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Seven Women in New Faculty Roles
Women taking on new teaching assignments are Nicole Overstreet at Clark University, Tracelyn Gesteland at the University of South Dakota, Shelly Long at the University of Cincinnati, Barbara Guthrie at Northeastern University, Jinnie Garrett at Hamilton College, Helena Mitchell at Georgia Tech, Danielle Evans at the University of Wisconsin.
Seven Women Appointed to the Faculty at Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois
The seven women added to the Benedictine University faculty this fall are Darya Aleinikava, Patricia Brown, Deborah Jezuit, Gena Lewis, Kathleen Liace, Grace Mirsky, and Sarah Elizabeth Shaner.
Three Women Hired as Assistant Professors at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York
Jenny Su is a new assistant professor of psychology at St. Lawrence University. Jennifer Thomas was appointed an assistant professor of performance and communication art and Penny Vlagopoulos was named an assistant professor of English.
Three Women Join the Faculty of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard University
The new women faculty are Na Li, Elsie M. Sunderland, and Finale Doshi-Valez. There are now 80 ladder faculty members in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and 13 of them are women. Thus, women are 16 percent of the total faculty, up from 13 percent before the new hirings.
Luther College in Iowa Add Six Women to Its Faculty
The new hires are Elaine Bossard in psychology, Rachel Brummel in environmental studies, Brittany Cord in accounting and management, Xiaolin Duan in history, Maren Johnson in Scandinavian studies, and Jill Wilson in music education.
Vanderbilt University Appoints Three Women Faculty Members to Endowed Chairs
Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, has announced the appointment of nine faculty members to endowed professorship. Three of the appointments went to women: Laura L. Dugan, Susan H. Guttentag, and Tina V. Hartert.
Six Women Named to New Faculty Positions in Higher Education
Anupama Kaul was appointed professor of metallurgical and materials engineering at the University of Texas El Paso. She will also serve as associate dean for research and graduate studies in the university’s College of Engineering. Dr. Kaul was program director in electronics, photonics, and magnetic devices at the National Science Foundation. From 2002 to 2011, […]
College of Creative Arts at West Virginia University Adds Three Women to Its Faculty
Terese Giobbia was hired as an assistant professor of art and coordinator of art education. Amy Schissel was named assistant professor of painting and Andrea Washington-Brown is a new clinical assistant professor of costuming in the School of Theatre and Dance.
University of Illinois Increases Women Faculty in Engineering by One Third
The University of Illinois reports that since last December, 23 women have joined the faculty or accepted offers to join the faculty in its College of Engineering. Every department in the College of Engineering has new women faculty members.
Four Women in New Faculty Posts
The women in new teaching roles are Jasmine Johnson at Brandeis University in Massachusetts, Tara Tietjen-Smith at Texas A&M University-Commerce, Elizabeth Calhoun at the University of Arizona, and Christena Cleveland at Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
University of Illinois Promotes 13 Women to the Rank of Full Professor
University of Illinois has announced the promotion of 13 women faculty members to the rank of full professor.
Three Women Join the Faculty at Virginia Tech
Jin Xu was appointed assistant professor in the department of finance. Rachel Carpenter is teaching at the veterinary college and Hee Jung Kang was appointed an assistant professor of hospitality and tourism management.
A Trio of Women Appointed to Endowed Professorships
Tina Packer at Boston College, Sandra Russ at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and Mary Uhl-Bien at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth were appointed to endowed chairs.
Two Women Appointed to the Faculty of the University of Arkansas School of Law
The two women joining the faculty at the law school of the University of Arkansas are Tiffany Murphy who had taught at Oklahoma City University School of Law and Susan Gosman who had taught at the University of Michigan Law School.
Three Women Join the Faculty at Penn State’s Business School
The Smeal College of Business at Pennsylvania State University has announced that 13 scholars have been hired to permanent positions on its faculty. Among the 13 new faculty members are three women: Patricia A. Patrick, Hansa Sinha, and Lei Wang.
New Faculty Roles for Four Women Scholars
Taking on new roles are Golda S. Ginsburg at the University of Connecticut, Gianna Bern at the University of Notre Dame, Sue J. Goldie at Harvard University and Michelle M.H. Seref at Virginia Tech.
Five Women Join the Full-Time Faculty at Bridgewater College in Virginia
Bobbi Gentry and Yuka Hiruma Kishida are new assistant professors of history and political science. Jenny Martin was hired as an assistant professor of education and Susan Dixon and Geraldine Suter was instructors of world languages.
College of the Holy Cross Adds Two Women to Its Faculty
Lynna Gabriela Avila-Bront was appointed assistant professor of chemistry and Lauren Capotosto is a new assistant professor of education at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.
New Teaching Roles for Six Women Faculty Members
The new appointees are Rania Habib at Syracuse University, Denise Tucker at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, Ann Stoeckmann at Frances Marion University, Mignon Fogarty at the University of Nevada, Jingjing Huang at Virginia Tech, and Fumie Kato at the University of North Carolina Charlotte.
Three Women Join the Faculty at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon
Tabitha Knight is a new assistant professor of economics. Janet Lorenzen was hired as an assistant professor of sociology and Katja Meyer was named an assistant professor of environmental and earth sciences.
Eleven Women Promoted to Full Professor at CalState Fullerton
California State University, Fullerton has announced the promotion of 11 women faculty members to the rank of full professor.
Hamilton College Hires Four Women to Assistant Professor Posts
The new assistant professors at highly rated Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, are Erica De Bruin in government, Kate Jones-Smith in physics, Alexandra Plakias in philosophy, and Andrea Townsend in biology.
HUD Official to Join the Faculty at Berkeley in January
Carol Galante, an assistant secretary at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, will be the I. Donald Terner Distinguished Professor in Affordable Housing and Urban Policy at the University of California, Berkeley.
Three Women Appointed to Department Chairs at Syracuse University
The new department chairs in the College of Arts and Sciences at Syracuse are Karen A. Doherty in the department of communication sciences and disorders, Erin Mackie in English, and Vivian May in women’s and gender studies.
Seven Women Named to New Faculty Posts at Major Universities
The appointees are Huyla Eraslan at Rice, Wendy Freeman at the University of Chicago, Carolyn Cannon at Texas A&M, Susan Kern at the College of William and Mary, Naminata Diabate at Cornell, Geraldine Knatz at the University of Southern California, and Nancy McGehee at Virginia Tech.
Women Faculty Placed in a “Catch-22” Situation When It Comes to Requests to Serve on Committees
Women are often besieged with offers to join faculty committees as the chairs of these committees are eager to demonstrate their commitment to diversity. Women often feel obliged to accept these offers to show they are team players even though serving on these committees deprives them of ample time to write and conduct research.
This Week’s Roundup of Faculty News Concerning Women in Higher Education
The women in new teaching roles at colleges and universities are Elana Ehrlich, Linda Reed, Wendy Lower, Maureen Moriarity, Carrie Brown, Petra Fromme, Tammy Kirkland, Bonnie Asselin and Courtenay G. Miller.
Two Women Named to Endowed Professorships at Hope College
Linda Graham was named to the Dorothy Wiley Delong Professorship in Dance and Laurie Pardo was appointed to the Evert J. and Hattie E. Biekkink Professorship in education at Hope College in Holland, Michigan.
Two Women Join the Dance Faculty at the University of Southern California
Jackie Kopcsak is a ballet dancer and choreographer who has taught at the University of California, Irvine. Saleemah E. Knight, a choreographer and performer, will be a lecturer at the dance school.
Four Women Named Chairs of Academic Departments at Major Universities
The new department chairs are Teresa Waters at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Lisa Marie Assante at the University of West Florida, J. Catherine Scott-Moncrief at Purdue University, and Jacqueline Goldsby at Yale University.
Women Making Slow Progress in Engineering Faculty Positions
In 2004, women made up 10.4 percent of all engineering faculty at U.S. colleges and universities. Over the next decade, women have increased their percentage of all engineering faculty each and every year. By 2013, women were 14.5 percent of all engineering faculty.
Wilkes University Promotes Six Women Faculty Members and Awards Them Tenure
The six women receiving promotions and tenure at the university are Helen Davis in education, Linda Gutierrez in biology, Jin “Joy” Mao in education, Suzanne Murray-Galella in education, Jacqueline Stewart in nursing, and Ge “Grace” Xiao in business.
Eight Women Taking on New Teaching Roles at American Universities
The women in new teaching posts are Fatemeh Akhlaghi, Sally Cornelison, Paola Bianco, Fatemeh Keshavarz, K. Joy Buck, Laura Fine Hawkes, Mercedes Baillargeon, and Kristy A. Brumfield.
Very Few Women Among the Nation’s Physics Department Faculty
In 2012, there were 9,050 faculty members teaching in physics departments at colleges and universities nationwide. Of these, 1,374, or 15.2 percent were women. The numbers are particularly startling when it comes to women of color.
A Pair of New Distinguished Professors at the City University of New York
Cathy N. Davidson is a professor of English at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and Jeanne Theoharris is a professor of political science at Brooklyn College whose research focuses on American race relations.
