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Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Research Universities
Kia Nobre will join Yale University in July 2023 as the Wu Tsai Professor in the department of psychology. Marisol Berti, a professor of plant sciences at North Dakota State University, has been appointed to the Jordan A. Engberg Presidential Professorship and Shabaana A. Khader has been named the inaugural Bernard and Betty Roizman Professor in the department of microbiology at the University of Chicago.
Five Women Scholars in the Health Sciences Who Are Taking on New Assignments
Taking on new faculty duties are Martha Michelle Estrada at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Kimberly Long at Kansas College of Osteopathic Medicine in Wichita, Salome Brooks at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York, Ruaa Al Juboori at the University of Mississippi, and Meredith Niles at the University of Vermont.
Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New University Duties
The five women in new positions are Chandra L. Ford at Emory University in Atlanta, Biwei Huang in the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute at the University of California, San Diego, Alison Bailey at Illinois State University, Breezy Taggart in the Honors College at the University of Wyoming, and Brett Abarbanel at the International Gaming Institute at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to New Faculty Positions at Universities
The four women appointed to new faculty positions are Nicole Baumgarth at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Tamika P. La Salle at Georgia State University, Allison Barry at South Dakota State University, and Tiffany Amariuta in the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute at the University of California, San Diego.
Five Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Roles at Universities
Taking on new roles are Parastoo Abtahi at Princeton University in New Jersey, Karen Plaut at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, Marni Shoemaker in the School of Health and Consumer Sciences at South Dakota State University, Katherine Friedman at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and Daniela Salvemini at Saint Louis University.
Four Women Faculty Members Assigned to New Roles at Major Universities
Appointed to new positions or taking on new duties are Lorgia García Peña at Princeton University in New Jersey, Heather Smith at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Mary Frances Luce at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and Kyaien Conner at the University of Pittsburgh.
A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
Audrey Ruple has been named the Dorothy A. and Richard G. Metcalf Professor of Veterinary Medical Informatics at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. Kristin Arola is the Karen L. Gillmor Ph.D. Endowed Professor in Professional and Public Writing at Michigan State University and LaQuandra Nesbitt was named the first Bicentennial Endowed Professorship at the medical school of George Washington University.
Four Women Appointed to Named Professorships at MIT
The School of Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has announced the appointment of 10 faculty members to named professorships. Four of these appointments went to women: Camilla Cattania, Olivia Corradon, Erin Kara, and Kristin Knouse.
Five Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments
Taking on new duties are Tanya Paul in the business school at the University of California, Berkeley, Margaret Sova McCabe at the University of Arkansas, Micah Perks at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Sarah Millholland at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Ann Wallace of New Jersey City University.
A Quartet of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs
The four women named to endowed professorships are A. Lin Goodwin at Boston College, Rosa Maria Stoops, at the University of Montevallo in Alabama, Kris Belden-Adams at the University of Memphis, and Olga Isengildina-Massa at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties
The women scholars with new roles are Bijal Shah at Boston College Law School, Sandra Eksioglu in the College of Engineering at the University of Arkansas, Rebecca Z. German at Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown, Elizabeth K. Meyer at the University of Virginia, and Wanying Kang at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Harvard Names Two Women to Endowed University Professor Positions
Harvard University has announced the appointment of two women faculty members to endowed University Professor positions. University Professors at Harvard can pursue research and teach at any school throughout the university. It is the highest faculty honor bestowed at Harvard.
Six Women Scholars in New Faculty Roles at Universities
Taking on new faculty roles are Sana Khan Hussaini at San Francisco State University, Desirée Plata at MIT, Kristen Granger at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Alexandra Navrotsky at Arizona State University, Sharon Jacobs at the University of California, Berkeley, and Claire Jiménez at the University of South Carolina.
Four Women Appointed Department Chairs at Arkansas State University
The College of Education and Behavioral Science at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro has announced the appointment of four new department chairs. All four appointments went to women: Asher Pimpleton-Gray, Amanda Wheeler-Gryffin, Nicole Covey, and Annette Hux.
Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The four women who have been appointed to endowed chairs are Nicole Uphold at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina, Emily Sarver at Virginia Tech, Juanita Johnson-Bailey at the University of Georgia, and Jennifer Ross-Wolff at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota.
Six Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Roles or Duties at Universities
Taking on new assignments are Neelam Azad at Hampton University in Virginia, Gretchen Minton at Montana State University, Amber Polk at Florida International University in Miami, Laura Vandenberg at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Adrienne Brown at the University of Chicago, and Molly Ohainie at the University of California, Berkeley.
Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Positions in Higher Education
The four women who have been appointed to endowed positions are Christina Maranci at Harvard University,. Julie E. Bauman at George Washington University Cancer Center in Washington, D.C., Lisa T. Alexander at the Boston College School of Law, and Ashley Franklin at Texas Christian University.
Six Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
The six women scholars in new roles in higher education are Taleed El-Sabawi at Florida International University, Ehi Rajsky at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, Samantha Payne at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, Angela Koehler at MIT, Rae Shaw at San Franisco State University, and Julie Albee at Hannibal-LaGrange University in Hannibal, Missouri.
Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions
The three women faculty members who have been appointed to endowed chairs are Nicole Uphold at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina, Audrey Sorrells at Texas Chrisitan University in Fort Worth, and Jennifer Tosti-Kharas at Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts.
Six Women Faculty Members Taking on New Duties or Roles in Higher Education
Taking on new roles are Jessica Logan at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, K. Avvirin Gray at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, Meredith Frazier at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, Stefanie Jegelka at MIT, Amy Harder at the University of Connecticut Extension, and Catherine Hill at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.
Six Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Pennsylvania, has announced the appointments of seven faculty members to endowed chairs. Six of these appointments went to women. Yvonne Chireau was named the Peggy Chan Professor of Black Studies. Dr. Chireau is the author of Black Magic: African American Religion and the Conjuring Tradition […]
Five Women Join the Faculty of the College of Education & Human Sciences at the University of New Mexico
The five new women faculty members in the College of Education and Human sciences at the University of New Mexico are Sarah Roberts Carlson in special education, Allyssa Memmini in athletic training, Chelsea T. Morris in early childhood education, Sojeong Nam in counselor education, and Victoria Shiver in physical education.
Bowdoin College in Maine Appoints Three Women to Endowed Chairs
Judith Casselberry has been named to the Geoffrey Canada Chair in Africana Studies. Barbara Elias has been named the Sarah and James Bowdoin Associate Professor of Government and Legal Studies and Zorina Khan has been named the William D. Shipman Professor in Economics.
Six Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments at Colleges and Universities
The six women who have been appointed to new roles are Amy Ralston at Michigan State University, Tomi Obe at the University of Arkansas, Pardis Dabashi at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, Sonya Donaldson at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, Jennifer Russell at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and Mara Revkin at Duke Law School in Durham, North Carolina.
Five Women Named to Endowed Chairs at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia
Washington and Lee University, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Lexington, Virginia, has announced the appointments of seven faculty members to endowed chairs. Five of these appointments went to women: Rebecca Benefiel, Genelle Gertz, Andrea Lepage, Karla Murdock, and Irina Mazilu.
Five Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments at Universities
The five women academics in new roles are Shirin Saeidi at the University of Arkansas, Wendy Goldberg in the School of Theatre in the College of Fine Arts at Boston University, Cristina Zeped in Peabody College at Vanderbilt University, Pelin Bicen at Suffolk University in Boston, and Ann-Marie Knoblauch in the School of Visual Arts at Virginia Tech.
A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The three women who have been appointed to endowed chairs are Bonnie Lucero at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Danielle Dick at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University in New Jersey, and Kristen Brennand at the Yale School of Medicine.
Nine Women Faculty Members in New Roles or Taking on New Duties
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions or given new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
A Trio of Women Scholars Who Were Appointed to Endowed Professorships at Universities
The three women who were named to endowed positions are Lori Diel at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Cynthia Colburn at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, and Karen Cook-Bell at Bowie State University in Maryland.
A Quartet of Women Who Have Been Named Leaders of Their Academic Departments
The four women who were named chairs of academic departments are Reshma Jagsi at the Emory School of Medicine in Atlanta, Carlayne E. Jackson at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Jennifer Ogle at Clemson University in South Carolina, and Mary Hawk in the School of Public Health at the University of Pittsburgh.
Bonnie Fleming Has Been Named Chief Research Officer at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
Dr. Fleming was a professor of physics in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Yale University and a faculty member of Yale’s Wright Lab. She had been on the faculty at Yale since 2004. She will also hold a faculty position as a professor of physics at the University of Chicago.
Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Positions in Higher Education
Kishwar Rizvi has been appointed the Robert Lehman Professor in the History of Art, Islamic Art, and Architecture at Yale University. Amber Wiley will join the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design as the inaugural Matt and Erika Nord Director of the Center for the Preservation of Civil Rights Sites and Silvia López was named the Maxine H. and Winston R. Wallin professor of Spanish and Latin American Studies at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota.
Do Biased Teacher Evaluations Contribute to the “Leaky Pipeline” of Women Faculty
A new study led by Whitney Buser, senior academic professional and associate director of academic programs in the School of Economics at the Georgia Institute of Technology investigated whether bias exists at the outset of the semester and whether backlash after grading exacerbates it.
Eight Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Assigned to New Positions or Duties
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions or given new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Positions at University Art Museums
Vanja V. Malloy has been appointed as the Dana Feitler Director of the Smart Museum of Art at the University of Chicago. Ayşin Yoltar-Yıldırım was named the Norma Jean Calderwood Curator of Islamic and Later Indian Art at Harvard and Silvia Forni was appointed the Shirley & Ralph Shapiro Director of the Fowler Museum in the School of the Arts and Architecture at the University of California, Los Angeles.
