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Marion Ehrich Wins the Mildred Christian Women’s Leadership in Toxicology Award
Marion Ehrich is professor emerita of pharmacology and toxicology at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. This honor is given by the American College of Toxicology to a woman who has impacted the advancement of science and practice of toxicology on a global level in a field dominated by men.
Study Finds a Gender Gap in Work Interruptions for Employees Working at Home Due to the Pandemic
The researchers found that even when both partners worked from home, the woman reported more demands related to childcare and household tasks. Women reported more interruptions than men did prior to the pandemic, but this difference has only increased. Women also noted more frequent interruptions from co-workers and supervisors while working from home than did men.
Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs at Colleges and Universities
The five women appointed to endowed professorships are Susana Marcos at the University of Rochester, Kristin Haglund, at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Jan Lacina at Texas Cristian University in Fort Worth, Leslie Lyons at Grinnell College in Iowa, and Morgaen L. Donaldson at the University of Connecticut.
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.
Ten Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
In Memoriam: E. Jacquelin Dietz
After earning her doctorate, Professor Dietz joined the faculty at North Carolina State University. There, in 1992, she became the founding editor-in-chief of the Journal of Statistics Education.
In Memoriam: Jacqueline Rosemarie Satchell, 1968-2020
A native of Jamaica, Jacqueline Rosemarie Satchell was an assistant professor of medicine and a leading clinician-educator in the Yale Section of General Internal Medicine and Veterans Administration’s Connecticut Healthcare System.
In Memoriam: Ruth B. Mandel, 1938-2020
Professor Mandel served for 24 years as director of Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics. She was a Board of Governors Professor of Politics and a senior scholar at the Center for American Women and Politics.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Five Women to Dean Positions
Appointed to dean posts are Carey Busch at Ohio University, Janice Naegele at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, Eboni Nelson at the University of Connecticut School of Law, Maria Donoghue Velleca at the College of William and Mary, and Barbara Krauthamer at the University of Massachuhsetts at Amherst.
In Memoriam: Patricia Sankey Imfeld Robinson, 1926-2020
Patricia Sankey Imfeld Robinson taught at Bates College in Lewiston, Mine, from 1947 to 1950. She later taught physical education classes at the University of Connecticut for 22 years.
University of Kentucky’s Amy Murrell Taylor Wins the Frederick Douglass Book Prize
The Frederick Douglass Book Prize was established in 1999 and recognizes the best book published in English on slavery, resistance or abolition. The award and a $25,000 prize are presented annually by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the Gilder Lehrman Center for Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition at Yale University.
In Memoriam: Barbara Losty, 1942-2019
Barbara Losty had a long career in higher education including service as president of Waycross College in Georgia.
A Pair of Women Scholars Appointed to Positions as Deans at Universities in New England
Juli Wade was appointed dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the largest academic unit at the University of Connecticut and Anne P. Massey was named the next dean of the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Both women will take on their new duties this coming summer.
Twenty-One Women Faculty Members 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.
Six Women Appointed to Positions as Dean at Major Universities
The new deans are Sarah Beth Estes at the University of Arkansas-Little Rock, Christine Kelleher Palus at Villanova University, Elaine M. O’Neal at North Carolina Central University, Denise M. Seabert at the University of West Florida, Kathryn Drager at Penn State and Sharon M. Gordon at the University of Connecticut.
Susan Herbst Announces She Will Leave Presidency of the University of Connecticut
Dr. Herbst was appointed the 15th president of the University of Connecticut in December 2010. She is the only woman to serve as president of the university since its founding in 1881. Dr. Herbst will step down as president on June 30, 2019.
Nancy Fey-Yensan Appointed Provost at Keene State College in New Hampshire
For the past seven years, Dr. Fey-Yensan has served as the dean of the College of Health and Human Services at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Previously, she was the associate dean of the College of Human Science and Services at the University of Rhode Island.
Three Women Among the Four Finalists to Be the Next President of the University of Maine
Susan Hunter, the first woman president of the University of Maine, will be retiring on June 30. The university has selected a field of four finalists to replace Dr. Hunter. Three of the four finalists are women: Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Sally Reis, and Nancy Targett.
Five Women Appointed to Dean Positions in Higher Education
The five women appointed deans are Maria del Carmen Flores-Mills at Colgate University in New York, Patrice Gilliam-Johnson at Delaware State University, Anne Langley at the University of Connecticut, Dianna Graves at Claremont McKenna College in California, and Quincy A. Rose at Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis.
Manisha Sinha Named as the Winner of the 2017 Frederick Douglass Book Prize
Dr. Sinha is the James L. and Shirley A. Draper Professor in American History at the University of Connecticut. Professor Sinha was honored for her book The Slave’s Cause: A History of Abolition (Yale University Press, 2016).
Two Women Among the Three Finalists for the Frederick Douglass Book Prize
Rashauna Johnson and Manisha Sinha are among the three finalists for the 19th annual Frederick Douglass Book Prize
Mary Holz-Clause Appointed Chancellor of the University of Minnesota Crookston
Dr. Holz-Clause has been serving as a tenured professor and dean of the Huntley College of Agriculture at California State Polytechnic University Pomona. Earlier, she was vice president for economic development at the University of Connecticut.
The Next President of the MGH Institute of Health Professions in Boston
Paula Milone-Nuzzo currently serves as a professor and dean of the College of Nursing at Pennsylvania State University. She joined the faculty at Penn State in 2003. Earlier in her career, Dr. Milone-Nuzzo was a professor and associate dean for academic affairs at the Yale School of Nursing.
New Assignments for Eight Women Faculty Members 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.
Cornell University Offers New Online Certificate Program on Women in Leadership
The five-course certificate program examines the issues facing women in leadership positions and offers strategies for handling them. The program can be completed in three months with five, two-week courses.
The Inaugural Dean of the School of Cultural and Social Transformation at the University of Utah
Kathryn Bond Stockton has been named the inaugural dean of the new School for Cultural and Social Transformation. Dr. Stockton is a Distinguished Professor of English and associate vice president in the Office for Equity and Diversity at the University of Utah.
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.
Marilyn Nelson Wins the $25,000 Neustadt Prize for Children’s Literature
Marilyn Nelson is a professor emerita at the University of Connecticut. Professor Nelson is a winner of the Pushcart Prize and has been a finalist for the National Book Award three times. From 2001 to 2006, Dr. Nelson was the poet laureate of the state of Connecticut.
Birmingham-Southern College Names Linda Flaherty-Goldsmith as Its Fifteenth President
Since 2013, Flaherty-Goldsmith has worked as a pro bono consultant with Human Rights First, a non-profit, nonpartisan human rights organization. Earlier she was chief of staff for the president of Birmingham-Southern College.
Study Reveals College Campuses That Had the Most Reported Rapes in 2014
Using campus safety and crime statistics collected by the federal government, the Washington Post found more than 100 colleges and universities in the United States had at least 10 reported rapes on their main campuses in 2014.
Thirteen Women Who Will Be Taking on New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Martha Potvin Named Provost at Springfield College in Massachusetts
Dr. Potvin has been serving as executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at Montana State University. Earlier in her career, she served for 16 years on the biology faculty at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
Eleven Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Two Women in the Running for Post of Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Connecticut
Lisa McBride currently serves as chief diversity officer at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and Joelle Murchison is vice president of enterprise diversity and inclusion at the Travelers Companies in Hartford, Connecticut.
The Next Leader of the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut
Gladis Kersaint is a professor of mathematics education and associate dean of the College of Education at the University of South Florida in Tampa. She will begin her new duties at the University of Connecticut in July.
