All Entries Tagged With: "Arizona State University"
A Dozen Women With New Faculty Assignments at Major Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
In Memoriam: Debra Schwartz, 1956-2016
Dr. Schwartz taught courses in composition and business writing at Arizona State since 2011. Earlier she was a book editor for Greenwood Press.
Maricopa Community College District Names Its New Chancellor
Maria Harper-Marnick, a native of the Dominican Republic, will lead the community college system in Arizona that includes 10 campuses and serves more than 265,000 students annually. Since 2010, she had been serving as executive vice president and provost for the community college system.
Eleven Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Posts in 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.
Elise Boxer Is the New Leader of the American Indian Studies Association
Dr. Boxer is an assistant professor of history and Native American studies at the University of South Dakota. She is an enrolled citizen of the Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes. Dr. Boxer holds a Ph.D. in American Indian history from Arizona State University.
Ten Women Scholars Selected for Prestigious Honors and Awards
Here is this week’s listing of women scholars at college and universities throughout the United States who have been honored with notable awards
Seven American Women Named Members of the National Academy of Education
The National Academy of Education has announced the election of 11 new members. Eight of the 11 new members are women. Seven of the eight hold current affiliations with American universities.
Two Women Academics Are Finalists for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
Julie Iromuanya is an assistant professor of English and Africana literature at Arizona State University and Elizabeth Tallent is a professor of literature and creative writing at Stanford University in California. They are among five finalists for the prestigious award that will given out on May 14.
New Assignments for Nine Women Faculty Members
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
New Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology Opens at Arizona State University
Kimberly A. Scott, an associate professor in the department of women and gender studies at Arizona State University, is the founding executive director of the center. Last fall, Dr. Scott was appointed by President Obama to lead the National Academic STEM Collaborative.
A Tribute for an Arizona State University Scholar From the American Historical Association
Asuncion Lavrin, professor emerita of history at Arizona State University and a leading scholar on the role of women in the church in colonial Latin America, received the Distinguished Scholarship Award for lifetime contributions from the American Historical Association.
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.
University Study Finds Angry Men Are Persuasive But Angry Women Put People Off
A new study by women scholars at Arizona State University and the University of Illinois at Chicago finds that women who express anger during group discussions are likely to undermine their influence but men in the same situations who show anger tend to persuade others to agree with their position.
Two Women Appointed University Professors at Arizona State
Sally Kitch is a Regents Professor of women’s and gender studies and the founding director of the Institute for Humanities Research. Jane Maienschein is a professor in the School of Life Sciences and the director of the university’s Center for Biology and Society.
Laura Tohe Named Poet Laureate of the Navajo Nation
Professor Tohe grew up on the Navajo reservation in Crystal, New Mexico, which was a four-hour round trip to the nearest library. She has served on the faculty at Arizona State University since 1994.
Arizona State’s Kimberly Scott to Lead the National Academic STEM Collaborative
Dr. Scott is an associate professor in the department of women and gender studies at Arizona State University. She is also the founding executive director of the Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology at Arizona State.
Arizona State University Adds Women Faculty in STEM Fields
This year there are more than 140 new tenured and tenure-track faculty on the Arizona State University campus. Some 42 percent of the new tenure and tenure-track faculty hires are women, many of them in STEM disciplines.
Six Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments
The women scholars in new roles are Jennifer Waddell at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Deborah Reed at the University of Iowa, Brenda L. Hosley at Arizona State University, Kiran Asher at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Min Zou at the University of Arkansas, and KiTani Parker Lemieux at Xavier University in New Orleans.
Nineteen Women Appointed to Administrative Posts in 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.
Five Women Named to Dean Positions
The five women appointed to dean posts are Donna Wagner at New Mexico State University, Elizabeth Wentz at Arizona State University, Rebecca Biron at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, Mitzi Vernon at the University of Kentucky, and Mary K. Stamatakis at West Virginia University.
Independent Book Publishers Association Honors University of Kansas’ Barbara Kerr
Barbara A. Kerr, the Williamson Family Distinguished Professor of Counseling Psychology at the University of Kansas, received was honored by the Independent Book Publishers Association for her book Smart Girls in the 21st Century.
Communication Scholars Share Book Award
Eva Brumberger, associate professor of technical communication at Arizona State University, and Kathryn Northcut, an associate professor of English and technical communication at Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, were honored by the Council on College Composition and Communication.
Arizona State University Researchers’ Efforts to Develop a Method for the Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer
Ovarian cancer is the cause of death for 125,000 women worldwide each year. In the United States, about 15,000 women die each year after suffering from ovarian cancer. One reason for the high death rate is because ovarian cancer is difficult to detect until it is in an advanced stage.
Arizona State University Unveils a Free Online Program for Women Entrepreneurs
The online educational program is not only relevant for women who are thinking of starting a small business, but also those who already own small or medium-sized businesses and simply need additional support to increase their success and income.
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.
Four Women Scholars Honored With Major Awards
The honorees are Kirsten Pai Buick of the University of New Mexico, Kara Gravley-Stack of North Dakota State University, Katherine Newman of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and Retha Hill of Arizona State University.
In Memoriam: Susan Clark-Johnson, 1947-2015
From 2009 to 2013, Clark-Johnson served as executive director of Arizona State University’s Morrison Institute for Public Policy. She also was a professor of practice at the university’s Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Honors and Awards for Seven Women From the Academic World
The honorees are Lisa Feigenson of Johns Hopkins, Hilary Close of the University of Hawaii, Bess Pierce of Virginia Tech, Aida Hurtado of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Jann Warren-FIndley of Arizona State, Rosie Phillips Bingham of the University of Memphis, and Amelia Jones of the University of Southern California.
Two Women Are Finalists for Dean of the College of Business at Colorado State University
Beth Walker is chair of the department of marketing at the School of Business at Arizona State University and Caryn Beck-Dudley is dean of the College of Business at Florida State University.
Sixteen Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here’s is this week’s roundup of appointments of women to high-level administrative posts at colleges and university across the United States.
Gail Hackett Named Provost at Virginia Commonwealth University
Since 2008, Dr. Hackett has been serving as provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. Previously, she held several administrative posts during a 20-year career at Arizona State University.
Ohio State’s Bernadette Melnyk to Lead New Consortium That Aims to Build Healthy Academic Communities
Dr. Melnyk is the associate vice president for health promotion, chief wellness officer, dean of the College of Nursing, professor of pediatrics, and professor of psychiatry at Ohio State University in Columbus.
Eight Women With New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The women taking on new administrative roles are Rebecca Tsosie, Ann Hild, Carol T. Christ, Fabiola Ehlers-Zavala, Laura Perry Johnson, Sarah F. Cliffe, Jean Gallipeau, and Sandra Austin.
New Administrative Posts for 11 Women in Higher Education
The women with new administrative roles are Joan Gallagher, Susan S. Williams, Jean Rawlings Sumner, Bess Marcus, Leslie Chambers Strohm, Theresa Mendoza, Jyl R. Shaffer, Patricia R. DeLucia, Nancy R. Grden, Dorianne Johnson, and Shirley A. Weis.
Arizona State University Professor to Lead the National Institute of Justice
Created in 1969, the National Institute of Justice funds and supervises criminal justice research that focuses on crime reduction and the promotion of justice on the state and local level. President Obama has nominated Nancy Rodriguez to be the institute’s next director.
