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A Half Dozen Women Who Are 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Colleges and Universities Have Announced the Appointments of Four Women to Dean Positions
The women appointed to dean posts are Michelle Knight-Manuel at the University of Denver, Victoria Rosner at New York University, Melanie B. Jacobs at the Louis D. Brandeis School of Law at the University of Louisville, Kathy J. Wolfe has been named vice president of academic affairs and dean at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia.
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.
A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Positions in Higher Education
Stella Xu has been named the John R. Turbyfill Professor of History at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. Ellen Avril was named the inaugural Judith H. Stoikov Curator of Asian Art at the Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and Yolanda Cooper was named the Lindseth Family University Librarian at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.
In Memoriam: Sandee Kay McGlaun, 1969-2021
Dr. McGlaun joined the faculty at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, in 2006 as an associate professor of English and director of the Writing Center. Earlier, she served on the faculty and was director of the Writing Center at what is now the University of North Georgia.
Four Women Who Have Been Appointed to Diversity Posts in Higher Education
Taking on new positions as diversity officers are M. Cristina Alcalde at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, Vicki T. Sapp at the State University of New York at Fredonia, Teresa Ramey at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, Kia Lilly Caldwell at Washington University in St. Louis.
In Memoriam: Maria Eduvijes Stallions , 1955-2019
Maria E. Stallions was an associate professor of education at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. Dr. Stallions joined the faculty at Roanoke College in 2008 after teaching at Barry University in Miami, Florida.
Nine Woman Who Are Taking on New Administrative Duties 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.
A Large Group of Women Who Have Been Appointed to Higher Education Administrative Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Roanoke College Will Name a College Building for a Woman for the First Time
Billie Jean Beamer taught health and physical education at Roanoke for 37 years and was an early advocate of women in sports. The college is renaming a residence hall in her honor. It will be the first building on the college’s campus to be named for a women in the institution’s 176-year history.
In Memoriam: Inez Everling Good, 1923-2018
Inez Everling Good was an associate professor emerita of modern languages at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia. She grew up in Nuremberg during the Third Reich.
Nine Women Faculty Members Who Have New Posts or Duties
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.
Gender Differences in Violent Crime Victimization for International Students
A new study by researchers at Georgia State University and the University of West Georgia finds that college students from outside the United States are less likely than American students to be victims of violent crime on campus. The study found that this is particularly true for women.
Three Women Scholars Named to Endowed Chairs
The three women appointed to endowed chairs are Christine Jacobs-Wagner at Yale University in Connecticut, Mary J. Henold at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia, and Anne Brunet at Stanford University in California.
In Memoriam: Mamie Salva’ Patterson, 1921-2015
Mamie Salva’ Patterson taught Spanish at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia for a quarter of a century. A native of Puerto Rico, Professor Patterson held a Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky.
Kelley Fanto Deetz to Lead Research Project on the History of Slavery at the University of Virginia
The University of Virginia has appointed Kelley Fanto Deetz to a three-year postdoctoral fellowship to conduct research on the role of slavery in the university’s history. She was an assistant professor of history at Roanoke College in Salem, Virginia.
