The new deans are Janice Zgibor at the University of South Florida, Angela Gilmore at the University of the District of Columbia, Windy Ann Mack Stephenson at South Carolina State University, Heidi Getchell-Bastien at Northern Essex Community College, Lisa Reyes Mason at the University of Illinois, and Vanessa B. Sheppard at Florida A&M University.
In 2024, women earned 26.6 percent of all bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees in engineering. Women were most represented among graduates in the environmental and biomedical disciplines. They were least represented among graduates in electrical and mechanical disciplines.
Effective August 1, Dr. Pratt will lead Penn State's campuses in Hazelton, Scranton, and Wilkes-Barre. She comes to her new role from Virginia Tech, where she most recently served as vice president for strategic affairs.
Dr. Poole taught at Johns Hopkins University for nearly two decades before retiring with emerita status in 2021. An anthropologist, she conducted extensive field research on politics in Mexico and Peru.
Dr. Carlson has led the University of Delaware on an interim basis for the past six months. Prior to her interim appointment, she was the university's provost for three years.
The administrative appointments are Becky Simcik at Pennsylvania State University, Angel Pointer at South Carolina State University, Usha Lee McFarling at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Stacy Jones at the University of Georgia, Aimee Heeter at the University of Illinois, and Donna Blake at Utah State University Blanding.
A research librarian at the University of Missouri, Gray specializes in business, economics, and entrepreneurship. She oversees several training and mentorship programs aimed at supporting student entrepreneurs
Following the upcoming retirement of the university's current president, Dr. Laura Carlson is slated to become the interim president of the University of Delaware on July 1. She has served as the institution's provost for the past three years.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
People who hold strong gender biases against women's intelligence are more likely to dismiss a genius woman TV or movie character as unrealistic, even when the character is based on a real-life individual.
Preterm births in the United States have increased over the past decade, largely due to significant racial disparities in the experiences of Black, Native American, and Hawaiian and Pacific Islander mothers from low-income families.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new dean positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
