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“Communal” Language on Women’s Resumes May Be Preventing Their Success in Male-Dominated Fields
New research has found that when women use communal language that appears to be helpful or caring, on their resumes, they are less likely to be hired for roles in male-dominated industries.
Four Professionals Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education
Jeremi London, Sheleta Camadra-Webb, and Alexandra Pirkle are taking on new diversity leadership positions at three prestigious universities.
Colleges and Universities Appoint Eight Women to Administrative Positions
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.
Three Woman Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education
Melissa González, has agreed to serve as interim chief diversity officer for the 2023-24 academic year at Davidson College in North Carolina. Emily Glodzik was named coordinator of diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Scranton campus of Pennsylvania State University and Aja Rodriguez is the new director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at Maryville College in Tennessee.
Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions
Stacy Leeds was appointed dean of the Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University. Shelley Rigger will serve as the dean of the faculty and vice president for academic affairs at Davidson College in North Carolina and Beth Novak was appointed interim dean of the Honors Tutorial College at Ohio University.
Carol Quillen to Step Down as President of Davidson College in North Carolina
Carol Quillen, president of highly rated Davidson College in North Carolina, announced recently that she will step down from her post at the end of the 2021-22 academic year. She will take a sabbatical year and then return to Davidson College as a professor of history. When she took office in August 2011, Dr. Quillen was the first woman to serve as president of Davidson College.
Companies’ Parental Leave Policies Stigmatize Women as Less Essential
A new study found that the majority of Fortune 500 companies have paid parental leave policies that offer substantially more leave to mothers than to fathers. The authors found that one third of these companies offer twice as much leave to mothers as to fathers. This signals that mothers are the ones who should take time off.
Sixteen Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts 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.
Alison Chapman Wins Book Award from the Milton Society of America
Alison Chapman, professor and chair of the department of English at the University of Alabama at Birmingham was selected as the winner of the James Holley Hanford Award from the Milton Society of America. The award honors the most distinguished book that furthers the scholarship on English poet John Milton.
The New Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Asheville
Since 2013, Dr. Nancy J. Cable has been serving as president of the Arthur Vining Davis Foundation. Earlier in her career, Dr. Cable was vice president and senior adviser to the president at Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, and dean of admission and financial aid at Davidson College in North Carolina.
Former Agnes Scott College President Elizabeth Kiss to Direct the Rhodes Trust
Elizabeth Kiss, the former president of Agnes Scott College, was named Warden of Rhodes House at the University of Oxford in England. In this role, she will be the director of the Rhodes Trust which administers the Rhodes Scholarship program. Dr. Kiss will be the first woman to serve in this post.
The New Director of the Institute for Research on Women and Gender at the University of Michigan
Anna Kirkland, the Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Women’s Studies at the University of Michigan, was appointed director of the institute, which is interdisciplinary and inclusive of the creative and performing arts as well as the humanities, social sciences, and the sciences.
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.
Tracey Hucks Appointed Provost at Colgate University
Dr. Hucks has been serving as the James D. Vail III Professor at Davidson College in North Carolina. Earlier in her career, Professor Hucks spent more than 15 years on the faculty at Haverford College in Pennsylvania.
Elizabeth Kiss Announces She Will Retire as President of Agnes Scott College
Elizabeth Kiss, president of Agnes Scott College, a liberal arts educational institution for women in Decatur, Georgia, has announced that she will step down at the end of the 20017-18 academic year. President Kiss has led the college for the past 11 years.
New Administrative Duties for Seven 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.
Three Women Faculty Members at Davidson College Announce Their Retirements
Davidson College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in North Carolina, has announced that eight faculty members with a combined 253 years of service to the college, are retiring. Three of the eight faculty members who are retiring are women: Pam Hay in biology, Sallt McMillen in history, and Mary S. Vasquez in Spanish.
Lelia Salisbury to Lead the University Press of Kentucky
Salisbury began her career as an intern at the University Press of Kentucky and served as the director of marketing from 2001 to 2008. Since 2008, she has been the director of the University Press of Mississippi.
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.
New Administrative Appointments for Eight 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.
New Administrative Posts for 22 Women at U.S. 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.
Melissa Givens Wins a Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance
Givens is an adjunct professor at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas, and Texas Southern University in Houston. She is also a doctoral student in music at the University of Houston.
Davidson College Dean to Lead National Science Foundation Committee on Women in STEM
Dr. Wendy Raymond came to Davidson College in 2013 after teaching biology at Williams College in Massachusetts for 19 years. She was also associate dean for institutional diversity at Williams.
Seven Women Scholars Announce Their Retirements
The seven women who have announced their retirements include the presidents of Georgia Court University in Lakewood New Jersey, Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri, and Kentucky State University in Franfort.
Nine Women in New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
The new appointees are Shamis Abdi, Leslie C. Davis, Lisa Cassis, DaVida Plummer Vanderploeg, Cynthia J. Brown, Naila M. Mamoon, LaTanya Buck, Jennifer Tiffany, and Karen A. Dowling.
Davidson College Promotes Two Women to Full Professor
At the high-ranking liberal arts college in North Carolina, Sharon Green was promoted to professor of theatre and Vivian Shen was appointed professor of Chinese studies.
Four Women Academics Announce Their Retirements
Lois Banner at the University of Southern California, Louise Vale of the University of Colorado at Boulder, Phyllis Johnson at the University of North Dakota, and Ruth Ault at Davidson College are retiring from their present positions.
Two Women Promoted and Granted Tenure at Davidson College
Davidson College, the highly rated liberal arts institution in North Carolina has announced the granting of tenure and promotion to associate professor for three scholars. Two of three faculty members earning promotions and tenure are women: Caroline Beschea-Fache and Maria F. Fackler.
Appointments to Dean for Five Women Scholars
The five new deans are Kalpana Misra at the University of Tulsa, Anna McDaniel at the University of Florida, Wendy Raymond at Davidson College, Kelli Styron at Tarleton State University, and Cindy Claycomb at Wichita State University.
Five Women Promoted to Full Professor at Davidson College
The five women earning promotions to full professor are Karen Hales and Barbara Lom in biology, Ann Fox in English, Kristie Foley in medical humanities, and Laurie Heyer in mathematics.
Fourteen Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Here is news of 14 women who have been appointed to new positions at college and universities throughout the United States.
Two Women Promoted to Full Professor at Davidson College
Vivian Dietz in history and Gayle Kaufman in sociology are named full professors.
New Jobs for Five Women in Higher Education
Here is news of five women who have recently been hired to administrative posts.
Four Women Full Professors Who Are Moving On
At this time of year, many members of the academic world enter retirement. Here are some notable women scholars who have decided to move on to other endeavors.
Carol Quillen Will Be the First Woman President of Davidson College
The Davidson College board of trustees has elected Carol Quillen as the college’s 18th president. When she takes office on August, she will become the first woman to lead Davidson, which at one time only enrolled men. Davidson College, located 20 miles north of Charlotte, North Carolina, is regarded as one of the most respected […]
