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Boston University Offers New Certificate Program in Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
The new program provides an interdisciplinary platform for graduate students interested in this field. Graduate students in women’s literature will come together to study with graduate students in women’s history, women’s health, sexuality studies, and other fields.
A Trio of Women in New Teaching Roles
Mary Murphy was appointed a Letters and Science Distinguished Professor at Montana State University. Alice White is new chair of the mechanical engineering department at Boston University and Christyne J. Vachon joins the law school faculty at the University of North Dakota.
Boston University Historian Honored for Her Scholarship on Seventeenth-Century France
Barbara Diefendorf, professor of history at Boston University, is the 2013 recipient of the Pierre Coste Prize from Vincentian Studies Institute at DePaul University in Chicago. She was honored “for her signal contributions to the religious histography of seventeenth-century France.”
A Half Dozen Women With New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
The new appointees are Erika Geetter at Boston University, Jessica Lacher-Feldman at LSU, Christy Wyskiel at Johns Hopkins, Theresa Barron-McKeagney at the University of Nebraska Omaha, Robin Appleby at the University of Chicago and April Hylton at Virginia Tech.
Five Women in New Faculty Posts
Taking on new faculty positions are Erin Reid at Boston University, Tatiana Berger at the NewSchool of Architecture and Design, Teresa Gali-Izard at the University of Virginia, Anne Foundas at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Geraldine Richmond at the University of Oregon.
Seven Women Academics Honored With Notable Awards
The academic women honored with awards are Deb Boykin, Michelle M. Lusardi, Michelle Johnson, Cynthia Deale, Cheryl Burke Davis, Nancy Keselyak, and Corina Sandu.
Two Women Named to Posts as Dean
Natalie McKnight will serve as interim dean of the College of General Studies at Boston University for at least the 2013-14 academic year. Jessica Chambers is the new dean of student affairs at Hagerstown Community College in Maryland.
A Trio of Women in New Teaching Positions
The women taking on new teaching roles are Catherine Costello at Boston University, Susan Faludi at Bowdoin College, and Esther McGinnis at North Dakota State University.
A Dozen Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The new appointees are Gloria Waters, Sonia Cardenas, Jennifer Jimenez Marana, Geralyn Heystek, Camisha Duffy, Lee J. Skinner, Wesley C. Hogan, Annie N. Kerrick, Kelly A. Rusch, Jennifer Elliott, Sonja Harris-Heywood, and Joellen Popma.
Boston University Grants Tenure and Promotes Seven Women Faculty Members
The seven women who were granted tenure and promoted to associate professor at Boston University are Elizabeth Blanton, Brooke Blower, Arianne Chernock, Ira Ruth Kleiman, Cheryl Knott, Sigrun Olafsdottir, and Merav Opher.
Dean of Boston University Medical School Honored for Work With Women in Cancer Research
Karen H. Antman, provost of the medical campus and dean of the School of Medicine at Boston University, received the 2013 Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award for Promotion of Women in Cancer Medicine and Cancer Research from the MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas.
In Memoriam: Lu Lingzi, 1989-2013
Lu Lingzi, a graduate student at Boston University from China, was a victim of the bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday April 15. She was 23 years old.
Boston University School of Medicine Promotes Five Women to Full Professor
Among the 14 new full professors at the Boston University School of Medicine are five women: Linda Barnes, Elizabeth Hatch, Elaine Hylek, Amy Rosen, and Irina Zhdanova.
Boston University Promotes Seven Women to Full Professor
Boston University in Massachusetts has announced the promotion of 17 faculty members to full professor. Seven of the new full professors are women.
Boston University Student Crowned Miss Universe
Olivia Culpo, a sophomore at Boston University, is the first Miss USA to become Miss Universe since 1997. She grew up in Cranston, Rhode Island.
Fourteen Women With New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of women who have been appointed to key administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
Task Force Finds Problems in the Culture of the Men’s Ice Hockey Program at Boston University
The task force was convened after two members of the hockey team were charged with sexual assaults.
Eight Women in Academia Honored With Prestigious Awards
Isabel Wilkerson, Linda Campbell, Valerie Romero-Leggott, Margot Weiss, Darra Goldstein, Tracy Bale, Julie Zimmerman, and Mina Jones Jefferson are the honorees.
Boston University to Open New Crisis Center on Rape and Sexual Assault Counseling and Prevention
Several incidents of sexual assault have occurred on or near the university campus this past academic year.
Women Accepted at Top Colleges: A Record at Johns Hopkins University
At Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, 49.6 percent of all admitted students are women, the largest number in the university’s history.
College Ice Hockey Players Stand Up Against Sexual Assault
Member of four college ice hockey teams made a public declaration of their commitment to end violence against women.
Scholarly Study Finds Cosmetics Can Alter Initial Perceptions
Images of women’s faces with cosmetics were more likely to be rated highly by subjects for attractiveness, competence, likeability, and trustworthiness.
New Grant Programs Relating to Women in Higher Education
Grants provide money for breast and ovarian cancer research and for scholarships for women in STEM fields.
University Study Shows Breastfeeding Can Reduce Risk of One Type of Breast Cancer
The lead author of the study, Julie R. Palmer, is a professor of epidemiology at the Slone Epidemiology Center at Boston University.
Antioinette M. Hays Named President of Regis College
The board of trustees of Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts, has named Antoinette M. Hays as the educational institution’s 10th president. Dr. Hays will take office on July 1.
