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Five Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Faculty Positions

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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

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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

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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

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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 [email protected].

Six Women Assigned New Administrative Positions in Higher Education

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

Susan Ferguson of Grinnell College Honored by the American Sociological Association

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Susan Ferguson, professor of sociology at Grinnell College in Iowa, has been awarded the Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award from the American Sociological Association. This is the highest award offered in sociology for teaching. Dr. Ferguspn has taught at Grinnell College for more than 25 years.

For the First Time, the University of Michigan Is Naming an Academic Building for a Woman

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For the first time in its history, the University of Michigan has named an academic building to honor a woman. The building that houses the Life Sciences Institute, a hub for bioscience research, will be known as Mary Sue Coleman Hall. Dr. Coleman was president of the university from 2002 to 2014.

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As founding director of Harvard's Social Economics Lab, Dr. Stantcheva conducts extensive research that sheds light on how people think about economic issues and policies.

New Faculty Appointments for Eight Women in Academia

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Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

Three Women Physicians Honored by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine

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The honorees are Carol Rosen of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Reena Mehra of the University of Washington, and Ilene Rosen of the University of Pennsylvania.

Seven Women Taking on Academic and Administrative Dean Positions

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The new deans are Patricia Kinser at Virginia Commonwealth University, Julie Baldwin at Central Washington University, Jaqueline Burger at Bucks County Community College in Pennsylvania, Saba Rasheed Ali at the University of Iowa, Krystyna Puć at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Mandy Hart at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, and Brigitte Vittrup at Texas Woman's University.

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