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Study Finds Women Biological Scientists Have More Success With Assistant Professor Interviews Than Male Peers
In a survey of early-career scientists who applied to an assistant professor position between 2019 and 2022, over two-thirds of women received at least one job offer, compared to around half of their male peers.
Ten Women Selected for Dean Positions at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new dean 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.
Camille Davidson Appointed President of Mitchell Hamline School of Law
The Mitchell Hamline School of Law has appointed Camille Davidson as its third president, making her the first Black woman to hold the position. Davidson currently serves as a professor and dean of the School of Law at Southern Illinois University.
Eight Women 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Rochelle Ford Selected as the Next President of Dillard University in New Orleans
Since 2018, Dr. Ford has been serving as dean of School of Communications at Elon University in North Carolina. Before becoming dean at Elon, she was a professor of public relations in the Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University in New York.
In Memoriam: Barbara Nelson Benson, 1940-2020
Dr. Benson joined the faculty of the department of biological sciences at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in 1973 and taught there until retiring in 2002. She served as department chair and worked as co-director of the Environmental Science Program.
Governors State University in Illinois Appoints Cheryl Green as Its Sixth President
Last year, Dr. Green was appointed interim chancellor of the University of Wisconson-Whitewater. At that time she was vice chancellor of student affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. Earlier, Dr. Green served as assistant vice president of student affairs at Tennessee State University.
Two Women Appointed to Dean Positions at Law Schools in the United States
Sean Megan Scott was named the next president and dean of the California Western School of Law in San Diego and Camille M. Davidson, a former professor and associate dean at Charlotte School of Law, will become the next dean of the Southern Illinois University School of Law. Both women will take office this coming summer.
Penn State Brandywine Chooses Marilyn Wells as Its Next Chancellor
Dr. Wells has been serving as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Minnesota State University, Mankato. Before joining Minnesota State University, Wells served as vice provost and graduate dean of East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania.
Kent State University in Ohio Honors Its Outgoing President
Beverly J. Warren, president of Kent State University in Ohio, will step down from her position on June 30, 2019. To recognize her accomplishments over her five-year tenure, the Kent State University board of trustees has voted to name the university’s new Student Recreation and Wellness Center in her honor.
Kelli Brown Appointed Chancellor of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina
Currently, Dr. Brown is provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Georgia College & State University in Milledgeville. Previously, she served as interim president of Valdosta State University in Georgia.
In Memoriam: Lucia Perillo, 1958-2016
Lucia Perillo was a highly regarded poet and former university professor. She won a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship in 2000 and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in poetry in 2010.
Kelli Brown to Lead Valdosta State University in Georgia
Since 2013, Dr. Brown has been serving as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Georgia College and State University in Milledgeville. Earlier, she was interim dean of the College of Health and Human Performance at the University of Florida.
University of South Florida Executive Is the New Leader of NASFAA
Billie Jo Hamilton, assistant vice president of enrollment planning and management and director of university scholarships and financial aid services at the University of South Florida in Tampa, was elected chair of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators.
New Deans Announced at Six Colleges and Universities
The new deans are Pamela R. Matthews at Texas A&M University, Sydney Richardson at Salem College, Meera Komarraju at Southern Illinois University, Anne Helmreich at Texas Christian University, Judith Stoddart at Michigan State University and Claudine Gay at Harvard University.
Six Women Academics Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Juanita Johnson-Bailey of the University of Georgia, Rae Silver of Barnard College, Maria Harrison of Cornell University, Lois Zook-Gerdau of Muskingum University, Barbara E. Hagler of Southern Illinois University-Carbondale, and Wanda Heading-Grant of the University of Vermont.
New Administrative Posts for 18 Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of appointments of women to high-level administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
Rita Cheng Chosen to Lead Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff
Since 2010 Dr. Cheng has served as chancellor of Southern Illinois University Carbondale. She also taught accounting at the university. Earlier, she was provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Two New Deans at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Laurie A. Achenbach was named dean of the College of Science and Dafna Lemish was named dean of the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts. Both women have been serving in the posts on an interim basis since 2012.
Southern Illinois University Carbondale Has Promoted Four Women to Full Professor
The four new full professors at Southern Illinois University Carbondale are Sara Baer in plant biology, Dubravka in mathematics, Nilanjana R. Bardhan in communication studies, and Meera Komarrajau in applied psychology.
Seven Women Scholars Awarded Distinguished Honors
The seven women who have been selected to receive prestigious awards are Alice Baumgartner, Stephanie Luster-Teasley, Martha Hilley, Denise Mallor, Allison Joseph, Alison Chapman, and Velma McBride Murry.
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.
The New Provost at Wayne State University
Margaret Winters has served on the Wayne State University faculty for 11 years and was founding chair of the Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures. Previously, she served on the faculty at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale for 25 years.
Eleven Women in New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
The women in new posts are Sarah Thomas, Pamela Besnard, Shannon Gurek, Lhay Browning Thriffiley, Katie Young, Katherine Karraker, Deborah Moon Shaffer, Debra S. Merchant, Julie Weber, Anne Milkovich, and Karen Stallman.
New 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.
Fourteen Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Here is news of 14 women who have been appointed to new positions at college and universities throughout the United States.
Three Women Academic Physicians Are Honored
The honorees are Ruth-Marie Fincher of the Medical College of Georgia, Catherine deVries at the University of Utah, and Penny Tippy of Southern Illinois University.
New 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.
Rita Cheng Honored by the American Accounting Association
The coauthor of one of the leading textbook for graduate level accounting students, she is now the chancellor of Southern Illinois University Carbondale
A Trio of Women Who Have Been Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Jasmijn Bol of Tulane University, Lily Ann Brouszkowski at Southern Illinois University, and Jane Lancaster of the University of New Mexico.
Nine Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of women who have, or soon will be taking on, new administrative duties at colleges and universities across the United States.
Dafna Lemish Honored by the International Communication Association
She is interim dean of the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts and chair of the department of radio and television at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale.
Three Major Appointments of Women at Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Anne Cooper Moore was named dean of library affairs, Karla Berry was appointed director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, and Dafna Lemish was named interim dean of the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts.
Summer Camp Seeks to Increase the Number of Women in Film Industry
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale’s holds the Girls Make Movies camp each summer
Eight New Women Deans
Brid Grant, Ann Carruth, Julie DeGraw, Elizabeth Cada, Susan Stapleton, Laurie Achenbach, Jennifer Iacino, and Kim Wilson are all named to dean positions.
