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In Memoriam: Janet Kahrer TeBrake, 1947-2016
Dr. TeBrake joined the history department faculty at the University of Maine in 1991. She continued teaching there until her retirement in 2013.
Twelve Women Named to Dean Posts at Colleges and Universities
This is the time of year when many scholars are changing jobs and taking on new assignments. Here are 12 women who will be assuming new duties as deans at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
University of Oregon Scholar Conducts an Oral History of Women in the Spanish Civil War Period
Gina Herrmann is associate professor of Spanish at the University or Oregon. In examining the the stories of Spanish women survivors of civil war and political incarceration, Dr. Herrmann hopes to shed light on the circumstances of many women political prisoners and refugees today.
Four Women Scholars Awarded Tenure at Colby College in Maine
The four women awarded tenure at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, are Jennifer Coane in psychology, Ann Marie Kloppenberg in dance, Winifred Tate in anthropology, and Stephanie Taylor in computer science.
Eighteen Women With New Administrative Responsibilities in American 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 Dozen Women With New Administrative Jobs in Higher Education
The appointees are Janice Tawney, Lori S. White, Lorraince Acker, Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Janice Lewis, Kirsten Waarala, Laura Simmelink, Nicole Edwards Evans, Sue Roberts, Sarah Covert, Ruth Jacobs Jackson, and Shannon Jackson.
Seven Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The appointees are Kimberly Saunders at the University of Delaware, Jill Ashton at Virginia Tech, Rebecca Brodigan at Colby College, Joyce Jacobsen at Wesleyan University, Teresa Gould at UC-Davis, Regina Lawrence at the University of Oregon, and Catherine Panter-Brick at Yale University.
Three Women Promoted to Associate Professor and Granted Tenure at Colby College
The three women promoted to associate professor and granted tenure are Chandra Bhimull in anthropology and African American studies, Audrey Brunetaux in French, and Tanya Sheehan in art.
Early Admission of Women to Leading Colleges and Universities
At Brown University, 58 percent of the early admits are women. At the five other institutions for which we have data, men are a majority of the students admitted early.
Five Women in the Academic World Honored With Prestigious National Awards
The honorees are Roberta K. Olson of South Dakota State University, Tiffany A. Flowers of Georgia Perimeter College, Serita Acker of Clemson University, Melissa Paschuck of Coastal Carolina University, and Lyn Mikel Brown of Colby College.
Colby College Professor Named President of the International Association of Word and Image Studies
Veronique Plesch, professor of art, was named president of IAWIS, which seeks to foster the study of word and image relations in a general cultural context and especially in the arts in the broadest sense.
Five Women Announce Their Retirement From Higher Education Posts
The women stepping down from their posts are Cheryl Levick at Georgia State University, Terry Arendell at Colby College, Margaret C. Merrill at Virginia Tech, Gillian Knapp at Princeton University, and Judy Katz at Juniata College.
Colby College Promotes and Awards Tenure to Two Women Faculty Members
Valerie Dionne was promoted to associate professor of French and Italian and Melissa Glenn was named an associate professor of psychology. Both have served on the Colby College faculty since 2007.
Colby College Disciplines 15 Students for Sexual Misconduct
The college has been tight-lipped about what happened but a student newspaper report stated that the incident involved “voyerism” by members of the football team.
Colby Professor Shares the 2012 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln Prize
Elizabeth D. Leonard was honored for her book on Joseph Holt of Kentucky, an ally of President Lincoln.
Maine Professor Leads Fight Against New Lego Toys
More than 46,000 people have signed an online petition calling on Lego to stop selling the new line of toys.
Colby College Bestows Award for Courageous Journalism
National Public Radio’s Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson is the 2011 winner of the Lovejoy Award.
