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In Memoriam: Cynthia Paris, 1949-2024
Cynthia Paris’ career in higher education spanned over four decades. At the University of Delaware, she served as an associate professor of human development and family sciences and director of the Lab School.
Nine Women Appointed to 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.
Eight Women Who Have Been Selected for Administrative Roles 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
In Memoriam: Mona Sheinfeld Hersh-Cochran, 1934-2024
Dr. Hersh-Cochran was the first woman to ever receive a doctorate from Southern Methodist University in Texas. After receiving her Ph.D. in economics, she went on to teach at Texas Woman’s University for more than three decades.
Tashni-Ann Dubroy Named Chair of the National Association of College and University Business Officers
“I am immensely optimistic about the future of NACUBO,” said Dr. Dubroy. “We’ve never been stronger, and I look forward to working with my fellow board members to strengthen the value we provide to our member institutions, and in turn, to the students they serve.”
New Dean Appointments for Nine Women Scholars
The new deans are Erika Smith at Connecticut College, Angela Gilmore at the University of the District of Columbia, Ammina Kothari at Simmons University, Gail Orum-Alexander at Marshall B. Ketchum University, Angela Starkweather at Rutgers University, Theodorea Regina Berry at Montclair State University, Sheila Whitley at North Carolina A&T State University, Donna Stoddard at Babson College, and Jessica Huber at Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College.
Tammy Proctor Awarded the Inaugural Hillcourt Silver Medal for Outstanding Service to the History of Scouting
Dr. Proctor has been a professor of history with Utah State University for the past decade. She has published extensively on modern European and world history, as well as the history of Boy Scouting and Girl Guiding/Scouting.
Study Finds Link Between Infertility Treatment and an Elevated Risk of Postpartum Heart Disease
Researchers from Rutgers University have discovered that patients who received infertility treatment prior to their pregnancy are twice as likely to be hospitalized for heart disease in their first year postpartum.
Five Women Scholars Selected for Endowed Faculty Positions
The women appointed to endowed chairs are Lea Stewart at Rutgers University in New Jersey, Connie Rogers at the University of Georgia, Sana Karam at Washington University in St. Louis, Barna Saha at the University of California, San Diego, and Réka Albert at Pennsylvania State University.
Despite Risks of Obesity, Study Finds Quitting Cigarettes Still Should Be a Priority for Pregnant Women
Despite the concern that a pregnant woman will gain excessive weight after quitting cigarettes, a new study from Rutgers University has found the benefits of quitting far outweigh the health complications that could arise from maternal obesity.
Six Women Academics Awarded Endowed Faculty Positions
Newwly appointed to endowed chairs are Naima Kaabouch at the University of North Dakota, Emily Barrett at Rutgers University, Jenn Jacobs at Northern Illinois University, Jessica Fay at Oklahoma City University, Kristin Goss at Duke University, and Mila Getmansky Sherman at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Depression Symptoms Among Mothers Associated With More Emergency Department Visits for Infants
A new study from Rutgers University has found that infants whose mothers experience moderate to severe postpartum depression are significantly more likely than other infants to require an emergency department visit in their first year of life.
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.
New Study Casts Doubt on CDC’s Method for Tracking Maternal Death Rates
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the maternal death rate in the United States has tripled since 1999. However, a new study has found this rate to be vastly overestimated, with virtually no change in maternal deaths over the past twenty years.
Rebecca Tuuri Appointed President of Mississippi Historical Society
“I’m honored to be the president of this dynamic organization that celebrates local and statewide history projects that uplift a more honest historical narrative that can serve as an inspiration to our state and nation,” said Dr. Tuuri.
Terrie Williams Honored by The National Academy of Sciences
University of California Santa Cruz professor Terrie Williams has been awarded the Daniel Giraud Elliot Medal from the National Academy of Sciences for her work in the field of ecology and evolutionary biology.
Claudia V. Schrader Is the New Leader of York College of the City University of New York
A longtime member of the CUNY family, Dr. Schrader has served as president of Kingsborough Community College in Brooklyn New York, since September 2018. She has held leadership roles in three CUNY schools and worked has more than 20 years in the system.
American Heart Association Bestows Lembright Award on University of Connecticut Researcher
Nancy Schmieder Redeker is a professor at the University of Connecticut Schools of Nursing and Medicine, senior associate dean for research, and interim director of the Ph.D. program in nursing. The Lembright Award, established in 1987, is the top award for excellence in research given by the American Heart Association.
Neighborhood Stressors Produce High Levels of Testosterone in Pregnant Women
The researchers found that women living in neighborhoods with stressors such as vacant lots, derelict buildings, and other signs of disorder had significantly higher levels of testosterone – nearly 40 percent higher by the third trimester of pregnancy – than women living in well-ordered neighborhoods.
For Women Neurosurgeons, the Gender Pay Gap Is Significant
Women neurosurgeons billed Medicare for $395 851.62 compared to $766 006.80 for men. Women neurosurgeons were reimbursed an average of $69 520.89 compared to $124 324.64 for men. After controlling for volume and experience, women still received $24,885.29 less than men per year.
Seven Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments at Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions or given new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
A Trio of Women Who Have Been Appointed to University Diversity Positions
Zulema Valdez has been selected to serve as associate vice chancellor for equity, justice, and inclusive excellence at the University of California, Merced. Stephanie Akunvabey has been named chief diversity officer at Pace University in New York and Lois V. Greene is the new senior vice president of wellness, diversity, equity, and inclusion at Rutgers’s University Hospital in Newark, New Jersey.
Saundra Tomlinson-Clarke Is the New Provost at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey
For the past two years, Dr. Tomlinson-Clarke has been serving as senior vice provost for academic and faculty affairs. Dr. Tomlinson-Clarke joined the faculty at the university in 1989. Her research focuses on the development of culturally responsive interventions to enhance learning.
Tina Eliassi-Rad Honored by the CRT Foundation for Her Research on Artificial Intelligence
Tina Eliassi-Rad,, a professor of computer science at Northeastern University, recently received the Lagrange Prize from the CRT Foundation in Turin Italy. The prize is considered the highest international recognition for scientists in the field of complex systems and data.
In Memoriam: Evelyn M. Witkin, 1921-2023
Evelyn M. Witkin, a professor emerita at Rutgers University in New Jersey, was a world-renowned geneticist who helped to unlock secrets to how DNA damage and DNA repair affect cancer and aging.
Francine Conway Named Chancellor of Rutgers University-New Brunswick
Francine Conway is the new chancellor of the flagship campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey. She has led Rutgers–New Brunswick under the hybrid title of “chancellor-provost” for the past two years. The separation of responsibilities between chancellor and provost mirrors the leadership structures of Rutgers’ other campuses.
Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Named Professorships at State Universities
Olga F. Jarrín Montaner has been appointed to the Hunterdon Endowed Professorship in Nursing Research at Rutgers University in New Jersey. Shadi Nazarian is the inaugural holder of the H. Ralph Hawkins, FAIA, Chair in Architecture at the University of Texas at Arlington and Jessica Larsen is the Carol and John Cromer ’63 Family Endowed Associate Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Clemson University in South Carolina.
Carol Christ, Chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley, to Retire in 2024
Dr. Christ began her term as the 11th chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley on July 1, 2017, after serving as provost. From 2002 to 2013, Dr. Christ was president of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts.
After 18 Years, Elsa M. Núñez Is Retiring From the Presidency of Eastern Connecticut State University
Elsa M. Núñez was the first Latina to serve as a university president in New England. Before being named president of Eastern Connecticut State University in 2006, Dr. Núñez served as vice chancellor for academic and student affairs in the University of Maine System and provost and vice president for academic affairs at Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
In Memoriam: Ruth Ann Shea Burns, 1944-2023
A two-time graduate of Rutgers University in New Jersey, In 1981, Burns began an 18-year career at WNET-TV, the public broadcasting station in the New York area. She later served as vice president of marketing and external affairs for Georgian Court University in Lakewood, New Jersey.
Patria de Lancer Julnes to Lead the American Society of Public Administration
Dr. Julnes joined the University of New Mexico in 2021 as the inaugural Rosenthal Endowed Professor of Public Administration and director of School of Public Administration. Earlier, she served as associate dean and prrofessor at the Marxe School of Public and International Affairs at Baruch College of the City University of New York.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Six Women to Dean Positions
The new deans are Lidia Kos at the University of California, Riverside, Divya Choudhary at Indiana State University, Johanna Bond at Rutgers Law School in New Jersey, Angie Tissi-Gassoway at Amherst College in Massachusetts, Dorian Traube at Washington University in St. Louis, and Pamela J. Powell at Southern Utah University.
In Memoriam: Linda Bassett
Bassett joined the communications and marketing division of Rutgers University in 1989, where she worked to meet the community engagement goals of three Rutgers presidents. She retired in 2017.
Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York, Appoints Susan L. Parish as Its New President
Currently, Dr. Parish is dean of the College of Health Professions and Sentara Professor of Health Administration at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond. Prior to joining the faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University, she served as dean of Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University in Boston.
A Trio of Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The three women who have been appointed to endowed chairs are Bonnie Lucero at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Danielle Dick at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Rutgers University in New Jersey, and Kristen Brennand at the Yale School of Medicine.
