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Four Women Promoted to Full Professor at Rhode Island College
The four new full professors at Rhode Island College in Providence are Susan Abbotson in English, Joanne Costello in nursing, Olga Juzyn in modern languages, and Marie Lynch in special education.
Five Women Who Are Taking on New Faculty Roles
The women in new teaching posts are Marilyn Morris of the University at Buffalo, Mahsa Kazempour at Penn State, Ruihong Huang at Texas A&M University, Margaret Greenwald at Wayne State University and Francesca Cavallo at the University of New Mexico.
University of Louisiana Lafayette Scholar Makes U.S. Team for World Karate Championships
Holly L. Damico is an assistant professor of communications disorders at the University of Louisiana Lafayette. She was recently selected for the five-person team that will compete in Tokyo this October.
Five Woman in New Teaching Roles at Colleges and Universities
The women with new teaching assignments are Brenda Russell at Penn State-Berks, Yasmin Tyler-Hill at the Morehouse School of Medicine, Carol Brewer at the University at Buffalo, Cristina Ortiz at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, and Tomie Hahn at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut, Adds Four Women to Its Faculty
Trinity College has hired four new doctorate degree holders to tenure-track posts as assistant professors. They are Christina Heatherton in American studies, Molly Helt in psychology, Roasrio Hubert in language and culture studies, and Nichole Szembrot in economics.
A Pair of Women Appointed to Endowed Professorships
Claire S. Philipp was appointed and endowed chair in hematology at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University and Teresa Berger is the inaugural Thomas E. Golden Jr. Professor of Catholic Theology at Yale University.
Lawrence University in Wisconsin Hires Three Women to Its Faculty
Hillary Carruthers was named assistant professor of economics at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. Lavanya Proctor was appointed assistant professor of anthropology and Melissa Range was hired as an assistant professor of English.
Eight Women in New Higher Education Teaching Roles
Taking on new assignments are Haco Hoang at California Luthern, Lisette Waits at the University of Idaho, Jacqueline Wemimont at Arizona State, Kelly Shannon and Laura Mosqueda at USC, Janice Herbert-Carter at Morehouse, Celia Lo at Texas Woman’s University, Heather Quagliana at Lee University.
North Dakota State University Promotes Four Women to Full Professor
The four new full professors at North Dakota State are Margaret L. Anderson in accounting, Elizabeth Birmingham in English, Yeong Rhee in health, nutrition, and exercise science, and Amy Rupiper Taggart in English.
Three Women Scholars Named Harvard College Professors
The Harvard College Professorships have a five-year term and provide faculty with extra research resources, a semester or paid leave, or summer salary. The three women designated as Harvard College Professors are Mahzarin R. Banaji, Hopi Hoekstra, and Melissa McCormick.
Four Women Scientists Named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Professors
The scientists are Susan S. Golden, Tracy L. Johnson, Susan K. McConnell, and Anne J. McNeil.
Three Women Appointed to Endowed Faculty Chairs
The three women named to endowed professorships are Anne Joseph O’Connell at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Julianna Baggott at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and Donna De Carolis at Drexel University in Philadelphia.
Nine Women Appointed to New University Faculty Positions
The women who are in new teaching roles are Elizabeth Bjerke, Kibibi Voloria Mack-Shelton, Brett Gilbert, Joyce Castle, Yuvay Meyers Ferguson, Joan C. Han, Ann S. Masten, Rebecca C. Harris, and Dawn Herd-Clark.
Two Women Named to Endowed Professorships at the University of Hawaii
Kamal Masaki and Christina Bell the holders of the first two Victor and Peggy Brandstorm Pavel Endowed Professors in Medicine. The professorships were endowed from part of a $11.5 million estate gift from the Pavels.
Five Women Promoted to Full Professor at Oklahoma State University
The five new full professors at Oklahoma State are Penny P. Weeks in agricultural education, Alyson Greiner in geography, Melinda H. McCann in statistics, Robin W. Allison in pathobiology, and Michele B. Seikel in library science.
Two Women Are New Bloomberg Distinguished Professors at Johns Hopkins University
Patricia H. Janak comes to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore from the University of California, San Francisco. Kathleen M. Sutcliffe held an endowed chair at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Six Young Women Join the Faculty at Princeton University
The six new assistant professor at Princeton are Ruha Benjamin and Keeanga-Yamahtta in African American studies, Katherine Hill Reischl in Slavic languages and literatures, Elizabeth Lew-Williams in history, Ju Ri Seo in music, and Carolyn Yerkes in art and archaeology.
Four Women Scholars Are Taking on New University Teaching Positions
Lynn Nottage is joining the faculty at Columbia University. Janet Shibley Hyde at the University of Wisconsin and Anna Frebel at MIT have been appointed to named professorships and Janice Krieger was appointed to the faculty at the University of Florida.
University of Wisconsin Appoints Two Women to Hilldale Professorships
These named professorships honor faculty members who have excelled in scholarly activity, have records of outstanding research or creativity, and show promise for continued success. The two women named Hillsdale Professors are Carol Ryff and Susan Stanford Friedman.
Princeton University Hires Three Women as Full Professors
Judith Hamera was named professor of dance and Ilyana Kuziemko was appointed professor of economics, both effective on July 1. Jhumpa Lahiri was named professor of creative writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts. She will not join the Princeton faculty until July 2015.
Six Women Promoted to Full Professor at Virginia Tech
The six women promoted to full professor at Virginia Tech are Kathryn Clarke Albright, Sonia Hirt, Jennifer Hodgson, Wenjing Lou, Achla Marathe, and Madeline Schreiber.
Five Women Scholars in New University Teaching Posts
The women in new university teaching roles are Melanie Boileau at Oklahoma State University, Susan McClelland at the University of Mississippi, Lucia Peixoto at Washington State University, Jenna Tedrick Kuttruff at Louisiana State University, and Ting Zhang at the University of Maryland.
Three Women Faculty Members Named to Emerita Status at Carleton College
Alison McNeil Ketterling was appointed the William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of Arts History Emerita. Anne Close Ulmer was named professor of German emerita and Ruth Weiner was named the Class of 1944 Professor of Theater and the Liberal Arts, Emerita.
Two Women Scholars Awarded Tenure and Promoted at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York
Jessica Burke was promoted to associate professor of Hispanic studies and Jane Springer was named associate professor of English and creative writing. Both women were also granted tenure.
Six Women Scholars in New University Teaching Roles
The women in new teaching roles are Jane Smiley at the University of California, Riverside, Susan Asselin at Virginia Tech, JeffriAnne Wilder at the University of North Florida, Sally Hodder at West Virginia University, Sarah Bergbreiter at the University of Maryland and Gillian R. Hayes at the University of California, Irvine.
Report Finds UCLA’s Business School Is “Inhospitable to Women Faculty”
Among the report’s finding were that the school was inconsistent in its hiring and promotion policies in regards to women and that “gender ghettos” were created in certain academic areas. The report found a “lack of respect” for women faculty.
Two Women Promoted to Full Professor at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota
Carleton College has promoted seven faculty members to full professor. Two of the promotions went to women. Carol Donelan was promoted to professor of cinema and media studies and Annette Nierobisz was appointed professor of sociology.
Five Women Awarded Tenure at the Wayne State University School of Medicine
The Wayne State University School of Medicine has announced the rewarding of tenure to nine faculty members. Five of the nine faculty members granted tenure are women. They are: Susan Eggly, Wei Chen, Avril Holt, Jing Li, and Izabela Podgorski.
Two Women Scientists Are Granted Tenure at MIT
Tanja Bosak is the Hayes Career Development Associate Professor in the department of earth, atmospheric and planetary sciences and Laurie A. Boyer is the Irvin and Helen Sizer Career Development Associate Professor in the department of biology.
Six Women in New Teaching Posts at Leading Universities
The women in new teaching roles are Carole R. Beal of the University of Florida, Denise Ogden of Penn State, Susan Shapiro of the University of Massachusetts, Theresa Rebeck at the University of Houston, J. Meejin Yoon of MIT, and Anne B. Newman at the University of Pittsburgh.
Two Economists Join the Faculty at Cornell University
Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, has announced the appointed of seven new faculty members in its department of economics. Among the hires are Eleonora Pattachini, who was on the faculty at Syracuse University, and Julieta Caunedo, who just earned her Ph.D. at Washington University in St. Louis.
Gender Differences in Faculty Satisfaction Levels at Harvard University
Despite improvement from previous survey, some gender gaps remain. Tenured women faculty were the least satisfied and tenured men were the most satisfied. Women reported more stress and spent more time than men caring for children and handling other household responsibilities.
University of Missouri Moves to Help Students and Faculty With Child Care
The University of Missouri plans to offer a private concern a no-cost lease of university land for the construction and operation of the center. In return the center will offer discounts to university faculty, staff, and students.
Two Woman Among the 11 Faculty Named to Distinguished Professorships at the State University of New York
Margarita L. Dubocovich, professor and chair of the department of pharmacology and toxicology and Aidong Zhang, professor and chair of computer science and engineering at the University at Buffalo, were named to Distinguished Professorships in the SUNY system.
Vanderbilt University Confers Emerita Status on Six Women Faculty Members
The six women named to emerita status are Susan Berk-Seligson, Carolyn J. Bess, Colleen Conway-Welch, Carol Etherington, Jane H. Park, and Charlotte-Pierce Baker.
