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Four Women Professors Selected for New Academic Positions

Four Women Professors Selected for New Academic Positions

The faculty members taking on new duties are Pamela Bourland-Davis of Georgia Southern University, Chaoran Ma of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Courtney Schultz at Colorado State University, and Sylvia Biscoveanu at Princeton University in New Jersey.

In Memoriam: Margaree Crosby, 1941-2024

In Memoriam: Margaree Crosby, 1941-2024

Dr. Crosby was the first Black woman to earn tenure as a professor of education at Clemson University. She was an active participant in the civil rights movement and a member of the “Greenville Eight” – a group of students whose protest ultimately lead to the desegregation of a public library in South Carolina.

Manisha Sinha Honored for Outstanding Mentorship and Contributions to African American History Research

Manisha Sinha Honored for Outstanding Mentorship and Contributions to African American History Research

The Southern Historical Association has awarded their 2024 John W. Blassingame Award to Manisha Sinha, professor of history at the University of Connecticut. She is being honored of her research into African American history and her mentorship of African American students.

Erin Calipari Recognized by the Society for Neuroscience for Outstanding Early-Career Research

Erin Calipari Recognized by the Society for Neuroscience for Outstanding Early-Career Research

Dr. Calipari was recognized for her outstanding research on drug addiction and treatment. She currently serves as an associate professor at Vanderbilt University in Nashville and is the director of the Vanderbilt Center for Addiction Research.

New Faculty Positions for Eight Women Scholars

New Faculty Positions for Eight Women Scholars

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 contact@WIAReport.com.

Rhetoric Society of America Recognizes Rebecca Dingo for Outstanding Mentorship

Rhetoric Society of America Recognizes Rebecca Dingo for Outstanding Mentorship

Dr. Dingo currently serves as the associate director of the Office of Faculty Development and a professor of English at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she teaches courses on composition and rhetoric.

A Dozen Women Faculty Members Selected for New Academic Appointments

A Dozen Women Faculty Members Selected for New Academic Appointments

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 contact@WIAReport.com.

Ten Women Professors Appointed to New Academic Positions

Ten Women Professors Appointed to New Academic Positions

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 contact@WIAReport.com.

In Memoriam: Cynthia Griffin Wolff, 1936-2024

In Memoriam: Cynthia Griffin Wolff, 1936-2024

Dr. Wolff served as a professor of humanities at MIT for more than two decades. She was a scholar of 19th- and 20th-century American women writers, authoring biographies on Emily Dickinson and Edith Wharton.

Elizabeth Sharrow Receives National Recognition for Book on the Legacy of Title IX

Elizabeth Sharrow Receives National Recognition for Book on the Legacy of Title IX

Dr. Sharrow’s book Equality Unfulfilled argues that the current state of Title IX policy undermines the efforts to achieve systemic change in college athletics.

Fifteen Women Appointed to Administrative Roles in Higher Education

Fifteen Women Appointed to Administrative Roles in Higher Education

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.

Isabella Weber Honored for Her Research on Corporate Power

Isabella Weber Honored for Her Research on Corporate Power

Dr. Weber was recognized by the Broadbent Institute for her research on corporate power in systemically important sectors, specifically how the concept relates to economic emergencies and inflation.

New Endowed Positions for Four Women Scholars

New Endowed Positions for Four Women Scholars

The appointments are Irene Peeva at Cornell University, Rachel Eells at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Joya Misra at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Joan Kee at New York University.

New Administrative Appointments for Ten Women in Higher Education

New Administrative Appointments for Ten Women in Higher Education

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.

Eight Women Taking on New Faculty Positions at Colleges and Universities

Eight Women Taking on New Faculty Positions at Colleges and Universities

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 contact@WIAReport.com.

Ten Women Appointed to University Administrative Positions

Ten Women Appointed to University Administrative Positions

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.

New Dean Appointments for a Dozen Women in Academia

New Dean Appointments for a Dozen Women in Academia

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.

Elizabeth Chilton Named the Twenty-First President of the University of New Hampshire

Elizabeth Chilton Named the Twenty-First President of the University of New Hampshire

Dr. Chilton has over two decades of experience in higher education leadership, most recently serving as provost and executive vice president of the Washington State University System and chancellor of the university’s Pullman campus.

Six Women Academics Awarded Endowed Faculty Positions

Six Women Academics Awarded Endowed Faculty Positions

Newwly appointed to endowed chairs are Naima Kaabouch at the University of North Dakota, Emily Barrett at Rutgers University, Jenn Jacobs at Northern Illinois University, Jessica Fay at Oklahoma City University, Kristin Goss at Duke University, and Mila Getmansky Sherman at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Three Women Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education

Three Women Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education

The women appointed to diversity posts are Marsha McGriff at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, JeffriAnne Wilder at Oberlin College in Ohio, and Eliza Yellow Bird at the University of Arizona.

In Memoriam: Lorna Peterson, 1939-2024

In Memoriam: Lorna Peterson, 1939-2024

For 19 years, Dr. Peterson served as executive director of Five Colleges, Incorporated, a collaborative consortium comprised of Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Thirteen Women Appointed to Higher Education Administrative Positions

Thirteen Women Appointed to Higher Education Administrative Positions

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.

Two Women Appointed to Leadership Positions Relating to Diversity

Two Women Appointed to Leadership Positions Relating to Diversity

The two women appointed to diversity posts are Jesenia Minier-Jennings at the University of Massachusetts Amherst and Inez Stewart at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore.

In Memoriam: Elizabeth Miller Rawlins, 1927-2024

In Memoriam: Elizabeth Miller Rawlins, 1927-2024

From 1967 to 1992, Dr. Rawlins taught education at Simmons College in Boston, where she also served as associate dean of the human service program for more than decade.

Marialuisa Di Stefano Receives Book of the Year Award from American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education

Marialuisa Di Stefano Receives Book of the Year Award from American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education

The award-winning book, Integrando STEAM: A Guide for Elementary Bilingual and Dual Programs serves as a guide for implementing bilingual and dual language curriculums in elementary school programs.

Linda Tropp Awarded for Contributions to Psychological Research and Social Action

Linda Tropp Awarded for Contributions to Psychological Research and Social Action

Dr. Tropp, professor of social psychology at the University of Massachusetts, stated “this award means more to me than any other award in psychology, given how central the goal of conducting socially relevant research has been to my own professional development and career trajectory.”

Three Women Appointed to New Faculty Positions

Three Women Appointed to New Faculty Positions

Taking on new faculty assignments are Isabel Rambob at the University of Oklahoma, Rebecca Dingo at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, and Sez Atamturktur Russcher of Clemson University in South Carolina.

Laura Godfrey Honored by the American Association of Biological Anthropologists

Laura Godfrey Honored by the American Association of Biological Anthropologists

Dr. Godfrey, professor emerita of anthropology at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has conducted research in numerous areas, including primate evolution, paleobiology, functional morphology, evolutionary ecology, and extinction.

Linda Griffin Honored for Her Work in Sports Pedagogy

Linda Griffin Honored for Her Work in Sports Pedagogy

Dr. Griffin is an expert in games-centered approaches to teaching and learning sport-related games, and she applies those best practices to teaching her undergraduate courses with the goal of helping students understand the connections between contemporary sport, society, and culture.

Five Women Faculty Members in New Posts or Taking on New Duties

Five Women Faculty Members in New Posts or Taking on New Duties

The five women scholars with new assignments are Aparna Kumar at Emory University in Atlanta, Pari Riahi at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Kiara Winans at Virginia Tech, Amanda Blair at South Dakota State University, and Clare Croft at the University of Michigan.

Eight Women Scholars Who Have Been Assigned New Positions or Duties

Eight Women Scholars Who Have Been Assigned New Positions or Duties

Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions or given new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.

Eight Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

Eight Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

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.

Seven Women Faculty Members Who Are Assuming New Duties at Universities

Seven Women Faculty Members Who Are Assuming New Duties at Universities

Taking on new duties are Lynne McLandsborough at the University of Massachusetts, Melanie E. Loehwing at Mississippi State University, Saida Grundy at Boston University, Linda C. Samuels at Washington University in St. Louis, Beth Belmont at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia, Bonnie Dow at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and Taryn Loyd at the University of Arkansas.

Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships

Four Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships

The women appointed to endowed chairs are Mary Andrianopoulos at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Lydia Lindsey at North Carolina Central University, Jill Locke at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota, and Sherrilyn Ifill at the Howard University School of Law in Washington, D.C.

Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts in Higher Education

Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts in Higher Education

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.