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In Memoriam: Hope Lewis, 1962-2016
Hope Lewis was a professor at the Northeastern University School of Law in Boston, where she had served on the faculty for a quarter century. Earlier, she was an attorney in the Office of Chief Counsel of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Lynn Babington to Lead Fairfield University in Connecticut
Dr. Babington will become interim president on January 1 and is expected to serve until the end of the academic year. Since 2014, she has served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at the university. She previously served on the faculty at Northeastern University in Boston.
New Roles for Nine Women Faculty Members in Higher Education
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Northeastern University Aims to Help Women Entrepreneurs
The Impact Lending program, with $2.5 million in seed money from the university, will offer loans at below market rates to women entrepreneurs for the purposes of expanding their businesses. The goal of the program is to serve 85 small businesses and create 330 jobs in the first two years.
Nine Women Faculty Members Taking on New Duties
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Five Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Susan L. Brantley of Pennsylvania State University, Carol A. Landis of the University of Washington, Hava T. Siegelmann of the University of Massachusetts, Wendy E. Parmet of Northeastern University in Boston, and Diane Kerr of Kent State University in Ohio.
Four Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Carla E. Brodley of Northeastern University in Boston, Janice Payan of the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Katharine Hayhoe of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, and Caryn Brause of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
New Women Deans at Six Major Universities
Appointed to dean positions are Akirah J. Bradley at the University of Colorado, Mary Loeffelholz at Northeastern University, Alison Carr-Chellman at the University of Idaho, Anne Balsamo at the University of Texas-Dallas, Susamma Barua at California State University, Fullerton and Suri Duitch at Tulane University.
Gender Differences in Violent Crime Victimization for International Students
A new study by researchers at Georgia State University and the University of West Georgia finds that college students from outside the United States are less likely than American students to be victims of violent crime on campus. The study found that this is particularly true for women.
Website Documents Gender Differences in Professor Evaluations
Benjamin Schmidt, an assistant professor of history at Northeastern University in Boston, has established a website where visitors to the site can explore how often different words are used to describe professors broken down by gender.
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.
Six Women Faculty Members Selected for Notable Honors
The honorees ate Deborah Rhein of New Mexico State, Kimberly Eddleston of Northeastern University, Tricia Seifert of Montana State, Claire Kimberly of the University of Southern Mississippi, Majorie H. McNeill of Florida A&M, and Caroline McCracken-Flesher of the University of Wyoming.
New Women Deans at Four American Universities
The new deans are Pamela Holsinger-Fuchs at St. Martin’s University in Lacey, Washington, Susan Dinan at Pace University in New York, Elizabeth Hudson at Northeastern University in Boston, and Marion Gillis-Olion at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina.
Two Women to Be Honored by the Society for the Study of Multi-Ethnic Literature of the United States
Karla FC Holloway, the James B. Duke Professor of English at Duke University, and Bonnie TuSmith, an associate professor of English at Northeastern University in Boston, will be honored in April in Athens, Georgia.
Northeastern University Is the New Home of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society
Signs was founded in 1975 and is published by the University of Chicago Press. It has been based at Rutgers University in New Jersey for the past decade. The journal will be housed at Northeastern for at least five years.
Seven Women in New Faculty Roles
Women taking on new teaching assignments are Nicole Overstreet at Clark University, Tracelyn Gesteland at the University of South Dakota, Shelly Long at the University of Cincinnati, Barbara Guthrie at Northeastern University, Jinnie Garrett at Hamilton College, Helena Mitchell at Georgia Tech, Danielle Evans at the University of Wisconsin.
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.
The Next Dean of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern University
Carla E. Brodley is currently a professor of computer science at Tufts University and has a secondary appointment in the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the Tufts University Medical Center.
Six Women in New Teaching Roles
The women in new faculty roles are Teresa Francis at Central Washington University, Anette Hosoi at MIT, Margarita Blush at the University of Connecticut, Carolyn Rude at Virginia Tech, Eno Ebong at Northeastern University, and Donna Alberston at New York University.
Five Women Assuming New Dean Positions
The new deans are LeaAnn Martin at Western Washington University, Paula Casey and Gail D. Hughes at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, Maryam Alavi at Emory University, and Uta Poiger at Northeastern University.
Six Women in New Higher Education Administrative Posts
The women in new posts are Deloris Pettis at Northeastern University, Judith Burnfield at the University of Nebraska, Christine Tysor at Virginia Tech, Amber Ivins at Rice University, Monica Medina at the Wharton School and Cara Leeman at the University of Wisconsin.
Six Women in New Higher Education Administrative Roles
Carmen Green at the University of Michigan, Kathy Spiegelman at Northeastern University, Jamie Slater at Winston-Salem State University, Wendy Parent-Johnson at the University of South Dakota, Lois Badey at Virginia Tech, and Pat Whitely of the University of Miami are taking on new duties.
Uta Poiger to Lead the College of Social Sciences and Humanities at Northeastern University
Since 2011, Dr. Poiger has served as professor and chair of the department of history at Northeastern. She previously held an endowed chair in history at the University of Washington.
Six Women Appointed to Dean Positions
The six women named to dean posts are Desiree Polk-Bland, Astride Orle Tantillo, Susan W. Stinson, Nadine Aubry, Katherine Nugent, and Susan Duncan.
Eight Women Who Are Assuming New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
Here is news of the latest appointments of women to high-level administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
Four Women Scholars Stepping Down
Sheila Pinkel at Pomona College, Charlotte Beck at Hamilton College, and Jane Know of Bowdoin College are retiring from teaching. Emily Spieler is stepping down as dean but will continue to teach at the Northeastern University School of Law.
University Study Finds That Many Women Regret Their Decision on Whether or Not to Report a Sexual Assault
The study found that women who receive professional counseling after a sexual assault were less likely to regret their decision on reporting the crime.
College Ice Hockey Players Stand Up Against Sexual Assault
Member of four college ice hockey teams made a public declaration of their commitment to end violence against women.
Hope Lewis Is Honored by the American Bar Association
The Northeastern University law professor is recognized for her work for the advancement of women in the field of international law.
Northeastern University Business School Adds Three Women Faculty Members
In addition to the new hires, Professor Marjorie Platt was named senior associate dean and dean of the faculty.
Dean at Northeastern School of Law to Step Down Next Spring
Emily A. Spieler, dean of the School of Law at Northeastern University in Boston since 2002, has announced her intention to step down.
New Deans at Augustana College and Northeastern University
Pareena Lawrence and Terry Fulmer are appointed deans.
