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In Memoriam: Deborah Pellow, 1945-2025

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A Syracuse University professor of anthropology for over four decades, Dr. Pellow was a scholar of human relationships. Her work contributed significantly to contemporary approaches to space and place.

Emory’s Crystal Sanders Wins Two Awards for New Book on Graduate Education During the Jim Crow Era

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Crystal Sanders' award-winning book, A Forgotten Migration: Black Southerns, Segregation Scholarships, and the Debt Owed to Public HBCUs, explores Black southerners' efforts to secure post-baccalaureate education during the era of legal segregation.

Four Women Professors Who Have Been Selected for New Positions

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Leslie Pick of the University of Maryland, Laura Rotunno of Pennsylvania State University, and Karen Smilotwitz of Northwestern University are taking on new leadership roles at their institutions. Yale University's Angélique Bordey has been named a senior vice president at Cassava Sciences, Inc.

Five Women Selected for Administrative Appointments at Universities

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The appointments are Savanna Wood at Northwestern University in Illinois, Tammy Moore at Hollins University in Virginia, Tina Pamintuan at the University of Washington, Kang Xia at Michigan State University, and Sonya Maria Hadrigan at the University of Rochester in New York.

New Administrative Appointments for Nine Women in Academia

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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 [email protected].

Michigan State University’s Teresa Woodruff Honored by Society for Women’s Health Research

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Dr. Woodruff has been recognized for her outstanding contributions to women's health research. She founded the field of oncofertility in 2006, sparking research into the reproductive options of cancer patients and cancer survivors.

Rachel Davis Mersey Is the New Provost at the University of Texas at Austin

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Before being named interim provost last August, Professor Mersey was the dean of the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas. Earlier, she was a professor and the associate dean for research in the Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.

Lisa Krissoff Boehm Appointed Provost of Saginaw Valley State University in Michigan

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A scholar of American urban history, Dr. Boehm has previously held academic leadership roles at Bridgewater State University, Manhattanville College, and Worcester State University. She will begin her new position with Saginaw Valley State University in January.

American Theatre and Drama Society Honors Ann Folino White for Excellence in Teaching

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Dr. Folino White is an associate professor of theatre studies at Michigan State University. In addition to her academic interests in theatre and drama, she is an advocate for advancing student accessibility on campus.

In Memoriam: E. Jane Doering, 1932-2024

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Dr. Doering taught French literature at the University of Notre Dame for two decades. Throughout her lifetime, she authored three books on the works of French philosopher Simone Weil.

A Dozen Women Selected for Administrative Roles in Higher Education

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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 [email protected].

Angela Christine Bauer Named Executive Vice President and Provost of Texas Woman’s University

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Currently, Dr. Bauer is the senior vice president for academic affairs at High Point University in North Carolina, where she has worked for more than a decade. She will assume her new appointment with Texas Woman's University in June.

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"When I first stepped onto campus as a part-time faculty member, I could not have imagined the journey I would eventually pursue," said Dr. Hayes. "What kept me here — and what inspired me every day — was the profound belief in the Regis mission and the extraordinary students, alumni, faculty, and staff who manifest that mission so purposefully."

In Memoriam: Deborah Pellow, 1945-2025

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A Syracuse University professor of anthropology for over four decades, Dr. Pellow was a scholar of human relationships. Her work contributed significantly to contemporary approaches to space and place.

Seven Women Professors Who Are Taking on New Responsibilites

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The professors selected for new positions are Jamie Taylor of Bryn Mawr College, Jill Sible of Virginia Tech, Bethany Neilson of Utah State University, Jessica Calarco of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ann Fisher-Wirth of the University of Mississippi, Miechelle McKelvey of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Maura Rhodes of Sacred Heart University in Connecticut.

Becky White Receives Citation Award From the HIV Medical Association

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Becky White, an associate professor in the division of infectious diseases at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine, was recognized for her pioneering research and leadership in improving care and reducing health disparities among prisoners with HIV.

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