Tag: Clemson University

Three Women Selected to Lead Professional Organizations in Academia

Alexia Hudson-Ward of MIT has been named president-elect of the Association of College and Research Libraries, Natalia Rost of Harvard Medical School has been named president of the American Academy of Neurology, and Ale Kennedy of Clemson University has been named chair-elect of the board for the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.

Four Women Who Have Been Selected to Serve as Deans

The new deans are Jean Lee at St. Petersburg College in Florida, Kimberly Poole at Clemson University in South Carolina, Mary Edith Stacy at Northwestern State University in Louisiana, and Whitney Gregory at Elon University in North Carolina.

Trudy Mackay Wins Darwin-Wallace Medal for Excellence in Evolutionary Biology

Presented annually by the Linnean Society of London, the Darwin-Wallace Medal recognizes outstanding research on evolutionary biology. Dr. Mackay was honored for her work on advancing the understanding of quantitative traits.

In Memoriam: Margaree Crosby, 1941-2024

Dr. Crosby was the first Black woman to earn tenure as a professor of education at Clemson University. She was an active participant in the civil rights movement and a member of the "Greenville Eight" - a group of students whose protest ultimately lead to the desegregation of a public library in South Carolina.

Three Women Selected for Endowed Faculty Positions

The thre women appointed to endowed professorships are Noël Valis at Yale, Laura Finzi at Clemson University in South Carolina, and Amy Johnson at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music.

Four Women Scholars Selected for New Faculty Positions

The women faculty members with new positions are Yue Wang at Clemson University in South Carolina, Margo Brooks Carthon at the University of Pennsylvania, Rebecca Sheehan at Oklahoma State University, and Jessica Folkart at Virginia Tech.

Sixteen Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Roles 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].

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 [email protected].

Seven Women Selected for Endowed Faculty Positions

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new endowed 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].

Endowed Faculty Appointments for Four Women Scholars

The women named to endowed faculty positions are April Mayes at Pomona College, Emilie Townes at Boston University, Jane Carlton at Johns Hopkins University, and Emily Huff at Clemson University.

Five Women Taking on New Dean Positions in Academia

The new deans are Renee Butler at the University of West Georgia, Anna Carpenter at the University of Oklahoma, Ece Erdogmus at Clemson University, Debra Burns at the University of Memphis, and Gina Lovasi at Drexel University.

Eight Women Appointed to New Faculty Positions

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].