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Eight Women Named to Dean Positions in Higher Education
Here is news of eight women scholars who have been appointed to dean positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Ten Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Academia
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
New Duties or Roles for Eleven Women Faculty Members at U.S. 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.
Four Scholars at Major Universities Taking on New Assignments
The four women who will be assuming new roles are Paula Pietromonaco of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Erica Kohl-Arenas at the University of California, Davis, Melissa Ianetta at the University of Delaware, and Zina Jarrahi Cinker of Vanderbilt University.
In Memoriam: Mary Jane Strattner-Gregory, 1923-2017
Mary Jane Strattner-Gregory was an associate professor emerita in the department of individual and family studies (now human development and family studies) at the University of Delaware.
The Gender Pay Gap on Corporate Boards of Directors
On the boards of the largest companies that pay their directors at a higher rate, women and minorities are paid less than White men on these large company boards. The pay gap, as much as 9 percent, is due to the fact that women and minorities are less likely to hold leadership positions on these boards.
University of Delaware Professor Honored by History Association
Erica Armstrong Dunbar, the Blue and Gold Professor of Black American Studies and History at the University of Delaware, is the winner of the Lorraine A. Williams Leadership Award from the Association of Black Women Historians.
Seven Women Named to Endowed Chairs at Major Universities
The new holders of endowed chairs are Joann B. Sweasy at Yale, Michelle M. Dowd at the University of Alabama, Mary D. Barkley at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Sheri Wilmer at Boston College, Sandra Thomas at the University of Tennessee, Julie Battilana at Harvard and Annette Giesecke at the University of Delaware.
Fourteen Women Appointed to 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.
New Roles for 10 Women Faculty Members in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Nine Women Appointed to Endowed Professorships in Higher Education
The women appointed to endowed chairs at colleges and universities are Maya Wiley, Sally C. Morton, Julia Wallace, Jodi Upton, Hui Fang, Beth Simmons, Pia Albinsson, Shontavia Johnson, and Anne Gelb.
Two Women Historians Honored With Book Awards
Laura Ackerman Smoller, professor of history at the University of Rochester in New York and Christine Leigh Heyrman is the Robert W. and Shirley P. Grimble Professor of American History at the University of Delaware. Both scholars were honored for their recent books.
Nineteen Women Who Will Be Taking on New Administrative Roles 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.
University of Wisconsin Scholar to Lead the National Library of Medicine
Patricia Flatley Brennan, who holds an endowed chair at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was named director of the National Library of Medicine, a division of the National Institutes of Health. The institution is the largest biomedical library in the world.
New Assignments for 11 Women Faculty Members
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Lila Gierasch Named Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Biological Chemistry
Dr. Gierasch is a Distinguished Professor in biochemistry and molecular biology and chemistry at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Earlier in her career, she taught at Amherst College, the University of Delaware, and the University of Texas.
Six Women in New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
Taking on new roles are Kathy Langan Pusecker at the University of Delaware, Sheree M. Marlowe at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Barbara R. Russo at the University of Mississippi, Nyree Gray at Claremont McKenna College, Adrianne Nagy DaPonte at Princeton University, and Ronné Patrick Turner at Washington University.
Seven Women Scholars Are Being Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Lori Pollock of the University of Delaware, Stacy Ziegler of Clarkson University, Pamela Heaton of the University of Cincinnati, JoAnne Epps of Temple University, Grace Schulman of Baruch College, Virginia Caples of Alabama A&M University, and Janice Moore of Colorado State University.
Six Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles
The six faculty members in new posts are Barbara Regenspan at Colgate University, Yi-Peng Hsieh at the University of North Dakota, Katherine Montwieler at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington, Jana M. Giles at the University of Louisiana, Monroe, Lesa Griffiths at the University of Delaware, and Judith Wassserman at West Virginia University.
Eleven Women Faculty Members Taking on New Roles in the Academic World
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
Nancy Targett Named the Next Provost at the University of New Hampshire
Dr. Targett is currently serving as acting president of the University of Delaware. She has been a member of the faculty at the University of Delaware since 1984 and was dean of the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment before becoming acting president last July.
A Dozen Women Taking on New Administrative Duties 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 Narvaez Is the New President of the American Water Resources Association
Martha Narvaez is an associate policy scientist at Water Resources Agency of the Institute for Public Administration and the School of Public Policy and Administration at the University of Delaware.
West Virginia University Hires a Wikipedian-in-Residence for Gender Equity
Kelly Doyle will be charged with increasing the number of entries in the online encyclopedia on people from West Virginia, with a particular focus on boosting the number of Wikipedia articles on women. According to Wikipedia, nearly 90 percent of the site’s volunteer editors are men.
Four Women Faculty Members Honored With Notable Awards
The honorees are Kathryn Kirkpatrick of Appalachian State University in North Carolina, Meredith Hughes of Wesleyan University in Connecticut, Tonia Dousay of the University of Wyoming, and Yan Jin of the University of Delaware.
A Dozen Women With New 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.
Eighteen Women With New Administrative Responsibilities in American 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.
Seven Women Promoted to Full Professor at the University of Delaware
The seven women promoted to full professor are Deborah Allen in biological sciences, Jaehee Jung in fashion and apparel studies, Andrea Everard in accounting, Nancy Getchell in kinesiology, Jung-Youn Lee in plant and soil science, Anna Papafragou in psychological and brain sciences, and Heidi Sarver in music.
Two Women Scholars Share the Highest Honor of the Association for Psychological Science
Roberta Golinkoff of the University of Delaware and Kathryn Hirsh-Pasek of Temple University in Philadelphia are sharing the James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award, the highest honor given by the Association for Psychological Science.
Six Women Scholars Presented With Prestigious Honors or Awards
The honorees are Dawn Elliot at the University of Delaware, Jean Dickinson Gibbons at Virginia Tech, Gina Brown of Wichita State University, Danielle Walsh of East Carolina University, Marie Chisholm-Burns at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, and Valerie Polakow of Eastern Michigan University.
Nine Women Appointed to Administrative Positions at Colleges and Universities
Taking on new administrative roles in higher education are Nicole Tami, Evelyn A. Edney, Barbara Will, MaryAnne Young, Teesa Brunson, Ellen Granberg, Ann Ardis, Precious Porras, and Jacqueline Higgs Caldwell.
University of Delaware Scholar Named to Editorial Post at the Journal of Glaciology
Cathleen Geiger is a research associate professor in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment of the University of Delaware. She was named the new sea ice science editor at the journal published by the International Glaciological Society.
Seven Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The appointees are Kimberly Saunders at the University of Delaware, Jill Ashton at Virginia Tech, Rebecca Brodigan at Colby College, Joyce Jacobsen at Wesleyan University, Teresa Gould at UC-Davis, Regina Lawrence at the University of Oregon, and Catherine Panter-Brick at Yale University.
New University Administrative Posts for Seven Women
The appointees are Amanda Walsh at Brown, Laura Spitz at Cornell, Ramona L. Taylor at Virginia State, Lynn Okagaki at the University of Delaware, Raquel Alexander at Washington and Lee, Shelley Zabrorowski at the University of Nebraska, and Elizabeth Tranter at Virginia Tech.
The New President of the American Society for Public Administration
Maria Aristigueta is the Charles P. Messick Professor of Public Administration at the University of Delaware. For the past six years she has served as the director of the School of Public and Policy Administration at the university.
