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Five Women in New Faculty Roles at U.S. Universities
The five women in new faculty roles are Denise W. Streeter at Penn State, Eunice Santos at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Tsveti Markova at Wayne State University in Detroit, Anna Taylor at North Dakota State, and Beth Merryman at Towson University in Maryland.
Five Women Scholars in New Teaching Roles
The women with new faculty assignments are Amy Young at the University of Texas, Jamie Greenberg Reuland at Priinceton University, Leslie Leinwald at the University of Colorado, Maire M. Kenna Liberace at Rockland Community College, and Ardis R.T. Butterfield at Yale University.
Four Women Named to Endowed or Distinguished Professorships
The four women promoted to key professorships are Kris D. Gutierrez at the University of Colorado, Melody A. Swartz at the University of Chicago, Karolyn Stonefelt at the State University of New York at Fredonia and Fiona M. Scott Morton at Yale University.
Three Women Named to Endowed Chairs at the Stanford University School of Medicine
The Stanford University School of Medicine has announced the appointment of five faculty members to endowed chairs. Three of the faculty members named to endowed chairs are women: Susan Hintz, Karla Kirkegaard, and Sheri Spunt.
Virginia Tech’s College of Engineering Hires Five Women to Its Faculty
The College of Engineering at Virginia Tech has announced that there are 27 new tenured or tenure-track faculty in its ranks this academic year. Five of the 27 new hires are women: Xi Chen, Donna Riley, Bhuvanna Srinivasan, Zhiting Tian, and Katerina Ziotopoulou.
New Faculty Posts for Six Women Scholars
The appointees are Trudy Tuttle Arriaga at California Lutheran University, Kathy S. Northern at Ohio State University, Laura P. Sands at Virginia Tech, Kelly Shannon at the University of Southern California, Katherine Sullivan at Berkeley College, and Lenore A. Grenoble at the University of Chicago.
Four Women Join the Faculty at Coker College
The new women faculty members at Coker College in Hartsville, South Carolina, are Jessica Robinson in chemistry, Stephanie Weiss in business administration, Jennifer Heusel in communications, and Elizabeth Scott Hill in social work.
Cornell University Adds 34 Women to Its Faculty
Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, has added 34 women to its faculty.
Four Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs
The women appointed for endowed chairs are Anjali Joseph at Clemson University, Karen C. Johnson at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Judie F. Charlton at West Virginia University, and Katherine H. Federle at Ohio State University.
Seven Women Awarded Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation has announced 18 winners of the 2014 Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering. Seven of the 18 winners are women.
University of Cincinnati’s Efforts to Increase the Number of Women Faculty
Some 22 new faculty members have been hired under the new Dual Career Assistance Program and the Strategic Hiring Initiatives. Over the past year the number of women and underrepresented faculty in STEM fields has tripled.
Yale University’s Rolena Adorno Honored by the Modern Language Association
Rolena Adorno, the Sterling Professor of Spanish and chair of the department of Spanish and Portuguese at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, has been selected to receive the Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award from the Modern Language Association.
Six Women in New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities
The women in new faculty roles are Mary Ziegler at Florida State University, Sally Cockburn at Hamilton College, Christa Jackson at Iowa State University, Kelly Klump at Michigan State University, Cassi Pittman at Case Western Reserve University, and Laura Lindenfeld at the University of Maine.
Five University Professors Receive National Honors
The award winners are Emily Auerbach of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Mary Louise Hemmeter of Vanderbilt University, Susan R. Wessler of the University of California, Riverside, Tonda Hughes of the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Melody Graulich of Utah State University.
Harvard Physicist Wins National Championship in 24-Hour Run
Associate professor Jenny Hoffman was crowned the national champion at USA Track and Field’s 24-Hour Run, held in Cleveland. Over a 24-hour-period, Dr. Hoffman ran more than 127 miles to capture the first place award.
Women Who Recently Joined the Faculty at Smith College
Smith College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution for women in Northampton, Massachusetts, has 18 new faculty members on campus this fall. Nine are women, two of which are visiting professors.
New Teaching Assignments at Colleges and Universities for Five Women
The women in new teaching roles are Heather Wilson-Robles at Texas A&M University, Sevin Yildiz at Barnard College, Tanjala S. Purnell at Johns Hopkins University, Meredith Steele at Virginia Tech, and Jennifer Borton at Hamilton College.
Chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Join the Faculty at George Washington University
Alison Macfarlane has served as the 15th chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission since July 2012. She is the third woman to hold the post. In January, she will join the faculty at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.
Nine New Women on the Vanderbilt University Faculty
The new women on the faculty are Candice Amich, Anite Disney, Lisa Fazio, Molly Jackman, Karen Ng, Phillis Sheppard, Jennifer Shinall, Rebecca VanDiver, and Hye Young You.
Seven Women Taking on New Teaching Assignments
The seven women in new faculty roles are Francine Huff at Florida A&M University, Heidi Hunter at Stony Brook University, Pamela Teaster at Virginia Tech, Phyllis Dennery at Brown University, Katherine Ott at Bates College, Rebecca Calisi-Rodriguez at Barnard College and Shalanda Baker at the University of Hawaii.
Five New Assistant Professors at Virginia Tech
Valisa Hedrick, Samantha Harden, and Vivica Kraak are all new assistant professors of human nutrition, foods, and exercise. Brandi Watkins was named an assistant professor of communication and Caroline Leeth is a new assistant professor of animal and poultry science.
Princeton University Appoints 10 Women to Assistant Professor Positions
The board of trustees of Princeton University in New Jersey has approved the appointments of 19 new assistant professors. Of the 19 new assistant professors, some of whom will not teach until the fall 2015 semester, 10 are women.
Shana Redmonds Is the First Holder of a Professorship Honoring Civil Rights Activist Ella Baker
The University of California, Santa Barbara, has established a visiting professorship to honor Ella Baker, a founder of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and its network of Freedom Schools. Shana Redmond of the University of Southern California will be the first holder of the post.
Three Women Join the Faculty in MIT’s School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
The new women faculty in MIT’s School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences are Charlotte Braithwaite in theater arts, Marah Gubar in literature, and Jennifer Light in Science Technology and Society.
Two Women Join the Faculty of the Department of Dairy Science at Virginia Tech
Rebecca Cockrum and Kristy Daniels are new assistant professors of dairy science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in Blacksburg.
New University Faculty Appointments for Seven Women
The appointees are Susan Altizer at the University of Georgia, Maria Chudnovsky at Princeton University, Nadine Finigan-Carr at the University of Maryland-Baltimore, Robin Hunicke at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Sarah L. Harris at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Kami Chavis Simmons at Wake Forest University, and Abby Walker at Virginia Tech.
The Nine New Women on the Brown University Faculty
Brown University, the prestigious Ivy League educational institution in Providence, Rhode Island, has 30 new faculty members on campus this year. Nine of the new faculty members are women.
Four Women Join the Faculty at the Shenango Campus of Pennsylvania State University
The four women hired to teach at the Shenango campus of Pennsylvania State University in Sharon near the Ohio border are Tamrya d’Artenay, Tammy Divens, Joan Humphrey, and Kathy Shaffer.
Nine Women Appointed to New Faculty Positions
The nine women taking on new faculty roles are Beverly McIver, Stacy Reischman Fletcher, Codrina Popescu, Jung Eun Lee, Claire Max, Jennifer R. Grandis, Ellen Weber, Theresa A. Johnson, and Susan Schneider.
Rutgers University to Establish an Endowed Chair to Honor Gloria Steinem
The university hopes to have an appointee for the endowed chair by the 2016-17 academic year. Some $1 million of the $3 million fundraising target has been raised so far from several foundations and individual donors.
Eight Women Appointed to Assistant Professor Posts at Colgate University
The new assistant professors at Colgate University are L. Mieka Erley, Elodie Fourquet, Rachel Lavenda, Danielle Lupton, Lakshmi Luthra, Abigail Mechtenberg, Ayse Sapci, and Jennifer Tomlinson.
Seven Women Scholars in New Faculty Roles
The appointees are Genevieve Robert at Bates College, Lora Weiss at Georgia Tech, Nimmi Ramanujam at Duke University, Kristen Seay at the University of South Carolina, Lisa Park Boush at the University of Connecticut, Ann Marie Kinnell at the University of Southern Mississippi and Smita Bhati at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Five Women Named to Assistant Professor Posts at Lafayette College
Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania, has announced the appointment of assistant professors Tamara Carley in geology, Jessica Carr in religious studies, Melissa Galloway and Roxy Swails in chemistry, and Susan Wenze in psychology.
Five Women Join the Faculty at Virginia Tech
Katherine Cleland and Katie Carmichael are new assistant professors of English in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Laura Boyd Farmer was named an assistant professor in the educational research program, Carmen M.K. Gitre is a new assistant professor of history, and Caitlin E. Jewitt joined the political science faculty.
Bucknell University Promotes Three Women to the Rank of Full Professor
Women faculty at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, who received promotions to full professor are Tammy Hiller in management, DeeAnn Reeder in biology, and Virginia Zimmerman in English.
