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In Memoriam: Estelle Ackerman Fishbein, 1934-2023
Estelle Fishbein, the first woman to serve as general counsel at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Fishbein retired as general counsel in 2004, after 29 years in the post.
Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs
The three women scholars appointed to endowed chairs are Hoda Heidari in the School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Robyn LeBoeuf at the Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, snd Melinda Buntin in health policy and economics at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
In Memoriam: Catherine Ann Pierre, 1970-2023
Pierre arrived at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore in 2003 as associate editor of Johns Hopkins Magazine, becoming its editor in 2007. She then served as editorial director of the university’s central communications office, interim vice president for communications, director of communications, and senior director of integrated marketing.
Princeton’s Bonnie Bassler Shares the 2023 Albany Medical Center Prize in Medicine and Biomedical Research
Dr. Bassler first discovered that bacteria communicate during her postdoctoral work, and she has spent her career identifying and characterizing the molecules that bacteria use to coordinate collective behaviors and share other kinds of information.
Four Women Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The four women appointed to endowed chairs are Zengyi Shao at Iowa State University, Bonnielin Swenor at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Karen Cook-Bell at Bowie State University in Maryland, and Wendy Berry Mendes at Yale University.
Universities Announce New Assignments for Seven Women Faculty Members
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions or given new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
In Memoriam: Laura Jeanne Stanley Quaynor, 1982-2023
Dr. Quaynor joined the Johns Hopkins community in August 2019 as an assistant professor in the school’s doctor of education program and rose quickly through leadership ranks, being named an associate professor and chair of the department of advanced studies in education in 2022.
Nine Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New University Duties
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions or given new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Seven Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Posts at 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.
Seven Women Appointed to Administrative Jobs 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.
Universities Announce the Appointment of Six Women to Dean Positions
The women appointed to dean positions are Grace Yoo at San Francisco State University, Denise J. Jamieson at the University of Iowa, Cathy Horn at the University of Houston, Brenda Ellington at Louisiana State University Alexandria, Brittini Brown at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and Jennifer Kellman Fritz at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti.
A Snapshot of the Gender Diversity of the Faculty at Johns Hopkins University
The university reports that in 2021, there were more than 2,400 women faculty at the university. They made up 46 percent of the more than 5,200 faculty members. In 2015, women were 42 percent of all faculty at Johns Hopkins. There were 340 women full professors. They made up 28.1 percent of all full professors.
College and Universities Announce the Appointments of Seven Women to Administrative Posts
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.
The Gender Diversity of the Faculty at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore
In 2021 at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, women were more than 70 percent of the faculty in education but only 32.7 percent of the full professors. Women made up 63 percent of all faculty in public health but only 39.3 percent of the full professors.
Five Women Faculty Members Taking on New Duties at Research Universities
Taking on new assignments at major research universities are Yvette Conley at the University of Pittsburgh, Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati at the University of Southern California, Meghan L. O’Sullivan at the Kennedy School of Harvard University, Sabine Stanley at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, and Ying Huang at North Dakota State University.
In Memoriam: Barbara Ruben Migeon, 1931-2023
In 1963, Dr. Migeon became an instructor in the pediatrics department at Johns Hopkins University. In 1978, she becase the sixth woman to hold the rank of full professor at the medical school. Dr. Migeon retired from the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 2020, after serving on the faculty for 57 years.
The American Astronomical Society Honors Yale University’s Meg Urry With the Distinguished Career Award
The award citation lauded Professor Urry “for her remarkable contributions to our understanding of a wide variety of topics in extragalactic high energy astrophysics, for establishing the unification paradigm of active galactic nuclei, her work on the origin of the extragalactic X-ray background, and for her tireless advocacy and support of women and underrepresented groups in science.”
In Memoriam: Fannie Gaston-Johansson, 1938-2023
Dr. Gaston-Johansson was a member of the University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty from 1985 to 1993. She joined the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing in 1993. For a time, she held joint appointments at Johns Hopkins and the University of Gothenburg in Sweden, where she had earned a Ph.D.
Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to New Faculty Positions at Universities
The four women appointed to new faculty positions are Nicole Baumgarth at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Tamika P. La Salle at Georgia State University, Allison Barry at South Dakota State University, and Tiffany Amariuta in the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute at the University of California, San Diego.
Three Universities Announced the Appointments of Women Deans
Elisabeth Long has been appointed the next sean of University Libraries at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. Aisha Morris Moultry has been named interim dean of the College of Transdisciplinary Studies at Texas Southern University in Houston and Fany DeJesús Hannon is the new interim dean of students at the University of Connecticut.
In Memoriam: Kathryn Pauly Morgan, 1943 -2022
A native of Wisconsin, Dr. Morgan retired from teaching in 2013, after a 39-year teaching career at the University of Toronto. Dr. Morgan was a co-creator of the Women’s Studies program. She established the first philosophy of feminism courses in the department of philosophy and the master’s and doctoral level programs at the university’s Women and Gender Studies Institute.
Lauren Gardner Wins the $250,000 Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award for 2022
Lauren Gardner, the Alton and Sandra Cleveland Professor in the School of Engineering at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, was honored for creating the Covid-19 Dashboard, which set a new standard for disseminating authoritative public health data in real time.
Amy Shelton Selected to Lead the Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore
The Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth, founded in 1979 by a Johns Hopkins psychology professor, is a world leader in gifted education. The center identifies top pre-college learners in grades K through 12 and provides challenging summer residential programs, distance education, international programs, and family academic programs. Professor Shelton joined the faculty at Johns Hopkins University in 2002.
Four Women Scholars Share the Presidential Recognition Award From the Association for Women in Mathematics
The four women mathematicians sharing the award are Erica J. Graham, an associate professor of mathematics at Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania, Raegan Higgins, an associate professor of mathematics at Texas Tech University, Candice Price, an associate professor of mathematics and statistics at Smith College in North Hampton, Massachusetts, and Shelby Wilson, a senior professional at the Applied Physics Laboratory Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Five Women Academics Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Major Universities
The five women appointed to name professorships are Irith Pomeranz at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, Isabel Escobar at the University of Kentucky, Emily Wakild at Boise State University in Idaho, Cynthia Wolberger at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Roxane Gay at Rutgers University in New Jersey.
Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The women named to endowed professorships are Julie Brahmer at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Evelynn Hammonds at Spelman College in Atlanta, Cynthia Rudin at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, and Autumn Hostetter at Kalamazoo College in Michigan.
Association of American Physicians Honors Columbia University’s Linda Fried
Linda Fried, dean of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University, was honored for her groundbreaking contributions to the science of healthy aging, particularly the science defining the clinical syndrome of frailty and for prevention of frailty, disability, and cardiovascular disease.
New Duties for Four Women Scholars at Major Universities
The four women scholars taking on new assignments are Karina Nielsen at Oregon State University, Margaret McGovern at the Yale School of Medicine, Anita Plummer at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and Katherine Clegg Smith in the School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Helene D. Gayle Appointed the Eleventh President of Spelman College in Atlanta
Dr. Gayle is currently president and CEO of The Chicago Community Trust, one of the nation’s oldest and largest community foundations. Earlier, she was CEO of the international humanitarian organization CARE and spent 20 years at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Kathy Schwaig Is the New President of Kennesaw State University in Georgia
Dr. Schwaig has been serving as interim president for the past eight months. Earlier, she was provost and senior vice president for academic affairs from 2019 to 2021. Prior to being named provost, she was dean of the Michael J. Coles College of Business at the university.
New Assignments in Higher Education for Five Women Scholars
Taking on new duties are Lainie Rutkow at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Marilyn J. Cipolla at the University of Vermont, Salamishah Tillet at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey, Sharon Hall at Arizona State University, and Marcelle Haddix at Syracuse University in New York.
New Administrative Positions for Eight Women 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.
Princeton’s Bonnie Bassler Chosen to Receive the 2022 Prize Medal From the Microbiology Society
The Prize Medal from the Microbiology Society is awarded annually “to an outstanding microbiologist who is a global leader in their field and whose work has had a far-reaching impact beyond the discipline of microbiology.” Dr. Bassler will be honored at the society’s annual conference in Belfast, Northern Ireland, in April.
Seven Women Administrators Who Are Taking on New Duties in Higher Education
Taking on new roles are Mary Sauceda at Texas Woman’s University, Rachelle Hernandez at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Jonica Burke at Shawnee State University in Ohio, Lauren A. Turner at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, Joanne L. Smikle at Towson University in Maryland, Susan Schaurer at Wright State University in Ohio, and Andrea Kowlow at Virginia Tech.
President of Elizabethtown College in Pennsylvania Abruptly Resigns
Cecilia M. McCormick, who became the first woman president of Elizabethtown College in July 2019, cited the time requirements associated with the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic during her brief tenure as president and her desire to focus on her personal and family life as the reasons for her departure.
