The new deans are Patricia Kinser at Virginia Commonwealth University, Julie Baldwin at Central Washington University, Jaqueline Burger at Bucks County Community College in Pennsylvania, Saba Rasheed Ali at the University of Iowa, Krystyna Puć at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Mandy Hart at Mount Holyoke College in Massachusetts, and Brigitte Vittrup at Texas Woman's University.
A scholar of nutrition and dietetics, McDonald served as a longtime faculty member with the University of Missouri. She was the institution's third-ever African American professor.
Susan Richmond of Georgia State University, Saba Rasheed Ali of the University of Iowa, Jinoos Yazdany of the University of California, San Fransisco, and Shivaani Kummar of Oregon Health & Science University have been appointed to new academic positions at their institutions.
A Western Illinois University administrator for nearly three decades, Dr. Mindrup has served as interim president since April. Her official appointment makes her the university's first-ever woman president.
After over a year of service as interim provost, Dr. Blunt has been officially appointed provost at the University of Southern Indiana in Evansville. A scholar of organic chemistry, she has been a faculty member with the university since 1999.
Dr. Radesky was a scholar of United States history and women's and gender studies. She held teaching appointments at the University of Iowa, Harvard University, and Simmons University in Boston.
Professor Engle was a Chinese novelist and professor emerita at the University of Iowa, where she co-founded the university's International Writing Program.
Presented by the American Chemical Society's Women Chemists Committee, the Rising Star Award honors a mid-career scientist with outstanding potential in their field.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].
In 1973, Dr. Frese was hired as one of the first women professors at the University of Norte Dame in Indiana. She served as a professor of English for over four decades, researching and teaching courses on medieval English and Chaucer.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to dean positions at universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].
