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Three Women Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education
The women appointed to diversity posts are Marsha McGriff at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, JeffriAnne Wilder at Oberlin College in Ohio, and Eliza Yellow Bird at the University of Arizona.
In Memoriam: Marjorie Perloff, 1931-2024
Dr. Perloff was a professor emerita of English with Stanford University, where she taught for 14 years. She was a scholar of contemporary and experimental poetry, authoring over a dozen books throughout her lifetime.
Laura Stultz Named Provost of Birmingham-Southern College in Alabama
After serving as interim provost for the past year, Dr. Laura Stultz has been officially appointed provost of Birmingham-Southern College in Birmingham, Alabama. She has been a faculty member with the college for over two decades. However, Birmingham Southern College has announced that it is closing at the end of the academic year.
University of Rochester Appoints Sarah Mangelsdorf to Another Five-Year Term as President
Sarah Mangelsdorf has been reappointed president of the University of Rochester. During her first term, the university experienced record undergraduate applications, research expenditures, and fundraising efforts.
Carey McDougall Is the New Leader of the Penn State Beaver Campus in Monaca
McDougall has served as the chief academic officer at the Beaver campus since 2014. Before coming to Penn State Beaver, she was an associate professor of art at the Stark campus of Kent State University in Ohio.
Vanderbilt University’s Hilda McMackin Receives Award for Mentoring in Research Development
Hilda McMackin, director of research administration systems and reporting at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, has been recognized with the 2023 Mentoring Award from the National Organization of Research Development Professionals (NORDP).
In Memoriam: Bobbie Brown Knable, 1936-2022
Knable joined the staff at Tufts University in 1970 beginning as an instructor in the English department. In 1980 she was appointed dean of students and remained in that role until her retirement in 2000.
In Memoriam: Carroll McClure Lewin, 1942-2022
After earning a Ph.D. in anthropology, Dr. Lewis conducted fieldwork together in Baluchistan, a remote region of Pakistan. She later joined the faculty at the University of Vermont and taught there for 30 until her retirement in 2001.
In Memoriam: bell hooks, 1952-2021
The leading feminist scholar bell hooks, the Distinguished Professor in Residence in Appalachian Studies at Berea College in Kentucky, died at her home in Berea on December 15 at the age of 69.
Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Positions at Colleges and Universities
The four women appointed to endowed positions are Elizabeth Gregory at the University of Houston, Karinda Brown at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, Janet Loebach at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and Valerie Hotchkiss at Oberlin College in Ohio.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Seven Women to Dean Positions
The new deans are Rose Cuison-Villazor at Rutgers Law School in Newark, New Jersey, Ramona Denby-Brinson at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Cecilia Konchar Farr at West Liberty University in West Virginia, Danielle Dennis at the University of Rhode Island, Karen C. Goff at Oberlin College in Ohio, Pamela Padilla at the University of North Texas, and Melissa Lubin at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.
In Memoriam: Lauren Berlant, 1957-2021
Lauren Berlant, the George M. Pullman Distinguished Service Professor in the department of English language and literature at the University of Chicago. Professor Berlant served on the faculty at the University of Chicago since 1984.
In Memoriam: Mary Elizabeth Young, 1929-2021
Dr. Young joined the faculty at Ohio State University as an instructor in 1955. At this time, she was one of few academic historians devoted to the serious study of American Indians.
In Memoriam: E. Jacquelin Dietz
After earning her doctorate, Professor Dietz joined the faculty at North Carolina State University. There, in 1992, she became the founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Statistics Education.
Examining the Gender Pay Gap Among Primary Care Physicians
Female primary care physicians earn less revenue than men for the care they provide, but spend more time with patients than their male colleagues, dispelling the commonly held opinion that female physicians work fewer hours than men.
In Memoriam: Alice Lyons Eckardt, 1923-2020
Alice Eckardt was a professor emerita of religious studies and the founder of the Jewish studies program at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. She taught at Lehigh from 1972 to 1987.
In Memoriam: Niara Sudarkasa, 1938-2019
In 1969, Dr. Sudarkasa joined the faculty at the University of Michigan. She was the first tenured African American faculty member at the university. In 1986, she was appointed the eleventh president of historically Black Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, and served in that role for 12 years.
Nine Women Faculty Members Who Will Be Taking on New Roles 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.
Scholar Claims Wichita State University Retracted a Job Offer After She Revealed She Was Pregnant
The plaintiff, now a visiting scholar at Oberlin College in Ohio, claims that she was offered a job at Wichita State. After she had mentioned she was pregnant and inquired about childcare facilities on campus, the job offer was retracted, according to the lawsuit.
The First Woman President of the University of Rochester
Sarah Mangelsdorf was appointed President of the University of Rochester in New York. When she takes office in the summer of 2019, she will be the first woman to serve as president of the university. She is currently the provost and a professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
A Half Dozen Women Taking on New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Maud S. Mandel Will Be the Eighteenth President of Williams College in Massachusetts
Dr. Mandel currently serves as dean of the college and as a professor of Judaic studies and history at Brown University in Providence, Rhode island. She joined the faculty at Brown in 2001 and was promoted to full professor in 2014. She will become preident of Williams College on July 1.
Oberlin College Scholar Wins Book Award From the Biblical Archaeology Society
Cynthia Chapman, the Adelia A.F. Johnston and Harry Thomas Frank Professor of Religion at Oberlin College in Ohio, received the Best Book Relating to the Hebrew Bible Award from the Biblical Archaeology Society.
Joanne Chory Awarded a $3 Million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences
Joanne Chory is a professor at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California and an adjunct professor of biological science at the University of California, San Diego. She was honored for “discovering how plants optimize their growth, development, and cellular structure to transform sunlight into chemical energy.”
Eight Women Who Will Be Taking on New Administrative Posts 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.
Former College President Johnnetta Cole Taking on a New Assignment
Johnnetta B. Cole, president emerita of Spelman College in Atlanta and president emerita of Bennett College in Greensboro, North Carolina, has been named a senior consulting fellow at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
In Memoriam: Toni Beck Bosner, 1924-2017
Toni Beck Bosner joined the faculty at Southern Methodist University in 1962, when the dance program was part of the physical education department. She served on the faculty until 1985 and was founding chair of the dance department.
Four Women Named to Executive Positions at College and University Art Museums
Taking on new roles at major academic art museums are Elizabeth Chodos at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Christina Olsen at the University of Michigan, Amy Gilman at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Jill Greenwood at Oberlin College in Ohio.
In Memoriam: Yeworkwha Belachew, 1952-2017
Yeworkwha Belachew served as assistant dean, ombudsperson, and founder of the Dialogue Center at Oberlin College. She retired in 2015 after more than 35 years of service to the college.
Study Identifies Risk Factors for Sexual Abuse of Early Maturing Girls
A new study by scholars at the University of Pennsylvania and Boston University find that early maturing girls are more likely to be abused if their friend group contains a large number of boys.
The Next President of Oberlin College in Ohio
Since 2008, Dr. Ambar has been serving as president of Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. She is widely regarded as having done a remarkable job leading the woman’s college. Earlier in her career, she was the youngest dean in the history of Rutgers University.
Lecturer at Purchase College Wins a Pulitzer Prize in Music Composition
Du Yun, a lecturer in the School of the Arts at Purchase College in Harrison, New York, was honored for operatic work about human trafficking entitled Angel’s Bone. Dr. Yun is a native of Shanghai, China. She began playing the piano at age four.
The New Dean of Students at Oberlin College in Ohio
Meredith Raimondo was named vice president and dean of students at Oberlin College in Ohio. She has served in the post on an interim basis since July. Dr. Raimondo joined the faculty at Oberlin College in 2003.
Nine Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments at Colleges and Universities
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.
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.
