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Dean Robin Douthitt at the University of Wisconsin to Step Down Next Year
The University of Wisconsin has announced that Robin A. Douthitt, dean of the School of Human Ecology, will step down at the end of the 2011-12 academic year.
Board of Regents Says “No” to Noe
Margaret Noe was the only dean at Southeast Missouri State University not to have her contract renewed. She will become a tenured professor at the university.
Four Women Named Searle Scholars
The women will have their research supported by $100,000 in grants in each of the next three years.
Four Women Faculty Members Promoted at Wesleyan University
Lori Gruen, Magda Teter, and Elizabeth Willis are now full professors. Mary Alice Haddad was granted tenure.
Two Harvard Professors to Lead New Academic Ventures Program at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study
Joanna Aizenberg and Leah Price will develop multidisciplinary symposia, workshops, and seminars.
Trinity College Promotes Three Women to Full Professor
Four other women were granted tenure and promoted to associate professor.
Four Women Full Professors Who Are Moving On
At this time of year, many members of the academic world enter retirement. Here are some notable women scholars who have decided to move on to other endeavors.
Kathleen Holscher Will Be the Inaugural Holder of an Endowed Chair in Roman Catholic Studies
The University of New Mexico has announced that Kathleen A. Holscher will be the inaugural holder of the Endowed Chair of Roman Catholic Studies in the religious studies program at the university.
Two Women to Lead Academic Nursing Programs
Beth Kaskel at Notre Dame College and Jacqueline Roberts at the University of North Dakota are appointed directors of nursing programs.
Janet Branchaw to Lead the Institute for Biology Education at the University of Wisconsin
Dr. Branchaw will assume her new duties on July 1.
School of Natural Resources and Environment at the University of Michigan Names a New Dean
Marie Lynn Miranda, currently at Duke, will become dean in January.
Salem College Names New Directors at Its School of Music
Barbara Lister-Sink and Cristy Lynn Brown are promoted to new positions.
Muslim Woman to Lead a Holocaust Center at a Catholic College
Mehnaz M. Afridi will join the faculty at Manhattan College in the Bronx in August.
Physics Professor Charged With Running a Prostitution Ring
David Flory has taught at Fairleigh Dickinson University for more than 40 years.
Three Women Named Regents Professors at Oklahoma State
Shida Rastegari, Estella Atekwana, and Susan Little get prestigious title of Regents Professor.
Four Women Appointed to Distinguished Faculty Positions
Deborah Watkins Bruner, Pinar Keskinocak, Angela Gronenborn, and Deborah Feltz have been named to new posts.
Women Faculty at Stanford: Making Progress But Still a Long Way to Equality
Women are only 26.3 percent of the total faculty at Stanford University but they have made progress since 2000.
Princeton Hires Three Women to Its Faculty
Only three women are among the 19 new hires at the Ivy League school.
Two New Deans at the University of North Dakota
Kathryn R.L. Rand was appointed dean of the School of Law and Denise Korniewicz was named dean of the College of Nursing.
Three Notable Faculty Appointments
Jayathi Murthy, Michelle Le Beau, and Trudy Larson climb the academic ladder.
Four Women Named to Head Academic Centers
Recently, four women were named directors of academic centers at major research universities.
Brenda Silver Is Retiring From the Dartmouth Faculty After Almost 40 Years of Teaching
Dartmouth College is losing one of its most longstanding woman faculty members. Brenda R. Silver, the Mary Wheelock Professor of English, is retiring.
There Are 100,000 More Men Than Women in Faculty Ranks
The conventional wisdom is that women are outpacing men in every area of higher education. But this is not the case. New data from the Department of Education shows that women make up just 43 percent of all full-time instructional faculty at degree-granting institutions in the United States. The latest figures show that there are […]
A New Provost at Saint Joseph College
Michelle M. Kalis was provost at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences in Boston.
New Dean of the Texas Tech Law School
Darby Dickerson comes to Texas Tech from the Stetson University College of Law in Florida, where she served as dean since 2004.
Noted Library Dean to Step Down
Shirley Baker has been a top librarian at some of America’s greatest universities.
Five Women Named to Noteworthy Faculty Posts
New faculty appointments announced at the University of Florida, the University of Arkansas Little Rock, the University of Utah, and the University of New Mexico.
A Milestone Appointment at Georgia Tech
Janes Chumley Ammons is the first woman named to a school chair at Georgia Tech’s College of Engineering.
Eight Women Names to Endowed Chairs at Duke University
Duke University recently appointed 26 faculty members to endowed chairs. Of these 26 appointments, eight went to women.
The Gender Gap in Tenure Rates Has Narrowed But Remains Wide
Tenure rates have fallen but the gender gap remains large.
American Federation of Teachers Calls for Eliminating Gender Gap in Faculty Hiring and Pay
The American Federation of Teachers has published a new report addressing gender inequity in higher education. The report entitled, Promoting Gender Diversity in the Faculty: What Higher Education Unions Can Do, states that while women are 57 percent of all enrollments in higher education, they make up only 40 percent of the full-time faculty. And […]
Milestone Faculty Appointments for Two Women
Peggy Odegard was named chair of the department of pharmacy at the University of Washington. She is the first woman to hold the post. Dr. Odegard holds bachelor’s and doctoral degrees in pharmacy from the University of Washington. She joined the university’s faculty in 1990 as a lecturer and rose to the rank of full […]
Some Notable Appointments of Women to Faculty Positions
Here is news of six women who have been appointed to important faculty positions in higher education.
Vanderbilt University Appoints Five Women to Endowed Chairs
Ellen Wright Clayton, Kathryn M. Edwards, Lynn Enterline, Kathleen L. Gould, and Jane G. Landers were all appointed to endowed chairs at Vanderbilt.
Four Women Named to Distinguished Professorships
Kate Flint was appointed Provost Professor of English and Art History at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She was chair of the department of English at Rutgers University in New Jersey. She previously taught at Bristol University and Oxford University. Dr. Flint holds bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degrees from Oxford. She earned […]
