An epidemiologist and nutritional scientist, Dr. Finkelstein's research on vitamin B12 has led to significant advancements in maternal and child health. She currently teaches at Cornell University.
“Having the opportunity to serve Emory as interim president is a full circle moment for me,” said Sears. “In 1977, I was fortunate to receive a scholarship to the Emory School of Law, and it changed my life. I think my life’s work has been a payback for that gift, and I welcome the chance to serve Emory as it continues to change lives the way it did for me and my family.”
At Cornell University, Suzanne Loker taught and researched sustainability and corporate social responsibility in the global apparel industry. She was an early advocate for online learning and developed online graduate courses for other institutions.
Dr. Spivak, longtime professor at Columbia University, is an interdisciplinary scholar of comparative literature, philosophy, postcolonial studies, and political and feminist theory. She has recently received the Holberg Prize from the Norwegian Government in honor of her lifelong research contributions.
"I am honored to lead this important institution during a time of change in higher education and look forward to collaborating with campus and community leaders to expand educational opportunities for local residents," said President-elect Urtz. She is slated to assume the SUNY Adirondack presidency this summer.
For the past five and a half years, Walsh has served as president of Bennett College, a women's college in North Carolina. She has an extensive background in higher education and philanthropy.
The women faculty members who have been assigned new duties are Krystyn Van Vliet at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Jennelle Malcos at Pennsylvania State University, Cheryl D. Jenkins at Talladega College in Alabama, and Gretchen Dietz at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
The women appointed to endowed professorships are Bonnie Joe at the University of California, San Francisco, Kristin Vekasi at the University of Montana, and Ellen Lust at Cornell University in New York.
Dr. Klotz has served as a professor of political science at Syracuse University for over two decades. The author of several books, she conducts extensive research on international norms, migration, and foreign policy.
Valeria P. Hans, the Charles F. Rechlin Professor of Law at Cornell University, was honored for her co-authored paper, "Democratic Renewal and Civil Jury," which provides a practical roadmap to restoring juris to their historical importance in the American legal system.
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 [email protected].
A new study from scholars at Yale, Cornell, and Harvard has found an association between the decline of college-educated men and a decline in marriage rates for non-college-educated women over the past five decades. This decline in men's economic prospects has not affected the marriage rates of women with college degrees.
