Tag: University of Massachusetts

Five Women Appointed to Administrative Leadership Positions at Universities

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

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.

Universities Announce the Appointment of Four Women to Endowed Professorships

The four women named to endowed professorships are Jeannette M. Wolfe at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, Diane Lourdes Dick at the University of Iowa, Fayron Epps at the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, and Meredith McQuerry in the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship at Florida State University.

Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Chairs

Marina Halac has been appointed the Stanley Resor (B.A. 1901) Professor of Economics at Yale University. Jessica Ridgway Clayton was named to a Carol Avery Professorship at the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship at Florida State University and Elinor K. Karlsson has been appointed the Dr. Eileen L. Berman and Stanley I. Berman Foundation Chair in Biomedical Research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

In Memoriam: Mei-Yau Shih, 1958-2023

A native of Taiwan, Dr. Shih joined the Center for Teaching & Learning at the University of zmsssachusetts Amherst in 1998 to direct the TEACHnology Fellowship. An industrious and insightful proponent of effective teaching, she consulted with hundreds of faculty members on course design.

New Duties for Seven Women Scholars at Universities

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 [email protected].

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.

Michelle Ephraim Awarded the 2023 Juniper Prize for Creative Nonfiction

Michelle Ephraim, a professor of English at Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, has been awarded the 2023 Juniper Prize for Creative Nonfiction from the University of Massachusetts Press. Professor Ephraim was honored for her book GREEN WORLD: A Tragicomic Memoir of Love and Shakespeare. The book will be published in 2024.

Five Women Scholars Who Have Been Assigned New Duties

Taking on new roles in higher education are Jennifer Borland at Oklahoma State University, Erin Todd Bronchetti at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, Terry-Ann Jones at Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Genevieve Giuliano at the University of Southern California, and Gloria DiFulvio at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Jayati Ghosh Honored by the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association

Jayati Ghosh a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has been named the 2023 recipient of the Galbraith Award from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association. The award commemorates outstanding agricultural economists who have made significant contributions to humanity.

In Memoriam: Elizabeth Culler, 1948-2023

Dr. Culler served as an adjunct professor in the master's degree program of marriage and family therapy at Fairfield University in Connecticut and as an associate professor in the master's program in counseling psychology at Goddard College from 1993 to 1999. Until 2008, she worked at the Yale Child Study Center.

Five Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments

The five women scholars in new positions or who are taking on new duties are Maggie Han at Auburn University in Alabama, Elizabeth J. Zechmeister at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Misty De Berry in the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, Heidi Zinzow at Clemson University in South Carolina, and Crista Johnson-Agbakwu at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.