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Kim Schatzel Appointed Provost at Eastern Michigan University
She is currently dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan at Dearborn.
In Memoriam: Katheryne Levis McCormick (1922-2011)
She taught chemistry and mathematics at Rutgers University. Her son is now president of Rutgers.
London School of Economics Punishes Satoshi Kanazawa
In May, Kanazawa has published a blog post entitled, “”Why are black women less physically attractive than other women?”
University of South Carolina Documentary Filmmaker Looks at Women in the Military
Cathy Brookshire’s film, Soldier Girl, shows interviews of 30 women who served in the U.S. military from World War II to the present day.
Women Scholar Athletes Shine at South Dakota State University
Women on the South Dakota State Jackrabbits basketball team are indeed scholar athletes.
Converse College Teams Up With Vanderbilt University to Offer Nursing Degrees
A new joint program will enable students to obtain bachelor’s and master’s degrees in five years.
Dartmouth College Receives the Papers of Donella Meadows
The famed environmentalist, who died in 2001, was the author of The Limits to Growth, which sold 9 million copies worldwide.
New Home for Single Mothers Being Constructed on the Campus of Belmont Abbey College
The college believes it is the first facility of its kind on a college campus.
Athena Center at Barnard College Receives Gift to Endow Its Directorship
Constance Hess Williams, a trustee of Barnard College from 1990 to 2000, has made a generous contribution to the college.
Arrest Made in a Case of Harassment of Women at the University of Waterloo
As series of posters and e-mails targeting women has plagued the campus of the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, for several months. One e-mail, that claimed to be from the university’s president, showed a nuclear bomb and Marie Curie and made the case that women should not be entrusted in positions of power. Campaign […]
The New Leader of Lake Tahoe Community College
Kindred I. Murillo was named president of Lake Tahoe Community College in California. She has been serving as vice chancellor of administrative services for the Contra Costa Community College District.
Notable Awards to Women in Higher Education
Christine Moffitt, professor of fish and wildlife resources at the University of Idaho, received the 2011 Virginia Wolf Distinguished Service Award from the university’s Women’s Center. Professor Moffitt is a graduate of the University of California at Santa Cruz. She earned a master’s degree at Smith College and was the first woman to earn a […]
