All Entries Tagged With: "Columbia University"
In Memoriam: Barbara Louise Boyce Biales, 1935-2015
Barbara Boyce Biales was professor emerita at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota. Professor Biales had four daughters. All four attended and graduated from St. Catherine University.
In Memoriam: Rose Epstein Frisch, 1918-2015
Dr. Frisch was an associate professor emerita of population sciences at the Harvard School of Public Health. Her research focused on the biological mechanisms of fertility and cancer in women.
In the School Discipline of Girls, There Are Wide Racial Disparities
According to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Education cited in the report, nationally Black girls were suspended six times more than White girls. Rates of expulsion were even more strikingly disproportionate.
New Women Deans at Five Colleges and Universities
The five women appointed to dean posts are Virginia Roach at Fordham University, Tiffani Blake at the College of New Rochelle, Leslie Johnson at Georgia Highlands College, Pamela Jeffries at George Washington University, and Cristen Kromm at Columbia University.
Sixteen Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of news of appointments of women to high-level administrative posts at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
In Memoriam: Janet Kaplan, 1945-2014
Janet Kaplan was a professor of art history and director of curatorial studies at the Moore College of Art and Design in Philadelphia. She also taught at the Institute of Fine Arts in New York, the University of New Hampshire, and the Vermont College of Fine Arts.
The Next President of Westchester Community College in New York
Since 2011, Dr. Belinda S. Miles has served as provost and executive vice president of access, learning, and success at Cuyahoga Community College in Parma, Ohio. She will begin her new duties in January.
Amale Andraos to Lead Columbia University’s Graduate School of Architecture
Columbia University has announced that Amale Andraos will be the next dean of the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. Since 2011, she has been serving as an associate professor at the school.
Jennifer Crewe Is the New President and Director of Columbia University Press
Jennifer Crewe, who has served on the staff at Columbia University Press for 30 years, most recently as interim director, was named president and director. She is the first woman director of a university press at an Ivy League institution.
Four Women Scholars Are Taking on New University Teaching Positions
Lynn Nottage is joining the faculty at Columbia University. Janet Shibley Hyde at the University of Wisconsin and Anna Frebel at MIT have been appointed to named professorships and Janice Krieger was appointed to the faculty at the University of Florida.
CalTech’s Jacqueline Barton to Receive the American Chemical Society’s Highest Honor
Jacqueline K. Barton is the Arthur and Marian Hanisch Memorial Professor of Chemistry and chair of the Division of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena.
Princeton University Hires Three Women as Full Professors
Judith Hamera was named professor of dance and Ilyana Kuziemko was appointed professor of economics, both effective on July 1. Jhumpa Lahiri was named professor of creative writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts. She will not join the Princeton faculty until July 2015.
Seven Women Appointed to Dean Positions
The new deans are Barbara J. Wilson at the University of Illinois, Erica D’Agostino at Lafayette College, Susan Duncan at the University of Louisville, Alondra Nelson at Columbia, Barbara Atkinson at UNLV, Tina Whalen at the University of Cincinnati, and Denise Seachrist at Kent State.
Women Face Bias When Seeking Mentors Among University Faculty
University faculty members were less likely to respond to requests from prospective women students than male students seeking information on research opportunities before applying to doctoral programs.
Gillian Lester Appointed the 15th Dean of Columbia Law School
Currently she is the Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of Law, the Mimi Wolfen Research Professor, and acting dean of the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. Professor Lester will become dean at Columbia Law School on January 1.
In Memoriam: Olivia Remie Constable, 1960-2014
Dr. Constable was the Robert M. Conway Director of the Medieval Institute and professor of history at the University of Notre Dame. A graduate of Yale University, she earned a Ph.D. in Near Eastern history at Princeton University.
Nine Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The women named to administrative posts are Emily Hutchins, Shelby Walker, Katherine Phillips, Betsy Garrison, Carol R. Collier, Liz Lierman, Samantha Earp, M. Grace Calhoun, and Stephanie Helms Pickett.
The First Woman to Win the 183-Year-Old Wollaston Medal
The Wollaston Medal of the Geological Society of London has been presented over the past 183 years to individuals such as Charles Darwin and Louis Agassiz. This June Maureen Raymo of Columbia University will become the first woman to win the award.
The Next President of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa
Paula J. Carlson currently serves as vice president for mission at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. She will become the tenth president of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, on July 1.
Women Academics Named Finalists for National Book Critics Circle Awards
Among the 30 finalists are books by 15 women. Nine of the 15 women finalists have affiliations with higher education in the United States.
In Memoriam: Karen J. Blank
Dean Karen Blank had been part of the Columbia University community for nearly three decades. Earlier in her career she had served as dean of first-year students at both Colgate University and Dartmouth College.
Norwegian Scholar Shares Columbia University’s Top Honor in Biological Research
May-Britt Moser, a professor of neuroscience and director of the Centre for Neural Computation at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, is sharing the 2013 Louisa Gross Horwitz Prize for her research on the brain.
In Memoriam: Leslie Woodard, 1960-2013
Leslie Woodard was a lecturer in English and creative writing and dean of Calhoun College at Yale University. Before joining the faculty at Yale, she was the director of undergraduate creative writing at Columbia University in New York City.
University of Texas Receives the Papers of Barbara Probst Solomon
The Henry Ransom Center, a humanities research library at the University of Texas at Austin, has acquired the papers of Barbara Probst Solomon, a journalist, author, and essayist.
Alondra Nelson to Lead the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at Columbia University
Professor Nelson is a graduate of the University of California at San Diego, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She holds a doctoral degree in American studies from New York University.
In 2013, Women Earned 42 Percent of the Ivy League’s Honorary Degrees
The eight Ivy League universities gave out 52 honorary degrees this commencement season. Of the 52 honorary degrees awarded this year at Ivy League schools, 22, or slightly more than 42 percent, went to women.
Columbia Professor to Receive the Prince of Asturias Award
Saskia Sassen, the Robert S. Lynd Professor of Sociology at Columbia University, has been selected to receive the 2013 Prince of Asturias Award from the Prince of Asturias Foundation for her contributions to the field of urban sociology. The award comes with a cash prize of 50,000 euros .
Merit Janow to Lead Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs
Dr. Janow is a professor in the practice of international economic law and international affairs at the school. She also teaches courses in international trade law at Columbia Law School.
Wafaa El-Sadr Appointed University Professor at Columbia
The rank of University Professor is the highest academic honor at Columbia University. At the present time, only 13 individuals hold the rank of University Professor.
Two Women Academics Awarded Pulitzer Prizes
Caroline Shaw, a doctoral student in music at Princeton University and Sharon Olds, acting director of the graduate program in creative writing at New York University have won Pulitizer Prizes in music and poetry, respectively.
MIT Professor Named Dean of the Engineering School at Columbia University
Mary Cunnnigham Boyce is the Ford Professor of Engineering and chair of the department of mechanical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge. Her research is focused on the molecular and nanomechanics of polymers.
New Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Two Women Sue Columbia University for Sexual Harassment
According to a report in the New York City newspaper, two former graduate students at Columbia University in New York City have filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the university. The two women claim that they were subjected to unwanted sexual advances from professors.
In Memoriam: Gerda Hedwig Kronstein Lerner, 1920-2013
A professor emerita at the University of Wisconsin, she was a pioneering scholar in the field of women’s history and in 1972 established the first graduate program in the discipline in the United States.
Research Finds Gender Gap in Grades Begins at a Young Age
Young girls get better grades in school despite the fact that, on average, young boys score higher than young girls on standardized tests in reading, mathematics, and science. The authors speculate that girls’ attitudes and behavior in the classroom have an impact on their grades.
