Dr. Mahoney taught sociology at the University of Denver for more than three decades. During the 1990s, she was a key faculty member in establishing the university's women's studies program, going on to serve as its director for three years.
Throughout her 55-year career, Dr. Shapiro has transformed the way biologists think about bacteria. Among many other accomplishments, she is known for establishing Stanford University's department of developmental biology, creating the field of systems biology, and advising two presidential administrations on biological warfare and infectious diseases.
The new deans are Marisol Perez at Old Dominion University, Paula Massood at Brooklyn College, Carol Bishop Mills at Eastern Michigan University, Rebecca Berry at South Piedmont Community College, Tamalyn Peterson at Talladega College, Cinthya Ippoliti at California State University San Marcos, Elise Morgan at Boston University, and Ashlee Stevenson at Northwest Vista College.
The American Philosophical Society (APS), the oldest learned society in North America, has announced the election of 38 new members. Of the 28 new members from the United States, 12 are women with current ties to the academic world.
Dr. Jones was a women's studies scholar and cultural anthropologist. During her academic career, she taught courses at schools across the country including Merritt College in Oakland, California, where she served as chair of the anthropology department.
Dr. Crovitz was an associate professor of psychology at Duke University for over two decades. She also taught psychology courses at North Carolina Central University and saw patients at the Duke University Medical Center.
The new deans are Joelle Powers for Boise State University, Michelle Roehm for Bucknell University, María Scharrón-del Río for Brooklyn College, Shannon Sesterhenn for Midwestern University, and Heidi Hennik-Kaminski for Michigan State University.
Dr. McAlister first came to the Unversity of South Florida in 1982, After working for the state university system, she returned to the University of South Florida in 1987 as a professor of philosophy and women’s studies, specializing in feminist philosophy, the history of women in philosophy, and feminist film studies. She served as chair of the philosophy department from 1996 to her retirement in 1999.
In 1970 Seton Hall University in South Orange, New Jersey, established the Black Studies Center. Dr. Miller was the founding associate director. Within two years she became the director. She served in that role until 1984.
Bernice Sandler was often referred to as the "godmother of Title IX." When she applied for her first job in academia, she was told she came "on too strong for a woman."
