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A Dozen Women Selected for 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
International Studies Association Honors Jennifer Ramos for Advancing Diversity in the Field
Dr. Ramos currently serves as a professor of political science and international relations at Loyola Marymount University. She focuses her current research on peacebuilding in divided societies, the globalization of the far right, and the preventive use of force
New Dean Appointments for Eight Women Scholars
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed dean at universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Universities Announce the Appointments of Three Women to Dean Positions
Susan Gilbertz has been appointed the interim dean of the College of Business at Montana State University. Brietta Clark is the new Fritz B. Burns Dean of Loyola Marymount University Law School in California and Sarah Gordon is the new dean of the Graduate College at Arkansas Tech University.
Six Universities Announce the Appointment of Women to Administrative Posts
Taking on new administrative roles are Catherine Punsalan-Manlimos at Seattle University, Irene at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, Aisha Jackson at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Sydney Pursel at the University of Kansas, Kimberly Kvaal at the University of Puget Sound, and Kawanna Leggett at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Named to Diversity Positions in Higher Education
Emelyn A. dela Peña is the new vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. Keisha Love was appointed vice provost for faculty advancement and academic inclusion at the University of Cincinnati and Tomicka Wagstaff was named vice provost for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts.
The Medieval Academy of America Recognizes the Work of Esther Cuenca of the University of Houston-Victoria
Dr. Cuenca was awarded the 2021 Van Courtlandt Elliott Prize from the Medieval Academy of America. The award recognizes an outstanding first published article in the field of medieval studies.
Deena Gonzalez Named Provost and Senior Vice President at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washington
Since 2001, Dr. Gonzalez has held various academic and administrative roles at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. These included chair of the department of Chicana/o studies, director of faculty development, and associate provost of faculty affairs.
Saint Mary’s College in Moraga, California, Names Its Next Provost
For the past 11 years, Dr. Margaret Kasimatis has served as vice provost for strategic planning and educational effectiveness at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. She also held a tenured faculty post in the department of educational leadership at the university.
Seven Women Win Mitchell Scholarships
Winners of the prestigious Mitchell Scholarships are selected to pursue a year of postgraduate study at universities on the island of Ireland.
Two Women Sociologists Honored by the American Psychology Association
Kathleen Slevin of the College of William and Mary and Toni Calasanti of Virginia Tech are the first non-psychologists to win the Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging from the American Psychology Association.
Education Conference Renamed to Honor Longtime Indiana University Professor
The Indiana University School of Education announced that its Education Leadership Summer Conference, now in its 46th year, will be renamed to honor Martha McCarthy, a Chancellor’s Professor Emerita at the university.
Report Finds a Large Gender Gap in Political Aspirations Among College Students
A study co-authored by Jennifer L. Lawless, associate professor of government and director of the Women & Politics Institute at American University in Washington, D.C., finds that young women in college are not as interested in careers in politics as their male peers.
Two Women Chosen as Finalists for the Presidency of Felician College
Angela Durant and Anne M. Prisco are the two finalists for the presidency of the co-educational, Catholic, Franciscan college located on two campuses in Lodi and Rutherford, New Jersey.
