Dr. Ferguson was a professor of pediatrics at Howard University in Washington, D.C. for nearly four decades. In addition to her work as an administrator for the College of Medicine, she studied the growth and development of children, with a particular focus on sick cell anemia.
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.
Monica J. Posey was named president of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College in 2016, making her the first African American woman president of a major educational institution in the Cincinnati metropolitan area. She will retire from the college in August, following over three decades of administrative service.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty 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.
In a survey of some 3,000 Canadians and Americans, the authors found women participants were more likely to be generally "risk-averse" than men, and 11 percent more likely to say AI's risks outweigh its benefits.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty 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.
The American Astronomical Society has honored Cornell University's Anna Y. Q. Ho for her outstanding research on extreme explosions powered by stellar death. Her work has provided key insights into a new class of visual events called Luminous Fast Blue Optical Transients.
Avivia Abramovsky has been serving as a professor and dean of the University of Idaho College of Law. Before joining the University of Idaho faculty, she was dean of the University at Buffalo School of Law in New York.
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.
Professor Vaughn taught creative writing and literature at Cornell University for 39 years. In addition to her teaching responsibilities, she spent several years as director of the creative writing and co-director of a summer writing program in Rome.
Dr. Raymond has served as Haverford College's sixteenth president for the past six years. She is slated to retire in June 2027 following more than three decades in academia.
The new endowed professors are Rachel Weber at Harvard University, Susan Daniel at Cornell University, Tarissa Spoonhunter at the University of Wyoming, and Gözde Göncü-Berk at the University of California, Davis.
