All Entries Tagged With: "College of the Holy Cross"
In Memoriam: Trudy Harrington Becker, 1961-2022
Dr. Becker began her career at Virginia Tech in 1991. In addition to her role as senior instructor in the history department, she served as associate chair of the department from 2011 to 2016.
Eight Women Scholars Who Have Been Given New Assignments in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions or given new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Amy Finstein of the College of the Holy Cross Wins Book Award
Amy D. Finstein, assistant professor of architectural history in the visual arts department at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, was recently honored with the 2021 Fred B. Kniffen Book Award from the International Society for Landscape, Place and Material Culture Studies.
Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Named to Diversity Positions in Higher Education
Emelyn A. dela Peña is the new vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Keisha Love was appointed vice provost for faculty advancement and academic inclusion at the University of Cincinnati and Tomicka Wagstaff was named vice provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.
New Duties or Titles for Six Women Scholars in Higher Education
Taking on new roles are Sonya Alemán at the University of Texas at San Antonio, Jennifer Swann at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Asli Aslan at Georgia Southern University, Ruth Opara at Syracuse University in New York, Michelle Miley at Montana State University, and Renée Lynn Beard at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The five women named to endowed chairs are Stephanie Yuhl at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, Josephine McDonagh at the University of Chicago, Maureen Long at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, Catherine Juillard at the University of California, Los Angeles, and Elizabeth Krause at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Thirteen Women Who Have Been Hired to Serve in New 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.
A Quartet of Women Who Have Been Named to Endowed Positions at Colleges and Universities
The four women appointed to endowed positions in higher education are Ellen Perry at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, Martha Feldman at the University of Chicago, Suzanne Shanahan at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, and Linda Comer at Florida Southern College in Lakeland.
Three Women Scholars Promoted and Granted Tenure at the College of the Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, recently announced the promotion and granting of tenure to three women faculty members. They are L. Gaby Avila-Bront in chemistry, Melissa Schoenberger in English, and Olena Staveley-O’Carroll in economics.
Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments in Higher Education
The six women faculty in new roles are Siqi Zheng at MIT, Cristin Gavin at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Kathryn Birkeland at the University of South Dakota, Charrise M. Barron at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, Susan Crawford Sullivan at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and Sharon A. Simmons at Jackson State University in Mississippi.
Seven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
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.
Five Women Who Are Retiring From Colleges and Universities
The women who have or will be stepping down are Kristi A. Nelson, provost at the University of Cincinnati, Barbara Craig at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, Leslie Kirwan at Harvard University, Rebekka Wachter at Arizona State University, and Viven G. Fryd at Vanderbilt University in Nashville.
Five Women Who Are Stepping Down From Their Posts in Higher Education
The women leaving their posts are Susan Cole at Montclair State University in New Jersey, Linda D. Norman at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Theresa McBride at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, Judi Henry at Texas Tech University, and Mary Galvin at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana.
Eight Women Who Will Be Taking on New Administrative 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.
New Administrative Duties in Higher Education for Six Women
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
New Assignments for Four Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities
The four women who are taking on new roles are Karen V. Guth at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, Noel Schulz at Washington State University, Laura Perna at the University of Pennsylvania, and Naho Maruta at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
Eleven Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Responsibilities 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.
Six Women Scholars Have Joined the Faculty at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts
The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, has seven new tenure-track faculty on campus this fall. Six of the seven new hires are women: Nina Barzachka, Shreyashi Chakdar, Amy FInstein, Sarah Klotz, Liat Spiro, and Elizabeth Spragins.
Three Women Faculty Members Announce Their Retirement From the College of the Holy Cross
The three women faculty members at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, who have retired are Isabel Alvarez Borland in Spanish, Patricia Bizzell in English, and Carol Lieberman in music.
Three New Women Assistant Professors at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts
Alexis Hill has been named an assistant professor of biology at the highly rated educational institution. Christine Hagan has been named an assistant professor of chemistry and Mahri Leonard-Fleckman has been named an assistant professor of religious studies.
Three Women Promoted to Full Professor at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts
At the College of the Holy Cross, Amy Singleton Adams has been promoted to professor of Russian. Sahar Bazzaz was promoted to professor of Middle Eastern studies and Maria Guadalupe M. Rodrigues has been promoted to professor of political science.
College of the Holy Cross Scholar Wins Book Award From the World History Association
Lorelle Semley, an associate professor of history at th College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, will share the Bentley Book Prize from the World History Association. Dr. Semley’s book, described by a reviewer as a “staple of reading lists for years to come,” explores the meaning of citizenship for French colonial subjects of African descent.
Three Women Scholars Who Are Leaving Their Current Posts in Higher Education
The three women who have or will leave their posts in academia are Suzanne R. Kirschner at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, Sharon P. Smith, president of the University of Pittsburgh at Greeensburg, and Beth Ingram, provost at North Dakota State University.
Five Women Promoted to Full Professor at the College of the Holy Cross
The five new full professors at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, are Susan Amatangelo in modern languages in literatures, Rose E. Carrasquillo in history, Ellen Perry in classics, Cristi Rinklin in visual arts, and Cynthia Stone in Spanish.
Study Finds College Age Women Who Use Alcohol and Marijuana Far More Likely to Engage in Unsafe Sex
The study, led by Jumi Hayaki, an associate professor of psychology at the College of the Holy Cross, found that when young women drank alcohol and smoked marijuana on the same day, they were more than three times as likely to have unprotected sex than on days when they neither drank or smoked pot.
Three Women Join the Faculty at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts
Monica Carney is a new assistant professor of economics at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Aditi Malik was hired as an assistant professor of political science and Melissa Schoenberger was appointed an assistant professor of English.
Three Full Professors Are Stepping Down From Their Teaching Positions
The women professors who have retired are Helen Whall at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, Lynda Moore at Simmons College in Boston, and Sherri Burr at the University of New Mexico School of Law.
Four Women Academics Who Are Retiring From Their Posts
The women who have announced their retirements are Roberta Bell at Vanderbilt University, Karen Turner at the College of the Holy Cross, Mary Roberts at Boston College, and Eleanor Davidson at Case Western Reserve University.
Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan Names Its Next Provost
Maria Cimitile joined the faculty at Grand Valley State University in 1999 as an assistant professor of philosophy. She has served as associate dean for students and curriculum in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and for the past two years has been associate vice president for academic affairs.
Seven Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at the College of the Holy Cross
The College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, has granted tenure to 11 faculty members. Seven of the 11 faculty members granted tenure are women. The seven women were also promoted from assistant professor to associate professor.
Four Women Scholars Appointed to Dean Positions
The women who have been appointed to dean posts are Carolyn Kapinus at Texas Woman’s University, Michele C. Murray at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, Franca R. Barricelli at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts. and Elizabeth Killingsworth at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
Three Women Appointed to New Faculty Roles
Sally Taylor was appointed an assistant professor of entomology at Virginia Tech. Karen V. Guth was named an assistant professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross in Massachusetts and Patricia Mezinskis, professor of nursing emerita at the University of Cincinnati, was named interim executive director of the university’s Emeriti Center.
In Memoriam: Ogretta Ann Humphries Vaughn McNeil, 1932-2016
Dr. McNeil was the first woman tenure-track faculty member in the psychology department at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. She taught at the college for 27 years.
Two Women Scholars Win Prestigious Book Awards
Amanda Hollis-Brusky, an assistant professor at Pomona College in Claremont, California, was honored by the American Political Science Association and Ann Marie Leshkowich, professor of anthropology at the College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, won a book award from the Association for Asian Studies.
The New Executive Director of the American Mathematical Society
Catherine Roberts, a professor of mathematics at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, has been named executive director of the American Mathematical Society, which is based in Providence, Rhode Island.
