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In Memoriam: Alison Rickie Bernstein, 1947-2016
Dr. Bernstein worked at the Ford Foundation for more than 25 years before joining the faculty at Rutgers University in 2011. At Rutgers, she served as the director of the Institute for Women’s Leadership.
Jennifer Orlikoff Is the New Leader of Potomac State College of West Virginia University
Dr. Orlikoff was serving as an associate professor of French and director of the Center for Women and Gender Studies at West Virginia University’s flagship campus in Morgantown. She joined the faculty at the university in 2008.
Twelve Women Named to Dean Posts at Colleges and Universities
This is the time of year when many scholars are changing jobs and taking on new assignments. Here are 12 women who will be assuming new duties as deans at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Carol Christ to Serve as Provost at the University of California, Berkeley
From 2002 to 2013, Dr. Christ was president of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. Before leading Smith College, Dr. Christ served on the Berkeley faculty for 30 years, including six years as executive vice chancellor and provost.
Six Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Positions
Appointed to new faculty posts are Jeannette R. Ickovics at Yale University, Jane D. McLeod at Indiana University, Taja-Nia Y. Henderson at Rutgers University, Renu Malhotra at the University of Arizona, Shana Levin at Claremont McKenna College, and Diane Lipscombe at Brown University.
Rutgers University Study Finds Women Considering Abortion Are Often Given Inaccurate Information
A new report from the Informed Consent Project at Rutgers University in New Jersey finds that a significant amount of the information that states require medical professionals to tell women before they have an abortion is inaccurate.
Mills College Names Elizabeth Hillman as Its Next President
Professor Hillman currently serves as provost, academic dean, and professor of law at the University of California, Hastings College of Law in San Francisco. Previously, she served as professor of law and director of faculty development at the Rutgers University School of Law in Newark, New Jersey.
Does Sexual Violence Impact the Brains of Women Victims?
A new study led by Tracey Shors, professor of psychology at Rutgers University in New Jersey, finds that exposure to sexual violence may impact women’s brains by raising their levels of stress hormones which can limit their ability to learn.
Two Women Among the Four Finalists for Dean of the School of Social Work at the University of Georgia
Among the candidates are Judy L. Postmus, an associate professor of social work and the founder of the Center on Violence Against Women & Children at Rutgers University in New Jersey, and Anna Scheyett, a professor and dean of the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina.
New Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology Opens at Arizona State University
Kimberly A. Scott, an associate professor in the department of women and gender studies at Arizona State University, is the founding executive director of the center. Last fall, Dr. Scott was appointed by President Obama to lead the National Academic STEM Collaborative.
Four Women Executives in Higher Education Are Leaving Their Posts
The four women stepping down from administration positions are Monica C. Barrett at Rutgers University, Iris E. Harvey at Kent State University, Theresa Gordzica at the University of Kansas, and Debbie Harmison White at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
Johnson & Johnson Partners With Colleges and Universities to Promote Women in STEM Fields
Among the partner institutions are the California Institute of Technology, Harvey Mudd College in Claremont, California, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the Rhode Island School of Design, Rutgers University in New Jersey, and Spelman College in Atlanta.
Rutgers University Making Progress on Funding for the Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair
Rutgers University in New Jersey recently announced that it had raised more than $2 million to fund the Gloria Steinem Endowed Chair in Media, Culture, and Feminist Studies. The goal is to raise $3 million in time for Steinem’s birthday in March.
In What Situations Are Women Leaders the Most Effective?
A new study by Corinne Post, an associate professor of management at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, found that in business settings women were the most effective as leaders in unifying large groups made up of individuals with diverse specialties and spread across a large geographic area.
Nine Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Eleven Women in New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Arizona State’s Kimberly Scott to Lead the National Academic STEM Collaborative
Dr. Scott is an associate professor in the department of women and gender studies at Arizona State University. She is also the founding executive director of the Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology at Arizona State.
Evelyn Witkin, 94 Years Old, Wins the Lasker Basic Medical Research Award
Evelyn M. Witkin, professor emerita at the Waksman Institute of Microbiology at Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, is being honored for her work in creating the field of DNA mutagenesis and DNA repair which have played an important role in clinical radiation therapy for cancer.
Rutgers University to Establish a Living-Learning Community for Women in Computer Science
Women accepted into the living-learning community will have access to graduate student mentors, workshops and seminars, and leadership training all aimed at increasing retention among women computer science majors.
Business Insider Honors the “Groundbreaking Women Scientists” at U.S. Universities
Business Insider recently published its list of “50 Groundbreaking Scientists Who are Changing the Way We See the World.” Of these 50 groundbreaking scientists, 15 are women and 11 of these women have current ties to academic institutions in the United States.
Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, Names Tashni Dubroy as Its 17th President
Dr. Dubroy has been serving as as the special assistant to the president for process optimization at Shaw University. Dr. Dubroy is also the co-founder of Tea and Honey Blends, a hair care products company.
Four University Women Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Rebecca Campbell of Michigan State University, Keiko Torii of the University of Washington, Jacquelyn Dowd Hall, professor emerita at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Nancy Krieger of the Harvard School of Public Health.
In Memoriam: Suzan Maria Armstrong-West, 1948-2015
Professor Armstrong-West had served on the faculty at Edward Waters College since 2008. Earlier, she was assistant dean of student at the University of Texas at Austin and dean of academic programs at Rutgers University.
Seven Women Appointed to Teaching Positions at Major Universities
The women in new teaching posts are Lorna McGhee at Carnegie Mellon, Sonal S. Tuli at the University of Florida, Jeannine Bell at Indiana University, Amy Landis at Clemson, Norma Riccucci at Rutgers, Donita Brady at the University of Pennsylvania, and Ann Burkhardt at Drake.
Four Universities Appoint Women to Dean Positions
The women appointed to dean posts are Mary C. Schutten at San Jose State University in California, Lori Bergen at the University of Colorado, Sherine E. Gabriel at Rutgers University in New Jersey, and Diane Harris at the University of Utah.
New Women Deans at Five Universities
The five women in new dean posts are Kelly M. Smith at the University of Kentucky, Donna Rapaccioli at Fordham University, Joyce Alexander at Texas A&M University, Gwendolyn Mahon at Rutgers University, and Joanna Masingila at Syracuse University.
Ten Women in New Faculty Roles at U.S. Colleges and Universities
The 10 women in new teaching posts are Margot Quijano, Stefanie Jegelka, Leora Auslander, Kathryn Ellerbeck, Debra Romberger, Dana Levin, Aarti Gupta, Ericka A. Albaugh, Sally Radovick, and Kal Alston.
Six Women in New Teaching Roles at U.S. Universities
Taking on new faculty roles are Tamera Broderick at MIT, Lakami Baker at Auburn, Lucia Rothman-Denes at the University of Chicago, Donna Harsch at Carnegie Mellon, April Benasich at Rutgers, and Patrice Buzzanell at Purdue.
Northeastern University Is the New Home of Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society
Signs was founded in 1975 and is published by the University of Chicago Press. It has been based at Rutgers University in New Jersey for the past decade. The journal will be housed at Northeastern for at least five years.
Four Women Professors Honored With Prestigious Awards
The four women honored are Jennifer Klein of Yale University in Connecticut, the late Carol Ann Paul of Wellesley College in Massachusetts, Susan Hanson of Clark University in Massachusetts, and Susan J. Carroll of Rutgers University in New Jersey.
A Pair of New Deans: Bella Karr Gerlich at Texas Tech and Lei Lei at Rutgers
Bella Karr Gerlich was named dean of University Libraries at Texas Tech University in Lubbock and Lei Lei was appointed dean of the Rutgers Business School in Newark and New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Rutgers University Conducting Pilot Survey That May Become a Model for Assessing Campus Sexual Assault
The School of Social Work at Rutgers University was chosen by the White House and the U.S. Justice Department’s Office of Violence Against Women to create a survey on campus sexual assault and conduct a pilot study of its effectiveness.
Linda Brady to Step Down as Chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Linda P. Brady, chancellor of the University of North Carolina Greensboro, has announced that she will step down on July 31, 2015 and return to teaching. She was named the university’s tenth chancellor in August 2008.
Rutgers University to Establish an Endowed Chair to Honor Gloria Steinem
The university hopes to have an appointee for the endowed chair by the 2016-17 academic year. Some $1 million of the $3 million fundraising target has been raised so far from several foundations and individual donors.
Rutgers University Scholar Wins National Book Award
Ruth Feldstein, an associate professor of history at the Newark, New Jersey campus of Rutgers University, has been selected to receive the National Book Award for 2013 from the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis.
