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Five Women in New Faculty Posts
The women in new teaching positions are S. Yvette Murphy-Erby at the University of Arkansas, Diane Kay Boyle at the University of Wyoming, Jo Knowles at the University of Southern New Hampshire, Eboni Marshall Turman at Duke Divinity School, and Nichola Gitgold at Pennsylvania State University.
Five Women Promoted to Full Professor at the University of Wyoming
The new full professors at the University of Wyoming are Sarah Strauss in anthropology, Cynthia Weinig in botany, Stacey G. Baker in management and marketing, Patricia J.S. Goldberg in civil and architectural engineering, and Linda G. Martin in pharmacy.
Report Analyses the Status of Women at Penn State
The report found that while women enrollments in the law and medical schools mirror the national averages, women in other graduate programs and in undergraduate programs trail the national norm.
Seven Women Named to Faculty Posts
The women taking on new teaching roles are Frances Henderson at Maryville College, Lara Saguisag at the College of Staten Island, Geetha Sant at Washington University, Marjorie at IUPU Indianapolis, Susan Lawrence at Ohio State, Linda Walters at the University of Central Florida, and Renee Jolles at the University of Rochester.
In Memoriam: Betsy Palmer, 1959-2013
Professor Palmer was in Nepal with a group of 16 students from Montana State University for a course entitled “Great Expeditions.” She died as a result of injuries sustained in the landslide in Nepal’s Arun River Valley. None of the students were injured.
Two Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at Davidson College
Davidson College, the highly rated liberal arts institution in North Carolina has announced the granting of tenure and promotion to associate professor for three scholars. Two of three faculty members earning promotions and tenure are women: Caroline Beschea-Fache and Maria F. Fackler.
Six Women in New Faculty Roles
The women in new teaching posts are Kathleen Bieschke at Penn State, Linda Pescatello at the University of Connecticut, Alexis Abramson at Case Western Reserve University, Michaele Whelan at Emerson College, Jennifer Bloxam at Yale University, and Tricia Stuth at the University of Tennessee.
Wafaa El-Sadr Appointed University Professor at Columbia
The rank of University Professor is the highest academic honor at Columbia University. At the present time, only 13 individuals hold the rank of University Professor.
Four Women New to the Faculty at the School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis
Sheretta Butler-Barnes, Amy A. Eyler, Molly Metzger, and Zorimar Rivera-Nunez are new assistant professors in the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St, Louis.
A Quartet of Women in New Faculty Roles
The women scholars with new teaching assignments are Daphne Tan at Indiana University, Elizabeth Sepper at Washington University in St. Louis, Norma Adranga at Wright State University, and Kim Dunleavy at Wayne State University.
A Check-Up on Women Faculty at U.S. Medical Schools
There are some areas of higher education where women continue to be significantly underrepresented. The faculties of U.S. medical schools is one such area. In 2011, women were 36.2 percent of all medical school faculty and only 19.6 percent of the full professors.
Two Women Are Among the Three Finalists for Provost at the University of Kentucky
The two women candidates are Nancy W. Brickhouse, professor of science education and interim provost at the University of Delaware and Christine Riordan, professor of management and dean of the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver.
Three Women in New Faculty Roles
Janine Hiller was appointed to an endowed chair at the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech. Yolanda Vega at Hope College in Michigan and Claire White at Princeton University in New Jersey were appointed assistant professors.
Eight Women Promoted to Full Professor at Purdue University
The eight women promoted to full professor are Catherine Hill, Teresa Taber Doughty, Heidi Diefes-Dux, Becky Brown, Sara Wallace, Hyunyi Cho, Marifan Mattson, and Erica Carlson.
Three Women Taking on New Faculty Roles
Naomi Lamoreaux was named to an endowed professorship at Yale University. Joy Hughes is transitioning from the administration to the faculty at George Mason University and Noreen Klein is assuming emerita status at Virginia Tech.
Three Women Awarded Tenure at Wesleyan University
The awards of tenure were granted to associate professors Barbara Juhasz in psychology, Margot Weiss in American studies and anthropology, and Shengqing Wu in Asian languages and literatures.
Three Women Named Department Chairs
The new department chairs are Archana Chatterjee at the University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Barbara Anderson at Kansas State University, and Paola Sanguinetti at the University of Kansas.
Bowdoin College Promotes Two Women to Full Professor
Pamela M. Fletcher, who has taught at Bowdoin since 2001, was promoted to full professor of art history and Susan Kaplan, a member of the faculty since 1985, was named full professor of anthropology
Three Women Earn Faculty Promotions
Julie Beth Zimmerman at Yale University and Deborah Cook at Virginia Tech were named to endowed chairs. Beverly Hogue was promoted to full professor at Marietta College in Ohio.
Three Women Are Promoted and Awarded Tenure at Marietta College in Ohio
The college announced that as of July 1, Ann Bragg will be an associate professor of physics, Tanya Judd Pucella will be promoted to associate professor of education and leadership studies and Nicole Livengood will be an associate professor of English.
Six Women Named to Endowed Chairs
The women appointed to named professorships are Melanie Cooper at Michigan State, Angela Smith at Washington and Lee, Kezia Page at Colgate, Carol Tenopir at the University of Tennessee, France Belanger at Virginia Tech, and Wendy Silverman at Yale.
Two Women Named Carolina Distinguished Professors
The University of South Carolina in Columbia has named six faculty members Carolina Distinguished Professors. Two of the new appointees – Robyn Hunt professor of theatre and dance and Mitzi Nagarkatti professor in the medical school – are women.
Boston University School of Medicine Promotes Five Women to Full Professor
Among the 14 new full professors at the Boston University School of Medicine are five women: Linda Barnes, Elizabeth Hatch, Elaine Hylek, Amy Rosen, and Irina Zhdanova.
Two Women Appointed to Named Professorships at the University of Nebraska
Joy Castro and Myra B. Cohen were appointed Susan J. Rosowski Professors. These positions, for faculty at the associate professor level, recognize distinguished records of scholarship or creativity and who show exception promise for future excellence.
New Faculty Roles for Three Women Scholars
Eleni Pliakoni is the first faculty member hired for the new graduate program in horticulture at Kansas State University. Esther Sternberg has joined the faculty at the University of Arizona and Tamara Jones will be teaching at the University of Montana.
Colgate University Promotes Three Women Faculty Members
Amy Leventer was promoted to full professor of geology. Jessica Graybill was promoted to associate professor of geography and Krista Ingram was named associate professor of biology. Dr. Graybill and Dr. Ingram were also granted tenure.
Harvard Expands Options for Employees Who Breastfeed
Harvard University has had lactation rooms on campus for more than a decade but now two new rooms have been added and three more have been upgraded.
Four Women Promoted to Full Professor at the University of Maine
Nory Jones was promoted to full professor of management information systems. Karen Horton was named professor of mechanical engineering technology. Margaret Lukens was promoted to professor of English and Jasmine Saros was named professor of paleoecology.
Three Women in New Teaching Roles
Marilyn Kelly joins the law school faculty at Wayne State University and Darline Foltz was hired as an assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati. Wendy Davis was promoted to associate professor at Trinity College.
Washington State University Promotes Five Women to Full Professor
The appointments of Catherine Black, Laura Griner Hill, Christine Horne, Monica Johnson, and Amy Roth-McDuffee to full professor are effective this summer.
Trinity College Promotes Two Women to Full Professor
This July, Sonia Cardenas will become a full professor of political science and Susan Masino will be promoted to professor of psychology and neuroscience. Both women have served on the Trinity College faculty for 10 years or more.
Two Women Appointed to Named Professorships at the University of Chicago
Elizabeth McNally is the only woman among 14 faculty members named to endowed chairs. Marianne Bertrand is the only woman among six faculty members named Distinguished Service Professors.
Five Women Academics Honored With Major Awards
The honorees are Margaret Campbell of Wayne State University, Renee Sandell of George Mason University, Sahfi Goldwasser of MIT, Nanette Wenger of Emory University and H. Julia Hannay of the University of Houston.
Two Women Named to Distinguished Teaching Positions
Mary McAleese, the former president of Ireland, will be a visiting scholar at Boston College next fall and Jennifer R. Joe was named to an endowed chair in accounting at the University of Delaware.
Five Women Earn Promotions at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Worcester, Massachusetts, has announced the promotions of seven faculty members and the granting of tenure to six faculty members, five of whom also earned promotions. Five of the eight the faculty members receiving promotions or tenure are women.
