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Drexel University Study Finds Clothing Marketers Should Use "Average-Size" Models

Drexel University Study Finds Clothing Marketers Should Use “Average-Size” Models

Hoori Rafieian, a doctoral student in marketing at the LeBow College of Business at Drexel University, found that women had a more favorable attitude toward clothing advertisements when average-size models were used.

Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

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 Appointed to Endowed Faculty Chairs

Three Women Appointed to Endowed Faculty Chairs

The three women named to endowed professorships are Anne Joseph O’Connell at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, Julianna Baggott at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, and Donna De Carolis at Drexel University in Philadelphia.

Seven Women Tabbed for Dean Positions

Seven Women Tabbed for Dean Positions

The new deans are Christine Himes at the Illinois Institute of Technology, Camilla Bendow at Vanderbilt, Elizabeth Spiller at Virginia Tech, Nancy Butler Songer at Drexel, Kimberly Kempf-Leonard at the University of Louisville, Marion Preest at Scripps College, and Marsha Mailick at the University of Wisconsin.

Nine Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Nine Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

The women named to administrative posts are Emily Hutchins, Shelby Walker, Katherine Phillips, Betsy Garrison, Carol R. Collier, Liz Lierman, Samantha Earp, M. Grace Calhoun, and Stephanie Helms Pickett.

Seven Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Seven Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

The women with new administrative jobs are Sharon Beverly, Jessica Stice, Joslyn DiPasalegne, Lucy Forster-Smith, Eileen Behr, Sharon Graham, and Jennifer Eury.

A Quartet of Women Who Will Serve as Deans

A Quartet of Women Who Will Serve as Deans

The new deans are Ana Diez Roux at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Michele Baptiste at City College of New York, Gilda Barabino at the City College of New York and Sharon L. Wood at the University of Texas.

Seventeen Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Seventeen Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Here is this week’s summary of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions in colleges and universities across the United States.

Eight Women Taking on New Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Eight Women Taking on New Administrative Positions in Higher Education

The women taking on new roles are Carol Strohecker, Brenda Malone, Beth Raffeld, Kate Walker, Danielle Rice, Christina V. Tran, Maria Keri, and Dawn Thompson.

Drexel University Trains Female Veterans to Compete in the Civilian Economy

Drexel University Trains Female Veterans to Compete in the Civilian Economy

In addition to five training workshops, participants will be evaluated on personal skills and career outlook. Also, each participant will have two one-on-one coaching sessions with career counselors.

Tufts Dean Named 2013 Engineering Leader of The Year

Tufts Dean Named 2013 Engineering Leader of The Year

Linda M. Abriola, dean of the School of Engineering at Tufts University in Massachusetts, is the first woman to win the award. She is being honored for her work in environmental engineering and for her service to the National Academy of Engineering.

New 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 Grant Programs Relating to Women in Higher Education

New Grant Programs Relating to Women in Higher Education

Here is this week’s news of grants that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.

Moore College of Art & Design Names New President

Moore College of Art & Design Names New President

Cecelia Fitzgibbon currently serves as professor and director of the Graduate Arts Administration Program at Drexel University.

New Grant Programs Relating to Women in Higher Education

New Grant Programs Relating to Women in Higher Education

Here is this week’s news of grants that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.

Seven Women Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Seven Women Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Each week our online journal provides news of appointments of women to key positions in higher education. Here are the announcements we received this week.

Time Capsule Found at the Former Site of the Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania

Time Capsule Found at the Former Site of the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania

The Falls Center in Philadelphia is an urban renewal project that will include offices, apartments, and stores. The 12-acre site is located at the site of the former Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania. Construction workers recently discovered a time capsule that was sealed in 1930 and placed behind the cornerstone of the medical college’s main […]

Six Academic Women Honored for Scholarship or Service

Six Academic Women Honored for Scholarship or Service

Mary M. Doyle, vice chancellor for information technology at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has been selected to receive the 2011 Distinguished Service Award from the Society for College and University Planning. Dr. Doyle holds a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from Arizona State University and a doctorate from the University of California, Santa […]