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In Memoriam: Rita Wilson
“Rita’s absence will leave a void that will be deeply felt by all who had the privilege of working alongside her,” said University of Texas San Antonio vice provost and university librarian, Dean Hendrix. “Her legacy of excellence and the positive impact she had on our library and its patrons will be remembered with great admiration.”
Eastern Michigan University to Launch a Bachelor’s Degree Program at a Women’s Prison
Eastern Michigan University has a long history of engagement with the Women’s Huron Valley Correctional Facility, offering uncredited courses to incarcerated people since 2008 before the federal government restored Pell eligibility for people who are incarcerated. Meghan Lechner has been hired as the director of the College in Prison Program.
Universities Announce the Appointment of Six Women to Dean Positions
The women appointed to dean positions are Grace Yoo at San Francisco State University, Denise J. Jamieson at the University of Iowa, Cathy Horn at the University of Houston, Brenda Ellington at Louisiana State University Alexandria, Brittini Brown at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and Jennifer Kellman Fritz at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti.
College and Universities Announce the Appointments of Seven Women to Administrative Posts
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 Women Who Have Been Appointed University Diversity Officers
Taking on new roles relating to diversity are Marcella Gomez at the Baskin School of Engineering at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Rockell Brown Burton at the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in New York, and Doris Fields is serving as interim chief diversity officer at Eastern Michigan University.
New Administrative Positions for 11 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.
Vernell Bennett-Fairs Named the Thirteenth President of LeMoyne-Owen College in Memphis
Since 2016, Dr. Bennett-Fairs has been serving as vice president for student affairs at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi. Earlier, she was vice president for student affairs at Kentucky State University.
In Memoriam: Rose Mary Healy Dougherty, 1947-2020
Rose Mary Healy Dougherty served as president of the White Plains campus of Berkeley College from 1991 to 1995. In January 1996, she was appointed senior vice president of academic affairs at Berkeley College in New York City. She was named provost there in 2005
University of Nebraska Scholar Honored by the National Association of School Psychologists
Beth Doll, professor of educational psychology at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln has been honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Association of School Psychologists. The award recognizes outstanding school psychologists who have had a national impact on the field.
Jann Luciana Joseph Will Be the Next President of Georgia Gwinnett College
Currently, Dr. Joseph serves as interim chancellor of Indiana University South Bend. She was executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at the South Bend campus before she was asked to step into her current role. Earlier in her career, she served as dean of the College of Education at Eastern Michigan University.
Katrina VanderWoude Selected as the Next President of Contra Costa College in California
Katrina VanderWoude has been serving as vice president for academic affairs at Grossmont College in El Cajon, California. Earlier, she was vice provost at Rochester College in Michigan. Dr. VanderWoude will begin her new job on August 6.
Six Women Faculty Members Taking on New Duties at Major Universities
Taking on new roles are Alisha Holland at Princeton University, Jan Krawitz at Stanford University, Rhonda Longworth at Eastern Michigan University, Jacquelyn Taylor at Yale University, Barbara Krauthamer at the University of Massachusetts, and Selina Heppell at Oregon State University.
Towson University Names Kim Schatzel as Its Next President
Dr. Schatzel has been serving as interim president, provost, and executive vice president for academic affairs at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. She is the former dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Dr. Schatzel will become president of Towson University on January 25.
Susan Martin to Take Over the Leadership of San Jose State University
On July 7, Susan Martin stepped down as president of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. Eleven days later, she was appointed interim president of San Jose State University. She is expected to serve in her new role until June 30, 2016.
Six Women Scholars Presented With Prestigious Honors or Awards
The honorees are Dawn Elliot at the University of Delaware, Jean Dickinson Gibbons at Virginia Tech, Gina Brown of Wichita State University, Danielle Walsh of East Carolina University, Marie Chisholm-Burns at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and Valerie Polakow of Eastern Michigan University.
Kim Schatzel to Lead Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti
Dr. Schatzel is currently provost and executive vice president at Eastern Michigan University. Before joining the university in 2012, she was dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
Two University Presidents Announce They Are Leaving Their Posts
Penelope Ward Kyle, the first woman president of Radford University in Virginia, will step down at the end of the 2015-16 academic year. Susan Martin, the first woman president of Eastern Michigan University will leave her post this July.
Flyers Threatening a Women’s Studies Lecturer With Rape Found on the University of Akron Campus
According to the Facebook page of the women’s studies program at the university, the faculty member was threatened with rape and her personal information and home address were included on the flyers.
Fourteen Women in New Higher Education Administrative Positions
Here is a collection of new appointments of women to administrative posts at colleges and universities across the United States.
Regents Scold the President of Eastern Michigan University
A letter to President Susan Martin stated that in an April incident in Washington, she acted “in a way that was inappropriate for your position and reflected poorly on the university and you as its president.”
Detroit Poet Wins $50,000 Kresge Eminent Artist Award
Naomi Long Madgett, professor emerita at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, has been named the 2012 Kresge Eminent Artist.
Kim Schatzel Appointed Provost at Eastern Michigan University
She is currently dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan at Dearborn.
New Dean of Education at Eastern Michigan University
Jann Joseph was appointed dean of the College of Education at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. When she takes her new post in July, Dr. Joseph will also assume a tenured professorship in teacher education. Since 2006, she has served as associate dean for professional development and administration at the College of Liberal Arts and […]
