Ebonya Washington at Yale University, Catherine King at Cornell University, and Vilma Navarro-Daniels at Washington State University.

Five Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Assignments at Major Universities

Five Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Assignments at Major Universities

Appointed to new faculty posts are Yan Long at the University of California, Berkeley, Jeanette Bauchat at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Deborah Kelly at Pennsylvania State University, Michelene Chi at Arizona State University and Cathy Whitlock in the Montana University System.

Four Women Appointed to Faculty Positions at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine

Four Women Appointed to Faculty Positions at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine

Bowdoin COllege, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Brunswick, Maine, has named four women to its faculty: Asanna Jones in dance, Shenila Khoja-Moolji in gender, sexuality, and women’s studies, Alexandra Marzano-Lesnevich in English, and Mary Rogalski in biology and environmental studies.