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Marilynne Robinson Selected to Receive the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
Marilynne Robinson is the F. Wendell Miller Professor of English and Creative Writing at the Iowa Writer’s Workshop of the University of Iowa. She has served on the faculty at the University of Iowa since 1991. Dr. Robinson will receive the award at the Library of Congress in Washington this September.
Eleven Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles in the Academic World
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.
A Change in Leadership Announced at Mount Holyoke College
President Lynn Pasquerella has announced that she will step down at the end of the academic year to become president of the Association of American Colleges & Universities. Sonya Stephens will serve as acting president for three years beginning on July 1.
A New Dean at California State University, Fullerton
Marie Johnson was named dean of the College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. She has been serving as a professor of geology and director of the Environmental Program at the Unites State Military Academy at West Point, New York.
Early Admission of Women to Leading Colleges and Universities
Several of the nation’s highest-ranked colleges and universities have reported data on students they have accepted under early decision or early action admissions plans. Some of these selective educational institutions have provided data broken down by gender.
Susan Holman Selected to Receive the 2016 Grawemeyer Award in Religion
Dr. Holman is a senior writer at the Global Health Education and Learning Incubator at Harvard University. The award is one of five Grawemeyers given out annually by the University of Louisville. Each Grawemeyer Award comes with a $100,000 honorarium.
Brown University Researcher Identifies Women With High Risk of Being Raped at College
Professor Kate Carey, lead author of the study, is quick to point out that in no way were sexual assault victims responsible for what happened. Rather, she says that understanding who may be at the greatest risk could be used to tailor educational and prevention programs on college campuses.
In Memoriam: Linda Haenlein Peterson, 1948-2015
Linda H. Peterson was the Neil Gray Jr. Professor of English at Yale University. She served on the Yale faculty for 38 years and was chair of the university’s English department for seven years.
Melissa Nobles Appointed Dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at MIT
Melissa Nobles was named as the next dean of the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She has been a member of the MIT faculty since 1995 and holds an endowed chair in political science.
MIT’s Sangeeta Bhatia to Receive a $250,000 Heinz Award
Professor Bhatia is being honored with the 2015 Heinz Award for Technology, the Economy, and Employment for her work in tissue engineering, disease detection, and for her efforts to increase the number of women in STEM disciplines.
Fayneese Miller Will Be the Next President of Hamline University in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dr. Miller currently serves as dean of the College of Education and Social Services and professor of leadership and developmental sciences at the University of Vermont. Previously, she taught for 20 years at Brown University.
New University Administrative Posts for Seven Women
The appointees are Amanda Walsh at Brown, Laura Spitz at Cornell, Ramona L. Taylor at Virginia State, Lynn Okagaki at the University of Delaware, Raquel Alexander at Washington and Lee, Shelley Zabrorowski at the University of Nebraska, and Elizabeth Tranter at Virginia Tech.
Political Scientist Wins Book Award from the International Studies Association
Jessica Green is an assistant professor of political science at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. She was honored for authoring the best book in the field of international environmental studies.
In Memoriam: Catharine Theimer Nepomnyashchy, 1950-2015
Catharine Nepomnyashchy was the Ann Whitney Olin Professor of Russian Literature and Culture and chair of the Slavic department at Barnard College in New York City. She was 64 years old and had suffered from lung cancer.
University of Maine Professor Honored by the Poetry Society of America
Jennifer Moxley, a professor of English at the University of Maine, has received the 2015 William Carlos Williams Award given to a U.S. resident who published a book of poetry with a small, nonprofit, or university press.
Five Women Named Mitchell Scholars
This year’s class of 12 Mitchell Scholars was chosen from 270 applicants. Five of the 12 new Mitchell Scholars are women.
Early Admission of Women to Leading Colleges and Universities
At Brown University, 58 percent of the early admits are women. At the five other institutions for which we have data, men are a majority of the students admitted early.
New Administrative Positions for Five University Women
The appointees are Maggie Reitz at Towson University, Cass Cliatt at Brown University, Elizabeth Chilton at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, SaraLyn Smith at the University of Hawaii and Cassandra Burke Robertson at Case Western Reserve University.
New Administrative Roles for Six Women in Higher Education
The appointees are Barbara D. Chernow at Brown University, Diane C. Anci at Kenyon College, Almeta E. Cooper at the Morehouse School of Medicine, Eleanor Nelson at Virginia Tech, Hilary Parker at Princeton University, and Mary Transue at Georgia Highlands College.
Scripps College Anthropologist Shares the British-Kuwait Friendship Society Book Prize in Middle Eastern Studies
Lara Deeb is a professor of anthropology at Scripps College in Claremont, California. Dr. Deeb will share the award with her co-author Mona Harb, a professor at the American University of Beirut.
Five Women Named George J. Mitchell Scholars
Winners of these prestigious scholarships are selected to pursue a year of postgraduate study at universities on the island of Ireland.
The Earth Science Women’s Network Switches to Nonprofit Status
The new nonprofit organizational structure will allow the group to expand its mission to increase the number of women in earth science disciplines and to enhance the career opportunities for women who are already in the field.
Seven Women Taking on New Teaching Assignments
The seven women in new faculty roles are Francine Huff at Florida A&M University, Heidi Hunter at Stony Brook University, Pamela Teaster at Virginia Tech, Phyllis Dennery at Brown University, Katherine Ott at Bates College, Rebecca Calisi-Rodriguez at Barnard College and Shalanda Baker at the University of Hawaii.
The Nine New Women on the Brown University Faculty
Brown University, the prestigious Ivy League educational institution in Providence, Rhode Island, has 30 new faculty members on campus this year. Nine of the new faculty members are women.
New High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education for 14 Women
Here is this week’s roundup of appointments and promotions of women to top-level administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Carle Pieters Awarded the Medal of International Cooperation
Carle Pieters, professor in the department of earth, environmental, and planetary sciences at Brown University has been honored by the Committee on Space Research, a division of the International Council on Science.
Four Women Named to Dean Posts
Julia Ross was named dean of engineering at the University of Maryland Baltimore County and Deborah Prentice will be the new dean of the faculty at Princeton. Donna Covington was named dean of business at Delaware State University and Maud Mandel will be dean of the college at Brown University.
Study Finds Health Improvement in Babies Born to Disadvantaged Mothers
Despite increasing economic inequality in the United States, the rate of low birth weight babies among disadvantaged mothers has declined in recent years while the rate of low birth weight babies among mothers from higher income groups has remained about the same.
Three Women to Hold Positions as Provosts
Vicki Leigh Colvin was appointed the 12th provost of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Also named to provost positions are Doretha O’Quinn at Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California, and Sharon Robbert at Trinity College in Palos Heights, Illinois.
Brown University to Hold a Symposium to Honor Professor Anne Fausto-Sterling
The Nancy Duke Lewis Professor of Biology and Gender Studies at the university is retiring from teaching and will assume emerita status on June 30. She has served on the Brown University faculty for more than 40 years.
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.
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.
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.
Study Examines If Sexual Hook-Up Behavior Among College Women Leads to Depression
Researchers surveyed nearly 500 college women for 13 consecutive months on their sexual behavior, rates of sexual victimization, contraction of sexually transmitted diseases, and depression symptoms.
Early Admission of Women to Leading Colleges and Universities
Several of the nation’s highest ranked colleges and universities have reported data on students they have accepted under early decision or early action admissions plans. Some have provided data broken down by gender.
