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New Faculty Appointments for a Dozen Women in Academia

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.

Ten Women Scholars Appointed to New Roles in Academia

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

Eight Women Who Have Been Selected for Dean Appointments

The new deans are Brenessa Lindeman at Case Western Reserve University, Sarah J. Williams at Penn State Dickinson Law, Tamera Halter at Vincennes University, Bethany Sansing-Helton at Wenatchee Valley College, Anne Shaffer at the University of Georgie, Terri L. Warholak at the Medical University of South Carolina, Brittaney S. Lott at Voorhees University, and Cheryl A. Thaxton at Winston-Salem State University.

Five Women Scholars Appointed to Named Professorships

The appointments are Ana Pombo at Johns Hopkins University, Alicia Drais-Parrillo at Pennsylvania State University, Tracey Stuller at the College of Southern Maryland, Tara M. Randis at the University of South Florida, and Jennifer Choy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

Menah Pratt Named Chancellor of Three Pennsylvania State University Campuses

Effective August 1, Dr. Pratt will lead Penn State's campuses in Hazelton, Scranton, and Wilkes-Barre. She comes to her new role from Virginia Tech, where she most recently served as vice president for strategic affairs.

Four Women Appointed to Endowed Professorships at Universities

The women who have been selected for endowed faculty appointments are Maria Geisinger at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, Indira U. Mysorekar at Pennsylvania State University, Triparna Sen at Ohio State University, and Jennifer Lemke at the University of Nebraska Omaha.

New Appointments for Ten Women Scholars in Higher Education

Here is this week’s roundup of women scholars at colleges and universities who have been appointed to new positions throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

A Trio of Women Appointed to Endowed Positions

The appointments are Aviva Abosch at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute, a clinical partner of Florida International University, Margarita Guillory at Boston University, and Karen Thole at Pennsylvania State University.

Four Women Who Have Been Selected for Dean Positions

The new deans are Emily Metzgar at Pennsylvania State University, Betsy Becker at the University of South Dakota, Samantha Penney at Hampton University in Virginia, and Kate Klepper at Babson College in Massachusetts.

New Faculty Appointments for Six Women Professors

Mechthild Tegeder of Washington State University, María P. Aranda of the University of Southern California, Andrea Hohmann of Indiana University, and Rupali Chandar of the University of Toledo have all been granted prestigious faculty titles. Professor Karin Öberg was named senior vice provost for faculty at Harvard and Professor Tonya Peeples was appointed a special adviser to the provost at Penn State.

Four Women Professors Appointed to New Positions in the Academic World

Katherine Macfarlane of Syracuse University is chair of the Association of American Law Schools' section on Women in Legal Education and Tahira Probst was granted the title of Regents Professor at Washington State University. Karen Thole and Judy Schaechter are taking on leadership roles at Pennsylvania State University and the University of Vermont, respectively.

Six Women Appointed to Dean Positions

The new deans are Vanessa Vásquez at Alverno College in Milwaukee, Jessica Retrum at Metropolitan State University of Denver, Gwendolyn Lloyd at Pennsylvania State University, Katie Hartman at Ohio University, Sarah Feldner at Marquette University in Milwaukee, and Jennifer Roberts at the University of Kansas.