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Stephanie Nesbitt Named Provost of Utica University in New York
Nesbitt has been an academic leader with Utica University for more than a decade, including serving as interim provost for the past year.
Rebecca Mattson Receives National Recognition for Exceptional Service as a Law Librarian
As a professor of legal research and current manager for the Penn State Law eLibrary, Mattson provides research support to her law school faculty peers, trains library and faculty research assistants, and serves as the primary library liaison with law school journals and publications.
Adiam Tsegai Is the New President of Erie Community College in Buffalo
Dr. Tsegai previously served as the college’s Officer-in-Charge since 2022 and provost and vice president for academic affairs, a position she was appointed to in mid-2021. She joined SUNY Erie as the dean of engineering and technologies in 2018.
Three Women Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
Patricia Diaz has been appointed to the Sunstar Robert J. Genco Endowed Chair at the University at Buffalo. Mary McCourt is the inaugural holder of the Michael J., ‘60 and Aimee Rusinko Kakos Endowed Chair of Chemistry at Niagara University in New York and Laly Joseph was named to the Dr. Keith R. Berend ’92 Endowed Chair in Nursing at Florida Southern College.
New Duties for Seven Women Scholars at Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions or given new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Elaine Howard Ecklund of Rice University Selected as President of the Religious Research Association
Dr. Ecklund joined the faculty at Rice University in 2008 as an assistant professor of sociology, after teaching at the University at Buffalo. She was promoted to full professor in 2013. She also serves as the director of the university’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance.
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.
In Memoriam: Barbara Ruben Migeon, 1931-2023
In 1963, Dr. Migeon became an instructor in the pediatrics department at Johns Hopkins University. In 1978, she becase the sixth woman to hold the rank of full professor at the medical school. Dr. Migeon retired from the faculty at Johns Hopkins in 2020, after serving on the faculty for 57 years.
In Memoriam: Irmgard Joan Lorch Staple, 1923-2022
Dr. Staple moved to the United States in 1963 to join the faculty at the Center for Theoretical Biology at the University at Buffalo of the State University of New York. She joined the faculty at Canisius College in 1973 and served as professor and chair of the department of biology.
The College of Saint Mary in Omaha, Nebraska, Names Its Next President
For the past three years, Glynis Fitzgerald has served as senior vice president and provost at Alvernia University, a private Catholic institution in Reading, Pennsylvania. Earlier, Dr. Fitzgerald served as associate vice president of academic affairs and dean for the school of graduate studies at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain.
Six Women Faculty Members Who Taking on New Roles or Duties at Universities
Taking on new duties are Sarah Mollman at South Dakota State University, Laura Freeman at Virginia Tech, Carol Loranger at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio, Robin R. Davis at Virginia Union University in Richmond, Elizabeth Otto at the University at Buffalo, and Rachael Hess at the University of Utah.
Dianna Phillips Has Been Selected to Lead Fairmont State University in West Virginia
Dr. Phillips has been serving as vice president of academic affairs and provost at the university. Prior to her tenure at Fairmont State, Phillips served as the president of the Harford Community College in Bel Air, Maryland. Earlier, she was the chief executive officer of the Community College of the University of the District of Columbia.
Robyn E. Hannigan Has Been Appointed President of Ursinus College in Pennsylvania
Since 2019, Dr. Hannigan has been named provost at Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York. Earlier, she was a faculty member and the founding dean of the School for the Environment at the University of Massachusetts at Boston.
In Memoriam: Kariamu Welsh, 1949-2021
After studying as a Fulbright scholar in Africa, Welsh joined the faculty at Temple University in 1985. She earned a doctorate in dance history at New York University and joined the dance faculty at Temple in 1999.
In Memoriam: Teresa Ann Miller, 1962-2021
Teresa A. Miller was senior vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and chief diversity officer for the State University of New York. Earlier, Miller was a tenured professor of law at the University at Buffalo, specializing in immigration law, criminal procedure, and prisoner law.
A Quartet of Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Positions as Deans
The four women who have been appointed deans are Nicquet Blake at the University of California, San Francisco, Allison Brashear at the University at Buffalo of the State University of New York System, Mary Edith Stacy at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and Christina Walsh at Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts.
Cynthia Rudin Wins the $1 Million Squirrel AI Award for Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Humanity
Cynthia Rudin, professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina, was won the $1 million Squirrel AI Award for Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Humanity from the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. Founded in 1979, AAAI serves as the prominent international scientific society serving […]
Laurie Shanderson Is the New Chancellor of Methodist College in Peoria, Illinois
Dr. Shanderson comes to Methodist College with more than 20 years of higher education experience, most recently as founding dean of the School of Health Sciences at Northcentral University, a private online university headquartered in San Diego, California.
Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed Heads of Their Departments
The new departments heads at Laura Bittner at New Mexico State University, Shawn Ricks at Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina, and Sarah L. Berga of the University at Buffalo of the State University of New York System.
High Alcohol Use Among College Students May Be More Damaging to Women Than Men
Among college students who are heavy users of alcohol women reported generally less interest in academic work and performance than men. The researchers also found that young women are more likely to depend on alcohol to improve mental well-being, which is also concerning, as they may self-medicate through drinking.
Natalie Harder Appointed the 17th President of Coker University in Hartsville, South Carolina
Since 2012, Dr. Harder has been serving as chancellor of South Louisiana Community College in Lafayette. Earlier, Dr. Harder served as vice president of institutional advancement at Patrick Henry Community College in Martinsville, Virginia, and as executive director of the Erie Community College Foundation in Buffalo, New York.
In Memoriam: Clara D. Bloomfield, 1942-2020
Dr. Bloomfield, of Ohio State University, was well known for her more than 50 years of groundbreaking research in blood cancers, particularly acute myeloid leukemia. She was the first scientist to prove that adults with acute leukemia, including the elderly, could be cured with chemotherapy.
New Roles in Higher Education for Six Women Faculty Members
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.
For College Sexual Assault Perpetrators, It May Be Not How Much You Drink But Where You Drink
The results of a study by researchers at Washington State University and the University at Buffalo show that college men’s presence at “drinking venues” such as frat houses or local bars was a better predictor of sexual aggression than binge-drinking behavior or propensity for casual sex.
Eight Women Scholars Who Have Been Assigned New Duties
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.
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.
In Memoriam: Margaret J. Barr, 1940-2018
Dr. Barr spent 38 years as a student affairs administrator in higher education. After working at Northern Illinois University and Texas Christian University, she served as vice president for student affairs at Northwestern University from 1992 to 2000.
In Memoriam: Elizabeth Capaldi Phillips, 1945-2017
Elizabeth Capaldi Phillips was a professor of psychology and served as provost at the University of Florida, the University at Buffalo, and Arizona State University.
Thirteen Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Assignments
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.
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.
Notable Honors and Awards for Eight Women in Higher Education
The selected for prestigious honors are: Judy Genshaft, Fenice Boyd, Anna Deavere Smith, Vivien Schmidt, Donna Cox, Marilyn Horne, Marisa Marques, and Sandra Sanguino
Gender Bias Can Produce Stress That Can Negatively Impact Women’s Health
Dr. Kristen Salomon, an associate professor of psychology at the University of South Florida in Tampa, found that women experienced an increased heart rate and higher blood pressure when exposed to gender discrimination in a controlled experiment.
In Memoriam: Jane Huttenlocher, 1932-2016
Jane Huttenlocher conducted research and taught at the University of Chicago for 40 years. She was a leading scholar on how children acquire language and mathematical skills
New Faculty Assignments for Eight Women at Major Universities
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.
University at Buffalo Scholar Wins Two of Science Fiction’s Most Prestigious Awards
Nnedi Okorafor, an associate professor of English at the University at Buffalo of the State University of New York System, is only bthe fourth author in the past two decades who has won both the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award for the same novella. The awards are among the highest honors given to science fiction authors.
