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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.
Bryn Mawr to Add the First New Student Housing in Nearly Half a Century
Bryn Mawr College, the prestigious liberal arts college for women in suburban Philadelphia, has announced plans to build the first new student housing on campus in 45 years.
Eleven Women in New Administrative Positions at Colleges and Universities
The 11 women taking on new administrative roles in higher education are: Valandra German, Tracey Criss, Gina Eubanks, Claire Wurmfeld, J. Renee Navarro, Sarah Schroth, Gina Siesing, Erin McDermott, Ronna Vanderslice, Danielle Wood, and Nicole Norian.
Kimberly Wright Cassidy to Lead Bryn Mawr College
Dr. Cassidy has been on the college’s faculty since 1993 and has served as provost at the college since 2007. From 2004 to 2007, she was chair of the department of psychology. She will take over her new role as interim president in July.
Judith Shapiro, Former Barnard College President, to Lead the Teagle Foundation
The Teagle Foundation has a broad mission “to advance the well-being and general good of mankind throughout the world.” But many of its grants and projects relate to higher education.
In Memoriam: Karen MacAusland Tidmarsh, 1949-2013
Dr. Tidmarsh joined the staff at Bryn Mawr in 1979 as an administrator and English department faculty member. In 1990, she was appointed dean of the college and served in that role until 2010.
Three Women’s Colleges Rated as Having the “Best Professors”
Among the 25 colleges and universities rated as having the best professors are three women’s colleges: Wellesley College in Massachusetts, Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, and Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia.
Bryn Mawr’s Ellen Stroud Honored by the History News Network
An associate professor in the growth and structure of cities department and the director of the environmental studies program at Bryn Mawr College, Dr, Stroud was honored for her book on trees in cities in the northeastern United States.
Bryn Mawr College Debuts New Website on the History of Women’s Education
The Albert M. Greenfield Digital Center for the History of Women’s Education will offer open-access materials from Bryn Mawr’s archives.
Wellesley Is the Top Women’s College in the Latest Rankings From U.S. News
Wellesley ranked in sixth place overall among the liberal arts colleges. Smith, Barnard, and Scripps all improved in the rankings.
Bryn Mawr College Forms Partnership With Women’s University in Korea
Bryn Mawr partners with Ewha Women’s University the world’s largest women’s educational institution, with enrollments of more than 20,000 students.
First Summer Institute of the Women in Public Service Project Held at Wellesley College
The two-week program is hosting 49 women delegates who are emerging political leaders in 21 countries that are undergoing major political reforms.
Five Women’s Colleges Receive Grants From the Howard Hughes Medical Institute
The grants will assist these schools in their efforts to create more engaging science classes.
Bryn Mawr College Enters Into “Four Plus One” Partnership With Penn Engineering
Students at the liberal arts college for women will have the opportunity for early admission into the School of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Pennsylvania.
Bryn Mawr Adds a New Major in International Studies
The highly selective liberal arts educational institution for women in suburban Philadelphia now offers 37 different bachelor’s degree programs.
Bryn Mawr Mathematics Department Honored for Excellence
The college received the Award for an Exemplary Program or Achievement in a Mathematics Department from the American Mathematical Society.
Bryn Mawr College to Admit a Second Group of Posse Foundation Students
The new group will be made up exclusively of women from Boston public schools who plan on pursuing careers in STEM fields.
High-Ranking Women’s Colleges Report a Surge in Applicants
Smith, Mount Holyoke, and Bryn Mawr all report a record number of applicants.
Four Women Named to Endowed Professorships
Deborah Shelton, Sandie Bass-Ringdahl, Alison Cook-Sather, and Bonnie Daily are named to prestigious faculty positions.
Jennifer Hunt Appointed Chair of Pathology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
She has previously taught at the medical schools at Harvard, the University of Pittsburgh, and Case Western Reserve University.
Women Faculty on the Move
Sherrie Clark, Susan Mackey-Kallis, and Linda Wallace are taking on new faculty roles.
Women’s Colleges Drop in U.S. News Rankings
Five of six highest-ranked women’s colleges dropped in the latest rankings.
Bryn Mawr College Is Reevaluating Its Graduate Programs
A committee is recommending ending master’s degree programs in psychology and French.
Four Women’s Colleges Included in a Ranking of the “Prettiest Campuses”
TheBestColleges.org, recently released its rankings of the “50 Most Amazing College Campuses.”
Grant Will Boost Community College Transfers at Bryn Mawr
Bryn Mawr College, a highly rated liberal arts college for women in suburban Philadelphia, received a $400,000 grant from the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation for a program that will help women from two community colleges transfer to Bryn Mawr.
State Department Teams Up With Five Leading Women’s Colleges
The U.S. State Department has entered into an agreement with five prestigious women’s colleges to increase the number of students preparing for careers in the foreign service.
