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Five Women Named to Endowed Chairs

Five Women Named to Endowed Chairs

The women appointed to named chairs are Sandra Stith at Kansas State University, Leigh A. Neumayer at the University of Arizona, Nina G. Jablonski at Penn State, Karen McElrath at Fayetteville State University, and Suzanne Marchand at Louisiana State University.

Thirteen Women Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Thirteen Women Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

The appointees are Michele T. Villinski, Karen Ely Sanders, Valerie Taylor, Deborah M. McCreery, Monica Terrell Leach, Kimberly Andrews Espy, Patricia H. Cronin, Yvonne Harris, Huapei Chen, Deborah L. Sheely, Bethany Pace, Mollie Marcoux, and Susan J. Wilson.

New Administrative Roles for Nine Women in Higher Education

New Administrative Roles for Nine Women in Higher Education

The women taking on new administrative assignments are Harriet Frink Davis, Kristine Anderson, Mary E. Benjamin, Cheryl Harrelson, Virginia Evans, Taimi Olsen, Kimberly Glassman, Barbara Bryson, and Catherine Blake.

Four Women in New Teaching Roles

Four Women in New Teaching Roles

The women taking on new teaching assignments are Jennifer Barrett at Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Nancy K. Sweitzer at the University of Arizona, Nirupama Rao at Brown University, and Sara Brownell at Arizona State University.

Grants or Gifts Relating 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.

Six Women Appointed to New Faculty Posts

Six Women Appointed to New Faculty Posts

The women taking on new faculty roles are Harleen Hatterman-Valenti at the University of North Dakota, Nicole Archer at the San Francisco Institute of Art, Anne Cress at the University of Arizona, Amanda Bower at Washington and Lee, Victoria Gelling at North Dakota State, and Adrienne Walker Hoard at the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

New Faculty Roles for Three Women Scholars

New Faculty Roles for Three Women Scholars

Eleni Pliakoni is the first faculty member hired for the new graduate program in horticulture at Kansas State University. Esther Sternberg has joined the faculty at the University of Arizona and Tamara Jones will be teaching at the University of Montana.

Five Women Appointed to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities

Five Women Appointed to Administrative Posts at Colleges and Universities

The women taking on new roles are Teresa Lucie Thompson at the University of Arizona, Kimberly Betz at Carleton College, Antoneia Roe at Florida A&M University, and Donna Wardell at Virginia Tech. Tracy Futhey was reappointed to another term as CIO at Duke University.

The New Director of the University of Arizona Press

The New Director of the University of Arizona Press

She has over 21 years of experience in scholarly publishing at both the University of Arizona Press and the University of Missouri Press.

New Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education

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

Fourteen Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Here is a host of appointments of women to key posts at colleges and universities across the United States.

Nine Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Nine Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Here is news of this week’s appointments of women to key administrative posts at colleges and universities across the nation.

A Host of New Appointments of Women to Key Administrative Posts in Higher Education

A Host of New Appointments of Women to Key Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Here is new of 11 women who are taking on new duties at colleges and universities across the United States.

Two Women Among the Four Finalists for Director of the University of Georgia Press

Two Women Among the Four Finalists for Director of the University of Georgia Press

Kathryn Conrad of the University of Arizona Press and Lisa Bayer of the University of Illinois Press are among the four finalist to lead the University of Georgia Press.

New Grant Programs Relating to Women in Higher Education

New Grant Programs Relating to Women in Higher Education

Here is this week’s news of grants that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.

Two New Associate Deans at the University of Arizona

Two New Associate Deans at the University of Arizona

Joy Winzerling and Soyean Shim are new associate deans at the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Ann Weaver Hart to Be the Next President of the University of Arizona

Ann Weaver Hart to Be the Next President of the University of Arizona

She was announced as the only finalist with a final vote by the board scheduled for next week.

Three Finalists for Dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Three Finalists for Dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Sally J. Reel, Laura A. Talbot, and Sarah Ann Thompson are the three candidates.

Meredith Hay Is One of Five Finalists for the Presidency of the University of Vermont

Meredith Hay Is One of Five Finalists for the Presidency of the University of Vermont

She was a finalist for the presidency of the University of New Mexico and currently is one of three finalists for chancellor of the University of Maine system.

Two Women Among the Three Finalists for Chancellor of the University of Maine System

Two Women Among the Three Finalists for Chancellor of the University of Maine System

Current Chancellor Richard L. Pattenaude is stepping down in June 2012.

University of Arizona Honors One of Its Earliest Faculty Members

University of Arizona Honors One of Its Earliest Faculty Members

Mary Bernard Aguirre joined the faculty in 1895 and taught Spanish and history.

A Human Pink Ribbon to Raise Breast Cancer Awareness at the University of Arizona

A Human Pink Ribbon to Raise Breast Cancer Awareness at the University of Arizona

Staffers at the College of Medicine and construction workers donned pink hard hats and formed a huge human ribbon.

A Quartet of Women in New Administrative Posts

A Quartet of Women in New Administrative Posts

Terri Mitchell, Susan Stryker, Canan Bilen-Green, and Jan Hathcote have assumed new roles in higher education.

Five Women Awarded Academic Honors

Five Women Awarded Academic Honors

Rebecca Solnit, Marie Chisholm-Burns, Marisel Moreno, Mimi Chakarov, and Loise O’Neal win awards.

University of Arizona Scholar Wins Award for Nursing Research

University of Arizona Scholar Wins Award for Nursing Research

Professor Ida M. Moore will be honored in Washington this October.

A Shakeup in the Leadership of the University of Arizona

A Shakeup in the Leadership of the University of Arizona

Provost Meredith Hay was reassigned as special adviser to the chair of the board of regents.

New Roles for Four Women

New Roles for Four Women

Michelle Garfield Cooke was named interim associate provost for institutional diversity at the University of Georgia. She has been serving as associate dean at the university’s Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. She also teaches history and African-American studies courses. Dr. Cooke is a graduate of Princeton University. She holds a master’s degree from Yale […]

Universities Procure Research Grants on Issues of Importance to Women

Universities Procure Research Grants on Issues of Importance to Women

Mahua Choudhury, of the University of Colorado School of Medicine in Denver, received a $100,000 grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for research on finding a cure for preeclampsia in pregnant women.