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Marilyn Chin Wins the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Poetry
Professor Chin was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Portland, Oregon. She is a professor of poetry at San Diego State University. Professor Chin is the only woman among the five winners of this year’s Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.
Two Women Professors Win National Book Critics Circle Awards
Marilynne Robinson is the F. Wendell Miller Professor of English and Creative Writing at the Iowa Writer’s Workshop of the University of Iowa and Claudia Rankine is the Henry G. Lee Professor of English at Pomona College in Claremont, California.
Notable Honors for Three Women Scholars
The three women professors who received distinguished awards are Naima Moustaid-Moussa of Texas Tech University, Keela Herr of the University of Iowa, and Elizabeth Chamblee Burch of the University of Georgia College of Law.
Three Women Announce They Are Leaving Their University Posts
The women who announced they are stepping down are Susan Buckley at the University of Iowa, Emily Ballew Neff of the University of Oklahoma, and Cynthia Griggs Fleming at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville.
Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri, Names Its Next President
Jann Rudd Weitzel will take office as the 12th president of Cottey College on June 15. Dr. Weitzel has been serving as provost and a professor of education at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri.
University of Iowa Honors Its First Woman Vice President
May Brodbeck was vice president for student affairs and dean of faculties at the university from 1974 to 1981. She worked on the Manhattan Project during World War II and later taught philosophy at the University of Minnesota for 25 years.
Sally Mason to Step Down as President of the University of Iowa
Sally Mason, who has served as president of the University of Iowa for the past eight years, has announced that she will retire on August 1. A molecular biologist, Dr. Mason is the former provost of Purdue University in Indiana.
Bettie A. Truitt Appointed President of Black Hawk College in Moline, Illinois
Dr. Truitt joined the faculty at the college in 1989 as an instructor of mathematics. Over her long career there, she has served as dean of instruction and academic support, vice president of instruction, executive vice president, and interim president.
Marcella David Named Provost at Florida A&M University
Marcella David has been serving as professor of law and international studies and associate dean in the College of Law at the University of Iowa. She is a graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and the University of Michigan School of Law.
Cathleen Moore to Lead the Psychonomic Society
The Psychonomic Society, founded in 1959, is the home for scientists who study how the mind works. The society publishes six academic journals. Dr. Moore is a professor of psychology at the University of Iowa.
In Memoriam: Kathryn M. Chaloner, 1954-2014
Kathryn M. Chaloner wa a professor and chair of the department of biostatistics at the University of Iowa. She joined the university’s faculty in 2002 after teaching at the University of Minnesota for 20 years.
Yale University’s Rolena Adorno Honored by the Modern Language Association
Rolena Adorno, the Sterling Professor of Spanish and chair of the department of Spanish and Portuguese at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut, has been selected to receive the Lifetime Scholarly Achievement Award from the Modern Language Association.
University of Iowa to Add Three Full-Time Sexual Assault Prevention Specialists
The Women’s Resource & Action Center will add a new prevention specialist to its staff and another position will be upgraded from part-time to full-time. In addition, the university’s Rape Victim Advocacy Program will hire a new sexual violence prevention expert to its staff.
University of Iowa Research Examines Nonreporting of Sexual Assault in the Military
The data from a suvery of active duty and veteran women showed that 15 percent had been sexually assaulted while serving in the military. But only one quarter of those who had been sexually assaulted reported the crimes to their superiors.
In Memoriam: Jewel Limar Prestage, 1931-2014
At the age of 22, she earned a Ph.D. in political science at the University of Iowa. She was the first African American women to receive a Ph.D. in political science from an American university. She then taught for 33 years at Southern University in Baton Rouge.
In Memoriam: Nancy Ewald Jackson, 1946-2014
Professor Johnson taught at the University of Washington. She later taught educational psychology at the University of Iowa.
The First Woman President of Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina
Since 2008, Dr. Janes Fernandes has served as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. She is the former provost at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. She will begin her new duties on July 1.
In Memoriam: Norene Alys Smith, 1929-2014
In 1961, Dr. Smith was named the inaugural assistant dean of women at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. Later, she was the inaugural director of the university’s Counseling and Testing Center and associate dean of students.
University of Iowa Economics Professor Is a Finalist for Provost At North Dakota State University
M. Beth Ingram is the Henry B. Tippie Professor of Economics, associate provost for undergraduate education, and dean of the University College at the University of Iowa.
Two Women Are Winners of the 2014 Iowa Short Fiction Awards
Heather A. Slomski held the Axton Fellowship in Fiction at the University of Louisville and taught English at Concordia College and Kathleen Founds in an instructor in English at Cabrillo College in Watsonville, California.
In Memoriam: Helen Hislop, 1929-2013
From 1975 to 1998, Dr. Hislop was the chair of the Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She developed the first Ph.D. program in physical therapy in the United States.
Women Make Up a Tiny Percentage of Highest-Paid Employees at the University of Iowa
Among the 64 highest-paid employees – those who earn more than $400,000 a year – only eight are women. Only three women are among the top 25 paid employees.
Iowa Writers’ Workshop Alumna Wins the 2013 Man Booker Prize
At 28, Eleanor Catton is the youngest writer to win the Man Booker Prize in its 45-year history. The prize is bestowed on what the judges consider the best work of fiction written by a citizen of the United Kingdom, the British Commonwealth or the Republic of Ireland.
University of Iowa Study Examines Ways to Help Mothers of Premature Babies
In a new study, researchers at the University of Iowa found that mothers of premature babies who participated in one-on-one counseling sessions with neonatal intensive care nurses had lower levels of anxiety and depression symptoms and higher self-esteem.
Six Women Awarded the National Humanities Medal
President Obama recently presented National Humanities Medals to 12 Americans. Six of the winners are women and five have strong ties to the academic world.
Fourteen Women in New Higher Education Administrative Positions
Here is a collection of new appointments of women to administrative posts at colleges and universities across the United States.
Checking on the Faculty Gender Gap at Big Ten Universities
A study published in the student newspaper at Ohio State University finds that Ohio State ranks last among the 12 universities in the Big Ten Conference in percentage of women on its faculty. The University of Iowa has the largest percentage of women faculty.
The University of Iowa Surveys All of Its Undergraduates on Issues of Sexual Misconduct
The 42-question survey was sent by e-mail to all undergraduates and takes students about 15 to 20 minutes to complete. The email contained a message from the university’s president urging all students to respond.
Another Honor for Neuroscientist Nancy Andreasen of the University of Iowa
Nancy C. Andreasen, who holds the Andrew H. Woods Chair of Psychiatry at the Carver College of Medicine of the University of Iowa, received the 2012 Scientific Research Award from the National Alliance of Mental Illness.
Major Increase in Women Enrollments in STEM Fields at Iowa’s Public Universities
Today, one third of all women enrolled at Iowa State University, the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa are enrolled in STEM disciplines.
Nine Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The women taking on new roles are Alison McFarlane, Tracy Payne-Rockco, Solveig Ovstebo, Karin Wulf, Susan Assouline, Nichelle Perkins, Tammi Dahle, Karen Baldwin and Chris Martin.
Nine Women Promoted to Full Professor at the University of Iowa
The University of Iowa has announced that 31 faculty members have been promoted to the rank of full professor. Nine of the faculty receiving promotions to full professor are women.
University of Iowa Launches Online Newsletter on Women’s Health
The newsletter offers informative articles on health related issues and contains a regular feature where women can ask questions and receive answers from professional healthcare providers.
Research Study Identifies a High-Risk Group of Women Who May Be Victims of Sexual Abuse
The survey calls for screening and assistance for women who visit clinics to terminate their pregnancies.
Honors for Four Women With Ties to Higher Education
The honorees are Toni Antonucci, Linda Neuman, Deborah Berke, and Margaret Von Blon Wurtele.
