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Three Women Named to Endowed Professorships at Dartmouth College
The three women named to endowed chairs have all taught at Dartmouth for at least 18 years. They are Susan Brison in philosophy, Kathryn Cottingham in biological sciences, and Amy Lawrence in film and media studies.
Seven Women Named to Assistant Professor Positions at Virginia Tech
The new assistant professors at Virginia Tech are Christie Hayne, Denise Elise Christensen, Rebecca J. Hester, Erin Ann Hopkins, Ashley Reed, Stephanie A. Smith, and Carolyn M. Shivers.
University of Illinois Appoints Four Women as University Scholars
The women faculty members will receive stipends to support their research over the next three years. The honorees are Carla Cáceres in animal biology, Clare Haru Crowston in history, Leanne Knobloch in communication, and Arden Rowell in law.
Purdue University Expands Its Daycare Facilities for Faculty, Staff, and Student Parents
The university recently broke ground for the new Purdue Child Care Center that will have space for 140 children when its opens next August. This will represent a 63 percent increase in available daycare places for children of faculty, staff, and students.
Eleven Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Assignments
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
UCLA’s Business School’s Self-Examination of Gender Inequality
The Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles commissioned a report by the consulting group Korn Ferry International to examine why there has been persisting gender inequality in faculty appointments.
Nine Women Join the Faculty at Rider University in New Jersey
Rider University in Lawrenceville, New Jersey, has announced that there are 14 new faculty members on campus this fall. Nine of the new appointees are women.
A “Troubling” Trend in Women Faculty Retention at Harvard
The Dean’s Annual Report to the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard University shows that women are 28 percent of all ladder faculty. The dean also reported that a third of all women junior faculty leave Harvard before completing the tenure review process.
Two Women Appointed University Professors at Arizona State
Sally Kitch is a Regents Professor of women’s and gender studies and the founding director of the Institute for Humanities Research. Jane Maienschein is a professor in the School of Life Sciences and the director of the university’s Center for Biology and Society.
New Roles for 12 Women Faculty Members
Here is news of a dozen women faculty members who are taking on new duties at colleges, universities, or professional associations.
Three Women Scholars Named Harvard College Professors
The three women scholars named Harvard College Professors are Evelyn Hu in applied physics and electrical engineering, Elena M. Kramer in organismic and evolutionary biology, and Maya Jasanoff in history.
Six Women Are New Assistant Professors at Colorado College
The six new assistant professors are Lynne Gratz and Jean Lee in environmental studies, Jessica Hoel and Christina Rader in economics and business, Nadia Guessous in feminist and gender studies, and Olivia Hatton in molecular biology.
Six Women Join the Tenure-Track Faculty at Macalester College
Macalester College is a highly rated liberal arts educational institution in St. Paul, Minnesota, where women are 61 percent of the student body. This fall there are 11 new tenure-track faculty members on campus. Six of these 11 new faculty members are women.
Seven Women Scholars in New Faculty Roles
Taking on new faculty roles are Rebecca Tuttle at Wright State, Dana Charles McCoy at Harvard, Jane Hindman at Guttman Community College, Linda Sturtz at Macalester College, Jennfier Stromer-Galley at Syracuse, Kristin Bergmann at MIT, and Shuang Zhao at the University of Alabama-Huntsville.
College of the Holy Cross Has Promoted Four Women to Full Professor
The four women promoted to full professor are Constance S. Royden in mathematics and computer science, May Sim in philosophy, Susan Elizabeth Sweeney in English, and Madeline Vargas in biology.
Three Women Named to Endowed Chairs at Vanderbilt University
The three women appointed to endowed professorships at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, are Lauren A. Benton in history, Cindy D. Kam in political science, and Jeanne A. Wanzek in special education.
Six Women in New Faculty Roles at Leading Universities
Taking on new faculty roles are Stephanie McCurry at Columbia University, Anne-Sophie Chaxel at Virginia Tech, Elicia Cowins at Washington and Lee University in Virginia, Claudia Hoffman of Clark University in New York, Monila Safford at Weill Cornell Medical College, and Diane Flaherty at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Three Women Join the Tenure-Track Faculty at Saint Gregory’s University in Oklahoma
The three women joining the tenure-track faculty at Saint Gregory’s University in Shawnee, Oklahoma, are Kristina Booker and Ann “Katie” Egging in humanties and Amanda Kashwer in natural sciences and mathematics.
Four Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Chairs
The women named to endowed professorships are Angela K. Wilson at Michigan State University, Paula Zeanah at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, Janet E. Snyder at West Virginia University, and Mary Rezac at Kansas State University.
Six Women Join the Faculty of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at MIT
The new faculty members are Paloma Duong in Latin American studies, Caley Horan and Tanalis Padilla in history,
Amy Moran-Thomas and Bettina Stoetzer in anthropology, and Leslie Tilley in music and theater arts.
Four Women Hired to the Faculty at Bowdoin College in Maine
The new faculty members include Professor Sarah Bay-Cheng in theater and dance and assistant professors Maryem Belkaid in Romance languages, Sakura Christmas in history and Asian studies, and Kana Takematsu in chemistry and biochemistry.
Scripps College Names Three Women to Endowed Chairs
Scripps College has announced the appointment of four faculty members to endowed chairs.
Ten Women Taking on New Teaching Roles at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Six Women Join the Tenure-Track Faculty at Amherst College
The new assistant professors are Mary Ellen Hicks in Black studies and history, Deborah S. Holoien in psychology, Jeeyon Jeong in biology, Pooja G. Rangan in English, Yael R. Rice in art, and Crystal L. Valentine in computer science.
Five Women Appointed Department Chairs at the University of Tennessee
The five new department heads are Dania Bilal in information sciences, Susan Kalisz in ecology and evolutionary biology, Veerle Keppens in material science and engineering, Anne Smith in management, and Maureen Taylor in advertising and public relations.
Four Women Appointed to Named Professorships
The four women appointed to endowed faculty posts are Michelle Miller at Boston College, Patricia L. Vahle at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, Diann Williams at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, and Katie Plax at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Four Women Join the Faculty at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York
Hamilton College, the highly rated liberal arts institution in Clinton, New York, has announced the hiring of four new women faculty members for the fall semester. They are Catherine Beck in geosciences, Farah Dawood in chemistry, Cynthia Downs in biology, and Quincy D. Newell in religious studies.
Seven Women Scholars in New Teaching Roles
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
University of California, Merced Hires Four Women to Its Faculty
The University of California at Merced, the newest undergraduate campus of the university system, has hired Heather Bortfeld as a professor of developmental psychology, Nancy Burke as an associate professor of public health, Maria DePrano as an assistant professor of art history, and Danielle L. Edwards as an assistant professor of life and environmental sciences.
The University of Georgia Looks to Increase the Number of Women in Leadership Roles
The percentage of women in leadership posts at the University of Georgia has remained flat for the past decade. A new Women’s Leadership Initiative aims to provide training and other resources so that women have more opportunities for leadership posts.
Four Women Appointed to Department Chairs at Penn State
The four women named department chairs are Amy Allen in philosophy, Kathryn GInes in African American studies, Benedicte Monicat in French and Francophone studies, and Melissa W. Wright in women’s, gender, and sexuality studies.
Ten Women Who Are Taking on New Faculty Assignments in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Six New Assistant Professors at Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina
Kansas Wesleyan University in Salina has announced the hiring of six faculty members for the coming academic year. All six are women: Karen Babcok Brassea, Janeane Houchin, Tricia Petak, Andrea Picklesimer, Kathy Sweeney, and Kristine A. Rodriguez.
Promotions Granted to Four Women Faculty Members at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine
The four women faculty members who were promoted at Bates College are Lauren Ashwell in philosophy, Carol Dilley in dance, Adriana Salerno in mathematics, and Paula Schlax in chemistry.
Arizona State University Adds Women Faculty in STEM Fields
This year there are more than 140 new tenured and tenure-track faculty on the Arizona State University campus. Some 42 percent of the new tenure and tenure-track faculty hires are women, many of them in STEM disciplines.
