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Three Women Appointed to Diversity Posts at Large Universities
The three women taking on new roles in diversity equity and inclusion are Kerri Thompson Tillett at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Torsheika Maddox at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Shirley J. Everett at Stanford University in California.
Three Women Appointed to Diversity Positions in Higher Education
The three women taking on diversity roles at universities are Laura Jack at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York, Brandi Elliott at the University of Cincinnati, and Nefertiti Walker at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Eight Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities for Nine Women
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Six Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Assigned New Roles or Duties
The women faculty members taking on new assignments are Ajla Aksamija at the University of Massachusetts, Anna Huff Mercovich at Hamilton College in New York, Diane Ryan at Yavapai College in Prescott, Arizona, Cathy Creighton at Cornell University, Mary Sullivan at the University of Rhode Island, and Kristi Perryman at the University of Arkansas.
Banu Subramaniam Wins Book Award From the Society for Literature, Science & the Arts
Banu Subramaniam, a professor in the department of women, gender, sexuality studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, has won the 2020 Michelle Kendrick Memorial Book Prize. The Kendrick Prize is open to any book of original scholarship on literature, science, and the arts.
University of Massachusetts Study Finds Most Women Are Not Receiving Proper Postpartum Care
According to a study led by researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, most women are receiving fewer than half the services recommended during their comprehensive postpartum medical checkup. In one of the most startling findings, despite an increased awareness of perinatal depression, only one in 11 patients received a screening for depression.
Viviana Chiu Sik Wu Honored as an Emerging Scholar in the Field of Nonprofit Management
Dr. Wu joined the School of Public Policy at the Univerity of Massachusetts Amherst this fall. Her research interests include philanthropy and nonprofit management, inequality and place-based disadvantage, engagement, and advocacy on social media, computational methods, and text as data.
Four Women Have Announced Their Retirements From High-Level University Positions
Stepping down from their university positions are Janet Lindner at Yale University, Valerie Gregory at the University of Virginia, Nancy Cohen at the University of Massachusetts AMherst, and Madelyn Wessel at Cornell University.
Michelle Cooke Wins Diversity and Inclusion Award From the International Association for Geoscience
The association recognized Professor Cooke for her work as a “foundational leader in accessible and inclusive geoscience teaching in both the classroom and field for over 20 years, all while maintaining a successful research career in geomechanics and structural geology.
Three Women Who Have Been Named to Dean Positions at Universities
Tresmaine R. Grimes was appointed dean of two schools at Pace Univerity in New York. Henrietta Williams Pichon is the new interim dean of the College of Education at New Mexico State Univeraity and Evelyn L. Ashley has been named dean of students at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
In Memoriam: Clara Isabel Adams, 1933-2020
Clara Adams was a member of the faculty and an administrator at Morgan State University in Baltimore for nearly 60 years. She was also the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Massachusetts.
Vanderbilt’s Erin Calipari Wins Award From the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Erin Calipari, an assistant professor of pharmacology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, was honored for research on “cutting-edge techniques to outline the neural circuits and molecular mechanisms that underlie both adaptive and maladaptive processes in reward, motivation, and associative learning.”
Research Finds a More Effective Mentoring Formula for Women Faculty in STEM Fields
A new study led by Sandra Petersen, a professor of veterinary and animal sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, finds that an online mutual-mentoring model can create “trusting and supportive environments” among underrepresented minority women in STEM across academic institutions.
Three Women Scholars Awarded Tenure at the University of Massachusetts Amherst
The three women awarded tenure at the University of Massachusetts Amherst are Ivon M. Arroyo in teacher education and curriculum studies, Sarah Pallas in biology, and Anna Maria Siega-Riz in nutrition.
University of Massachusetts Scientist Honored by the American Society of Plant Biologists
Alice Cheung, professor of biochemistry and molecular biology at the University of Massachusetts, has been selected to receive the 2020 Lawrence Bogorad Award for Excellence in Plant Biology Research. Professor Cheung has taught at the university since 1997.
Erin Calipari of Vanderbilt University Wins an Early Career Award in Neuropharmacology
Dr. Calipari is an assistant professor of pharmacology at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She has been selected to receive the 2020 Division for Neuropharmacology Early Career Award from the American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Five Women to Dean Positions
Appointed to dean posts are Carey Busch at Ohio University, Janice Naegele at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, Eboni Nelson at the University of Connecticut School of Law, Maria Donoghue Velleca at the College of William and Mary, and Barbara Krauthamer at the University of Massachuhsetts at Amherst.
Ximena Zúñiga Received the Lifetime Achievement Award From the American College Personnel Association
Ximena Zúñiga, professor of social justice education in the College of Education at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, was the recipient of the College Student Educators International Lifetime Achievement Award.
Katherine Douglas Is the New Leader of Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York
Dr. Douglas has worked in community college education for more than 40 years and was most recently president at Corning Community College in Steuben County, New York. She retired in June 2019 after eight years as president of that college.
Three Women Scholars From Flagship State Universities to Receive Franklin Institute Awards
The honorees are Barbra Partee, a professor emerita of linguistics and philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Monica G. Turner, the Eugene P. Odum Professor of Ecology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Margaret M. Murnane, a Distinguished Professor of Physics at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Laetitia La Follette Is the New President of the Archaeological Institute of America
Laetitia La Follette is an associate professor and chair of the department of history of art and architecture at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She has taught at the university since 1987. Dr. La Follette specializes in the physical culture of the ancient Mediterranean and the protection of cultural heritage.
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.
Research Finds That Mental Health Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder Should Be Different for Men and Women
A study led by Elizabeth Evans, an assistant professor in the School of Public Health and Health Sciences at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, concludes that gender-tailored methods to address the harmful mental health effects of childhood adversity may help alleviate the current opioid crisis and make treatment more effective.
Three Women Appointed to Positions as Deans at State Universities
Harriet B. Nembhard was appointed dean of the University of Iowa College of Engineering. Mari Castañeda has been named dean of the Commonwealth Honors College at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and the University of Northern Colorado has appointed SherRhonda Gibbs as dean of its College of Business.
Five Women Scholars Taking on New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities
The five women are Kim Booker in the College of Business at Oklahoma State University, Tonya Butler at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Victoria Sancho Lobis at Pomona College in Claremont, California, Reann LeBlanc at the University of Massachusetts, and Lisa Lesch Palmer at George Washington University.
Study Finds a Persistent Gender Pay Gap in Federal Scientific Departments and Agencies
The results showed that in the agencies based on physical sciences and engineering – the sciences culturally framed as more masculine – the researchers found that more of the pay gap can be attributed to inequalities within jobs, or “within-job discrimination,” so that men are paid more than women in the exact same jobs at the same agency locations. I
Professor Paula Pietromonaco Wins Award From the Society for Personality and Social Psychology
Dr. Pietromonaco, professor emerita at the University of Massachusetts, focuses her research on how basic psychological processes that arise in the context of people’s close relationships such as dating and marital relationships might impact relationship outcomes as well as emotional and physical health over time.
Six Women Scholars Who Have Been Honored With Major Awards
The honorees are Ruchi Amin of East Carolina University, Karen Giuliano of the University of Massachusetts, Maria Narayani Lasala-Blanco of Arizona State University, Julie-Ann Scott-Pollock of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, Rita Dove of the University of Virginia, and Meredith Neville-Shepard of the University of Arkansas.
In Memoriam: Tracie Gibson
Dr. Gibson joined the staff at the University of Massachusetts in 2017. Before coming to Amherst, Dr. Gibson served on the faculty at the University of Texas-Permian Basin and later at the University of Missouri-Columbia.
Colleges and Universities Announce the Appointments of Nine Women to Administrative Posts
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
New Report Documents the Persistence of a Gender Pay Gap at Federal Scientific Agencies
The study found that the pay gaps at organizations such as NOAA and the DOE — agencies focused on traditionally masculine fields such as engineering and physical sciences — were largely the result of men being paid more than women for the same jobs.
New Administrative Duties for Nine Women at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
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.
Benevolent Sexism at Work Can Negatively Impact New Mothers’ Decisions to Return to Their Jobs
Overall, the authors found that “helpful” behavior at work – regardless of whether the women thought of it as helpful or harmful to their productivity — ultimately made them feel worse about themselves and their workplace abilities and this impacted their plans on returning to the workforce after giving birth.
