Dr. GarcÃa currently serves as the Howard A. Newman Professor of American Studies at Cornell University. She was recently honored by the Immigration and Ethnic History Society for her contributions to the fields of refugee, asylum, and immigration history.
The Social and Affective Neuroscience Society has announced the inaugural class of SANS Fellows. The society is recognizing scholars who have made exceptional contributions to the field. The new fellows are Chelsea Helion of Temple University, Kristen Lindquist of Ohio State University, and Abigail Marsh of Georgetown University.
A longtime law school faculty member, Magill served as the ninth president of the University of Pennsylvania from the summer of 2022 until her resignation in December 2023. She is slated to become the next dean of the Georgetown University Law Center on August 1.
The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology has recognized Lori Anderson of the Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Lori Bowman Dalley of Georgetown University, and Susan Newell of the University of Cincinnati for their outstanding contributions to nurse anesthesia education.
Denmark is the best country to be a woman and Afghanistan is the worst among the 181 countries included in Georgetown University's 2025-2026 Women, Peace, and Security Index. The U.S. currently ranks 31st, up six spots from the 2023-2024 index.
In her award-winning monograph, Remnants: Embodied Archives of the Armenian Genocide, Elyse Semerdjian, professor of history at Clark University in Worcester, Massachusetts, offers a feminist reading of the Armenian Genocide.
Dr. Shelby taught communication at the University of Alabama and Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. She also frequently traveled internationally to lecture at business schools in England, Finland, Germany, and China.
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.
The coin is part of the Mint's American Women Quarters series, which honors notable American women who made significant contributions in a variety of fields. Dr. Rubin is recognized for her pioneering research that confirmed the existence of dark matter.
“I will approach this role with bold vision — focused on student success, innovation, and national prominence — while building strong bridges with the FAMU community and honoring the legacy that makes this university so special," said Johnson.
