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Women Scholars Who Have Been Named to Dean Positions

Women Scholars Who Have Been Named to Dean Positions

The deans are Heather Bush at the University of Kentucky, Susan Rowan at the University of Illinois Chicago, Patricia Sanchez Abril at the University of Miami, Marcilynn Burke at Tulane University, LaVonda Reed at the University of Baltimore, Jenna Shim at the University of Wyoming, Kalea Benner at Indiana University, Sheila Yeh at the University of Northern Colorado, Tracy Linderholm at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Franita Tolson at the University of Southern California, and Carol Dawnson-Rose at the University of California, San Francisco.

Constance St. Germain Will Be the First Woman President of Capella University

Constance St. Germain Will Be the First Woman President of Capella University

Dr. St. Germain joined Capella University in 2017 as provost. Earlier she was the executive dean at the University of Phoenix and vice president, dean, and professor of criminal justice for the American Public University System. She will become president of the university in September.

Gena Glickman Chosen to be the First Woman President of Massasoit Community College in Massachusetts

Gena Glickman Chosen to be the First Woman President of Massasoit Community College in Massachusetts

For the past decade, Dr. Glickman has served as president of Manchester Community College in Connecticut. Previously, she was vice president for teaching, learning, and student development at Elgin Community College in Illinois.

More Accolades for the Books of Carole Boston Weatherford

More Accolades for the Books of Carole Boston Weatherford

Carole Boston Weatherford, a professor of English at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina, has been selected to receive the Randolph Caldecott Honor and the Coretta Scott King Book Award from the American Library Association.

A Quartet of Women Appointed to Dean Posts at Universities

A Quartet of Women Appointed to Dean Posts at Universities

The new deans are Christine Spencer at the University of Baltimore, Karen Allen at Valparaiso University in Indiana, Adrienne Frame at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, and Cindy Juntunen at the University of North Dakota.

Catherine Gunther Kodat Will Be the New Provost at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin

Catherine Gunther Kodat Will Be the New Provost at Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin

Dr. Kodat has been serving as dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon. There, she is also a professor of twentieth-century English literature and American studies. She will begin her duties as provost at Lawrence University on July 1.

Fayetteville State University's Carole Boston Weatherford Wins a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award

Fayetteville State University’s Carole Boston Weatherford Wins a Boston Globe-Horn Book Award

The Boston Globe-Horn Book Awards recognize the best books of the year for children and young adults. This is the 50th year the awards have been presented.

Community College President to Step Down to Lead Achieving the Dream Inc.

Community College President to Step Down to Lead Achieving the Dream Inc.

Karen A. Stout, president of Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, will leave her post at the end of the academic year to become president and CEO of the nonprofit organization, Achieving the Dream.

Four Women Scholars Who Have Won Prestigious Awards

Four Women Scholars Who Have Won Prestigious Awards

The women who won awards are Hee Oh of Yale University in Connecticut, Bonnie Cramond of the University of Georgia, Ruth Haas at Smith College in Massachusetts, and Tara N. Richards of the University of Baltimore.

Judicial Appointments of Women Law Professors Make History in Maryland

Judicial Appointments of Women Law Professors Make History in Maryland

The appointment of two women with ties to the academic world to the Maryland Court of Appeals has made history on several counts. Women now make up a majority of the Court and for the first time there is an African America woman judge and a woman Chief Judge.

Two Women Among the Five Finalists for Dean of the University of Baltimore School of Law

Two Women Among the Five Finalists for Dean of the University of Baltimore School of Law

Penelope Bryan of Whittier Law School and Patricia Salkin of Albany Law School are two of the five finalist.