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Two Women Promoted to the Rank of Distinguished Professor at the University of New Mexico

Two Women Promoted to the Rank of Distinguished Professor at the University of New Mexico

Marianne Berwick, an epidemiologist, and Jane B. Lancaster, an anthropologist, were among seven faculty members bestowed with the rank of Distinguished Professor.

University of Vermont Names Four Women to Assistant Professor Positions

University of Vermont Names Four Women to Assistant Professor Positions

The new faculty members are Stephanie McKay, Melissa Willard-Foster, Lindsey Moses, and Sabrina Greenwood.

Fourteen Women Promoted to Full Professor at the University of Illinois

Fourteen Women Promoted to Full Professor at the University of Illinois

The University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign has promoted 47 faculty members to the rank of full professor. Of these, 14 are women.

Women Faculty in Higher Education Making News

Women Faculty in Higher Education Making News

Thelma Thompson, Sara Waller, Cristina Teixeira, and Mary Lou Soffa are taking on new duties.

Two Women Named to the Faculty at the University of Wisconsin Superior

Two Women Named to the Faculty at the University of Wisconsin Superior

Kay Biga is a new assistant professor of business law and Maureen Rappley Larson was hired as an assistant professor of social work.

Bluffton University Hires Two Women to Its Faculty

Bluffton University Hires Two Women to Its Faculty

Martina Cucchiara is a new assistant professor of history and Milagros Quiles was named an assistant professor of Spanish.

Two Women Appointed Distinguished University Professors at Case Western Reserve

Two Women Appointed Distinguished University Professors at Case Western Reserve

Claudia Coulton and Eva Kahana are named to the university’s most honored teaching positions.

Two Artists Earn Promotions and Tenure at Alfred University

Two Artists Earn Promotions and Tenure at Alfred University

M. Michelle Illuminato and Stephanie McMahon were named associate professors at the School of Art and Design.

Nine Women Named to Faculty Posts

Nine Women Named to Faculty Posts

Here is this week’s news of the appointment of women to faculty positions at major colleges and universities across the United States.

Buena Vista University in Iowa Adds Five Women to its Faculty

Buena Vista University in Iowa Adds Five Women to its Faculty

The new faculty members are Callie A. Friesen, Jennifer R. Seymour, Miyuki Vamadevan Arimoto, Heather A. York, and Andrea Breemer Frantz.

Three Women Named Department Chairs at the University of Miami's School of Communication

Three Women Named Department Chairs at the University of Miami’s School of Communication

The new department chairs are Diane Millette, Terry Bloom, and Alyse Lancaster. All three are associate professors.

Five Women Join the Faculty at Misericordia University

Five Women Join the Faculty at Misericordia University

The new faculty members are Abigail P. Davis, Elisa P. Korb, Jennifer Dessoye, Tracy Golder, and Brenda Pavill.

Ten Women Faculty Promoted at North Dakota State University

Ten Women Faculty Promoted at North Dakota State University

North Dakota State University has announced promotions for 26 members of its faculty. Ten women were among the 26 faculty who were promoted.

A Trio of New Assistant Professors at Thomas University in Georgia

A Trio of New Assistant Professors at Thomas University in Georgia

Christine Ambrose and Diane Hopkins will be teaching biology and Deborah Burch joins the nursing faculty.

Three Women Added to the Faculty at the American University School of Communication

Three Women Added to the Faculty at the American University School of Communication

The School of Communication at American University in Washington, D.C., has announced the hiring of four new faculty members who will begin teaching this fall, three of which are women.

Two Women Join the Soil Science Faculty at North Dakota State University

Two Women Join the Soil Science Faculty at North Dakota State University

The new assistant professors in soil science are Ann-Marie Fortuna who taught at Washington State University and Abby Wick who was conducting postdoctoral research at Virginia Tech..

Three Women Named to Faculty Positions

Three Women Named to Faculty Positions

Ariel Alexander at Saddleback College, Marie Thursby at Georgia Tech, and Moon-Sook Park at the University of Arkansas have been named to new teaching posts.

Women Are Making Slow Progress in Obtaining Engineering Faculty Positions

Women Are Making Slow Progress in Obtaining Engineering Faculty Positions

In 2011, women held 13.8 percent of all engineering faculty positions at colleges and universities in the United States. This is up from 9.2 percent a decade ago.

Four Women Join the Faculty at the Rutgers School of Law-Camden

Four Women Join the Faculty at the Rutgers School of Law-Camden

The new assistant professors at Katie Eyer, Jean Galbraith, Stacy Hawkins, and Margo Kaplan.

Lee University Hires Two Women to Its Faculty

Lee University Hires Two Women to Its Faculty

Laura Singletary was named an assistant professor of mathematics and Kirstee Williams will be an assistant professor of psychology

Five Women Join the Faculty at Salem College

Five Women Join the Faculty at Salem College

Salem College, the liberal arts educational institution for women in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has announced the appointment of five women to its faculty.

Three Women Named to Faculty Posts

Three Women Named to Faculty Posts

Marygrace Elson was appointed to a name chair at the University of Iowa and Celina Suarez and Stephanie Pierce are joining the faculty at the University of Arkansas.

Five Women Faculty Are Promoted at East Stroudsburg University

Five Women Faculty Are Promoted at East Stroudsburg University

Stephanie French, Shannon Frystak, Beth Sockman, Elizabeth Buzzelli-Clarke and Wendy Dietrich-Wheeler were promoted.

Professor Creates Chicago's Largest Public Art Project

Professor Creates Chicago’s Largest Public Art Project

Jessica Stockholder, professor and chair of the department of visual arts at the University of Chicago, recently turned a stark gray landscape of an urban intersection into a rainbow of colors.

Duke Expands Child Care Facilities for Its Faculty and Staff

Duke Expands Child Care Facilities for Its Faculty and Staff

A new facility will more the double the university capacity for child care. On the first day, 120 applications were received.

Business School at the University of California Riverside Adds Three Women to Its Faculty

Business School at the University of California Riverside Adds Three Women to Its Faculty

Elaine Wong, Rosemary Kim, and Elodie Goodman will be teaching at the university this fall.

Three Women Appointed to New Teaching Positions

Three Women Appointed to New Teaching Positions

Patricia Ravert was promoted at Brigham Young University, Cynthia Timmerman has joined the faculty at North Dakota State, and Alison Bass will teach journalism at West Virginia University.

Two Women Join the Faculty at the University of Hawaii's School of Architecture

Two Women Join the Faculty at the University of Hawaii’s School of Architecture

Judith Stilgenbauer was named an associate professor and Maria Simon was appointed assistant professor.

Four Women Faculty Promoted at Middlebury College

Four Women Faculty Promoted at Middlebury College

Middlebury College has announced that eight faculty members were promoted from assistant to associate professor. Four of the eight are women.

Some Notable Appointments of Women to Faculty Positions

Some Notable Appointments of Women to Faculty Positions

Katherine Vaz, Barbara Butler, Ruth Haas, Vidhya Selvaraj, Rooth Varland, and Lara Bartl were named to new teaching positions.

Stanford University Extends Child Care Benefits for Its Faculty

Stanford University Extends Child Care Benefits for Its Faculty

In the past, only junior faculty were eligible for the program. Now all full, associate, and assistant professors are eligible.

Two Women Named to Faculty Posts

Two Women Named to Faculty Posts

Petra Bonfet-Taylor was promoted to full professor of mathematics at Wesleyan University and Mary Steffel joins the business school faculty at the University of Cincinnati.

Two Colby College Professors Named to Endowed Chairs

Two Colby College Professors Named to Endowed Chairs

Anthropology professor Catherine Besterman and Classics professor Hanna Roisman are named to prestigious faculty positions.

Petra Fromme Named to Prestigious Faculty Post at Arizona State University

Petra Fromme Named to Prestigious Faculty Post at Arizona State University

She was named to hold the oldest endowed chair at Arizona State University, founded in 1959 to honor the founder of Motorola.

Five Women Faculty Earn Promotions at Pomona College

Five Women Faculty Earn Promotions at Pomona College

Pomona College, the highly rated liberal arts college in Claremont, California, has promoted 12 members of its faculty to associate professorships. Five of the 12 faculty members receiving promotions are women.