Pardis Dabashi was promoted to associate professor at Bryn Mawr College. Haley Duschinski, Rachel Roberts, Cynthia Carnes, and Liz Legerski are taking on new academic leadership roles at Ohio University, the University of Cincinnati, the University of Minnesota, and the University of North Dakota, respectively.
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions in academia. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
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 contact@WIAReport.com.
The appointments are Katie Tarr at Bryn Mawr College, Sheena Cobrand at North Carolina A&T State University, Xiran Yuan at Colorado State University, Amber Burdge at Western Colorado University, Ally Palmer at Western Wyoming Community College, Sarah Custer at Clemson University, Kate Dorrity at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Brittany Kicklighter at Western Carolina University.
Jennifer Hunt, who has been serving as interim dean of the University of Florida College of Medicine, has been appointed dean of the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. She will be the first woman to lead the Ivy League medical school in its 229-year history.
The four scholars promoted to associate professor and awarded tenure at Bryn Maw College in Pennsylvania are C.C. McKee in the history of art, Aline Normoyle in computer science, Ariana Orvell in psychology and Chanelle Wilson in education.
Professor Matthews has taught creative writing and poetry at Bryn Mawr College since 2017. As a poet and educator, she centers her work on the intersections of language, economics, race, and social policy.
"We fundamentally believe in the transformative power of a Bryn Mawr College degree, and we are determined to make that value accessible to every qualified student," said Wendy Cadge, Bryn Mawr College president. "This initiative is more than a financial aid package; it is a declaration that access to our top-tier education has never been more attainable."
