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Bonnie Cordon Is the New President of Southern Virginia University
President Cordon recently completed seven years as a General Officer of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the last five as president of the worldwide Young Women organization.
Women Judges Are Cited Less Often Than Their Male Peers
After analyzing out-of-circuit citations to a sample of more than 2,000 published federal appellate decisions from 2009 to 2016, researchers from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the University of Louisville, the University of Georgia, and Brigham Young University in Utah found that majority opinions written by female judges receive significantly fewer subsequent citations from other courts than those by men.
Six Woman Scholars Assigned to New Roles or Duties at Colleges and Universities
Taking on new assignments are Julianne Grose at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, Emily House at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Michelle Robinson at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Georgia Mansell at Syracuse University in New York, Patricia Smith in the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton University in New Jersey, and Theresa Law at Bard College in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York.
Four Women Who Have Been Assigned to New Roles in Higher Education Relating to Diversity
The women taking on new administrative duties relating to diversity are Suzette Meléndez at Syracuse University in New York, Lita Little Giddins at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, Alicia Richardson at Hartwick College in Oneonta, New York, and B. Afeni McNeely Cobham at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem.
Debunking the Claim That Menstruation Negatively Impacts Women’s Athletic Endurance and Performance
Female subjects are excluded from over 90 percent of studies on exercise performance and fatigability because hormonal changes during the menstrual cycle were thought to affect exercise capability. But a new study led by researchers in the department of exercise science at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, finds that this is not the case.
Six New Women Deans at Colleges and Universities
The new deans are Mary Anne Alabanza Akers at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Jessica Wilkie at Mohawk Valley Community College in Utica, New York, Jeanie C. Lucy at Alverno College in Milwaukee, Kendra Hall-Kenyon at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, Racquel Ingram at High Point University in North Carolina, and Iliana B. Melendez at Coastal Carolina University in Conway, South Carolina.
Nine Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments as Deans
The nine women named to dean positions are Arpana G. Inman, Malin Pereira, Twinette Johnson, Nicole Becker Hoerschelmann, Sherry Ryan, Janelle L. West, Kendra Hall-Kenyon, Dara N. Byrne, and Amy Lynn Seybert.
Six Universities Have Announced the Appointment of Women Scholars as Deans
The new deans are Bindhu Alappat at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, Tracey Weldon at the University of South Carolina, Linda Nagel at Utah State University, Sharon Beard at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, Laura Bridgewater at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and Stacy L. Jones at the University of Alabama
Thirteen Women Who Have Been Hired to Serve in 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.
New Administrative Roles for Six Women in Higher Education
Taking on new administrative positions are Kara Cattani at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, JoAnn Kunkel at the University of South Dakota, Nancy Lynch at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Christina Cash at the University of Maine, Jenni Crenshaw at Mississippi State University, and Mary G. Parker at the University of Florida.
Catching Perpetrators of Groping Sexual Assaults
For the past 10 years, Julie Valentine, a professor of nursing at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, has been at the forefront of making touch DNA evidence collection a standard practice in groping cases. She has created a standard form for sexual assault medical examiners to collect touch DNA evidence from survivors’ skin and clothing.
New Faculty Assignments, Duties, or Ranks for Seven Women Scholars in Academia
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions, have been assigned new duties, or have been promoted.
Six Women Who Have Been Named to Dean Positions in Higher Education
Appointed to dean positions are Rama Yelkur at Texas Woman’s University, Laura Padilla-Walker at Brigham Young University in Utah, Lolita Buckner Inniss at the University of Colorado School of Law, Gretchen Hofmeister at Carlton College in Minnesota, Linda Kean at East Carolina University, and Sara Guyer at the University of California, Berkeley
Women’s Class Participation Increases With a Woman Instructor and More Women Classmates
A new study led by Elizabeth Bailey, an assistant professor of biology at Brigham Young University found that having more female peers in the room both significantly increased women’s willingness to talk and improved their scores in the course. Having a woman instructor also had a positive effect.
In Memoriam: Alice Billings Thompson Clark, 1926-2020
Dr. Clark She moved to Grand Forks, North Dakota, in 1965 and joined the faculty at the University of North Dakota. When she was later named vice president of academic affairs, Dr. Clark became the first woman to hold a high-level administrative post at a university in North Dakota.
Eight Women Scholars Appointed to Dean Positions at Major Universities
As we transition from one academic year to the next, there are always many new appointments to dean positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. Here is this week’s listing of women who will be serving in dean posts.
Nations That Allow Exploitation of Women in the Home Also Tend to Have Unstable Governments
A new book by women scholars at Texas A&m University and Brigham Young University finds that countries that exploit women within the household have governments that are far more unstable. These countries end up with far worse governments, demographics, economic performance, environmental preservation, and health outcomes.
Breastfeeding Mothers Not Allowed to Attend Women’s Conference at Brigham Young University
The annual Women’s Conference on the campus of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, is being held on April 30-May 1. A notice on the conference’s webpage states that: “Infants and young children, including nursing infants, cannot be accommodated.”
In Memoriam: Lesley Aileen Hales Clyde, 1926-2019
Lesley Aileen Hales Clyde, an educator and long-time member of the Utah Board of Regents and an advocate for gender equality, died on Christmas Eve.
Colleges and Universities Across the Nation Announce the Appointment of Women to Administrative Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
A Dozen Women Who Have Been 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.
Two Women Appointed to Positions as Dean of Students at Universities
Sarah Ingram Westerberg has been named dean of students at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, and Shetina M. Jones is the new dean of students at Wilberforce University in Wilberforce, Ohio.
A Half Dozen Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Ten Women Scholars Taking on New Assignments at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Deans by the Dozen: Twelve Women Appointed to New Positions
Twelve college and universities across the United States have recently announced the appointments of women to dean positions.
The First Woman President of Utah Valley University in Orem
Dr. Tuminez currently serves as regional director for corporate, external and legal affairs in Southeast Asia for Microsoft Corporation. She is the former dean of research and assistant dean of executive education for the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore.
Kelle Stephens Removed From the Presidency of Dixie Applied Technology College in Utah
According to a published report, President Stephens claims she was blackmailed by a former employee who sent the board and Utah state legislators a “deceptively-edited audio recording” that implied the president was involved in discriminatory behavior.
In Memoriam: Elousie Mildred Bell, 1935-2017
Professor Bell taught in the English department at Brigham Young University for 31 years from 1963 to 1994. She also served as associate dean of general and honors education.
Eight Women Scholars Taking on New Assignments at Major Universities
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
New Administrative Appointments for 14 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.
Brigham Young University Will No Longer Link Sexual Assaults to Possible Honor Code Violations
Earlier this year, students at Brigham Young University alleged that students who were sexually assaulted but were also in violation of the university’s honor code prohibitions on drug or alcohol use or pre-marital sex did not report the sexual assault due to the expected repercussions to their status as students.
Brigham Young University to Study Its Sexual Assault Reporting Policies
A woman who says she was raped off campus, was notified by university officials that she was under investigation for potential honor code violations. The university prohibits students from premarital sex and the use of alcohol, drugs, and tobacco.
Six Women Appointed as Deans at Colleges and Universities
The new deans are LaTanya Buck at Princeton University, Sarah S. Rugh at Brigham Young University, Laurie Elish-Piper at Northern Illinois University, Adrienne C. Webber at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Gennifer Weisenfeld at Duke University, and Daveen Litwin at Dartmouth College.
New Administrative Roles for 19 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.
Lisa Bickmore Wins the Top Prize in the Ballymaloe International Poetry Contest
Lisa Bickmore, an associate professor of English at Salt Lake Community College in Utah, has won the first prize of $10,000 in the Ballymaloe International Poetry Contest sponsored by an Irish literary magazine. She has been on the faculty at SLCC since 1992.
