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Six Women Selected for Endowed Faculty Appointments

The women who have been selected for endowed faculty positions are Xiumin Martin at Washington University, Suzanne Bart at Purdue University, Vida Praitis at Grinnell College, Erica Edwards at Yale University, Christian Cipriano at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Padma Gulur at Washington University.

Three Women Professors Selected for Endowed Positions in Academia

The women selected for endowed faculty positions are Sarah Feldstein Ewing at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Megan Hershey at Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington, and Karla Erickson at Grinnell College in Iowa.

Five Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions

The women appointed to endowed positions are Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire at Harvard University, Martina Droth at Yale University, Adriana Petryna at the University of Pennsylvania, Nicole Eikmeier at Grinnell College in Iowa, and Christine Glastonbury at the University of California, San Francisco.

New Endowed Academic Appointments for Eight Women Scholars

The eight women appointed to endowed positions in academia are Kelly Shue, Alexa Pearce, Sarah Kane, Shuchi Kapila, Fengfeng Ke, Susie Thompson, Flaminia Catteruccia, and Luna Lu.

Two Women Who Lead High-Ranking Liberal Arts Colleges Have Received Contract Extensions

Amy Marcus-Newhall, president of Scripps College in California, has received a contract extension through June 2028. Anne Harris, president of Grinnell College in Iowa, has received an extension through June 2030.

Eight 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

Six Women Assigned New Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Taking on new administrative roles are Amanda Hellman at Vanderbilt University, Hope Stockton at Auburn University, Tamara Michel Josserand at the University of Washington, Catherine Edmonds at North Carolina Central University, Nicola Ziady at Old Dominion University, and Germaine Gross at Grinnell College in Iowa.

Nine Women Taking on New Administrative Roles 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.

In Memoriam: Sheila McCarthy, 1942-2022

Dr. McCarthy taught Russian language and literature at Antioch College, Cornell, and Grinnell College, where she worked for 16 years and earned tenure. She then joined the faculty at Colby College in 1987 and taught there until her retirement in 2009.

Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointment of Three Women to Dean Posts

Jennifer Jones Cavenaugh will become dean of the University of Richmond’s School of Arts & Sciences on July 1. Beronda L. Montgomery has been appointed vice president for academic affairs and dean of Grinnell College in Iowa and Sharon Kuska has been named interim dean of the College of Architecture at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Colleges and Universities

The five women appointed to endowed professorships are Susana Marcos at the University of Rochester, Kristin Haglund, at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jan Lacina at Texas Cristian University in Fort Worth, Leslie Lyons at Grinnell College in Iowa, and Morgaen L. Donaldson at the University of Connecticut.

Ten Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Roles at American 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.