Tag: University of Kentucky

For nearly three decades, Dr. Stebbins served on the faculty at Eastern Kentucky University, where she established a women's studies department.

The women faculty taking on new duties are Grete Pederson at Yale School of Music, Haley Oliver at Purdue University, and Jennifer Hunter at the University of Kentucky.

Dr. Feldner has been a faculty member with Marquette University in Milwaukee for over two decades. A full professor of communication, she has served as dean of the Diederich College of Communication for the past four years.

The new deans are Esther Nir at New Jersey City College, Laura Stephenson at the University of Kentucky, and Moe McGuinness at Bucknell University.

"Prenatal marijuana use is a modifiable risk factor," the authors write. "In a constantly changing legal landscape surrounding marijuana, it becomes imperative to provide clear and unambiguous messaging regarding the adverse effects of marijuana use during pregnancy."

Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.

For nearly three decades, Dr. Valentine served as a professor of communication and women's studies at Arizona State University. Her academic interests centered around performance studies.

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].

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].

The appointments to diversity positions are Tamara Clegg at the University of Maryland, Christina Runge at the University of Southern California, Jacqueline Font-Guzmán at St. Catherine University, and Kendriana Price at the University of Kentucky.

Dr. Wilkinson was a member of the University of Kentucky's first African American undergraduate class, graduating with a degree in sociology in 1958. Nine years later, she returned to her alma mater as the university's first Black woman to hold a full-time faculty position.

The women appointed to endowed faculty positions are Tiffany Messer at the University of Kentucky, April Kloxin at the University of Delaware, Michelle Olsen at Virginia Tech, and Rachel Levin at Pomona College.