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Mary Hendrix Named President of Shepherd University in West Virginia
Dr. Hendrix has been serving as president and chief scientific officer of Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago’s Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.
George Washington University Making Significant Strides in Adding Women to Its Faculty
George Washington University in the nation’s capital reports that women now make up 41 percent of the full-time faculty. This is a 10 percentage point increase over the past decade.
New Women Deans at Five Colleges and Universities
The five women appointed to dean posts are Virginia Roach at Fordham University, Tiffani Blake at the College of New Rochelle, Leslie Johnson at Georgia Highlands College, Pamela Jeffries at George Washington University, and Cristen Kromm at Columbia University.
Joanne Glasser to Step Down as President of Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois
Joanne Glasser is the first woman to serve as president of Bradley University. She has served as president for the past eight years. Previously, she was president of Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond from 2001 to 2007.
Chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to Join the Faculty at George Washington University
Alison Macfarlane has served as the 15th chair of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission since July 2012. She is the third woman to hold the post. In January, she will join the faculty at the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington University.
In Memoriam: Donna Roudabush Sterling, 1949-2014
Professor Sterling joined the faculty at George Mason University in 1993. She served as director of the Center for Restructuring Education in Science and Technology and was one of only eight Distinguished Service Professors at the university.
In Memoriam: Mary Elizabeth Peters Tidball, 1929-2014
A long-time professor of physiology at George Washington University in the nation’s capital, Dr. Tidball was one of the nation’s leading advocates of the benefits of women’s colleges.
In Memoriam: Charlotte Elizabeth Williams Conable, 1929-2003
Conable served as the public policy project coordinator for the Women’s Studies Program and Policy Center at George Washington University and authored a book about women at Cornell University.
Eight Women Taking on New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
The appointees at Irma Becerra-Fernandez at Florida International, Makaela Kingsley at Wesleyan, Geneva Henry at George Washington, Debra Fickler at Villanova, Lisa McBride at PCOM, Diane Paukstelis at Kansas State, Melissa Wargo at Western Carolina, and Barbara Jones at Boston College.
Ten Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The ten women in new posts are Cindy Glavas, Charmaine Hack, Linda A.D. Bub, Ingrid Stolzel, Laurie Koehler, Lori Hendricks, Karen Clarke, Jennifer Paustenbaugh, Pam Peter and Marcy Carsey.
Three Women in New Faculty Roles
Malak Kotb is the founding chair of the department of basic sciences at the University of North Dakota. Catherine Cornille was appointed to an endowed chair at Boston College and Lisa Bowleg has joined the psychology department faculty at George Washington University.
Seven American Women Win Marshall Scholarships
The scholarships provide funds for up to two years of study at a British university, and include money for travel, living expenses, and books.
A Dozen Women in New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Here is this week’s summary of news of appointments of women to key administrative posts at colleges and universities across the United States.
George Washington University Launches Its Global Women’s Institute
The institute is under the direction of Dr. Mary Ellsberg, the former vice president for research and programs at the International Center for Research on Women.
Nine Women Named to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
The new appointees are Kathey Porter, Jaclynn Davis-Wallatte, Tammy Spradlin, Danilee Goodroe, Janet Pelt Wisdom, Karen Weddle-West, Cynthia Sagers, Kimberly page, and Halima Leak.
Two Women in New Dean Posts
Rachael Van Cleave will lead the Golden Gate University School of Law and Kimberly Horn will oversee research at the School of Public Health at George Washington University.
George Washington University Professor Honored by the Toni Morrison Society
Evelyn Jaffe Schreiber, professor of English at George Washington University, was honored for authoring the best book about the Nobel laureate’s work over the past two years.
Eight Women Named to Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The new appointees are Erika Ramalho, Johanna Bond, Joy Pugh, Kim Weeden, Jill Hough, Sara De Ritter, Karisa Moore, and Miranda Mulligan.
Sixteen Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Mid-year is a popular time for new appointments and there are quite a few appointments of women to key posts to announce this week.
New Global Women’s Institute to Debut at George Washington University
Mary Ellsberg, who has been serving at the International Center for Research on Women in Washington, D.C., will direct the new institute.
Maria Ferguson to Lead the Center on Education Policy at George Washington University
She was vice president for polict at the Alliance for Excellent Education in Washington.
Diana Lipscomb Is a Finalist for Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia
She is the Robert Weintraub Chair and professor of biological sciences at George Washington University.
George Washington University Study Finds a Wage Gap for Women of Different Weights
Women who are obese, on average, earn 14 percent less than women who are not obese.
Martha Finnemore Receives the Highest Faculty Designation at George Washington University
She is only the second woman to be named University Professor at George Washington.
Universities Procure Research Grants on Issues of Importance to Women
Mahua Choudhury, of the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver, received a $100,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for research on finding a cure for preeclampsia in pregnant women.
