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Karen Weiss Named Seventh President of Southeastern Illinois College
“I am eager to engage with the community to share my vision and work together to realize our collective potential for Southeastern Illinois College,” said Dr. Weiss.
African Literature and Culture Society Honors Duriel Harris for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry
Dr. Harris has served as a professor of poetry and poetics at Illinois State University for the past 15 years. Her teaching and academic interests include poetry writing, poetics, and African American literature.
Illinois State University Honors Anna Smith for Excellence in Literacy Research
Dr. Smith currently serves as an associate professor of teaching and learning and director of the Education Now Lab at Illinois State University. She was honored for her innovative research into literacy in digital spaces.
University of Arkansas’ Ana Bridges to Serve as President of National Latinx Psychological Association
At the University of Arkansas, Dr. Bridges is the director of clinical training for the doctoral program in clinical psychology, and director of the Diversity Research and Enhanced Access for Minorities (DREAM) lab. Her research focuses on understanding and reducing mental health disparities in vulnerable, underserved populations.
Two Women University Presidents Announce They Are Stepping Down
Dale-Elizabeth Pehrsson, founding president of Pennsylvania Western University, announced today that she is transitioning to a new role with the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Terri Goss Kinzy, president of Illinois State University, has resigned from her post after less than two years on the job. No explanation was given for the resignation.
Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New University Duties
The five women in new positions are Chandra L. Ford at Emory University in Atlanta, Biwei Huang in the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute at the University of California, San Diego, Alison Bailey at Illinois State University, Breezy Taggart in the Honors College at the University of Wyoming, and Brett Abarbanel at the International Gaming Institute at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Five Women Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions
The women appointed deans are Sarah Cook at Georgia State University, Heather Dillaway at Illinois State University, Denise Gormley at the University of Cincinnati, Marla Harris at Mitchell Community College in Statesville, North Carolina, and Leslie Durham at Boise State University in Idaho.
Terri Goss Kinzy Named the Twentieth President of Illinois State University
Dr. Kinzy has been serving as a professor of biology and vice president for research and innovation at Western Michigan University. Earlier, she served as vice president of research and professor in the department of biochemistry and molecular biology at Rutgers University in New Jersey. She will begin her new job on July 1.
NASPA Presents an Award for Mentoring Graduate Faculty to Kathy Guthrie of Florida State University
Kathy Guthrie, an associate professor in the College of Education at Florida State University, was selected as the recipient of the 2021 Robert H. Shaffer Award for Academic Excellence as a Graduate Faculty Member by NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. The award is the highest honor that NASPA gives to a graduate faculty member.
Creighton University in Omaha Announces the Appointment of Its Next Provost
Since 2014, Dr. Mardell Wilson, a registered dietitian and licensed dietitian nutritionist, has been dean of the Edward and Margaret Doisy College of Health Sciences at Saint Louis University. Earlier, she spent 17 years as a faculty member and administrator at Illinois State Unversity.
In Memoriam: Sherry Wagner-Henry, 1966-2020
Sherry Wagner-Henry was the director of the Bolz Center for Arts Administration at the Wisconsin School of Business. Before joining the staff at the University of Wisconsin, she spent 21 years on the staff at the University of Minnesota.
Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles in Higher Education
The five women scholars who have been appointed to new posts are Celeste M. Nelson at Princeton University in New Jersey, Simone T.A. Phipps at Middle Georgia State University, Katy Strzepek at Illinois State Univerity, Amie Grills at Boston University, and Megan Goodwin at Central Michigan University.
Dean at Illinois State University is the New Head of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans
Jean M. Miller, dean of the Wonsook Kim College of Fine Arts at Illinois State University since 2015, will serve as president of the organization for three years. Dean Miller has been an active member of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans for 11 years.
Fourteen Women Appointed to 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.
Jan Murphy Appointed Provost at Illinois State University
Dr. Murphy joined the faculty at Illinois State University in 1986 as an assistant professor of family and consumer science. She was promoted to full professor in 1995. She served as associate provost for 10 years and has been chair of the department of family and consumer sciences.
Deborah Curtis Will Be the First Woman President of Indiana State University
Since 2012, Dr. Curtis has been serving as provost at the University of Central Missouri in Warrenburg. Earlier she served on the faculty of Illinois State University for 26 years and also was dean of the College of Education.
Roberta Trites Is the First American Woman to Win the International Brothers Grimm Award
Roberta Trites, a distinguished professor of English at Illinois State University will be honored in October by the International Institute for Children’s Literature in Osaka, Japan, for her for outstanding research in children’s literature.
St. John’s College of Nursing Names Its Next Chancellor
Charlene S. Aaron was appointed chancellor of the St. John’s College of Nursing in Springfield, Illinois, effective June 1. Dr. Aaron has been serving as an assistant professor in the Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University.
Seven Women Scholars Are Named to Dean Positions at Major Universities
The new deans are Judy Neubrander at Illinois State, Bonita Stanton at Seton Hall University, Elizabeth Moje at the University of Michigan, Margaret Fitzgerald at North Dakota State, Anna Scheyett at the University of Georgia, Mariale Hardiman at Johns Hopkins University, and Amanda Moore McBride at the University of Denver.
The Next Leader of the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut
Gladis Kersaint is a professor of mathematics education and associate dean of the College of Education at the University of South Florida in Tampa. She will begin her new duties at the University of Connecticut in July.
A Trio of New Deans at American Universities
Rhonda M. Rabbitt is the new dean of the School of Education at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania. Ruth Tarantine was appointed dean of nursing at Colorado Technical University and Jan Murphy was named interim dean of the College of Applied Science and Technology at Illinois State University.
In Memoriam: Julie Lindemann, 1957-2015
Julie Lindermann was an associate professor of art at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin. She shared a tenure-track appointment with her artist collaborator John Shimon. The pair co-authored five books.
Sheri Noren Everts Named Chancellor at Appalachian State University in North Carolina
Dr. Everts currently serves as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Illinois State University. She has served in these posts since 2008. She will become chancellor at Appalachian State University on July 1.
Children Who Breastfeed Are Less Likely to Develop a Persistent Stutter
The study found that babies who were breastfed as infants and developed stuttering in childhood were more likely to return to more normal speech patterns than stutterers who were not breastfed.
Karla Hughes Is a Finalist for the Presidency of Illinois State University
Dr. Hughes is a professor, provost, and vice president for academic affairs at Morehead State University in Kentucky. In 2012, she was a finalist for the presidency of the University of Minnesota-Crookston.
Study Finds That Arrests Are Made in Very Few Campus Sexual Assault Cases
A survey of six universities in Illinois and Indiana finds very few arrests and almost no convictions resulting from reported cases of sexual assault.
