Tag: Carnegie Mellon University

Three Women With Current Ties to Higher Education Win Pulitzer Prizes

Edda Fields-Black of Carnegie Mellon University and Kathleen DuVal of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have received 2025 Pulitzer Prizes in History,. Marie Howe of Sarah Lawrence College has won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in Poetry

Six Women Appointed to Administrative Roles in Academia

Michele Schiele, LaTonya Branham, Kathryn Griffo, April Kauli, Kim Harris, and Atia Garrett-Washington are taking on new administrative duties at six universities across the country.

Women NFT Avatars Are Valued Less Than Male Avatars

Even though the NFT marketplace is predominately used by younger generations, historical gender biases have been found to negatively impact the price of NFTs featuring women avatars.

Three Women Scholars Receive Endowed Faculty Appointments

The endowed appointments are Paulina Jaramillo at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Samantha Cross at Babson College in Massachuetts, and Dawn Meredith Simmons at Boston College.

Five Women Selected for Endowed Faculty Appointments

The women appointments to endowed faculty positions are Daniela Arias-Rotondo at Kalamazoo College in Michigan, Hannah Feldman at the University of Pennsylvaania, Sharrona Pearl at Texas Christian University, Emily Satterwhite at Virginia Tech, and Erica Fuchs at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh.

New Endowed Faculty Appointments for Five Women Scholars

The new appointments to endowed faculty positions are Sohini Pillai at Kalamazoo College, Diana Parno at Carnegie Mellon University, Amy Spurlock at Boise State University, Amie Boal at Pennsylvania State University, and Alina Alexeenko at Purdue University.

A Trio of Women Who Have Received New Dean Appointments

The new deans are Morgan Turpin at McNeese State University, Barbara Shinn-Cunningham at Carnegie Mellon University, and Aviva Abramovsky at the University of Idaho.

Six Women Professors Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions

The new holders of endowed faculty positions are Kelden Pehr at the University of North Dakota, Susan Park at Boise State University, Luna Magpili at Washington State University, Theresa Anderson at Carnegie Mellon University, E. Binney Girdler at Kalamazoo College, and Valerie Vaughn at the University of Utah.

Gilda Barabino Awarded the 2024 Carnegie Mellon Dickinson Prize in Science

Dr. Barabino, president of Olin College of Engineering in Needham, Massachusetts, has conducted extensive research on the understanding of sickle cell disease and orthopedic tissue engineering, as well as advancing diversity and belonging in engineering education and research.

New Appointments for Six Women Faculty Members

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

Seven Women Selected for Administrative Positions 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

Betty Stewart Appointed Executive Vice President and Provost of Hampton University

“I hope to cultivate a culture of care and support within our university community, advocating for the success and happiness of students, faculty, and staff alike,” said Dr. Stewart. She will assume her position as provost of Hampton University on July 1.