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In Memoriam: Helen Tartar, 1951-2014
Helen Tartar, the editorial director of Fordham University Press, died in an automobile accident in Colorado on March 3. Tarter joined Fordham University Press in 2003 after a 20-year career in scholarly publishing on the West Coast.
Swarthmore College Promotes Three Women to Full Professor
Amanda Bayer was named a full professor of economics. Tia Newhall was promoted to professor of computer science and Sunka Simon was appointed professor of German studies and film and media studies.
Five Women in New Teaching Roles
The appointees are Rachel Sagner Buurma at Swarthmore College, Fran Mainella of Clemson University, Sandra James-Yi at Virginia Tech, Susan Anderson at the University of South Dakota, and Pamela Diggle at the University of Connecticut.
Swarthmore College Professor to Be Honored by the Linguistic Society of America
Donna Jo Napoli, professor of linguistics at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, was selected as the winner of the 2014 Linguistics, Language, and the Public Award from the Linguistic Society of America.
Swarthmore College Takes Steps to Address Sexual Misconduct on Campus
Swarthmore College is one of several institutions of higher education that currently is under investigation by the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education. The college is is not waiting for the results of the investigation before it takes action.
Lightning Strikes and Ignites a Fire at the Women’s Resource Center at Swarthmore College
The third floor of the building, which sustained the brunt of the damage, contained the Women’s Resource Center library and its collection of feminist literature. The first and second floors suffered water and smoke damage.
Sexual Misconduct Complaints Filed Against Four Colleges and Universities
The complaints were filed against the University of Southern California, the University of California at Berkeley, Swarthmore College, and Dartmouth College.
Ten Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The women with new administrative roles are Liliana Rodriguez, Emily Engleschall, Treby Williams, Kari Alldredge, Julie Graves, Fran Hagstrom, Amy Chasteen Miller, Nicole Raimondi, Lesa Hatley Major, and Katherine Aiken.
Swarthmore College to Conduct an Audit of Sexual Misconduct Policies and Procedures
After two students filed a complaint saying the college wasn’t doing enough, President Rebecca Chopp has announced a major new review of all of the college’s policies and procedures regarding sexual assault and misconduct.
Five Women Faculty Earn Promotions at Swarthmore College
Aurora Camacho de Schmidt and Elizabeth Vallen were named full professors. Associate professors Jane Gillam, Linda Chen, and Tomoko Sakomura were granted tenure.
New Jobs for Five Women in Higher Education
Here is news of five women who have recently been hired to administrative posts.
Five Women Named to New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Mary Holz-Clause, Karlene Burrell-McRae, Nancy Guerra, Libby Shelton, and Allayne Barrilleaux have new duties.
