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In Memoriam: Cynthia Haldenby Tyson, 1937-2024
A native of England, President Tyson led Mary Baldwin from 1985 to 2003. Before coming to Mary Baldwin, she served as a faculty member and as vice president for academic affairs and chief academic officer at Queens University of Charlotte in North Carolina from 1969 to 1985.
Three Women Who Are Serving as University Presidents Have Announced They Will Retire in 2023
Pamela R. Fox, president of Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, Virginia, Bonita Jacobs, president of the University of North Georgia, and Laura M. Casamento, president of Utica University in New York, have all announced that they will step down from their positions at the end of the current academic year.
Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Named to University Dean Positions
Tejal Desai was named dean of the College of Engineering at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and Amy Tillerson-Brown is the new dean of the Mary Baldwin College for Women in Staunton, Virginia. Also, Susan Sell was appointed dean of graduate and interdisciplinary studies at North Dakota State University and Chandrika Johnson was appointed as the interim dean of the College of Education at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina.
Four Universities Announce the Appointment of Women as Chief Diversity Officers
Taking on new duties relating to university diversity are Jody C. Randall at Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Andrea Cornett-Scott at Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, Virginia, Marsha McGriff at the Univerity of Florida, and Crystal McCormick Ware at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.
In Memoriam: Lynne Rudder Baker, 1944-2017
Dr. Baker joined the faculty at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2009. She was promoted to Distinguished Professor of Philosophy in 2005 and retired in 2013.
Three Universities Announce the Appointment of Women to Dean Positions
Carey L. Usher is the new dean of the Mary Baldwin College for Women at Mary Baldwin University in Virginia. Kathy Farrell was appointed dean of the College of Business at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Karen Pederson was named dean of the Global Campus at Kansas State University.
Mary Baldwin University Reaffirms Its Commitment to Women’s Education
Although it is transitioning to co-education, Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, Virginia, has announced several initiatives to reaffirm its commitment to educating young women.
In Memoriam: Virginia Lester, 1931-2016
Dr. Virginia Lester served as president of what is now Mary Baldwin University from 1976 to 1985. After stepping down as president in 1985, Dr. Lester earned a law degree at Stanford University.
For the First Time, Men to Be Admitted to Residential Programs at Mary Baldwin University
Throughout its 175 year history, only women were permitted to live on campus at Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, Virginia. Now the university has announced that men will be admitted to three fast-track degree programs that will allow them to live on campus. Opposition to the plan quickly materialized.
