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The New Leader of Cecil College in North East, Maryland
Mary Way Bolt has been named acting president of Cecil College, a two-year, public institution located just south of the Mason-Dixon Line in North East, Maryland. Women are 62 percent of the student body at Cecil College.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
New Administrative Positions in Higher Education for 11 Women
The women taking on new administrative roles are Jocelyn Evans, Alison Bell, Brenda I. Johnson, Wanda Raby Spurlock, Sarah Shupenus, Pamela Beemer, Olivia S. Goodheart, Barbara Ann Gill, Helen Hartnett, Sharon Beales, and Ling Gao LeBeau.
This Week’s Round-Up of the Appointments of Women to High-Level Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The appointees are Ramona Romero, Zora Mulligan, Alta Mauro, Jenna Colvin, Indira Guzman, LaToya Battle-Brown, Judi Segall, Betty Boatright, Anusha Zechella, Elizabeth R. Dumont, Amy Eichhorst, Maricel Cigales, Jane Schuh, and Vilma Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan,
Eight Women Taking on New Teaching Roles at American Universities
The women in new teaching posts are Fatemeh Akhlaghi, Sally Cornelison, Paola Bianco, Fatemeh Keshavarz, K. Joy Buck, Laura Fine Hawkes, Mercedes Baillargeon, and Kristy A. Brumfield.
University of Maryland Scholar Wins Book Award
Pamela Gerhardt, who teaches advanced persuasive writing and narrative nonfiction in the Professional Writing Program at the University of Maryland, received the 2014 Outstanding Book Award from the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
Two Women Among Finalists for Dean of Libraries at North Dakota State University
Bridget J. Burke is the associate university librarian for special collections and the digital library at Boston College and Barbara J. Mann is associate director for public services at the library of the University College of the University of Maryland.
Five Women Scholars in New University Teaching Posts
The women in new university teaching roles are Melanie Boileau at Oklahoma State University, Susan McClelland at the University of Mississippi, Lucia Peixoto at Washington State University, Jenna Tedrick Kuttruff at Louisiana State University, and Ting Zhang at the University of Maryland.
Six Women Scholars in New University Teaching Roles
The women in new teaching roles are Jane Smiley at the University of California, Riverside, Susan Asselin at Virginia Tech, JeffriAnne Wilder at the University of North Florida, Sally Hodder at West Virginia University, Sarah Bergbreiter at the University of Maryland and Gillian R. Hayes at the University of California, Irvine.
In Memoriam: Carolyn J. Merry, 1950-2014
Carolyn Merry, former professor and chair of the department of civil, environmental, and geodetic engineering at Ohio State University, was killed in an automobile crash on June 3 on Interstate 71 in Madison County, Ohio.
Study Examines Differences in Maternity Leave Duration
According to a study led by Rada K. Dagher, an assistant professor of health services administration at the University of Maryland School of Public Health, women who had unintended pregnancies tend to take shorter maternity leaves than women whose pregnancy was planned.
Study Finds Gender Pay Gap Widens When Workers Are Rehired After Layoffs
A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill finds that when a company lays off workers and then rehires them once the economic situation improves, the gender pay gap tends to widen.
Phoebe Haddon Named Chancellor of Rutgers University-Camden
Since 2009 Dr. Haddon has been dean of the Carey School of Law at the University of Maryland. Before becoming dean in 2009, Haddon served on the faculty at the Beasley School of Law at Temple University in Philadelphia.
AAUW Names Seven Colleges and Universities That Empower Women
The American Association for University Women has identified seven colleges and universities that the group says empower women. The AAUW says that these seven schools are “making the world a more equitable place for women.”
Five Women Named to Endowed Faculty Positions
The five women named to distinguished professorships are Xu Cheng at the University of Pennsylvania, Dana Priest at the University of Maryland, Marie Harvey at Oregon State, Katherine Knowlton at Virginia Tech, and Adrienne Martin at Claremont McKenna College.
American-Trained Scholar Is the New Finance Minister of Romania
Ioana Petrescu was recently sworn in as finance minister for the nation of Romania. She is a graduate of Wellesley College and holds two graduate degrees from Harvard. Dr. Petrescu was an assistant professor at the University of Maryland.
New Administrative Posts at Universities for Six Women
The appointees are Lindsey Douglas at the University of Kansas, Elizabeth Wark at Western Carolina University, Lori McElroy at the University of Wisconsin, Martha Connolly at the University of Maryland, Kesha Williams at Clemson University, and Natasha Cupps at Vanderbilt University.
Inadequate Weight Gain During Pregnancy Can Increase the Risk of Infant Mortality
A new study by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Public Health finds that woman who gain too little weight during pregnancy give birth to babies that are more likely to die within the first year of life.
Two Nursing Scholars Receive Awards
Cindy Rubenstein of James Madison University was honored by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and Nancy Staggers of the University of Maryland won an award from the American Medical Informatics Association.
In Memoriam: Suzanne M. Bianchi, 1952-2013
Dr. Bianchi was the inaugural holder of the Dorothy Meier Chair in Social Equities at the University of California at Los Angeles. She began her career at the U.S. Census Bureau and then taught for 15 years at the University of Maryland at College Park.
In Memoriam: Lee Thornton, 1942-2013
Dr. Thornton was the first African American woman to serve as a White House correspondent for a major news network. She taught at Howard University for 14 years and was interim dean of the Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland.
Awards Bestowed on Six Women Professors
The honorees are Judy Grahn of Sofia University, Cynthia Kierner of George Mason University, Maret Traber of Oregon State University, Sybilla Beckmann of the University of Georgia, Judith Torney-Purta of the University of Maryland, and Jill Morawski of Wesleyan University.
Eleven Women to Serve in New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here are brief biographies of 11 women who have or soon will be assuming new administrative roles at colleges and universities across the United States.
Two Women Named Co-Editors of the Journal School Library Research
The American Association of School Librarians has announced that two women academics – Ruth Small of Syracuse University and Mega Subramaniam of the University of Maryland – will share responsibilities as co-editors of the American Association of School Librarians’ journal.
Phoebe Haddon to Step Down as Dean of the University of Maryland School of Law
Haddon was selected as dean of the nation’s third-oldest law school in 2009 after serving for 25 years on the faculty of the Temple University School of law in Philadelphia. After a one-year sabbatical, she will return to serve on the law school’s faculty.
A Quartet of Women Scholars Honored With Awards
The honorees are Velma McBride Murry of Vanderbilt University, Teresa Sullivan of the University of Virginia, Mary Lynn McPherson of the University of Maryland, and Anne Ponder of the University of North Carolina Asheville.
University of California Irvine Scholar Is the First Winner of New Book Award
Bridget R. Cooks is the inaugural winner of the James A. Porter and David C. Driskell Book Award in African American Art History. The award is presented by the Driskell Center at the University of Maryland-College Park.
Few Women Academics Are Named to Corporate Scientific Advisory Boards
A study shows that while women were about 30 percent of the science Ph.D.s, they made up just 7 percent of the academics who served on the advisory boards of 511 U.S. biotechnology firms.
Study Finds Biological Factors May Explain Gender Differences in Language Use and Development
A new study led by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine has found that women have more of a particular protein in the area of the brain associated with language than men.
Study Finds Few Male Faculty Take Paid Parental Leave
The authors found that few men took paid parental leave and those that did tended not to have a homemaker spouse. The results also show that men chose not to take parental leave because they feared they would be viewed as not dedicated to their jobs.
Mary Ann Rankin Named Provost at the University of Maryland
She is currently the chief executive officer of the National Math and Science Initiative and was dean of natural sciences at the University of Texas for nearly 17 years.
Danette Howard Named Secretary of Higher Education for the State of Maryland
She has been serving as interim secretary since last August and previously held research positions at the University of Maryland and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
Two Women Appointed to Positions as Dean
Lucy Dalglish is the new dean of the College of Journalism at the University of Maryland and Martha Roth was reappointed dean of the humanities at the University of Chicago.
Two Women Named to Dean Positions
Pamela Anthony was named dean of students at Iowa State and Jane Clark was appointed dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Maryland.
University of Maryland Presents an Exhibit on Women During the Civil War
The exhibit at the university library can also be viewed online.
