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New Roles in Higher Education for Eight Women Faculty Members

New Roles in Higher Education for 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.

Two Women Who Are the Inaugural Holders of New Endowed Chairs

Two Women Who Are the Inaugural Holders of New Endowed Chairs

Pheme Perkins is the inaugural Joseph Professor of Catholic Spirituality in the department of theology at Boston College and Rhonda Williams was named the inaugural holder of the John L. Seigenthaler Chair in American History at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

Ten Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Faculty Roles in Higher Education

Ten Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Faculty 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.

Four Women Join the Faculty of the School of Science at MIT

Four Women Join the Faculty of the School of Science at MIT

The Massachusetts Institute of technology has announced the hiring of 14 new faculty members for the School of Science which encompasses the departments of biology, chemistry, mathematics, and physics. Four are women: Laura Kiessling, Rebecca Lamason, Giulia Sacca, and Stefani Spranger.

Three Faculty Members at Indiana University Appointed to Associate Vice Provost Positions

Three Faculty Members at Indiana University Appointed to Associate Vice Provost Positions

Appointed to associate vice provost positions in the Office of the Vice Provost for Diversity and Inclusion are Dionne Danns, an associate professor of education, Stephanie Li, who holds an endowed chair in the department of English, and Mary Murphy, an associate professor of psychological and brain science.

New Assignments in Higher Education for 10 Women Faculty Members

New Assignments in Higher Education for 10 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.

Three Women Have Joined the Faculty of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at MIT

Three Women Have Joined the Faculty of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at MIT

Amah Edoh was appointed an assistant professor of African studies. Lisa Parks is a professor of comparative media studies and Lisa Parks is a professor of comparative media studies and Miriam Schoenfield is a new associate professor of philosophy.

A Dozen Women With New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities

A Dozen Women With New Faculty 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.

Three Women Join the Faculty at the Wayne State University School of Law in Detroit

Three Women Join the Faculty at the Wayne State University School of Law in Detroit

The three women who have joined the faculty at the law school at Wayne State University in Detroit are Anne Choike, Sanjukta Paul, and Rebecca Robichaud.

Two Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Prestigious Higher Education Institutions

Two Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Prestigious Higher Education Institutions

Harriet Flower was named to the Andrew Fleming West Chair in Classics at Princeton University in New Jersey and Lisa Meeden was appointed to the Neil R. Grabois ’57 Professorship in Natural Sciences and Engineering at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania.

Careers of Women Faculty Members Are Burdened by "Academic Housekeeping" Chores

Careers of Women Faculty Members Are Burdened by “Academic Housekeeping” Chores

Research by Cassandra Guarino, professor of education and public policy at the University of California, Riverside, finds that women faculty members continue to disproportionately serve on committees and handle departmental administrative duties.

Five Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships

Five Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships

The women scholars appointed to endowed chairs are Lori K. Pearson at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, Anastasia Muliana at Texas A&M University, Kate Ponto at the University of Kentucky, Bernadette Atuahene at Wayne State University in Detroit, and Gladys McCormick at Syracuse University in New York.

Seven Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Appointed to New Positions

Seven Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Appointed to New Positions

They are: Julie Dash at Spelman College in Atlanta, Kristy Kelly at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ruth Kleinpell and Mariann Plano at Vanderbilt University, Deana A. Rohlinger at Florida State University, Carolyn Roberts at Yale University, and Karen Davies at the University of South Dakota.

Four Women Who Have Joined the Business School Faculty at Arizona State University

Four Women Who Have Joined the Business School Faculty at Arizona State University

The W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University has 10 new faculty members this fall. Four of the new faculty members are women: Lauren Chenarides in agribusiness, Stephie Fried in economics, and Nina Huang and Jessica Pye in information systems.

Six Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Professorships

Six Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Professorships

Appointed to endowed chairs are L. DeAne Lagerquist at St. Olaf College, Angela Banks at Arizona State University, Shannon Monnat at Syracuse University, Barbara Allen at Carleton College, Barbara Barnett at the University of Kansas, and Hong Liang at Texas A&M University.

Sixteen Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education

Sixteen Women Faculty Members Taking on New 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.

Study Examines the Gender Wage Gap for Faculty at Public Universities

Study Examines the Gender Wage Gap for Faculty at Public Universities

The study determined that on average, women earned $23,000 less than men. The authors found that wage gaps were largely due to three factors: amount of work experience, research productivity and field of expertise. The gender wage is driven predominantly by underrepresentation in science and math intensive fields.

Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, Adds Four Women to Its Faculty

Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, Adds Four Women to Its Faculty

Three women were hired as assistant professors: Susan M. Bush in biology, Lindsey A. Hanson in chemistry, and Alyson K. Spurgas in sociology. In addition, Hilary E. Wyss, who formerly taught at Auburn University in Alabama, was appointed the Allan K. Smith and Gwendolyn Miles Smith Professor of English.

A Pair of Women Scholars Named to Endowed Professorships

A Pair of Women Scholars Named to Endowed Professorships

Wendy Wood Neeson was appointed to the Edward A. Whitney Endowed Nursing Chair for the Northern Wyoming Community College District and Kristi Kiick was named the Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Delaware.

Five Women Hired to the Faculty at Haverford College in Pennsylvania

Five Women Hired to the Faculty at Haverford College in Pennsylvania

Haverford College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Pennsylvania, has appointed six new faculty members. Five of the six new hires are women: Jane Chandlee, Ariana Huberman, Andrea Lommen, Karen Masters, and Anna West.

Eight Women Scholars Taking on New Roles at American Colleges and Universities

Eight Women Scholars Taking on New Roles at American 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.

Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, Hires Eight Women to Its Faculty

Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, Hires Eight Women to Its Faculty

Smith College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution for women in Northampton, Massachusetts, has announced the hiring of 13 new tenure-track faculty members. Eight of the new hires are women.

Three Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs at High-Ranking Universities

Three Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs at High-Ranking Universities

The three women now holding endowed chairs are Anne H. Charity Hudley at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Wendelin Wright at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and Heather E. Cameron at Washington University in St. Louis.

New Appointments or Duties for 10 Women Faculty Members

New Appointments or Duties for 10 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.

Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, Has Hired Six Women to Tenure-Track Faculty Posts

Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, Has Hired Six Women to Tenure-Track Faculty Posts

Hamilton College has announced that there are 13 new tenure or tenure track appointments for the 2017-18 academic year. Of these, six are women: Marissa Ambio, Stephanie Bahr, Mariam Durrani, Junqing Jia, Claire Mouflard, and Natlie Nannas.

Two Women Scholars Named Department Chairs at Flagship State Universities

Two Women Scholars Named Department Chairs at Flagship State Universities

Frances Cogle Lawrence was appointed chair of the department of personal financial planning in the College of Human Environmental Sciences at the University of Missouri and Sue McNeil was named chair of the department of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Delaware.

Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities

Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty 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.

Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina, Promotes and Grants Tenure to Three Women

Francis Marion University in Florence, South Carolina, Promotes and Grants Tenure to Three Women

Jeanne Gunther was promoted to associate professor of education. Julia Mixon was named an associate professor of art and Regina Yanson was promoted to associate professor of management. All three women were granted tenure.

Three Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Chairs at High-Ranking Colleges and Universities

Three Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Chairs at High-Ranking Colleges and Universities

Donna Ebenstein was named to an endowed chair in biomedical engineering at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Michelle Wrights now holds a named professorship at Emory University in Atlanta and Mara Benjamin was appointed to an endowed chair in Jewish studies at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts.

Eleven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties

Eleven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties

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 Scholars Named to Endowed Positions in Academia

Four Women Scholars Named to Endowed Positions in Academia

Appointed to endowed posts are Tara T. Green at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, Susan Dackerman at Stanford University, Valerie J. Matsumoto at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Sharon Hammes-Schiffer at Yale University.

Nine Women Faculty Members in New Positions or Taking on New Duties

Nine Women Faculty Members in New Positions or Taking on New Duties

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.

Three Women Appointed to Full Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas Woman's University

Three Women Appointed to Full Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at Texas Woman’s University

Kathy DeOrnellas was promoted to full professor in the department of psychology and philosophy. Camelia Maier was appointed professor of biology and Junalyn Navarra-Madsen was promoted to full professor of mathematics.

Three Women Appointed to Named Faculty Positions at Bowdoin College in Maine

Three Women Appointed to Named Faculty Positions at Bowdoin College in Maine

Bowdoin College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Brunswick, Maine, recently announced the appointment of six faculty members to endowed chairs. Three of the appointments went to women: Jackie Brown in art, Belinda Kong in Asian studies and English, and Birgit Tautz in modern languages.

Nine Women Faculty Members Who Have New Posts or Duties

Nine Women Faculty Members Who Have New Posts or Duties

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.