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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.
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.
Two Women Who Lead High-Ranking Liberal Arts Colleges Have Received Contract Extensions
Amy Marcus-Newhall, president of Scripps College in California, has received a contract extension through June 2028. Anne Harris, president of Grinnell College in Iowa, has received an extension through June 2030.
Seven Women’s Colleges Included in U.S. News and World Report’s Top 50 Best Liberal Arts Colleges in America
According to U.S. News and World Report, Wellesley College is the best women’s college and tied for the seventh-best liberal arts college in the country. Six other colleges for women were included in the top 50.
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.
Five Women Who Have Been Appointed Deans at Colleges and Universities
The new deans are Stefanie Lindquist at the School of Law at Washington University in St. Louis, Kimberly Cavanagh at Gannon University in Erie, Pennsylvania, Shalei Simms at the State University of New York at Old Westbury, Amy Fry in the College of Nursing at Purdue University Northwest in Hammond, Indiana, and Mary Hatcher-Skeers at Scripps College in Claremont, California.
Colleges and Universities Appoint Eight Women to Administrative Positions
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.
A Change in Leadership at Scripps College in California
Suzanne Keen, who has served as president of Scripps College in Claremont, California, for less than a year, has resigned from her post. No explanation was given for the decision. The board of trustees appointed Amy Marcus-Newhall as acting president. She is a professor of psychology at Scripps.
A Quartet of Women Who Have Been Named to Dean Positions in Higher Education
Daisy Domínguez Singh was named dean of libraries at the University of Maine and LaShundia Carson is the new dean of the School of Education and Psychology at Alcorn State University in Mississippi. Deborah Perron Tollefsen has been named dean of the Graduate School at the University of Memphis and DeMethra LaSha Bradley is the new dean of students at Scripps College in Claremont, California.
In Memoriam: Samella Sanders Lewis, 1923-2022
In 1970, Dr. Lewis joined the faculty at Scripps College in Claremont, California, where she was the first Black scholar to be awarded tenure. The Samella Lewis Collection of Contemporary Art was created by Scripps College in her honor in 2007.
Suzanne Keen Will Be the Next President of Scripps College in Claremont, California
Dr. Keen is a distinguished scholar and professor of English literature. Since 2018, she has served as vice president of academic affairs and dean of faculty at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York. She is the former dean of the college at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, where she served as chair of the English department. She will become president of Scripps College on July 1, 2022.
College Consensus Announces Its Picks for the Best Women’s Colleges in the United States
According to the College Consensus formula, Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, is the best women’s college in the United States. Wellesley College in Massachusetts ranks second and Scripps College in Claremont, California, is third.
Two Women Scholars Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Prestigious Educational Institutions
Sheila Walker has been named the Laura Vausbinder Hockett Endowed Professor at Scripps College in Claremont, California, and Katerina Clark has been named the B.E. Bensinger Professor of Comparative Literature and Slavic Languages and Literatures at Yale University.
A Trio of Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships at Major Universities
The three new holders of endowed chairs are Gabriela Gonzalez at Louisiana State University, Laura Nasrallah at Yale Divinity School, and Julia Liss at Scripps College in Claremont, California.
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 Administrative Positions for 11 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.
Nine Women Faculty Members Who Will Be Taking on New Roles in Higher Education
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.
Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
Taking on new roles are Monica A. Coleman at the University of Delaware, Mimi Pipino at Ursuline College in Pepper Pike, Ohio, Juliet Koss at Scripps College in Claremont, California, Hilary Appel at Claremont McKenna College in California, and Rhea Datta at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York.
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.
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.
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.
Scripps College Scholar Honored by the American Council of Learned Societies
Michelle Decker, an assistant professor of English at Scripps College in Claremont, California, received an award given to young faculty in the first decade of their careers to “encourage and reward outstanding accomplishment in actual teaching in the humanities.”
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.
Three Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles
Leila Mansouri is a new assistant professor of English at Scripps College. Angela Lewis, was named interim chair of political science at the University of Alabama Birmingham, and M. Sue Kirkman was named chair of the National Diabetes Education Program.
Merodie Hancock Selected to Be the Fourth President of Thomas Edison State College in New Jersey
Since 2013, Dr. Hancock has served as president of Empire State College in Saratoga Springs, New York, a campus of the State University of New York System. Earlier, Dr. Hancock was the vice president of the Global Campus of Central Michigan University.
In Memoriam: Chana Bloch, 1940-2017
Chana Bloch was an acclaimed poet and professor emerita of English literature at Scripps College in Claremont, California. Dr. Bloch joined the faculty at Scripps College in 1973 and taught there for 32 years. At Scripps, she was the director of the creative writing program.
Scripps College in Claremont, California, Has Nine New Women on Its Faculty
Scripps College, the highly rated liberal arts educational institution for women in Claremont, California, has 11 new tenure-track faculty members on campus this fall. Nine of the 11 new faculty members are women.
Where Do Women’s Colleges Stand in the New U.S. News Rankings?
Some women’s colleges made impressive gains in their rankings. In fact of the six women’s colleges ranked in the top 50 of all national liberal arts colleges, five have shown an improvement over their rankings in 2013. Wellesley College is now ranked third nationally among all liberal arts colleges.
Scripps College in Claremont, California, Names Larissa Z. Tiedens as Its Ninth President
Dr. Tiedens is a social psychologist who has been serving as senior associate dean of academic affairs in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University. She also held the faculty post as the Jonathan B. Lovelace Professor of Organizational Behavior.
Website Offers Its Choices for the Best Women’s Colleges in the United States
Wellesley College in Massachusetts was rated as the best women’s college in the nation by the College Choice website. Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, was ranked second with Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania holding the third spot.
Six Women in New Faculty Roles at U.S. Colleges and Universities
Taking on new assignments are Claudia Arteaga at Scripps College, Christena Cleveland at Duke Divinity School, Olga Isengildina-Massa at Virginia Tech, Zella Palmer at Dillard University, Anna Hohler at Boston University, Lorraine Linn at Tuskegee University.
Eleven Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Assignments
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
New Roles for 12 Women Faculty Members
Here is news of a dozen women faculty members who are taking on new duties at colleges, universities, or professional associations.
Scripps College Names Three Women to Endowed Chairs
Scripps College has announced the appointment of four faculty members to endowed chairs.
Scripps College President Leaving Post to Head the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Lori Bettison-Varga, the eighth president of Scripps College in Claremont, California, will become president of the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County in October. She has served as president of Scripps College since July 2009.
