All Entries in the "Faculty" Category
Three Women Appointed to Named Professorships at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The three women faculty members appointed to named chairs are Susan M. Swearer in educational psychology, Rebecca Lai in chemistry, and Laura White in the English department.
Washington University Appoints New Leadership for Its Center for Humanities
Jean Allman, the J. H. Hexter Professor in the Humanities and chair of the department of history was named director and Rebecca A. Wanzo, an associate professor of in the Women, Gender, and Sexuality studies program, was named associate director.
Colby College Promotes and Awards Tenure to Two Women Faculty Members
Valerie Dionne was promoted to associate professor of French and Italian and Melissa Glenn was named an associate professor of psychology. Both have served on the Colby College faculty since 2007.
Three Women Named to Endowed Chairs
The appointees to endowed teaching posts are Ann Kurth at New York University, Dhyana Ziegler at Florida A&M University, and Laura Jean Bierut at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
Swarthmore College Promotes Three Women to Full Professor
Amanda Bayer was named a full professor of economics. Tia Newhall was promoted to professor of computer science and Sunka Simon was appointed professor of German studies and film and media studies.
Five Women in New Teaching Roles
The appointees are Rachel Sagner Buurma at Swarthmore College, Fran Mainella of Clemson University, Sandra James-Yi at Virginia Tech, Susan Anderson at the University of South Dakota, and Pamela Diggle at the University of Connecticut.
Georgia Tech Appoints Two Women to Endowed Chairs
Marilyn Brown was named a Brook H. Byers Professor in the School of Public Policy and Elsa Reichmanis was appointed to a Brook H. Byers Professorship in the School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering.
Five Women Earn Promotions at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
The faculty members receiving promotions are Ulrike Brisson, Kathryn Fisler, Huong Higgins, Lorraine Higgins, and Ingrid Matos-Nin.
Marietta College in Ohio Awards Tenure to Six Women
The six women faculty members awarded tenure at Marietta College are Sara Alway-Rosenstock, Chaya Chandrasekhar, Carole Hancock, Katy Lustofin, Tomeka Robinson, and Alane Sanders. Five of the six were promoted to associate professor.
Four Women Taking on New Teaching Roles
Receiving new faculty appointments are Audrey Haynes at the University of Georgia, Gay Stewart at West Virginia University, Soyeon Kate Lee at the University of Cincinnati, and Kelley Benham French at Indiana University.
Gettysburg College Awards Tenure to Four Women Faculty Members
The four women promoted and awarded tenure at Gettysburg College are Shelli Frey in chemistry, Salma Monani is environmental studies, Joanne Myers in English, and Heather Odle-Dusseau in management.
Rochester Institute of Technology Seeks to Boost Women Faculty in STEM Fields
A 2010 report found that women were 12 percent of the engineering faculty, 16 percent of the faculty in mathematics and statistics, 17 percent of the faculty in the physical sciences, and 29 percent of the faculty in computer science.
Two Distinguished Scholars Receive New Teaching Assignments
Cathy N. Davidson is leaving the faculty at Duke University and is taking a post as professor of English at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. Marlene Behrmann was named to an endowed chair at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.
Two Women Faculty Members Awarded Tenure at Lee University
LuAnn Holden has served on the faculty of the School of Music at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee, since 1997. Heather Quagliana has taught psychology at the university since 2008.
Three Women Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure at Bowdoin College
Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine,has announced the promotion of Nadia V. Celis, Danielle H. Dube, and Vyjayanthi Ratnam Selinger from assistant to associate professor. All three were granted tenure.
A Trio of Women Scholars in New Teaching Roles
The women in new teaching positions are Suzanne Oparil at the University of Alabama Birmingham, Jennifer Seavey at the University of New Hampshire, and Debra Ann Mayes at Wright State University in Detroit.
University of Chicago Medicine Names Its Inaugural Deans for Faculty Affairs
Melina Hale will focus on faculty in the basic sciences and Karen Kim will have primary responsibility for working with clinical faculty members, identifying problems and issues and working to find solutions.
Seven Women Appointed to New Faculty Posts
The women appointed to new faculty assignments are Phaedra Corso, Gloria Choi, Jessica Stockholder, Tamara Laninga, Mellonee V. Burnim, Creola Johnson, and Leila Ladani.
Six Women Appointed to Named Professorships at the University of Chicago
The six women named to endowed chairs at the University of Chicago are Giulia Galli, Veronica Guerrieri, Jessica J. Kandel, Angela Olinto, Diane Yamada, and Judith T. Zeitlin.
Three Women Named to Endowed Chairs at Vanderbilt University
The three women named to endowed chairs at Vanderbilt University are Lorrie Moore in creative writing, Sheila H. Ridner in nursing, and Emilie M. Townes, who is dean of the university’s divinity school.
Colgate University Grants Tenure to Two Women Faculty Members
Janel Benson was promoted to associate professor of sociology and anthropology and Catherine Cardelus was named an associate professor of biology. Both women were granted tenure.
Women Promoted to the Rank of Distinguished Professor
Joan Richardson at the City University of New York and Sandra Harbert Petrulionis at Pennsylvania State University Altoona were appointed Distinguished University Professors. Cynthia Bejarano was named Regents Professor at New Mexico State University.
Two Women Promoted to Full Professor at Colgate University
Eliza F. Kent was promoted to full professor of religion at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. Lynnette Stephenson was promoted to full professor of art and art history at the university.
Four Women Appointed to Named Professorships
The four scholars appointed to named chairs are Libby V. Morris at the University of Georgia, Quiara Alegria Hudes at Wesleyan University, Wendy Ann Lee at Yale University and Jodi Jinks at Oklahoma State University.
Three Women Scholars in New Teaching Roles
Danielle Evans will join the faculty at the University of Wisconsin this fall. Maya Ajmera is social entrepreneur in residence and visiting professor at Duke University and Nora Berrah was named professor and chair of the physics department at University of Connecticut.
Three Women in New University Teaching Roles
Eileen Crimmins was named University Professor at the University of Southern California. Christyne Vachon has joined the faculty at the University of North Dakota School of Law and Danielle Greenhow is teaching marine science at the University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Three Women Faculty Members Promoted at Middlebury College
Jessica Holmes was promoted to full professor of economics. Lorraine Besser-Jones in philosophy and Amy Yuen in political science were promoted from assistant professor to associate professor and granted tenure.
Four Women in New Teaching Roles at High-Ranking Universities
Chirsty Harris Lemak will be a new department chair at the University of Alabama Birmingham. Karen Elliott House will spend the spring semester at Pepperdine University and Robin Hopkins and Elizabeth Wolkovich are new assistant professors at Harvard.
Examining the Gender Gap in Medical School Faculty
The analysis found a total of 138,508 full-time medical school faculty members. Of these, 50, 376, or 36 percent, were women. Women were even more scarce among among traditional tenure-track faculty.
A Trio of Women Scholars in New Teaching Roles
The women taking on new teaching assignments are Beth B. Phillips at the University of Georgia, Karyn Rogers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, and Sheri Wilner at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Two Women Named to New Teaching Posts
Debra Lyon was named to an endowed chair at the University of Florida College of Nursing and Hazel Sive, an associate dean at MIT’s College of Science is stepping down to return full-time to her post as professor of biology.
Nine Women Join the Faculty at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts has announced the addition of 24 new full-time faculty members and researchers. Among the 24 new hires are nine women.
Three Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at Williams College
The women promoted to associate professor and granted tenure are Jessica Chapman in history, Rhon Manigault-Bryant in Africana studies and Mara Naaman in comparative literature and Arabic.
Appointments of Women to Teaching Positions
The six women in new university teaching roles are Rainu Kaushal, Sunshine Lahmers, Jena J. Steinle, Gertrude Fraser, Ellen Velie, and Marisha L. Humphries.
Seven Women in New Teaching Roles at U.S. Universities
The women taking on new teaching roles are Claire Kathleen Robbins, Jessie Ann Owens, Yalun Zhou, Lori Rios, Janet A. Deatrick, Amy Rupiper Taggart, and Elena Machado Saez.
