Dr. Valdiviezo was a professor of education at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. A scholar of educational ethnography, she served as chair of the department of teacher education and curriculum studies and as director of the Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latino Studies.
Columbia University's Rebecca Khem is the lead author of a new study revealing higher levels of physical activity in adolescence could lower girls' future breast cancer risk.
One of the nation's leading scholars in the field of legal evidence, Dr. Mnookin has served as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison since 2022. She is slated to become the next president of Columbia University in July.
Eight women scholars affiliated with higher educational institutions in the United States were recently presented with awards at the 139th annual meeting of the American Historical Association in Chicago.
Beginning June 1, 2026, Dr. Schrag will serve a one-year term as president-elect, followed by a one-year term as president of the American Society of Clinical Oncology for the 2027-2028 academic year.
At the time of her passing, Dr. Ho was the John L. Weinberg Professor of Economics and Business Policy at Princeton University. As a scholar, she focused on industrial organization and healthcare economics, particularly how markets and policymaking impact patients.
Carolyn Noll Sorg currently serves as vice president of enrollment and marketing at John Carroll University. She is slated to become the university's first woman president on June 1, 2026.
Dr. Trimberger was a longtime professor of sociology and coordinator of the women's studies program at Sonoma State University in California. While there, she also conducted research with Institute for the Study of Social Issues at the University of California, Berkeley.
The Society for the Anthropology of Work recently presented its highest honor to Kathryn Dudley, professor of anthropology and American studies at Yale University. As a sociocultural anthropologist, she has explored the production of embodied knowledge and social trauma under the regimes of labor marginalized by transformations in global capitalism
The appointments are Nichole Zehnder at Washington University, Mary Elise Sarotte at Yale University, Camille Robcis at Columbia University, Narcisa Pricope at Mississippi State University, and Pearl Dowe at Emory University in Atlanta.
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new academic positions throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
