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Four Women Faculty in New Roles

Four Women Faculty in New Roles

The women scholars appointed to new posts are Annie Smith at the University of Arkansas School of Law, Amanda Albrecht at the University of Cincinnati, Julie Luft of the University of Georgia, and Ingrid Daubechies at Princeton University.

American Educational Studies Association Presents Its Critics Choice Book Award

American Educational Studies Association Presents Its Critics Choice Book Award

Sarah Stitzlein, an associate professor of education at the University of Cincinnati, was honored for her book Teaching for Dissent: Citizenship Education and Political Activism.

University of Cincinnati Study Finds Widespread Abuse of Over-the-Counter Drugs by Teens

University of Cincinnati Study Finds Widespread Abuse of Over-the-Counter Drugs by Teens

The study of more than 54,000 youths in grades 7-12 found that teenage boys are more likely to abuse over-the-counter drugs than teenage girls.

Patricia Borger Is in the Running for President of the Iowa State University Foundation

Patricia Borger Is in the Running for President of the Iowa State University Foundation

Since 2008, she has been vice chancellor of development and alumni relations at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee.

Six Women Scholars Win Awards

Six Women Scholars Win Awards

The honorees of Ashley Crumbley, Patsy Dickinson, Carla Johnson, Mary Frances Nettles, Linda Putnam, and Cathy N. Davidson.

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.

Two Women Named to the Faculty at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music

Two Women Named to the Faculty at the University of Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music

The new assistant professors at the conservatory are Hagit Limor Sunberg and Sydney Schnurr.

Two Women Named to Lead Schools at Universities

Two Women Named to Lead Schools at Universities

Elizabeth Wotton-Pimentel is the new dean of the College of Naturopathic Medicine at the University of Bridgeport and Kate Bonansinga is the new director of the School of Art at the University of Cincinnati.

Three Women to Lead Prestigious Professional Associations

Three Women to Lead Prestigious Professional Associations

Women have been elected the next presidents of the American Sociological Association, the American College of Sports Medicine, and one of the largest divisions of the American Psychological Association.

Fourteen Women Take On New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

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.

Two Women Named to Faculty Posts

Two Women Named to Faculty Posts

Petra Bonfet-Taylor was promoted to full professor of mathematics at Wesleyan University and Mary Steffel joins the business school faculty at the University of Cincinnati.

University of Cincinnati Professor Is the First Woman Scientist Elected to the Academy of Athens

University of Cincinnati Professor Is the First Woman Scientist Elected to the Academy of Athens

Litsa Kranias is the Hanna Professor and director of cardiovascular biology at the University of Cincinnati.

A Quartet of Women Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

A Quartet of Women Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Vijaya Gandhi, Nicola Partridge, Margo Crutchfield, and Karen Sibley will all be taking on new duties.

Eight Women in Academia Honored With Prestigious Awards

Eight Women in Academia Honored With Prestigious Awards

Isabel Wilkerson, Linda Campbell, Valerie Romero-Leggott, Margot Weiss, Darra Goldstein, Tracy Bale, Julie Zimmerman, and Mina Jones Jefferson are the honorees.

University of Cincinnati Establishes a Women in Leadership and Learning Program

University of Cincinnati Establishes a Women in Leadership and Learning Program

The program, which will incorporate a core curriculum based in women’s studies and a leadership development program, is modeled on the original WILL program established at the University of Richmond in 1980.

Seven Women Scholars Receive Notable Awards

Seven Women Scholars Receive Notable Awards

The honorees are Marilyn Flynn, Virginia Gonzalez, Silvia Salinas Belmker, Sherry Matusoff Merfish, Elizabeth Willis, and Laura Larsson.

Study Finds Gender Differences in Reasons for Entrepreneurial Activity

Study Finds Gender Differences in Reasons for Entrepreneurial Activity

Women are more likely than men to create enterprises that are vehicles for social change.

Seven Women Named to Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Seven Women Named to Administrative Positions in Higher Education

Here is news of seven women who have been named to new leadership positions at universities across the United States.

Four Women Academics Are Honored

Four Women Academics Are Honored

Sarah Farrell, Elva Kaye Lance, Dorothy Leidner and Valerie Krugh win awards.

The University of Cincinnati Mounts an Online Program to Combat Harassment

The University of Cincinnati Mounts an Online Program to Combat Harassment

Faculty and staff will be required to participate in the online training program and pass a test to show that they have mastered the content.

Eight Women Named to New Administrative Posts

Eight Women Named to New Administrative Posts

Here is new of the appointments of eight women to key posts in higher education administration.

Five Women in New Higher Education Administrative Positions

Five Women in New Higher Education Administrative Positions

Gretchen Dwyer, Katrice Albert, Carla Mazzarelli, Dawn Forbes Murphy, and Bonnie Richardson have new roles.

Two Women in Academic Medicine Are Honored by the American Heart Association

Two Women in Academic Medicine Are Honored by the American Heart Association

Nanette K. Wenger and Laura Wexler receive awards from the AHA’s Council on Clinical Cardiology.

Faculty News: Four Women Named to New Posts

Faculty News: Four Women Named to New Posts

Lauren Ancel Myers, Juliette Rogers, Mary Leigh Wolfe and Barbara Tobias were promoted to new ranks or positions.

A New Dean of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati

A New Dean of Nursing at the University of Cincinnati

Greer Glazer will assume her new role in January.

Major Awards for Women in Higher Education

Major Awards for Women in Higher Education

Six women are honored for their research, teaching, or mentoring activities.

Two Women Scholars Earn Pharmacy Awards

Two Women Scholars Earn Pharmacy Awards

Barbara G. Wells of the University of MIssissippi and Marianne F. Ivey of the University of Cincinnati are honored

University of Cincinnati Researcher Finds Racial Disparity in Testing Young Women for STDs

University of Cincinnati Researcher Finds Racial Disparity in Testing Young Women for STDs

Young white women seeking care in emergency rooms may be under-evaluated and under-treated for sexually transmitted disease.