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University of La Verne President Pardis Mahdavi Abruptly Resigns After Ten Months
On June 7, Dr. Pardis Mahdavi announced her immediate resignation as president of the University of La Verne in California, after holding the position for less than a year. She was the second woman to serve in the role.
Endowed Faculty Appointments for Four Women Scholars
The women named to endowed faculty positions are April Mayes at Pomona College, Emilie Townes at Boston University, Jane Carlton at Johns Hopkins University, and Emily Huff at Clemson University.
Four Women Scholars Named to Endowed Faculty Positions
The women appointed to endowed faculty positions are Tiffany Messer at the University of Kentucky, April Kloxin at the University of Delaware, Michelle Olsen at Virginia Tech, and Rachel Levin at Pomona College.
In Memoriam: Margaret Hammond Dornish, 1934-2023
Dr. Dornish joined the faculty at Pomona College in 1969. When she began at Pomona, Dr. Dornish was among a handful of women faculty and the lone female instructor in a building that did not have a women’s bathroom.
Four Women Scholars Have Been Selected for Endowed Professorships at Pomona College in California
Pomona College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution in Claremont, California, has announced the appointment of nine scholars to endowed professorships. Four of these appointments went to women: Cherene Sherrard Johnson in English, Ami E. Radunskaya in mathematics and statistics, Erin M. Runions in religious studies, and G. Gabrielle Starr, who is president of the college.
Colleges and Universities Have Appointed Nine Women Scholars to Dean Positions
The nine women appointed to dean positions are Yuqing Melanie Wu, Keren Yarhi-Milo, Akilah Carter-Francique, Deborah R. Marinski, Kimberly Griffin, Alyssa Crittenden, Kimberly White-Smith, Glenda Gillaspy, and Ana M. Franco-Watkins.
In Memoriam: Laura Mays Hoopes
An avid advocate for women in science, Dr. Hoopes served as Pomona College’s vice president for academic affairs and dean of the college from 1993 to 1998. She was the first scientist and woman appointed dean of the college at Pomona.
In Memoriam: Barbara Barnard Smith, 1920-2021
After completing her master’s degree in music literature in 1945 at the University of Rochester, Smith took a position at the University of Hawaii to teach piano and music theory in the newly established music department. In 1957, she taught the university’s first course on non-Western music.
Seven Women Who Have Been Appointed to 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.
Nicola Pitchford Will Be the Next President of Dominican University of California
A native of the United Kingdom, Dr. Pitchford came to Dominican University in 2011 after teaching at Fordham University in New York. She currently serves as vice president for academic affairs, dean of the faculty, and as a professor of English.
New Assignments in Higher Education for Eight Women Scholars
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.
Erika James Will Be the First Woman to Lead the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania
When she takes office on July 1, Erika James will be the first woman and the first African American to lead the prestigious business school since its founding in 1881. Since 2014, Dr. James has been serving as dean of the Goizueta Business School at Emory University in Atlanta.
Five Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities
The five women are Kim Booker in the College of Business at Oklahoma State University, Tonya Butler at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Victoria Sancho Lobis at Pomona College in Claremont, California, Reann LeBlanc at the University of Massachusetts, and Lisa Lesch Palmer at George Washington University.
Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Positions 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.
In Memoriam: Gwendolyn Lytle
Gwendolyn Lytle, a member of the music department faculty at Pomona College in Claremont, California, for 35 years. Earlier, she taught at the University of California, Riverside.
Berkeley’s Jennifer Doudna Will Receive the 2019 Welfare Betterment Prize
Jennifer Doudna, professor of chemistry and professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley, will be honored at a ceremony in Hong Kong this October. Professor Doudna will receive an award equivalent to about $2.56 million.
Women Accepted for Admission into the Class of 2023 at High-Ranking Colleges and Universities
Recently, most of the nation’s highest-ranked colleges and universities informed applicants if they had been accepted for admission into the Class of 2023. Some revealed the gender breakdown of their admitted students.
Anne Houtman Appointed President of Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana
Currently, Dr. Houtman serves as provost and vice president for academic affairs at the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terra Haute, Indiana. Previously, she served as dean of the School of Natural Sciences, Mathematics, and Engineering at California State University, Bakersfield.
Professor Jennifer Doudna to Share the $1 Million Kavli Prize in Nanoscience
Jennifer Doudna is a professor of chemistry and professor of molecular and cell biology at the University of California, Berkeley. She is being honored for her research harnessing an ancient mechanism of bacterial immunity into a powerful and general technology for editing genomes.
Ten Women Named to Dean Positions at Colleges and Universities Throughout the United States
The new deans are Kathryn Ann Moler, Marsha Horton, Priscilla Mora, Katharine Traylor Schaffzin, Jeanne Widen, Lenetta R. Lee, Holllis Robbins, Elizabeth M.Z. Farmer, Laura Burian, and Avis E. Hinkson.
In Memoriam: Martha Elizabeth Andresen Wilder, 1944-2018
After teaching for two years at the University of Pittsburgh, Professor Andresen joined the faculty at Pomona College in 1972. A scholar of Renaissance literature and Shakespeare, Dr. Andresen remained on the faculty at Pomona College for 34 years.
Jennifer Doudna to Be Awarded the Dickson Prize in Science
Professor Doudna is being honored for her groundbreaking research harnessing an ancient mechanism of bacterial immunity into a powerful and general technology for editing genomes, with wide-ranging implications across biology and medicine.
Anna Maria Nápoles Named to a Key Post at the National Institutes of Health
Dr. Nápoles has been a professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco since 2001. She is the first Latina to be named a scientific director at the National Institutes of Health.
Women Accepted for Admission at High-Ranking Colleges and Universities
Recently, the nation’s highest-ranked colleges and universities informed applicants if they had been accepted for admission into the Class of 2021. Some of the nation’s most selective institutions provided acceptance data broken down by gender.
Two Women Scientists to Share the Japan Prize for Their Work on Genetics
Jennifer Doudna, a professor at the University of California, Berkeley and Emmanuelle Charpentier, the director of Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin, are being honored for their research in gene-editing technology that has led to new therapies for cancer patients and those suffering from heredity diseases.
Fourteen Women Appointed to 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.
Gabrielle Starr Named the First Woman President of Pomona College in California
When she takes office on July 1, Dr. Starr will be first woman president of the highly ranked liberal arts college in Claremont, California. She currently serves as dean of the College of Arts and Science at New York University.
Six Women Scholars Selected to Receive Distinguished Awards
The honorees are Li-Huei Tsai of MIT, Ami Radunskaya of Pomona College in California, Michelle Brown of the University of Tennessee, Patricia Vittum of the University of Massachusetts, Kathleen Lane of the University of Kansas, and Rachel Halverson of the University of Idaho.
Two Women Scholars Win Prestigious Book Awards
Amanda Hollis-Brusky, an assistant professor at Pomona College in Claremont, California, was honored by the American Political Science Association and Ann Marie Leshkowich, professor of anthropology at the College of Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, won a book award from the Association for Asian Studies.
In Memoriam: Toni Clark, 1942-2016
Toni Clark, professor emerita of English at Pomona College in Claremont, California, died late last month. She joined the faculty at the college and until recently had continued to teach as a member of the college’s emeriti committee.
Four Women in Higher Education Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Jane Liu of Pomona College in Claremont, California, Katherine Krzys of Arizona State University, Hanna Jenson of the University of Arkansas, and Diana Bilimoria of Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio.
Women Accepted for Admission at High-Ranking Colleges and Universities
Recently, the nation’s highest-ranked colleges and universities informed applicants if they had been accepted for admission. Some of the nation’s most selective institutions provided acceptance data broken down by gender.
New Assignments for a Dozen Women Faculty Members
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Three Women Scholars Will Begin 2016 in New Dean Posts
Taking on new duties as deans are Angela Evans in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin, Audrey Bilger at Pomona College in Claremont, California, and Jenna Crabb at the University of New Mexico.
Five Women Scientists to Receive the L’Oreal-UNESCO Women in Science Award
Jennifer Doudna, the Li Ka Shing Professor of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Structural Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, is one of five women scientists from around the world who will receive 100,000 euros and be honored at a ceremony in Paris in March 2016.
