Tag: Haverford College

Seven Women Scholars Selected for New Faculty Positions

The women taking on new faculty positions are Tori Young at Vanderbilt University, Sarah Font at Washington University, Lizette Zietsman at Virginia Tech, Kristina Bowdrie at Case Western Reserve University, Ana Daugherty at Wayne State University, Swetha Regunathan at Haverford College, and Andrea Hickerson at the University of Mississippi.

New Endowed Faculty Appointments for Six Women in Academia

The appointments are Catherine Dulac at Harvard University, Catherine Lang at Washington University in St. Louis, Talia Young at Haverford College in Pennsylvania, Boel Fransson at Washington State University, Flora Cassen at Brandeis University in Massachusetts, and Allison McLarty at Stony Brook University in New York.

In Memoriam: Martha Hollis Calhoun Wintner, 1937-2025

Wintner taught German and English at Haverford College in Pennsylvania for more than 40 years. During this time, she was active in the college's writing program, helping first-year students acclimate to the rigors of college-level writing.

Ten Women Appointed to New Positions in the Academic World

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

Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Provost Positions

The new provosts are Kelly Bidle at Rider University in New Jersey, Helen White at Haverford College in Pennsylvania, Beverly Warren at Virginia Commonwealth University, and Jeannette Riley at the University of New Hampshire.

Six Women Appointed to Administrative Roles 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

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 [email protected].

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.