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Niloufer Siddiqui Receives Early-Career Book Award From the American Political Science Association
Dr. Siddiqui was honored for her book Under the Gun: Political Parties and Violence in Pakistan, which discusses how political parties behave in anti-democratic behaviors because of political incentives.
In Memoriam: Helen Vendler, 1933-2024
Dr. Vendler was a poetry critic and professor of English at Harvard University for three decades. She was Harvard’s first woman faculty member to earn the designation of University Professor.
Bucknell University Appoints Wendy Sternburg as Provost
Wendy Sternberg, vice president for academic affairs and dean of Occidental College, has been named provost of Bucknell University in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. She will begin her new duties on July 1.
Linda Bell to Step Down as Provost at Barnard College
Linda A. Bell, provost and dean of faculty at Barnard College in New York City, announced that she will step down at the end of the current academic year. She has served in these roles for more than a decade. After a sabbatical, Dr. Bell will return to Barnard as a faculty member in the department of economics.
Ten Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Positions 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.
After 236 Years, the University of Pittsburgh Names Its First Woman Chancellor
Since 2019, Joan T. A. Gabel was been serving as president and chief executive of the University of Minnesota System and the Twin Cities campus. From 2015 to 2019, she was the executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of South Carolina. Previously, she served as dean of the University of Missouri’s Trulaske College of Business.
Six Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
Taking on new administrative jobs are Cigdem Talgar at Tufts University in Massachusetts, Stacey Bradley at the University of South Carolina, Ahyana King at Haverford College in Pennsylvania, Amy Armstrong at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Jennifer McCarrel at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, and Tammy Kenber at the University of California, Davis
Sarah Willie-LeBreton Will Be the Next President of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts
Dr. Willie-LeBreton currently serves as provost and dean of the faculty at Swarthmore College, where she has taught since 1997. Earlier, she served on the faculty at Colby College in Maine and Bard College in New York. She will become president of Smith College on July 1, 2023.
Council on Undergraduate Research Honors Haverford College’s Lou Charkoudian
Lou Charkoudian, an associate professor of chemistry, is the inaugural recipient of the Silvia Ronco Innovative Mentor Award. This award honors a tenure-track faculty member within 10 years of their first faculty appointment who demonstrates success in chemical sciences and whose mentoring practices have supported undergraduate research.
Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education
Thelathia “Nikki” Young was appointed vice president for institutional equity and access at Haverford College in Pennsylvania. Emanuela Kucik was named faculty fellow for diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and Annie McGowan is the new vice president in the Office of Diversity at Texas A&M University.
Celeste Day Moore of Hamilton College Wins Book Prize From the Society for French Historical Studies
The Gilbert Chinard Prize from the Society for French Historical Studies is awarded each year for the best book published for the first time by a North American press in one of the two following fields: the history of French-American relations; or the comparative history of France and North, Central, or South America.
Seven Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Three Women Appointed to Diversity Positions at Colleges and Universities
The three women who have been appointed to serve as diversity officers are Linda Strong-Leek at Haverford College in Pennsylvania, Enobong “Anna” Branch at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and Shaniqua Crawford at the University of Oklahoma.
Eleven Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions
As we transition from one academic year to the next, there are always many new appointments to dean positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. Here is this week’s listing of women who will be serving in dean posts.
Swarthmore College Acquires Papers of Social Activist, Mira Sharpless Townsend
Mira Sharpless Townsend was a Philadelphia Quaker who was an advocate for social reform movements of the mid-19th century such as the abolition of slavery and capital punishment and the improvement of prison conditions.
Joan T. A. Gabel Named President of University of Minnesota
Gabel has served as the executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of South Carolina since 2015. Previously, she served as dean of the University of Missouri’s Trulaske College of Business.
Wendy Raymond Appointed the Sixteenth President of Haverford College in Pennsylvania
Dr. Raymond joined the faculty at Williams College in Massachusetts in 1994 as an assistant professor of biology. She taught at Williams for 19 years and was promoted to the rank of full professor. In 2013, Dr. Raymond was hired for her current position as vice president for academic affairs and dean of faculty at Davidson College in North Carolina.
Two African American Women Appointed to Provost Positions at Pennsylvania Colleges
Monica Parrish Trent has been selected to be the next provost at Delaware County Community College in Media, Pennsylvania, and Sarah Willie-LeBreton, a professor of sociology at Swarthmore College in suburban Philadelphia, will be the next provost of the highly rated liberal arts institution.
In Memoriam: Marilou Allen, 1933-2017
Allen joined the staff at Haverford College in 1981 as director of the community outreach office. The initial appointment was for 18 months. But she remained head of the office until her retirement in 2015. She also founded and was director of the college’s Women’s Center for 33 years.
In Memoriam: Raisa Williams, 1947-2017
In 2003, Raisa Williams, a native of Cuba who came to the United States at the age of 14, was named the inaugural dean of first-year students at Haverford College in Pennsylvania. She served in that role for a decade.
Eleven Women Faculty Members Given New Duties or Assignments
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Tracey Hucks Appointed Provost at Colgate University
Dr. Hucks has been serving as the James D. Vail III Professor at Davidson College in North Carolina. Earlier in her career, Professor Hucks spent more than 15 years on the faculty at Haverford College in Pennsylvania.
Five Women Scholars Appointed to Dean Positions
Appointed to positions as deans are Becky Copper-Glenz at Fitchburg State University in Massachusetts, Kathleen M. Blee at the University of Pitttsburgh, Peggy A. Johnson at Pennsylvania State University, Maureen Lally Green at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, and Katrina Glanzer at Haverford College in Pennsylvania.
Bryn Mawr College Formalizes Its Cooperative Arrangement With Haverford College
Bryn Mawr College, the liberal arts educational institution for women in suburban Philadelphia has had a longstanding cooperative relationship with nearby Haverford College. Now the two highly rated liberal arts colleges have formalized the relationship by establishing the Bi-College Consortium.
Four Women Join the Faculty at Haverford College in Pennsylvania
The four women who are new assistant professors at Haverford College in Pennsylvania are Juli Grigsby and Zainab Saleh in anthropology, Christina Knight in visual studies, and Kristen Whelan in biology.
University of California, Santa Cruz Historian Wins Book Award
Catherine A. Jones, an associate professor of history at the University of California, Santa Cruz, was named the recipient of the Grace Abbott Book Prize presented by the Society for the History of Children and Youth.
The New Provost at the University of South Carolina
Joan T.A. Gabel has been serving as dean of the Trulaske College of Business at the University of Missouri in Columbia since 2010. Previously, she taught at Florida State University and Georgia State University.
New Administrative Posts for 22 Women at U.S. 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.
Two Women Appointed to Positions as Provost
Frances Rose Blase was named provost at Haverford College, the high-ranking liberal arts college in suburban Philadelphia and Barbara A. Bichelmeyer was appointed provost and executive vice chancellor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
In Memoriam: Slavica S. Matacic, 1933-2014
Slavica Matacic, a long-time professor of biology at Haverford College in Pennsylvania, developed methods to purify and characterize transglutaminase, which is used to treat hemophilia.
Awards Given to Five Women Academics
The honorees are Lee Anne Bell of Barnard College, Leslie Edgar of the University of Arkansas, Paula Myrick Short of the University of Houston, Janet DeLany of Towson University, and Marilou Allen of Haverford College.
Six Women Named to Dean Positions
The new deans are Sherry Glied at New York University, Debbie Storrs at the University of North Dakota, Kelly Cleary at Haverford College, Catherine Krause at the University of New Mexico, Mimi Fenton at Western Carolina University, and Kathleen Brook at New Mexico State.
A Dozen Women With New Administrative Appointments in Higher Education
Here are 12 women who will be taking on new administrative responsibilities at colleges and universities across the nation.
A New Provost at Barnard College
Linda Bell, currently professor of economics and provost at Haverford College, will assume her new post in October.
Joanne V. Creighton to Lead Haverford College
She served for 14 years as president of Mount Holyoke College.
