All Entries Tagged With: "Agnes Scott College"
In Memoriam: Gale Aileen Harrison, 1945-2023
Dr. Harrison began her teaching career at Floyd Junior College in Rome, Georgia, which is now Georgia Highlands College. In the late 1980s, she joined the political science department at what is now Georgia Southern University in Statesboro
In Memoriam: Lee Walker Willard, 1951-2023
Early in her career, Dr. Willard taught at the University of Massachusetts and the University of Maryland. At Duke University, she served Trinity College for 37 years under the leadership of 10 deans as assistant dean, associate dean, senior associate dean, and associate vice provost of undergraduate education.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
In Memoriam: Sandee Kay McGlaun, 1969-2021
Dr. McGlaun joined the faculty at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, in 2006 as an associate professor of English and director of the Writing Center. Earlier, she served on the faculty and was director of the Writing Center at what is now the University of North Georgia.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Anne Harris Named the Fourteenth President of Grinnell College in Iowa
Dr. Harris came to Grinnell College in 2019 as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college. Earlier she was a professor of art history at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. Dr. Harris joined the faculty at DePauw University in 1999. She is the second woman to lead Grinnell College.
New Administrative Positions for Nine Women at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
New Administrative Duties in Higher Education for 15 Women
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Three Women Scholars With New Roles at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia
Christine S. Cozzens has been named interim vice president for academic affairs and dean. Carlee Bishop has been appointed the founding faculty director of the applied technology graduate program and Laquita Blockson has been named faculty director of the master’s degree program in social innovation.
Three Women’s Colleges Among the Top Producers of Peace Corps Volunteers
Spelman College in Atlanta ranked in a tie for fourth place. Spelman College has 14 alumnae currently serving in the Peace Corps. Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, is tied for 10th place and Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts is in a tie for 16th place.
Former Agnes Scott College President Elizabeth Kiss to Direct the Rhodes Trust
Elizabeth Kiss, the former president of Agnes Scott College, was named Warden of Rhodes House at the University of Oxford in England. In this role, she will be the director of the Rhodes Trust which administers the Rhodes Scholarship program. Dr. Kiss will be the first woman to serve in this post.
Leocadia Zak Will Be the Next President of Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia
In 2010, Zak was appointed by President Obama as the director of the United States Trade and Development Agency. She served in that post for seven years. Prior to working for the government, Zak was a partner at the prestigious Boston law firm Mintz, Levin.
Elizabeth Kiss Announces She Will Retire as President of Agnes Scott College
Elizabeth Kiss, president of Agnes Scott College, a liberal arts educational institution for women in Decatur, Georgia, has announced that she will step down at the end of the 20017-18 academic year. President Kiss has led the college for the past 11 years.
New Administrative Duties for Nine Women in American Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Carolyn Stefanco Selected to Be the Next President of The College of Saint Rose
Since 2010, Dr. Stefanco has been vice president for academic affairs and dean at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia. She will begin her term as president of The College of Saint Rose on July 1.
Four Women Named to Dean Positions
Stephanie M. Bryant was named dean of the College of Business Administration at Missouri State University in Springfield. She will begin her new duties on August 8. Dr. Bryant was a distinguished professor of accountancy and director of the School of Accountancy at the University of South Florida in Tampa. A CPA, Bryant holds bachelor’s […]
