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Lisa Coico Resigns as President of City College of New York
The resignation came one day after a story in the New York Times questioned $150,000 in personal expenses that may have been paid by the research arm of the City University of New York System. A federal investigation is under way to determine if federal research funds were used improperly.
LaVerne Harmon Named the Next President of Wilmington University in Delaware
LaVerne Harmon is currently executive vice president at Wilmington University. When she takes office on July 1, she will become the first African American woman to serve as president of a university in the state of Delaware.
The Gender Scoring Gap on the SAT College Entrance Examination
There were 875,342 women in the Class of 2016 who took the SAT, compared to 762,247 men. The average combined score for women of 1474 was 20 points below the average combined score for men.
Bernadette Gray-Little to Step Down as Chancellor of the University of Kansas
Bernadette Gray-Little, the 17th chancellor of the University of Kansas, announced that she will step down at the end of the current academic year. When she was named chancellor in 2009, Dr. Gray-Little became the first woman in history to hold the position.
The Next President of the University of West Florida in Pensacola
Since 2013, Dr. Martha Saunders has been serving as provost and executive vice president at the University of West Florida. She is the former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and the former president of the University of Southern Mississippi.
D. Ann Pabst to Lead the Society for Marine Mammalogy
D. Ann Pabst is a professor of marine biology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington. Her research focuses on musculoskeletal design and thermoregulatory function in whales, dolphins, and porpoises. She will serve two years as president-elect of the society and then two years as president.
Kandi Deitemeyer to Be the Next President of Central Piedmont Community College
Dr. Deitemeyer will transition from leading a college with a little more than 2,000 students to a large community college with nearly 20,000 students in Charlotte, North Carolina.
A Look at Gender Differences in Graduate Enrollments and Degree Attainments
Women continue to hold a majority of all places at U.S. graduate schools. While women earn a majority of all master’s and doctoral degrees, there remains a huge gender gap in favor of men in many STEM disciplines.
Survey of Drugs on College Campuses Finds Women Are Less Frequent Users
A new report from the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan finds that illicit drug use is more prevalent among male college students than it is among women college students.
New Census Report Shows a Huge Gender Gap in Income in the United States
The median income of households headed by a single woman in the United States in 2015 was $37,797. These households made up 19 percent of all family households in the United States. Their median income was just 44.7 percent of the median income of married-couple families.
Judy Mitchell Named the Ninth President of Joliet Junior College in Illinois
Dr. Mitchell has served as interim president of Joilet Junior College since March of this year. From 2012 to early 2016, she was vice president of administrative services at the college. Dr. Mitchell holds a doctorate in community college leadership from National Louis University in Chicago.
Where Do Women’s Colleges Stand in the New U.S. News Rankings?
Some women’s colleges made impressive gains in their rankings. In fact of the six women’s colleges ranked in the top 50 of all national liberal arts colleges, five have shown an improvement over their rankings in 2013. Wellesley College is now ranked third nationally among all liberal arts colleges.
The New President of Cañada College in Redwood City, California
Dr. Jamillah Moore was selected from among 47 applicants for the job as president of Cañada College. She had been serving as interim vice chancellor of educational services and planning for the San Mateo County Community College District.
Three Women Scholars Appointed to Dean Positions at Major Universities
Emelyn dela Pena was appointed dean of the Center for Diversity and Inclusion at Washington University in St. Louis. Candice Chan was named dean of international admissions at Furman University in South Carolina and Mary Corliss Pearl was named dean of the William E. Macaulay Honors College at the City University of New York.
University of Louisville Scholar Named Editor of Medical Journal
Heidi Koenig, a professor of anesthesiology and perioperative medicine at the University of Louisville and president of the Kentucky Society of Anesthesiologists, was named editor-in-chief of the journal of the Federation of State Medical Boards.
Examining the Gender Scoring Gap on the ACT College Entrance Examination
For the 2016 high school graduating class, both men and women had identical average scores on the ACT college entrance examination. Women scored higher than men in English and reading but men outscored women in science and mathematics.
Elmira Mangum May Be on the Way Out as Florida A&M University President
Recently the board of trustees voted – by a 7-5 margin – not to renew the president’s contract when it expires in April. The board created a task force to determine the future of leadership at the university. It did not rule out extending the president’s contract and it did not rule out letting her go.
Alecia Webb Is the New Leader of the Jacksonville Campus of Brenau University
Brenau University, an educational institution for women in Gainesville, Georgia, has announced that Alecia Webb is the new director of the university’s campus in Jacksonville, Florida. She had been serving as assistant director of the King’s Bay campus of the university.
The New Poet Laureate of the State of Mississippi
Beth Ann Fennelly has been serving as the director of the master of fine arts in creative writing program at the University of Mississippi. She will step down from this post to concentrate of efforts to promote poetry in the state’s public schools.
A Guide to the Federal Government’s Resources on Combating Sexual Assault on Campus
Carrie Bettinger-Lopez, White House Advisor on Violence Against Women, has assembled an extensive resource guide outlining all the federal resources available to colleges and universities to help them prevent sexual assault on campus and to help victims of such violence.
A Change in Leadership at Bennett College in North Carolina
Rosalind Fuse-Hall has stepped down as president of Bennett College, the historically Black educational institution for women in Greensboro, North Carolina. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins, provost and vice president for academic affairs, is serving as interim president.
Susan Stocker Gets More on Her Plate at Kent State University
Since 2001, Dr. Stocker has been serving as dean and chief administrative officer for the Ashtabula campus of Kent State University. Now she will also direct another branch campus and a regional training center.
After 15 Years, Ruth Knox to Retire From the Presidency of Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia
Ruth Knox is the first alumna of the college to serve as president. President Knox’s mother was a 1940 graduate of the college and her father served on the board of trustees. She will retire next June after serving 15 years as president of her alma mater.
Glena Temple Will Be the Next President of Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Dr. Glena Temple joined the faculty at Viterbo University in 2001 and served as dean of the School of Letters and Sciences from 2008 to 2013. She was appointed vice president for academic affairs in 2015.
The New Leader of Thiel College in Greenville, Pennsylvania
Susan Traverso is the first woman to serve as president of Thiel College in the educational institution’s 150-year history. She was provost, senior vice president, and professor of history at Elizabethtown College in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania.
Lori Durden Is the New President of Ogeechee Technical College in Georgia
Durden has been acting president since June 30. Previously, she was vice president for economic development at the college. Earlier, Durden served as director of small business development at Georgia Southern University in Statesboro.
Mary Beth Norton to Lead the American Historical Association
Professor Norton will be the fifth faculty member at Cornell University to lead the American Historical Association since its establishment in Washington, D.C., in 1884. Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson served as president of the association.
The Next Leader of the National Association of Addiction Professionals
Dr. Diane Sevening is an assistant professor of addiction studies at the University of South Dakota. She will lead the association that represents more than 85,000 addiction counselors, educators, and addiction-focused healthcare professionals worldwide.
Suffolk University in Boston Fires Its President
Margaret McKenna, president of Suffolk University in Boston, has been fired by the university’s board of trustees. Dr. McKenna was the first woman president of the educational institution.
Erma Vizenor Appointed President of Leech Lake Tribal College in Minnesota
Dr. Vizenor served for 12 years as chair of the White Earth Tribal Council. For the past two years, she has been a member of the board of trustees of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. She holds a doctorate from Harvard University.
The New Executive Director of the American Mathematical Society
Catherine Roberts, a professor of mathematics at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, has been named executive director of the American Mathematical Society, which is based in Providence, Rhode Island.
Denise Whisenhunt Is the New Leader of San Diego City College
Denise Whisenhunt has been serving as vice president for student services at the college. Whisenhunt is expected to serve as interim president for up to a year. The college currently enrolls about 17,000 students. Women make up 52 percent of the student body.
The Next President of Fresno City College in California
Carole S. Goldsmith has been serving as president of the Coalinga campus of West Hills College. She holds a doctorate in educational leadership from the joint doctoral program at University of California, Davis and California State University, Fresno.
The First Woman to Chair the Board of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Cynthia Shapira will chair the board of governors that oversees the operations of 14 state universities that combined enroll more than 100,000 students. She is a trustee at Point Park University in Pittsburgh and Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Patricia Moulton to Lead Vermont Technical College
The board of trustees of the Vermont State Colleges has appointed Patricia Moulton to serve a one-year term as president of Vermont Technical College in Randolph Center.
