All Entries Tagged With: "Northwestern University"
In Memoriam: Anne Hardy Thurman (1919-2012)
A proponent of theatrical productions for children, she taught at Northwestern University from 1971 to 1985.
In Memoriam: Arlene Kaplan Daniels (1930-2012)
Possessing three degrees from Berkeley, she taught sociology at Northwestern University for 20 years.
Study Finds That Black and White Women Leaders Are Perceived Differently for Acting Assertively
Researchers at Duke University and Northwestern University show that executives are perceived differently depending on their race and gender.
Study Finds Women Role Models Produce Educational Gains for Young Girls
In Indian villages with women leaders, young girls do better in school.
Eight Women Named to New Administrative Posts
Here is new of the appointments of eight women to key posts in higher education administration.
In Memoriam: Elizabeth M. Brumfiel (1945-2012)
A leading scholar of Aztec archaeology, she was on the Northwestern University faculty since 2003.
In Memoriam: Jane E. Larson (1958-2011)
For the past 15 years she served as a law professor at the University of Wisconsin.
Northwestern University Research Shows That Many Women Quit Taking Breast Cancer Drugs
Bad side effects result in many women discontinuing treatment that aims to stop breast cancer from reoccurring.
Two Women Undergraduates Are Among the Nation’s Top New Inventors
Eden Full of Princeton and Lexi Hamsmith of Northwestern were honored by Inventors Digest magazine.
Expanded Childcare Facilities Planned for Northwestern University’s Staff and Faculty
The university is adding considerable capacity to its childcare facilities.
Northwestern University Receives a Federal Grant for Prevention and Response to Sexual Assault
The grant money will be used to hire a full-time coordinator for sexual assault response services on campus .
Six Women Named Fellows of the Linguistics Society of America
Four of the six have ties to the linguistics program at the University of Massachusetts.
Northwestern University Alumna Named CEO of IBM
She is IBM’s ninth CEO and the first woman to lead the company.
Pianist Elvina Pearce Wins Lifetime Achievement Award
Elvina Pearce, taught piano and was the director of the Division of Preparatory and Community Music at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois. She also taught for 14 years at Northwestern University. Pearce recently received the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Conference on Keyboard Pedagogy. Pearce still teaches piano at home to a […]
Study Finds That Arrests Are Made in Very Few Campus Sexual Assault Cases
A survey of six universities in Illinois and Indiana finds very few arrests and almost no convictions resulting from reported cases of sexual assault.
Four Women Named to Distinguished Professorships
Kate Flint was appointed Provost Professor of English and Art History at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She was chair of the department of English at Rutgers University in New Jersey. She previously taught at Bristol University and Oxford University. Dr. Flint holds bachelor’s, master’s, and Ph.D. degrees from Oxford. She earned […]
Northwestern Professor Named to Treasury Department Post
Janice C. Eberly, the John L. and Helen Kellogg Professor of Finance at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, was nominated by President Obama to serve as assistant secretary for economic policy at the U.S. Department of the Treasury. Her nomination must be approved by the Senate. Professor Eberly, who has been on […]
Prestigious Awards for Six Women Scholars
Jeanne Zaino, associate professor of political science and director of the honors program at Iona College in New Rochelle, New York, received the Dr. Carol S. Russett Award from the American Council on Education’s National Network of Women. Dr. Zaino holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees the University of Connecticut. She earned a second master’s degree […]
Four Women Elected to the National Academy of Education
The National Academy of Education was founded in 1965. Members are elected on the basis of outstanding scholarship in the field of education. Recently, the academy announced the election of 11 new members. Four of the new members are women.
Notable Awards to Women in Higher Education
• Sherry J. Yennello, Regents Professor of Chemistry and associate dean for faculty affairs in the College of Science at Texas A&M University, has been selected as the 2011 recipient of the Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal from the American Chemical Society. Dr. Yennello has taught at Texas A&M since 1993. She holds a […]
