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Nutritionist Named to Endowed Professorship at the University of Vermont
Rachel K. Johnson will be the inaugural holder of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ first endowed chair.
Iowa Professor One of Three Finalists for Dean of University of Wisconsin Law School
Margaret Raymond, the William G. Hammond Professor of Law at the University of Iowa, is one of three finalists and the only woman for the deanship of the University of Wisconsin Law School. Professor Raymond has been on the law school faculty at the University of Iowa since 1995. Professor Raymond is a graduate of […]
Two Education Professors Honored at National Education Finance Conference
Two women education professors were among the 10 recipients of 2011 Distinguished Research & Practice Fellow Awards given out recently at the National Education Finance Conference in Tampa, Florida.
Northwestern Professor Named to Treasury Department Post
Janice C. Eberly, the John L. and Helen Kellogg Professor of Finance at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, was nominated by President Obama to serve as assistant secretary for economic policy at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Her nomination must be approved by the Senate. Professor Eberly, who has been on […]
New Roles for Four Women
Michelle Garfield Cooke was named interim associate provost for institutional diversity at the University of Georgia. She has been serving as associate dean at the university’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. She also teaches history and African-American studies courses. Dr. Cooke is a graduate of Princeton University. She holds a master’s degree from Yale […]
A Sharp Drop in Tenure-Track Appointments for Women Oceanographers
LuAnne Thompson, a professor of oceanography at the University of Washington, reports some alarming statistics on the percentage of women who earn doctorates in oceanography who go on to earn tenure-track faculty positions at leading research universities.
Three Women Are Finalists for Dean Positions at the University of Arkansas
Two women are among the three finalists for dean at the University of Arkansas School of Law. Stacy L. Leeds is a professor of law and interim associate dean for academic affairs at the University of Kansas Law School. She is a graduate of Washington University in St. Louis and holds law degrees from the […]
Heather MacDonald Is a Finalist for the $250,000 Cherry Award
R. Heather MacDonald, Chancellor Professor of Geology at the College of William & Mary in Virginia, has been named one of the three finalists for the Robert Foster Cherry Award for Great Teaching.
Two Women Named Deans
Inez Tuck was named dean of the School of Nursing at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro. Since 1997 she has been a professor and administrator at the School of Nursing at Virginia Commonwealth University. Her appointment as dean is effective on July 1. Dr. Tuck is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State […]
Notable Faculty Appointments
Stephanie G. Adams was named chair of the engineering education department at Virginia Tech. She is currently an associate professor of mechanical engineering at Virginia Commonwealth University. She will assume her new position in August. Dr. Adams is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University. She holds a master’s degree in systems engineering from […]
Plan Would Eliminate Women’s Studies Department at UNLV
The College of Liberal Arts at the University of Nevada Las Vegas is facing a $1.64 million cut in its budget.
Markovits Promoted and Granted Tenure at Yale
Stephanie Markovits was granted tenure and promoted to full professor of English at Yale University.
Two Women Named Deans
● Robin A. Roberts was appointed dean of the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. She will assume her new post this July. Currently, Dr. Roberts is a professor of English and women’s and gender studies at Louisiana State University. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, Professor Roberts holds […]
Two Women Named to Endowed Faculty Chairs
● Cynthia B. Dillard was named the Mary Frances Early Professor of Teacher Education at the University of Georgia. She will assume the endowed professorship in January. Currently, Dr. Dillard is a professor of multicultural education at the School of Teaching and Learning at Ohio State University. She is the author of On Spiritual Strivings: Transforming […]
Notable Appointments of Women in Higher Education
● Barbara Entwisle, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was appointed vice chancellor for research at the university. A graduate of Swarthmore College, Dr. Entwisle holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in sociology from Brown University. ● Jamie Monson, professor of history at Macalester College in […]
Four Women Receive Tenure at Bates College
Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, has promoted four women to associate professor with tenure.
Number of Women Faculty at MIT in the Sciences Has Almost Doubled Since 1999
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology recently released a report finding that since 1999, the number of women faculty in the sciences and engineering is up by nearly 100 percent since 1999.
