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Joyce Buckner-Brown Appointed Provost of Alcorn State University
Dr. Buckner-Brown brings over two decades of experience in higher education and public health to her new role. She has recently served as Alcorn’s interim provost and associate provost for undergraduate education and success.
Karen Whitney to Lead the University of Illinois at Springfield
Dr. Whitney is the president emerita of Clarion University in Pennsylvania and recently served as interim chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. Before leading Clarion, Dr. Whitney was vice chancellor for student life at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis from 1999 through 2010.
Five Women Who Have Been Named to University Dean Positions
The women appointed to Dean positions are Nicole S. Sampson at Stony Brook University in New York, Kellee Van Aken at Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania, Karen E. Bravo at Indiana University/Purdue University Indianapolis, Sonya Forte Duhé at Arizona State University, and SherRhonda Gibbs at the University of Northern Colorado.
Jeannie Sager Appointed to Lead the Women’s Philanthropy Institute
The Women’s Philanthropy Institute is housed in the Lilly Family School of Philanthropy at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. Sager has been serving as director of philanthropy at the Indiana University Health Foundation.
Woman’s Philanthropy Institute Looks at Nonprofits Dedicated to Women and Girls
The index identified 45,000 U.S. charities that are dedicated to serving primarily women and girls. In 2016, these organizations received a collective total of $6.3 billion in charitable contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations. This was about 1.6 percent of all donations.
A Dozen Women Who Have Been Named to Dean Posts at Major Universities
The twelve women appointed to dean posts at major universities are: Amy Falkner, Grace Kuo, Amy Hungerford, Lynn Boyd, Catrine Tudor-Locke, Haifa Abou Samra, Pamela F. Cipriano, Susan McIntosh, Kristi Palmer, Jane Aiken, Safiya George, and Allison Brashear.
Five Universities Appoint Women to Dean Positions
The new deans are April Barton at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Carol Anne Murdoch-Kinch at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Bethany Nowviskie at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, Sherri Jones at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Maria Donoghue Velleca at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
New Administrative Positions for Eight Women at Major 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.
Do STEM Diversity Efforts Actually Help Women or Does Increased “Stereotype Threat” Lead to Failure?
The study involved 585 participants, both men and women, who watched videos on the STEM gender gap. Both men and women reported an increase in understanding the gender bias problem. However, women reported “decreased anticipated belonging and trust and increased negative affect and stereotype threat concerns about the STEM organization.”
Geography Scholar Files a Sexual Discrimination Lawsuit Against the University of North Carolina
The suit alleges gender discrimination and retaliation against associate professor of geography Altha Cravey after she raised concerns about sexual and racial discrimination at the university.
Andrea Jain Named Editor of the Journal of the American Academy of Religion
Andrea Jain is an associate professor of religious studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis. She is an expert on South Asian religions as well as the study of yoga.
Karen Whitney to Lead the 14-Campus Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education
Since 2010, Dr. Whitney has served as president of Clarion University, a campus of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. She had previously announced that she would leave the presidency of Clarion at the end of the 2017-18 academic year.
Four Women Scholars Selected to Receive Prestigious Honors or Awards
The honorees are Melinda Green of Cornell College in Mount Vernon, Iowa, Deborah Kent at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, Jean Bertrand of Clemson University in South Carolina, and Sandra Petronio of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
Seventeen Women Who Are Taking on New 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.
New Assignments for Eight Women Faculty Members
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.
New Administrative Posts for Six Women in Higher Education
Taking on new roles are Kallie Bila Michels at the University of Michigan, Katie Rae at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Gina Sanchez Gibau at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Anne Van Arsdall at Colorado State University, Jennifer Barut at Vanderbilt University, and Lori A. Ross at the University of Cincinnati.
Thirteen Women Who Will Be Taking on New Administrative Posts 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.
New Assignments for Eight Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Nineteen Women Who Will Be Taking on New 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.
New Administrative Positions in Higher Education for 11 Women
The women taking on new administrative roles are Jocelyn Evans, Alison Bell, Brenda I. Johnson, Wanda Raby Spurlock, Sarah Shupenus, Pamela Beemer, Olivia S. Goodheart, Barbara Ann Gill, Helen Hartnett, Sharon Beales, and Ling Gao LeBeau.
Women Co-Authors Win Two Awards for Their Book Woman President
Kristina Horn Sheeler is associate professor and chair of the department of communication studies at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis and Karrin Vasby Anderson is a professor of communication studies at Colorado State University.
