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Amy Hungerford Named Divisional Director of the Humanities at Yale University
Amy Hungerford, professor of English and American studies at Yale University, was named divisional director for the humanities in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at the university. She is one of three divisional directors in the new governing structure of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences.
New Posts in Higher Education Administration for 14 Women
The appointees are Maria E. Hamilton Abegunde, Patricia S. Smith, Belkis Torres-Capeles, Cecilia Rivera, Jennifer Seal, Nevada Winrow, Cindy Claycomb, Stacy Strauss, Jenny Tate, Jin Liu, Joyce Wilkerson, Carol Dillon Kissal, Kim Spang, and Angel Mason.
Five Women Scholars at American Universities Earn Notable Honors
The five honorees are Susan Muaddi Darraj of Harford Community College and Johns Hopkins University, Blanca Bernstein of Arizona State University, Susan V. Olesik of Ohio State University, Sheila Kennedy of MIT, and Jada Bussey-Jones of Emory University.
Bryn Mawr College to Offer New Major in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Bryn Mawr College, the highly rated liberals arts college for women in Pennsylvania, has announced that it will offer a new major in biochemistry and molecular biology. The new degree program will begin this fall.
Johns Hopkins University Caters to Working Mothers Who Breastfeed
A new vending machine has been installed at the Johns Hopkins University Hospital for working mothers that sells nursing pump accessories, storage bottles, breast pads, and other supplies.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Two Women Are New Bloomberg Distinguished Professors at Johns Hopkins University
Patricia H. Janak comes to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore from the University of California, San Francisco. Kathleen M. Sutcliffe held an endowed chair at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
College-Educated Women Are Far More Likely Than Other Women to Be Married When They Have Children
The Johns Hopkins University study showed that for mothers who didn’t graduate from college, 74 percent had at least one child when they were not married. In contrast, for mothers who had graduated from college, only 32 percent had a child out of wedlock.
Anne Carson Daly Named President of Mount Saint Mary College in Newburgh, New York
Since 2007, Dr. Daly has been vice president for academic affairs and dean of the faculty at Belmont Abbey College in Belmont, North Carolina. Earlier in her career, she taught at Johns Hopkins University, the University of Notre Dame, and Georgetown University.
Ten Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The women administrators taking on new roles at colleges and universities are Romy Riddick, Courtney Burkholder, Shawnboda Mead, Ruth R. Faden, Maggie Williams, Sue Whorton, Trisha Long Paschal, Debra Williams, Valerie Simons, and Janet Nelson.
Seven Women Named to Dean Positions at Major Universities
The new deans are Bridgette Young Ross at Emory, Sheryl Fontaine at CalState, Fullerton, Beverly Wendland at Johns Hopkins, Vikki Vandiver at the University of Alabama, Ann B. Bain at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, Sharon Lovell at James Madison, and Tarrell Awe Agahe Portman at Winona State.
Fifteen Women in New Administrative Roles at U.S. Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of new on appointments of women to key administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
Significant Gender Disparity in Misdiagnoses of Stroke Patients
A new study led by a research team at Johns Hopkins University finds that emergency room physicians tended to misdiagnose stroke symptoms among women patients more often than for their male patients.
Seventeen Women in New Higher Education Administrative Positions
Here is this week’s summary of appointments and promotions of women to high-level administrative posts at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Women in the Pool of Accepted Students at Some Top-Ranked Colleges and Universities
Many of the nation’s most prestigious colleges and universities recently mailed out acceptance letters to applicants for the Class of 2018. A few of these selective institutions offered acceptance data by gender.
New Administrative Posts in Higher Education for Nine Women
The women taking on new administrative roles are Enku Galaye, Gild Gely, Sally E. McRorie, Jessica W. Kennedy, Susan Grover, Kristine Paranica, Susan Wilson, Susan Boswell, and Alicia Betsinger.
Three Women Are Finalists for Provost at the University of Wisconsin
The women candidates are Sarah C. Mangelsdorf of Northwestern University, Katherine S. Newman of Johns Hopkins University, and Julie Underwood, dean of the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin.
New Smartphone App Aims to Inform College-Age Women on Sexual Assault Safety
The “One Love My Plan” a new smartphone app is an interactive tool that informs college-age women about sexual assault and helps them customize personal safety plans.
A Rising Star in the Field of Astrophyics Honored With the Pierce Prize
Nadia L. Zakamska, an assistant professor in the department of physics and astronomy at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, has been awarded the 2014 Newton Lacy Pierce Prize from the American Astronomical Society.
Women Academics Named Finalists for National Book Critics Circle Awards
Among the 30 finalists are books by 15 women. Nine of the 15 women finalists have affiliations with higher education in the United States.
The First Woman President of Alabama State University
Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd has been serving as the executive assistant to the chief of staff of the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University in Laurel, Maryland.
A Dozen Women in New Higher Education Administrative Posts
The appointees are: Mary Ellen Gillespie, Katherine Ates, Marilyn Smith, Naomi Sigg, Fiona Murray, Virginia Chapman, Pamela Jeffries, Kimberly Logan, Denise Wilbur, Shari Clarke, Trish Boyles, and Rychetta Watkins.
Study Finds That New Mothers Who Share Their Bed With Their Infants Are More Likely to Breastfeed Longer
A new study by university and government researchers finds that mothers who sleep in the same bed as their infants tend to breastfeed longer than mothers who do not sleep in the same bad as their baby. But this practice also has risks for the baby.
A Half Dozen Women With New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
The new appointees are Erika Geetter at Boston University, Jessica Lacher-Feldman at LSU, Christy Wyskiel at Johns Hopkins, Theresa Barron-McKeagney at the University of Nebraska Omaha, Robin Appleby at the University of Chicago and April Hylton at Virginia Tech.
The Next Dean of the Medical School at the University of California at Davis
Julie Freischlag currently serves as the William Stewart Halsted Professor and chief of surgery at the Johns Hopkins Medical Institute. She will become dean on February 10.
Four Academic Women Honored for Their Achievements
The four women selected for academic honors are Nancy Amato at Texas A&M University, Kathryn Meurs at North Carolina State University, Hortensia Amaro at the University of Southern California and Naomi Levin at Johns Hopkins University.
Six Women Named to Dean Positions
The new deans are Suzanne Prevost at the University of Alabama, Natasha Billie at Langston University, Alberta Davis Comer at the University of Utah, Ann Cary at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, Sandra Edmonds Crewe at Howard University, and Patricia Davidson at Johns Hopkins University.
Megan Urry Elected President of the American Astronomical Society
An expert on supermassive black holes, Dr. Urry is the Israel Munson Professor of Physics and Astronomy, director of the Center for Astronomy and Physics, and chair of the physics department at Yale University.
Three Women Named Churchill Scholars
Each year, the Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States offers 14 full scholarships for students to pursue graduate studies in the sciences at Cambridge University in England. This year, three of the 14 winners are women.
Two Foreign Women at American Universities Win Rhodes Scholarships
In addition to the 15 American women named Rhodes Scholars last month, at least two other foreign women who are currently attending American universities also won the prestigious scholarships.
Students Develop Device for Anemia Screening for Women in the Developing World
Undergraduates at Johns Hopkins University have won a $250,000 grant to help them develop a “prickless” device to screen for anemia in women in the developing world.
Yale Reappoints Its Chaplain
Before coming to Yale in 2007, for 14 years Kugler was chaplain at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.
Five Women on the 26-Member Team Sharing the Gruber Cosmology Prize
The team was honored for their work on the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP), which analyzed the “echo of the Big Bang” to determine the age, content, geometry, and origin of the universe.
Sixteen Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Mid-year is a popular time for new appointments and there are quite a few appointments of women to key posts to announce this week.
