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Seven Women Scholars Honored With Notable Awards
The honorees are Michele Cloonan of Simmons College, Karen C. Davis of the University of Cincinnati, Carol Pilgrim of the University of North Carolina Wilmington, Anca Sala of Baker College in Michigan, Lisa Kaltenegger of Cornell University, Alison Duvall of the University of Washington, and Brittany Perham of Stanford University.
The New President of Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Monica J. Posey has served as interim president for the past eight months. Previously, she was provost and academic vice president. According to the college, Dr. Posey is the first African American woman president of a major educational institution in the Cincinnati metropolitan area.
New Administrative Appointments for 10 Women 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.
Twelve Women Named to Dean Posts at Colleges and Universities
This is the time of year when many scholars are changing jobs and taking on new assignments. Here are 12 women who will be assuming new duties as deans at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
A Dozen Women With New Faculty Assignments at Major Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
The New President of the Organization of American Historians
Nancy F. Cott, the Jonathan Trumbull Professor of American History at Harvard University, is the new president of the Organization of American Historians. The organization, founded in 1907, represents more than 7,800 historians worldwide.
New Duties or Titles for Eight Women Faculty Members
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Eleven Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Positions in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
History Professor Wins Three Awards for Her Latest Book
Nancy Woloch, who teaches history at Barnard College and Columbia University in New York City, has won three awards for her latest book A Class By Herself: Protective Laws for Women Workers, 1890-1990s.
One Woman Among Four Finalists for Dean Post at the University of Colorado
Margaret R. Martonosi is the Hugh Trumball Adams ’35 Professor of Computer Science at Princeton University in New Jersey. For three years she served as associate dean for academic affairs for the university’s School of Engineering and Applied Science.
New Assignments for 10 Women Faculty Members at Major Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
New Administrative Posts for 12 Women 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.
Notable Honors and Awards for Four Women in Higher Education
The honorees are Nicky Phear of the University of Montana, Mary Morrison of Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, Suzanne Mahlburg Kay of Cornell University in New York, and Amy Ogata of the University of Southern California.
New Administrative Posts at Major Universities for 11 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.
University of Oregon Scholar Conducts an Oral History of Women in the Spanish Civil War Period
Gina Herrmann is associate professor of Spanish at the University or Oregon. In examining the the stories of Spanish women survivors of civil war and political incarceration, Dr. Herrmann hopes to shed light on the circumstances of many women political prisoners and refugees today.
Seven Women in Higher Education Who Are Stepping Down From Their Posts
They are: Debra Daniels at Joliet Junior College, Lucile C. Jones of CalTech, who is retiring from the USGS, Karen E. Campbell of Vanderbilt University, Virginia Caples of Alabama A&M University, Janet Corson-Rikert of Cornell University, Fay S. Adams of the University of Tennessee, and Catherine M. O’Neill of the University of New Mexico-Taos.
Ten Women Scholars Selected for Prestigious Honors and Awards
Here is this week’s listing of women scholars at college and universities throughout the United States who have been honored with notable awards
Laurie Glimcher to Lead the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston
Dr. Glimcher was named dean of the Weill Cornell Medical College in 2012. Previously, she was the Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology at the Harvard School of Public Health and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School.
In Memoriam: Helen Elizabeth Garrett, 1963-2016
Elizabeth Garrett was the 13th president of Cornell University and its first woman president. She had served as Cornell’s president for only eight months. Earlier, she was a professor of law, provost, and senior vice president for academic affairs at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles.
The First Woman President of Delaware Valley University
Maria Gallo is dean of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Earlier in her career, she was chair of the department of agronomy at the University of Florida. When she takes office in July, Dr. Gallo will be the first woman president in the 120-year history of Delaware Valley University.
Cornell University Announces the Addition of Eighteen Women to Its Faculty
Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, has published a list of its new faculty members. Eighteen of the new faculty appointees are women.
New Administrative Posts for Six Women at Major Universities
Taking on new administrative duties are April Eastman at South Dakota State, Mary K. Scott at the University of Wyoming, Margaret Ann Bollmeier at Virginia Commonwealth University, Renia Ehrenfeucht at the University of New Mexico, Laura Spitz at Cornell University, and Elizabeth Boluch Wood at Princeton University.
Cathy Spatz Widom Will Share the 2016 Stockholm Prize in Criminology
Cathy Spatz Widom is a Distinguished Professor of psychology at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Graduate Center of the City University of New York. She is being honored for her work on what parents do wrong that leads to criminal behavior by their children once they reach adulthood.
In Memoriam: Mona Reidenberg Sutnick, 1936-2015
Dr. Sutnick wrote a newspaper column on nutrition and was frequently featured as a nutrition expert on television and radio. She taught at Drexel University, Temple University, Thomas Jefferson University, and the University of Pennsylvania.
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.
Cornell Study Finds No Hiring Advantage for Less Qualified Women for STEM Faculty Posts
An earlier study found that women enjoyed an edge in hiring decisions for junior faculty positions in STEM fields when their qualifications were equal to those of male applicants. But a new study finds that when women’s qualifications are only slightly lower, the hiring advantage disappears.
Sale of Artwork by the Late Professor Pat Walker to Fund an Endowed Scholarship at Georgia Southern University
Pat Walker served as a faculty member in the department of art at Georgia Southern University for more than a quarter of a century. She died this past January at the age of 65. Her portfolio of artwork is being sold with the proceeds endowing a scholarship in her name.
New Administration Posts for 10 Women 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.
In Memoriam: Janina Czajkowski Esselen, 1915-2015
After serving as a dietitian for the U.S. Army during World War II, Dr. Esselen joined the faculty of the School of Home Economics at the University of Connecticut in 1947. She taught at the university until her retirement in 1983.
Cornell’s Robin Davisson to Lead the Melanoma Research Alliance
Dr. Davisson is the Andrew Dickson White Professor of Molecular Physiology at Cornell University. Her duties as president of the Melanoma Research Alliance will be phased in gradually as she completes her obligations at Cornell.
New Academic Study Finds Having Children Before Marriage No Longer Predicts Divorce
New research from scholars at Cornell University and the University of Michigan finds that unmarried couples who cohabitate and have a baby together and then get married are no more likely to divorce than couples who marry before they have a child.
Two Women Holding Endowed Chairs Named Editor at Prestigious Journals in STEM Fields
Eva Tardos of Cornell University has been named editor-in-chief of the Journal of the Association for Computing Machinery and Susan Colley of Oberlin College has been named editor-elect of the Mathematical Association of America Monthly.
Five Women Scholars Selected to Receive Notable Awards
The honorees are Laurie H. Glimcher of Cornell Medical College, Twyla J. Cummings of the Rochester Institute of Technology, Brenda Y. Cartwright of Winston-Salem State University, Christi McGeorge of North Dakota State University and Anne DePrince of the University of Denver.
Six Women in New Faculty Roles at Leading Universities
Taking on new faculty roles are Stephanie McCurry at Columbia University, Anne-Sophie Chaxel at Virginia Tech, Elicia Cowins at Washington and Lee University in Virginia, Claudia Hoffman of Clark University in New York, Monila Safford at Weill Cornell Medical College, and Diane Flaherty at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Seven Women Scholars Are Honored With Awards of Distinction
The honorees are Sherryl A. Broverman of Duke University, Lydia Kavraki of Rice University, Condoleezza Rice of Stanford University, Lonna Atkeson of the University of New Mexico, Karen Thole and Beverly A. Cigler of Penn State, and Mary Fainsod Katzenstein of Cornell University.
