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Nancy Williams Honored by American Kinesiology Association for Distinguished Leadership
Dr. Williams has served as head of the Pennsylvania State University department of kinesiology for over a decade. She was honored for her outstanding contributions to her department and its doctoral program.
New Dean Positions for Five Scholars
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.
Bucknell University Appoints Wendy Sternburg as Provost
Wendy Sternberg, vice president for academic affairs and dean of Occidental College, has been named provost of Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. She will begin her new duties on July 1.
A Trio of Women Who Are Taking on New Roles in Higher Education Relating to Diversity
Vernese Edghill-Walden will be the inaugural vice president of equity and inclusive excellence at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Angela Byars-Winston, a professor in the medical school was appointed chair of the newly established Institute for Diversity Science at the University of Wisconsin and Shawna Watkins is the new director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Tulsa campus of the University of Oklahoma.
A Dozen Universities Announce the Appointments of Women to Administrative Positions
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.
Academic Study Finds Women CFOs Are Better Communicators Than Their Male Counterparts
Despite far fewer women than men holding top finance positions, women chief financial officers (CFOs) may be the better choice for the role, according to new research of earnings calls from 2,800 U.S. companies over a 10-year period. Kate Suslava, an assistant professor of accoutning at Buckneell Univerity in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Julia Klevak, vice presidentat […]
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.
Seven Women Who Have Been Appointed to Senior Posts as Diversity Officers
At some colleges and universities, a hiring freeze has been enacted due to the pandemic. But with the world’s new focus on racism and social justice, the hiring of diversity and inclusion officers at colleges and universities remains at a brisk pace.
Five Women Who Have Been Assigned New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
Appointed to new posts are Chandler Short at McPherson College in Kansas, Sandra Marin at Florida Atlantic University, Whitney Brown at the University of Alaska at Anchorage, Lynda Heaney at Washington University in St. Louis and Lisa A. Keegan at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
New Administrative Duties for 10 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.
Nine Woman Who Are Taking on New Administrative Duties 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.
A Trio of Women Academics Who Have Been Selected for Notable Honors
The honorees are Mary Alice Bruce, who recently retired from the University of Wyoming, Michelle Oswald Beiler at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and Jingjing Li, at Pennsylvania State University.
Nancy Williams Elected President of the American Kinesiology Association
Dr. Williams currently serves as a professor and head of the department of kinesiology at Pennsylvania State University. She first joined the Penn State faculty as an assistant professor in 1997. She was promoted to associate professor in 2003, full professor in 2009, and department head in 2012.
Elisabeth Mermann-Jozwiak Named Provost at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania
Currently, Mermann-Jozwiak serves as professor of English and women’s and gender studies and as dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington. She will become provost at Bucknell University on June 1.
Twelve New Women Assistant Professors at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Bucknell University, a highly rated educational institution in central Pennsylvania has recently hired 24 new faculty members. Of these new hires 12 are women who are assistant professors.
Five Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania
The women are Cymone Fourshey, Ramona Fruja, Elena Machado Sáez, Jennie Stevenson, and Nikki Young.
How Giving Women the Right to Vote Boosted Educational Attainment in the United States
A new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research authored by a group of three women economists, has found that women’s suffrage contributed to an increased retention rate of children in schools. The results showed that education expenditures rose 9 percent in local schools after women got the right to vote.
Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Names its Next President
Since 2015, Dr. Barbara K. Altmann has been serving as provost at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Earlier, Dr. Altmann was a professor of French and senior vice provost for academic affairs at the University of Oregon.
New Faculty Roles for Six Women in Academia
Appointed to new posts are Lisa Berreau at Utah State University, Alicia Graf Mack at the Julliard School, Meera Komarraju at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, Terri Norton at Bucknell University, Katherine Hawkins at Old Dominion University, and Sheretta Butler-Barnes at Washington University in St. Louis.
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.
Ten Women Faculty Members 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.
Three Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs at High-Ranking Universities
The three women now holding endowed chairs are Anne H. Charity Hudley at the University of California, Santa Barbara, Wendelin Wright at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and Heather E. Cameron at Washington University in St. Louis.
New Appointments or Duties for 10 Women Faculty Members
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.
Three Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Chairs at High-Ranking Colleges and Universities
Donna Ebenstein was named to an endowed chair in biomedical engineering at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Michelle Wrights now holds a named professorship at Emory University in Atlanta and Mara Benjamin was appointed to an endowed chair in Jewish studies at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
Eleven Women Taking on New Administrative Duties 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.
A Quartet of New Deans at Colleges and Universities
Newly appointed to dean positions are Raquel Alexander at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, Donna K. Farrell at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Donna K. Maeda at Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota, and Laurie Shanderson at Northcentral University.
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.
Bucknell University Appoints Four Women to Endowed Professorships
The four women named to endowed chairs at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, are Bethany J. Collier in music, Shara McCallum in English, Janice Traflet in management, and Kristine Trego in classics and ancient Mediterranean studies.
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.
Four Women Scholars Named to Endowed Chairs at Major Universities
The four women appointed to endowed chairs are Carolyn N. Dean at Yale University, Tracy Kahn at the University of California, Riverside, Karen J. Castle at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, and Mari Tietze at Texas Woman’s University.
Five Women Granted Tenure at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania
Newly tenured faculty members at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania, include Katelyn N. Allers and JiaJia Dong in physics and astronomy, Bethany J. Collier in music, Elizabeth Marin in biology, and Stacy Mastrolia in management.
Nine Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Eleven Women in New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Five Women Named to Dean Positions at Colleges and Universities
The new deans are Danielle Wozniak at the College of New Rochelle in New York, Particia L. Price at Guttman Community College in New York, Lori L. McMahon at the University of Alabama Birmingham, Alicia Jackson at Albany State University in Georgia, and Amy Badal at Bucknell University in Pennsylvania.
Nine Women Faculty Members Take on New Roles
The nine women scholars in new posts are Ishita Mukerji at Wesleyan, Lida E. Maxwell at Trinity College, Elizabeth Castelli at Barnard College, Margaret S. Clark at Yale, Caroline Elkins at Harvard, Deborah Vischak at Princeton, Constance W. Ziemian at Bucknell, Jane Parrish at Mississippi State, and Christina Kan at Texas A&M.
