All Entries Tagged With: "Tufts University"
A Dozen Women With New Administrative Jobs in Higher Education
The appointees are Janice Tawney, Lori S. White, Lorraince Acker, Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Janice Lewis, Kirsten Waarala, Laura Simmelink, Nicole Edwards Evans, Sue Roberts, Sarah Covert, Ruth Jacobs Jackson, and Shannon Jackson.
Three Woman Scholars Appointed to Endowed Faculty Chairs
The three women named to endowed chairs are Maura McLaughlin at West Virginia University, Lan Yang at Washington University in St. Louis, and Kimberly Theidon at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
Five Women Scholars Appointed to New Faculty Positions
Women taking on new teaching roles are Jing Kong at MIT, Annemarie Gockel at Smith College, Amber Chelette at Ouachita Baptist University, Andrea Deciu Ritivoi at Carnegie Mellon University, and Linda M. Abriola at Tufts University.
How Gender Biases Continue to Slip Into the Classroom
A new survey finds that middle school and high school teachers tend to reinforce gender stereotypes in the classroom, albeit in most cases they do so unconsciously.
Tufts University Scholar Is the New President of the American Society for Nutrition
Dr. Simin Nikbin Meydani is professor in the School of Graduate Biomedical Sciences, professor in the School of Nutrition Science and Policy, and the director of the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts.
Four Women Who Are Stepping Down From Their Higher Education Posts
The women stepping down from administrative or faculty posts are Dorothy Robinson at Yale University, Linda Abriola at Tufts University, Carolyn Callahan at the University of Louisville, and Elizabeth Tyree at the University of North Dakota.
The Next Dean of Computer and Information Science at Northeastern University
Carla E. Brodley is currently a professor of computer science at Tufts University and has a secondary appointment in the Clinical and Translational Science Institute at the Tufts University Medical Center.
Trinity College Names Its First Woman President
Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut was founded in 1823. In July, Joanne Berger-Sweeney, currrently dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at Tufts University, will become the first woman to serve as the college’s president.
Women Academics Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Recently, the National Academy of Engineering announced its 2014 class of new fellows. According to WIAReport‘s analysis, only eight of the 67 new members are women. Six have current ties to the academic world.
Tufts University Expands Its Policies on Sexual Misconduct
Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, has expanded its policies on sexual misconduct to include sexual exploitation, voyeurism, inducing intoxification for purposes of having sex, or photographing, filming, or videotaping sexual activity without consent.
Women Scholars Appointed to Named Chairs
The women appointed to named chairs at Etel Solingen at the University of California Irvine, Nienke Dosa at Syracuse University, Daphna Oyserman at the University of Southern California, Marie Griffith at Washington University in St. Louis, and Ana Soto at the Ecole Normale Superieure in Paris.
Deborah Kochevar Honored for Her Efforts to Increase Diversity in Veterinary Medicine
Deborah T. Kochevar, dean of the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University, received the 2013 Leadership Award from the Lesbian and Gay Veterinary Medical Association.
Ten Women Taking on New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Women taking on new roles are LaShondra Peebles, Michelle, Lepore, Linda Cataldo, Meredith Well-Lepley, Keeley M. Powell, Tamela McNulty Eitle, Nancy Wentworth, Rebecca Benfield, Jennifer M. Schopf, and Kathy Jones.
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.
Tufts Dean Named 2013 Engineering Leader of The Year
Linda M. Abriola, dean of the School of Engineering at Tufts University in Massachusetts, is the first woman to win the award. She is being honored for her work in environmental engineering and for her service to the National Academy of Engineering.
University Study Recommends Curtailing the Use of Antidepressants for Pregnant Women
The results showed that pregnant women who take antidepressants were at greater risk for miscarriage, pregnancy-related high blood pressure, birth defects, and premature delivery.
Seven Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The new appointees are Tracy Hall, Noor Azizan-Gardner, Rhonda Gibler, LouAnn Westall, Patricia Watson, April Flint, and Linda Kurtos.
Peggy Newell Appointed Deputy Provost at Harvard
She has been an administrator at Tufts University for the past 30 years, serving since 2004 as vice provost.
Tufts University Professor Earns France’s Legion of Honor
Leila Fawaz is the Issam M. Fares Professor of Lebanese and Eastern Mediterranean Studies at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts.
Fourteen Women Take On New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of appointments of women to administrative positions in higher education.
New Dean Posts for Four Women Scholars
The four new deans are Cesarina Thompson, Julie Candler Hayes, Paula D. McClain, and Nancy Bauer.
Constance Flanagan Receives the 2012 Tisch Research Prize from Tufts University
She a professor in the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. She was honored for her work to foster an understanding of civic engagement.
Esther Wilkins Honored for a Lifetime of Work as a Dental Educator
Now 95 years old, the 11th edition of her dental hygiene textbook was published in January.
Seven Women Scholars Named Fellows of the Association for Computer Machinery
These women are some of the leading thinkers and practitioners in computer science and engineering.
Two Tufts University Professors Win Presidential Mentoring Awards
They are the only women among the nine individuals honored with Presidential Mentoring Awards.
A Host of New Appointments of Women to Top Posts in Higher Education
News of nine women in new posts at colleges and universities.
Tufts University Receives Grant Aimed to Increase the Number of Women Engineers
The Center for Engineering and Education Outreach at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, received a $60,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation for a program that aims to increase the number of women in engineering.
