The women appointed to endowed positions in academia are Karen Frank at the University at Buffalo, George Washington University's Leandra Godoy at Children's National Hospital, and Beth Johnson at Pennsylvania State University.
“This is a pivotal moment for us all in the legal academy to come together in coalition around academic freedom,” said Professor Conway, dean of Penn State Dickinson Law and the School of International Affairs. “We may disagree on many other things, but we must collectively uphold academic freedom."
“Pace has a unique mission rooted in access, excellence, and opportunity, and that resonates deeply with me,” said Dr. Carr-Chellman. “I’m excited to bring my experience in academic innovation, collaborative leadership, and student-centered learning to a community so clearly dedicated to helping students excel and create lives they are proud of.”
Over the past five decades, women's total representation among authors published in the Journal of Biomechanics has increased from 5.5 percent in 1970 to 26.5 percent in 2020, with significant progress made in first and last author representation.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Colleen Lanzoni is associate director of graduate student wellness at Penn State and Therese Doyle Tullis was named deputy director of athletics at Kean University in New Jersey. Sheriah Dixon is the new Title VI coordinator at Syracuse University in New York and Guadalupe Valencia was appointed interim chief financial officer at the University of the Virgin Islands.
Jennifer Ross is interim dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Syracuse University, Carrie Zebrowsky Cooper is dean of university libraries at Florida State University, and Gwendolyn Lloyd is interim dean of the College of Education at Pennsylvania State University.
The women who have been appointed to new administrative positions are Jan Alexia Boulware at Savannah State University in Georgia, Tia Wright-Richards at Talladega College in Alabama, Tracy Moyer at Pennsylvania State University, and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell at George Washington University.
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions at universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
First appointed chancellor of Penn State Hazelton in 2022, Dr. Wright gained oversight of the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre campuses in 2024. She has taught English at the Hazelton location since 2000.
A three-time Penn State alumna, Dr. Wertheimer taught communication and women's, gender, and sexuality studies at Penn State-Hazelton. She was a scholar of women's rhetoric and political speech, particularly the voices of U.S. First Ladies.
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 contact@WIAReport.com.
