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Three Women Who Are Stepping Down From High-Level Posts in Academia
The three women who are stepping down are Retha M. Warnicke, professor of history at Arizona State University, Jackie Hartman, chief of staff at Kansas State University, and Martha Beattie, vice president of alumni relations at Dartmouth College.
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.
Three Women Scholars Announce They Are Stepping Down From Their Posts
Carolyn Dever, provost at Dartmouth College, is stepping down to return to teaching. Gloriana Waters, vice chancellor at the City University of New York and Deborah Cook, professor of business information technologies at Virginia Tech, are retiring.
New Administrative Roles in Higher Education for Nine 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.
Two Women Among the Three Finalists for the Frederick Douglass Book Prize
Rashauna Johnson and Manisha Sinha are among the three finalists for the 19th annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize
Four Women From the Academic World Receive Prestigious Honors
The honorees are Giyeon Kim of the University of Alabama, Cheryl Hitchcock of Morgan State University in Baltimore, Mary Hudson of Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, and Xihong Lin of Harvard University.
Website Ranks the Top College and University Computer Science Programs for Women
The website StudySoup.com examined the top-ranked U.S. universities for computer science to see which are also offering an inclusive environment for female students looking to enter into the industry. Harvey Mudd College, Dartmouth College, and Harvard University were the top three.
Two Women Scholars Named to Endowed Chairs at Major Universities
Magdalena Bezanilla was appointed the Ernest Everett Just 1907 Professor in the department of biological sciences at Dartmouth College and Alma Rachel Heckman was appointed to the Neufeld-Levin Holocaust Endowed Chair at the University of California, Santa Cruz.
Melinda Treadwell to Lead Keene State College in New Hampshire
Since 2014, Dr. Treadwell has been serving as provost and CEO at Antioch New England University also in Keene, New Hampshire. Previously, she was interim provost at Keene State College and vice president for academic affairs.
Six Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Academic Positions
The women appointed to endowed posts are Jameela Lares at the University of Southern Mississippi, Janice Naegele at Wesleyan University, Anne Jarvis at Princeton University, Amber Barnato at Dartmouth College, Annaleena Parhankangas at South Dakota State University, and Su Fang Ng at Virginia Tech.
Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Posts at Major Universities
Shabnam Koirala-Azad is the new dean of the School of Education at the University of San Francisco. Elizabeth Smith, a professor of biological sciences, was named dean of the faculty at Dartmouth College, and Hallie Hunt was appointed dean of students at California State University, Fullerton.
Princeton University Press Names Its Next Director
Since 2008, Christie Henry has been serving as editorial director for sciences, social sciences, and reference at the University of Chicago Press. She joined the University of Chicago Press in 1993 as an editorial assistant.
Eleven Women Faculty Members Given New Duties or Assignments
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Dartmouth Women Are a Major Force in the College’s Fundraising Efforts
The impact of the Centennial Circle of Dartmouth Alumnae on overall contributions to The Dartmouth College Fund has been dramatic. In 2016, 31 percent of all contributions to the fund were from women, up from 22 percent in 2012.
In Memoriam: Caren L. Diefenderfer
Professor Diefenderfer joined the faculty at Hollins University in 1977. In January of this year, she was presented with the Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award from the Mathematical Association of America.
A Half Dozen Women Appointed to New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Taking on new roles are Anna Barone at Pennsylvania State University, Michele Harper at Alcorn State University, Samantha K. Huge at the College of William and Mary, Alice A. Ruth at Dartmouth College, Tamala Tamu Sukari Choma at the University of California, Riverside, and Robin Dozier Otten at the University of New Mexico.
Dartmouth College Scholar to Receive the $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award
Vievee Francis, an associate professor of English at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, will be honored in April at a ceremony at Claremont Graduate University in California. The award, which comes with a $100,000 prize, honors a mid-career poet.
Ten Women Who Will Be Taking on New Administrative Roles 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.
Notable Honors or Awards for Six Women Scholars
The honorees are Vievee Francis of Dartmouth College, Paola Bertucci or Yale University, Kathryn A. Whitehead of Carnegie Mellon University, Sandra Faber of the University of California, Santa Cruz, Alison Green of the University of West Florida, and Gilda Barabino of the City University of New York.
Martha E. Pollack to Be the 14th President of Cornell University
Dr. Pollack will also hold a tenured faculty position in the departments of computer science and information science at Cornell. She has served as provost at the University of Michigan since 2013. Professor Pollack has been on the faculty at the University of Michigan since 2000.
Seven Women Higher Education Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Liliya Yatsunyk of Swarthmore College, Rose McLarney of Auburn University, M. Darby Dyar of Mount Holyoke College, Erika Marin-Spiotta of the University of Wisconsin, Helen Grundman of Bryn Mawr College, Viviana Gradinaru of ClaTech, and Susannah Heschel of Dartmouth College.
Fiona Harrison of CalTech Wins Award From the Committee on Space Research
Dr. Harrison is the principal investgator on the NASA grant project for the NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) mission. The project began in 2012 and involves a telescope operating in a high frequency band of hard X-rays.
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.
Four Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Major Universities
The four women named to endowed chairs are Betty Rambur at the University of Rhode Island, Cynthia Huntington at Dartmouth College, Susan Hermanson at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and Angela Olinto at the University of Chicago.
Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions in Higher Education
The new deans are Katherine O’Dair at Harvard, Kimberlee Kae Kidwell and Cheryl Hanley-Maxwell at the University of Illinois, Susan Fliss at Smith College, Christine Hailey at Texas State, Lenora Campbell at North Carolina A&T, Susan Mehrer at Dartmouth, and Cheryl Addy at the University of South Carolina.
Nine Women Appointed to Endowed Professorships in Higher Education
The women appointed to endowed chairs at colleges and universities are Maya Wiley, Sally C. Morton, Julia Wallace, Jodi Upton, Hui Fang, Beth Simmons, Pia Albinsson, Shontavia Johnson, and Anne Gelb.
Five Women Academics Receive Prestigious Honors or Awards
The honorees are Deborah A. Hogan of the School of Medicine at Dartmouth College, Carine M. Feyten, President of Texas Woman’s University, Elaine H. Zackai of the University of Pennsylvania, Emelia J. Benjamin of the Boston University School of Medicine, and Merry Jo Brandimore of Saginaw Valley State University.
Seven Women Leaving Their Positions at Major Universities
At the conclusion of the academic year, it is not unusual that faculty and staff members at colleges and universities will announced their resignations or retirements. Here are some women who are leaving their posts in academia.
Four Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Chairs
The women scholars appointed to endowed chairs are Bei Yu at Syracuse University in New York, Stephanie R. Yates at the University of Alabama Birmingham, Lisa A. Marsch at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, and Mona Kerby at McDaniel College in Westminster, Maryland.
Six Women Appointed as Deans at Colleges and Universities
The new deans are LaTanya Buck at Princeton University, Sarah S. Rugh at Brigham Young University, Laurie Elish-Piper at Northern Illinois University, Adrienne C. Webber at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Gennifer Weisenfeld at Duke University, and Daveen Litwin at Dartmouth College.
Colby-Sawyer College in New Hampshire Names Susan Stuebner as Its Next President
Dr. Stuebner is currently the executive vice president and chief operating officer at Allegheny College in Meadville, Pennsylvania. She joined the staff there in 2013. Previously, Dr. Stuebner was vice president for administration and planning at Lycoming College in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Michelle Rae Hebl Wins the $250,000 Cherry Award for Great Teaching
Dr. Hebl is the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Professor of Psychology at Rice University in Houston. She will receive a $250,000 prize and visiting professorship at Baylor University during the Spring 2017 semester.
The First Woman Board Chair of the Union of Concerned Scientists
Anne Kapuscinski is the Sherman Fairchild Distinguished Professor of Sustainability Science and a professor of environmental studies at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. Before coming to Dartmouth in 2009, she taught at the University of Minnesota for 25 years.
Three Women Named to Endowed Professorships at Dartmouth College
The three women named to endowed chairs have all taught at Dartmouth for at least 18 years. They are Susan Brison in philosophy, Kathryn Cottingham in biological sciences, and Amy Lawrence in film and media studies.
New High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education for Eight 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.
