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Sixteen Women Who Have Been Appointed to 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 [email protected].

New Administrative Duties for Eight Women 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 [email protected].

Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Higher Education Positions Relating to Diversity

Taking on new diversity roles are Thiadora Pina at the Santa Clara University School of Law in California, Kendra Jason at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Chanelle Whittaker at Prince George’s Community College in Largo, Maryland.

Julie H. Sullivan Will Be the First Woman President of Santa Clara University in California

For the past nine years, Julie Sullivan has been president of the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. There she was the first layperson and first woman to serve as president. Prior to joining the University of St. Thomas, Dr. Sullivan was executive vice president and provost at the University of San Diego

Janet Napolitano Receives Lifetime Achievement Award From the American Council on Education

Janet Napolitano, who served as president of the University of California System from 2013 to 2020 and currently is a professor of public policy and director of the Center for Security in Politics at the University of California, Berkeley. was selected for the Lifetime Achievement Award given by the American Council on Education.

Researchers Document Why Sexual Harassment Is Rampant in Anthropological Field Work

The new study found that field site directors who failed to establish clear ground rules for the behavior of their team also were more likely to tolerate, ignore – or in some cases, engage in and encourage – the physical and/or sexual harassment of some members of their team.

A Trio of Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Universities

The three women receiving appointments as deans are Ellen J. MacKenzie at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Stephanie Pasley Henry at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Florida, and Lisa A. Kloppenberg at Santa Clara University in California.

In Memoriam: Marie L. Griffin, 1967-2016

Dr. Griffin joined the faculty at Arizona State University in 1996. She was promoted to associate professor in 2006 and to full professor of criminology and criminal justice in 2015.

Five Women Appointed to Positions as Dean at Major Universities

The new deans are Katherine Schultz at the University of Colorado, Sabrina Zirkel at Santa Clara University in California, Mary McKernan McKay at Washington University in St. Louis, Marta Kuzma at the Yale School of Art, and Lori Ploutz-Snyder at the University of Michigan.

Six Women Professors Presented With Notable Awards

The honorees are Chritine Grant of North Carolina State University, Shannor Vallor of Santa Clara University, Kimberly E. Applegate of Emory University, Julie Bullard of the University of Montana, Nance Wilson of SUNY-Cortland, and Mary Kay Washington of Vanderbilt University.

In Memoriam: Mary McDougall Gordon, 1926-2015

Mary Gordon was the first director of the women's studies program at Santa Clara University in California. She was the first woman to gain tenure in the history department, the first woman to hold an endowed chair in the Arts & Sciences, and the first woman faculty member to serve on the board of trustees.

Nineteen Women With New Administrative Posts at U.S. 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.