Faculty

Alverno College in Milwaukee Promotes Three Women Scholars

Leslie Henry has been promoted to professor of music therapy. Malena Taylor and Jessica Willenbrink have been promoted to associate professor.

Seven Women Scholars Selected for New Faculty Positions

The appointments are Katrina Armstrong at Columbia University, Melissa Schwartzberg at Princeton University, R.F. Kuang at the College of the Holy Cross, Khadijah Ali-Coleman at Coppin State University, Stacey Saunders-Adams at Ohio University, Noelani Goodyear-Kaʻōpua at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, and Jess Jones at the University of Pennsylvania.

New Dean Positions for Ten Women in Academia

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new dean positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

Washington University in St. Louis Appoints Three Women to Endowed Professorships

In the School of Medicine, Celeste M. Karch is the inaugural Barbara Burton and Reuben M. Morriss III Professor and Janet S. Lee is the inaugural Selma and Herman Seldin Distinguished Professor of Medicine. In the College of Arts and Sciences, Yan Yu is the inaugural Art Krieg Professor.

Three Women Promoted to Provost Positions at Universities

The new provosts are Barbara Rodriguez at the University of New Mexico, Bridget Chalk at Manhattan University in New York, and Jaci Lederman at Vincennes University in Indiana. All three women had been serving as their university's interim provost.

Four Women Appointed to Endowed Professor Positions at Bowdoin College in Maine

The four women appointed to endowed professorships at Bowdoin College are Elena Cueto Asín, Laura Henry, Emily M. Peterman, and Guo Jue.

University of Alabama in Huntsville Has Promoted Three Women to Full Professor

The three women promoted to full professor at the University of Alabama in Huntsville are Maria Pour in electrical and computer engineering, Tingting Wu in civil and environmental engineering, and Darlene Showalter in nursing.

New Appointments for Ten Women Scholars in Higher Education

Here is this week’s roundup of women scholars at colleges and universities who have been appointed to new positions throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

Five Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Universities

The deans are Lynne Allen at Boston University, Hilary Smith Risser at the University of Montana Western, Pamela Swett at the University of Rhode Island, Amy S. Thompson at Montclair State University in New Jersey, and Kandice Chuh at the City University of New York Graduate Center.

Three Women Named to Endowed Chairs at North Carolina State University

The three women named to endowed professorships in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at North Carolina State University are Susana Milla-Lewis in crop and soil sciences, Natalie Nelson in biological and agricultural engineering, and Anna Stepanova in plant and microbial biology.

Three Universities Have Appointed Women to the Role of Provost

Lesley Reid and Lynne Cossman are the new permanent provosts of the University of Alabama and the University of Massachusetts Lowell, respectively. Brooke Blevins was tapped to serve as interim provost at the University of Idaho.

Vassar College in New York Promotes Three Women to Full Professor

The three women promoted to full professor at Vassar College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Poughkeepsie, New York, are Light Carruyo in sociology and Latin American/Latinx studies, Alison Spodek Keimowitz in chemistry, and Silke von der Emde in German studies.