“It is an honor to serve LMU in this role. I am deeply committed to the university and to working alongside faculty, staff, and students in sustaining a collaborative academic community rooted in mission, excellence, and care for the whole person,” said Dr. Weaver.
Dr. Daut, professor of French and of Black studies at Yale University, was honored for her newest book, The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe, which examines the complex political and intellectual life of early nineteenth-century Haiti.
A scholar of leadership, communication, and organizational behavior, Dayle Smith has extensive experience as a business educator in academia. She currently serves as dean of the College of Business Administration at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles.
The new provosts are Neva Specht at Appalachian State University, Jessica Lavariega Monforti at California State University, Channel Islands, Kathleen Weaver at Loyola Marymount University, Patsy Parker at Southwestern Oklahoma State University, and Tracy Skopek at Lamar State College Orange.
Here is this week’s roundup of women professors who have been appointed to new 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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
