Tag: Ball State University

Seven Women Appointed to Dean Positions in Academia

The new deans are Malini Suchak at Loyola University Chicago, Kristin McCauliff at Ball State University in Indiana, Dana Davis at Gadsden State Community College in Alabama, Leslie Edgar at the University of Idaho, Alexa Doig at New Mexico State University, Shreerekha Pillai at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, and Elizabeth Gmitter at Valparaiso University in Indiana.

New Dean Appointments for a Dozen Women in Academia

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new dean positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

In Memoriam: Molly Sue Wantz, 1941-2023

Combining her education and professional life, Molly had a 41-year association with Ball State University, with an emphasis on teaching methodologies, curriculum development, and teacher training.

New Administrative Positions for Seven Women 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

Susana Rivera-Mills Will Be the Next President of Aurora University in Illinois

Since 2018, Dr. Rivera-Mills has been serving as provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana. Earlier, she was dean for undergraduate studies, vice provost and a professor of Spanish linguistics at Oregon State University.

Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointment of Eight Women to Dean Positions

The new deans are Paula Song at Virginia Commonwealth University, Donna Riley at the University of New Mexico, Denise Taliaferro Baszile at Wayne State University in Detroit, Cathy L. Z. DuBois at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, Kim Litwack at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Lynn M. Linder at West Virginia Wesleyan College, and Viola L. Acoff at the University of Mississippi.

New Administrative Duties for Six Women in Higher Education

Taking on new administrative roles are Margaret Lo at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, Pat Kendrick at Xavier University in New Orleans, Angela Abbott at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, Alejandra “Ale” Sosa Pieroni at Georgia Southern University, Alexis A. Antracoli at the University of Michigan, and Brittney Johnson at Florida A&M University.

In Memoriam: Sharon Elaine Hannum Seager, 1938-2022

Dr. Seager taught for a brief period at what is now Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau before joining the faculty at Ball State University in 1966. Her research focused on nineteenth-century American history and American women's history. Dr. Seager retired in 2004 after teaching at Ball State for 38 years.

Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Positions 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.

Loralee Songer of Taylor University Wins the American Prize in Vocal Performance

Loralee Songer, an assistant professor of music at Taylor University in Upland, Indiana, has won the 2021 American Prize in Vocal Performance. The award recognizes and rewards the best performances by classically trained vocalists in America, based on submitted recordings.

In Memoriam: Judith M. Roy, 1945-2021

In 2005, Judith Roy was elected president of the National Women's Studies Association. She was the first, and still only, two-year college faculty member elected to the position.

Academic Study Examines the Gender Gap in Mask Wearing During the Early Days of the Pandemic

A new study led by researchers at New Mexico State University and Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, finds that women have been more conscientious than men in taking measures to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus.