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Four Women Scholars Appointed to New Faculty Positions

Four Women Scholars Appointed to New Faculty Positions

The new facultu appointments are Alexi Johnson at the College of Charleston, Colby Tofel-Grehl at Columbia University, Michelle DiBenedetto at Princeton University, and Elizabeth Freimuth at Rice University.

Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions in Higher Education

Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions in Higher Education

The new deans are Aimee Arias at the College of Charleston, Mary Lois White, at Louisiana State University-Shreveport, Ruth Wittmann-Price at Thomas Edison State University, Frances Vavrus at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Mary Crossley at the University of Pittsburgh, Maria P. Gindhart at Marshall University in West Virginia, Melina Hale at the University of Chicago, and Nicole Dafoe at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.

New Administrative Posts for Nine Women in Higher Education

New Administrative Posts for Nine Women 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 contact@WIAReport.com.

Renée McCauley Recognized for Lifetime Service to Computer Science Education

Renée McCauley Recognized for Lifetime Service to Computer Science Education

Renée McCauley, professor and chair of the department of computer science at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, has been selected to receive the 2023 Award for Lifetime Service to the Computer Science Education Community from the Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education of the Association for Computing Machinery.

Six Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments

Six Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments

The six women scholars in new roles in higher education are Taleed El-Sabawi at Florida International University, Ehi Rajsky at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, Samantha Payne at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, Angela Koehler at MIT, Rae Shaw at San Franisco State University, and Julie Albee at Hannibal-LaGrange University in Hannibal, Missouri.

Six Women Faculty Members Taking on New Duties or Roles in Higher Education

Six Women Faculty Members Taking on New Duties or Roles in Higher Education

Taking on new roles are Jessica Logan at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, K. Avvirin Gray at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, Meredith Frazier at the College of Charleston in South Carolina, Stefanie Jegelka at MIT, Amy Harder at the University of Connecticut Extension, and Catherine Hill at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

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

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

Courtney Howard has been named the chief diversity officer at the College of Charleston in South Carolina. Dana Murray Patterson is the new chief diversity officer at Wingate University in North Carolina and Keisha Booker was named assistant director for the Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging at Slippery Rock University in Pennsylvania.

Eight Women Administrators Taking on New Duties at Colleges and Universities

Eight Women Administrators Taking on New 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.

Seven Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education

Seven Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education

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.

Suzanne Austin Will Be the Next Provost at the College of Charleston in South Carolina

Suzanne Austin Will Be the Next Provost at the College of Charleston in South Carolina

Dr. Austin has spent the last nine years serving as the senior vice provost and senior international officer at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Prior to joining UAB, Austin spent 20 years at the University of Delaware serving in a variety of academic positions.

New Assignments for a Dozen Women Faculty Members

New Assignments for a Dozen 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.

West Virginia University Hires a Wikipedian-in-Residence for Gender Equity

West Virginia University Hires a Wikipedian-in-Residence for Gender Equity

Kelly Doyle will be charged with increasing the number of entries in the online encyclopedia on people from West Virginia, with a particular focus on boosting the number of Wikipedia articles on women. According to Wikipedia, nearly 90 percent of the site’s volunteer editors are men.