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Four Women Scholars Selected for New Endowed Faculty Appointments

Four Women Scholars Selected for New Endowed Faculty Appointments

The women appointed to endowed profeessorships are Shola Lynch at Spelman College in Atlanta, Karla Neugebauer at Yale University, Vikki Katz at Chapman University in Orange, California, and Judith Anne Garretson Folse at the University of Arkansas.

Victoria Chang Wins The Forward Prize for Best Poetry Collection

Victoria Chang Wins The Forward Prize for Best Poetry Collection

Professor Chang is the first Asian American and first woman to hold the Bourne Chair of Poetry at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She was honored by The Forward Foundation for her new poetry collection, With My Back to the World

New Faculty Positions for Ten Women Scholars

New Faculty Positions for Ten Women Scholars

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 contact@WIAReport.com.

Four Women Selected for Administrative Positions in Academia

Four Women Selected for Administrative Positions in Academia

The quartet of women appointed to new administrative roles are Marie Williams at Chapman University in California, Natalie Raabe at Barnard College in New York, Deborah Bradbard at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, and Melinda Wood at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

New Dean Appointments for Ten Women Scholars

New Dean Appointments for Ten Women Scholars

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed dean at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

Kimberly White-Smith Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Teacher Education

Kimberly White-Smith Honored for Outstanding Contributions to Teacher Education

“Through her leadership and scholarship, Dr. White-Smith inspires a new generation of teachers to serve students and approach their work with equity, compassion, and respect,” said Gail F. Baker, provost and senior vice president at the University of San Diego. 

A Dozen Universities Announce the Appointments of Women to Administrative Positions

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.

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity-Related Posts in Higher Education

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity-Related Posts in Higher Education

Taking on new administrative roles relating to diversity issues are Araceli Martinez at Chapman University in Orange, California, Heather Moore Roberson at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania, and Jamie Parson at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.

Six Women Who Have Been Appointed to Positions as Deans

Six Women Who Have Been Appointed to Positions as Deans

The women who were named deans are Leah Chan Grinvald at the University of Nevada Las Vegas, Tara Baillargeon at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Kate Pechenkina at Queens College in New York, Michèle Alexandre at Loyola University Chicago, Roxanne Greitz Miller at Chapman University in Orange, California, and Karen Rogers at Auburn University in Alabama.

In Memoriam: Bettina Gilois, 1961-2020

In Memoriam: Bettina Gilois, 1961-2020

Bettina Gilois was an award-winning screenwriter and an assistant professor in the Lawrence and Kristina Dodge College of Film and Media Arts at Chapman University in Orange California.

Seventeen Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles

Seventeen Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles

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.

New Roles for 10 Women Faculty Members in Higher Education

New Roles for 10 Women Faculty Members in Higher Education

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.

Catherine Brock to Lead The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopment Disorders

Catherine Brock to Lead The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopment Disorders

Among the center’s partners are Chapman University and the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine. Brock was the associate director of the University of Washington Autism Center.

Are Gender Roles Changing Regarding Who Pays on Dates?

Are Gender Roles Changing Regarding Who Pays on Dates?

A paper presented by three university scholars at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association finds that traditional gender roles persist in paying for dates but they are slowly changing.

Chapman University Agrees to Settle Sexual Discrimination Complaint

Chapman University Agrees to Settle Sexual Discrimination Complaint

Lynn Hamrick, now a film producer based in Taos, New Mexico, claims she was denied tenure and a promotion to associate professor because she is a woman.