All Entries Tagged With: "Kansas State University"
Ann Kaiser Will Receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Council for Exceptional Children
Dr. Ann Kaiser is professor of special education and professor of psychology and the holder of the Susan Gray Chair in Education and Human Development at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She will be honored in Philadelphia in April.
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.
Prema Arasu to Lead the Olathe Campus of Kansas State University
The Olathe campus of Kansas State University serves the Kansas City metropolitan area. Previously, Dr. Arasu was vice provost of international programs at Washington State University.
Eight Women Taking on New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
The appointees at Irma Becerra-Fernandez at Florida International, Makaela Kingsley at Wesleyan, Geneva Henry at George Washington, Debra Fickler at Villanova, Lisa McBride at PCOM, Diane Paukstelis at Kansas State, Melissa Wargo at Western Carolina, and Barbara Jones at Boston College.
Six Women Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The women taking on new administrative roles are Ashley Biancho at Lafayette College, Paquita Davis-Friday at Baruch College, Lisa Woodward-Mink at Sacramento State, Christi Hurt at the University of North Carolina, Sharon Belden Castonguay at Wesleyan, and Maureen Redeker at Kansas State.
School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Kansas State University Chooses Its Next Leader
For the past seven years, Dr. Birgit Wassmuth, a native of Germany, has served as chair of the department of communication at Kennesaw State University in Georgia. She previously taught at Temple University, Drake University, and the University of Missouri.
Three Women Named Department Chairs
The new department chairs are Archana Chatterjee at the University of South Dakota School of Medicine, Barbara Anderson at Kansas State University, and Paola Sanguinetti at the University of Kansas.
Kansas State Professor Wins Book Award from the Interior Design Educators Council
Katherine Ankerson, professor and chair of the department of interior architecture and product design, is the second scholar in a row from Kansas State University to win the book award.
New Faculty Roles for Three Women Scholars
Eleni Pliakoni is the first faculty member hired for the new graduate program in horticulture at Kansas State University. Esther Sternberg has joined the faculty at the University of Arizona and Tamara Jones will be teaching at the University of Montana.
Four Women in New University Administrative Positions
Taking on new responsibilities are Audrey Anderson at Vanderbilt University, Joan Leavens at Kansas State University, Karla Leeper at Baylor University, and Sandra Danoff at Duke University.
Kansas State Promotes Seven Women to Full Professor
The seven women promoted to full professor at Kansas State are Laura Armbrust, Elizabeth Davis, Sherry Haar, Laurel Littrell, Caterina Scoglio, Christine Wilson, and Naomi Wood.
Eleven Women in Higher Education Taking on New Administrative Responsibilities
Here is this week’s news of women at colleges and universities across the United States who have been appointed to new administrative roles.
Kelly Sartorius Honored for Her Scholarship on Women’s History in Higher Education
The director of development for the College of Arts and Sciences at Washington University, was honored for her research on Emily Taylor, the dean of women at the University of Kansas from 1956 to 1974.
A Quartet of Women Who Have Been Chosen for Major Awards
The honorees are Deborah Canter, M. Bernadine Dias, Andrea Deaton, and Mary Thompson.
Kansas State Author Wins Fiction Prize
Katherine Karlin was honored for her collection of fictional stories about working women in America.
Fourteen Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Here is a host of appointments of women to key posts at colleges and universities across the United States.
The Gender Factor in Racial Profiling During Traffic Stops
A study by a researcher at Kansas State University finds that White women often get a break but Black women were just as likely as White men to be ticketed, arrested, or searched.
Verna Fitzsimmons to Lead the Salina Campus of Kansas State University
She has been serving as an associate professor of applied engineering, sustainability, and technology at Kent State University in Ohio.
Seven Women Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Joyce Jenkins, Shelley Dodd, Jacqueline Simmons, Deborah Cullen, Sharon Butler, Catherine Earl, and Linda Cook are the new appointees.
Three Women Appointed to Dean Positions
Sandra Wong at Colorado College, Debbie Mercer at Kansas State, and Barbara Romzek at American University will all take office in July.
Four Women Appointed to Distinguished Faculty Chairs
Sandra Waller Shelton, Maria Aristigueta, Nancy Monteiro-Riviere, and Zayn Kassam have been named to new professorships.
Three New Faculty Appointments for University Women
January Gill O’Neil, Diane Swanson, and Elena Grigorenko have been named to new teaching posts.
A Trio of New Department Chairs
Pamela S. Nadell, Jeannie Sneed, and Betty Pierce Dennis are named to head their academic departments.
A Dozen Women Named to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
From Massachusetts to California and from Wisconsin to Texas, women are named to key positions in the academic world.
Four Women Elected Fellows of the Entomological Society of America
Four women are recognized for their contributions to the study of insects.
