All Entries Tagged With: "Michigan State University"
Martha Potvin Named Provost at Springfield College in Massachusetts
Dr. Potvin has been serving as executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at Montana State University. Earlier in her career, she served for 16 years on the biology faculty at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
Nineteen Women Who Will Be Taking on New 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.
Seven Women Scholars in the Twelfth Class of Jefferson Science Fellows
The Jefferson Science Fellows Program is designed to further build capacity for science, technology, and engineering expertise within the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development. Seven of the 12 fellows this year are women.
Ten Women Scholars Selected for Prestigious Honors and Awards
Here is this week’s listing of women scholars at college and universities throughout the United States who have been honored with notable awards
Five Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The women taking on new administrative assignments are Tricia Ejima at the University of Hawaii, Stacey Corley at the Ringling College of Art and Design in Florida, Kristin Woods at the University at Buffalo, Gia Soublet at Xavier University in New Orleans, and Ashley Green at Michigan State University.
In Memoriam: Marilyn Jane Stokstad, 1929-2016
Marilyn Stokstad served on the faculty at the University of Kansas from 1958 until her retirement in 2002. As the author of co-author of several textbooks, her scholarship introduced thousands of college students to the study of art history.
Five Women Academic Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Susan F. Haka of Michigan State University, Wendy Freedman of the University of Chicago, Rosalind Epstein Krauss of Columbia University, Saundra Yancy McGuire of Louisiana State University, and Carol Blair of Colorado State University.
Three Women Named Postdoctoral Fellows for Faculty Diversity at UMBC
Three women make up the third cohort of the Postdoctoral Fellows for Faculty Diversity at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. They are Keisha McIntosh Allen, Nkiru Nnawulezi, and Mejdulene Shomali.
Towson University Names Kim Schatzel as Its Next President
Dr. Schatzel has been serving as interim president, provost, and executive vice president for academic affairs at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. She is the former dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Dr. Schatzel will become president of Towson University on January 25.
Michigan State University Developing a Bystander Intervention Network to Reduce Sexual Assaults
Using money from a state grant, the university will offer training for employees of local bars and taxi drivers that will provide them with the tools and skills necessary to intervene when they suspect that a sexual assault may occur.
Thirteen Women Appointed to Key Administrative Positions 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.
University Study Finds Great Progress for Women, But Earnings Still Lag Those of Men
In 1980 men led women in educational attainment, occupational status and earnings. By 2005, women outpaced men in both educational attainment and job status but there was still a $11,428 gap in earnings.
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.
Eleven Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Assignments
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Rebecca Dutch to Lead the American Society of Virology
Rebecca Dutch will become president of the 3,000-member organization in 2016. She is a professor of molecular and cellular biochemistry and associate dean of biomedical education in the College of Medicine at the University of Kentucky.
New Roles for 12 Women Faculty Members
Here is news of a dozen women faculty members who are taking on new duties at colleges, universities, or professional associations.
Four Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Chairs
The women named to endowed professorships are Angela K. Wilson at Michigan State University, Paula Zeanah at the University of Louisiana-Lafayette, Janet E. Snyder at West Virginia University, and Mary Rezac at Kansas State University.
Academic Study Links Childhood Stress and Obesity in Women
A new study by sociologists at Michigan State University and the University of Texas at Austin has found a correlation between childhood stress and weight gain when women get older. Adult stress also was related to weight gain among women but not to the same degree. There was no link between stress and weight gain in men.
Five Women Academics Honored With Awards From National Organizations
The honorees at Preethika Kumar of Wichita State University in Kansas, Dionne Hoskins of Savannah State University in Georgia, Christine Colella of the University of Cincinnati, Marsha Linehan of the University of Washington, and Rebecca Campbell of Michigan State University.
A Dozen Women With New Administrative Responsibilities 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.
Fourteen Women in Higher Education Assigned to New Administrative Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Seven Women Scholars in New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities
In new faculty roles are Maria Torres at Smith College, Jamie Monson at Michigan State University, Kate Ryan Reiling at Macalester College, Kendra Sharp at Oregon State University, Maya Steinitz at the University of Iowa, Heather Leslie at the University of Maine, and Nicole Pepinster Greene at Xavier University of Louisiana.
A Trio of Women Scholars Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Major Universities
Stephanie Valberg was named to an endowed chair in equine sports medicine at Michigan State. Claudia Rankine was appointed to an endowed chair in English at the University of Southern California and Jessica Fanzo will hold a Bloomsburg Professor post at Johns Hopkins University.
Susan Martin to Take Over the Leadership of San Jose State University
On July 7, Susan Martin stepped down as president of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti. Eleven days later, she was appointed interim president of San Jose State University. She is expected to serve in her new role until June 30, 2016.
Wayne State University’s Angelique Day Wins Two National Awards
Angelique Day, an assistant professor of social work at Wayne State University in Detroit, was honored with prestigious awards by the American Psychological Association and the Child Welfare League of America.
Ten Women in New Faculty Posts at Colleges and Universities in the U.S.
Taking on new assignments are Linda Mansfield, Deana Lawson, Henrietta Kralovec, Alice Y. Kaplan, Deborah C. Haynes, Elizabeth M. Brannon, Grace Wasike Namwamba, Linda Babcock, Catherine Mobley, and Tracy Colemen.
Michigan State University Research Finds Criminal Arrests of Women Are on the Rise, Not So for Men
During the 1993-to-2012 period arrest rates for men were down 12.5 percent. For women, the arrest rate increased by 26.7 percent. If only violent crimes were considered, the arrest rates for men were down 13.5 percent but were up a whopping 53.2 percent for women.
Four Women Named to New Faculty Positions at Leading Universities
Lara Harb is joining the faculty at Princeton University. Kathryn M. Dudley was named chair of American studies at Yale. Julia Clancey Smith was named a Regents Professor at the University of Arizona and Mary Hausbeck was named Distinguished Professor at Michigan State.
A Dozen Women Taking on New 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.
Michigan State’s Patricia Soranno Named the Founding Editor-in-Chief of a New Journal
Patricia Soranno, a professor in the department of fisheries and wildlife at Michigan State University, has been named the founding editor-in-chief of the new journal Limnology and Oceanography Letters.
New Research Offers Evidence That Moving Up the Corporate Ladder Is More Difficult for Women With Children
The study was led by Cindy Schipani, a business law professor and the Merwin H. Waterman Collegiate Professor of Business Administration in the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan.
New Deans Announced at Six Colleges and Universities
The new deans are Pamela R. Matthews at Texas A&M University, Sydney Richardson at Salem College, Meera Komarraju at Southern Illinois University, Anne Helmreich at Texas Christian University, Judith Stoddart at Michigan State University and Claudine Gay at Harvard University.
Four University Women Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Rebecca Campbell of Michigan State University, Keiko Torii of the University of Washington, Jacquelyn Dowd Hall, professor emerita at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Nancy Krieger of the Harvard School of Public Health.
A Dozen Women With New Administrative Jobs in Higher Education
The appointees are Janice Tawney, Lori S. White, Lorraince Acker, Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Janice Lewis, Kirsten Waarala, Laura Simmelink, Nicole Edwards Evans, Sue Roberts, Sarah Covert, Ruth Jacobs Jackson, and Shannon Jackson.
Kim Schatzel to Lead Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti
Dr. Schatzel is currently provost and executive vice president at Eastern Michigan University. Before joining the university in 2012, she was dean of the College of Business at the University of Michigan-Dearborn.
