All Entries Tagged With: "University of Massachusetts"
Nine Women Who Have Been Appointed to High-Level Administrative Posts 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.
Six Women in New Faculty Roles at Leading Universities
Taking on new faculty roles are Stephanie McCurry at Columbia University, Anne-Sophie Chaxel at Virginia Tech, Elicia Cowins at Washington and Lee University in Virginia, Claudia Hoffman of Clark University in New York, Monila Safford at Weill Cornell Medical College, and Diane Flaherty at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
In Memoriam: Michelle Mattie, 1955-2015
Michelle Mattie was the former director of admissions and financial aid at Westfield State University and the former associate director of financial and counseling services at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Seven Women Scholars in New Teaching Roles
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
New Administrative Duties for 10 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.
Thirty Women With New Administrative Positions 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.
Two Women Business Scholars Named Executive Editors of a Prestigious Journal
Linda Shea is a professor of hospitality and tourism management and associate dean of the Isenberg School of Management at the University of Massachusetts and Misty Johnson is professor and director of the School of Hospitality Leadership in the College of Business at DePaul University in Chicago.
In Memoriam: Elizabeth Ann Clarke, 1928-2015
Elizabeth Ann Clark taught nursing at the University of Massachusetts, the University of Maine, and the Medical University of South Carolina. She was also the head nurse at Yale New Haven Hospital.
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.
Six Women Faculty Members Taking on New Assignments
The women scholars in new roles are Jennifer Waddell at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Deborah Reed at the University of Iowa, Brenda L. Hosley at Arizona State University, Kiran Asher at the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Min Zou at the University of Arkansas, and KiTani Parker Lemieux at Xavier University in New Orleans.
A Half Dozen Women in New University Teaching Roles
Taking on new assignments are Elizabeth Roussele at Xavier University in New Orleans, Eliza Pavalko at Indiana University, Donna Brown at the University of Wyoming, Gabriela Weaver at the University of Massachusetts, Yun Yao at the University of Arkansas, and Coco Fusco at the University of Florida.
In Memoriam: Nancy Mary Agnes Bartot Skelly Fisk, 1934-2015
Nancy Fisk was a retired associate professor or nursing at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She served on the university’s faculty for 20 years until her retirement in 1997.
Nineteen Women 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.
Eight Women Faculty Members Awarded Tenure at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst
The University of Massachusetts at Amherst has announced the granting of tenure to 23 faculty members. Eight of these tenure awards went to women.
New Five College Consortium Digital Project Examines Early American Fashion
Scholars in the Five College Consortium (Smith, Mount Holyoke, Amherst, Hampshire, and the University of Massachusetts) in western Massachusetts have established a new online archive called Historic Dress.
Five Women Scholars Selected for Honors From National Associations
The honorees are Elizabeth Belding of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Yolanda T. Moses of the University of California, Riverside, Isis Carbajal de Garcia of Florida International University, Elena T. Carbone of the University of Massachusetts, and Lynda Bonewald from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.
Maryanne Reed to Lead the Association of Schools of Journalism and Mass Communication
Reed has been dean of the College of Media at West Virginia University since 2004. In May of this year, she took on the additional responsibility of interim dean of the Eberly College of Arts and Sciences, the largest academic unit at West Virginia University.
Eighteen Women With New Administrative Responsibilities in American 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.
New Administrative Posts for 22 Women at U.S. 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.
New Administrative Roles for 19 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.
Six Women Faculty Members Announced Their Retirements
The women stepping down from faculty posts are Suzanne Murrmann at Virginia Tech, Doris Dwyer at Western Nevada College, Judy Dworin at Trinity College in Connecticut, Laurie Nussdorfer at Wesleyan University in Connecticut, Loria A. Clarke at the University of Massachusetts, and Virginia Hill Rice at Wayne State University in Detroit.
A Dozen Women Taking on New 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.
The Gender Gap in the Use of Indoor Tanning Among College-Age Adults
For traditional college-age adults, women are five times as likely as men to use indoor tanning. For women in all age groups who have a four-year college degree, 7.5 percent use indoor tanning compared to 2.1 percent of college-educated men. Studies have shown that indoor tanning may increase the risk of melanoma.
In Memoriam: Jane Blankenship, 1934-2015
Professor Blankenship joined the communications faculty at the University of Massachusetts in 1966. She served on the faculty for 31 years until her retirement in 1997. In 1978, Dr. Blankenship was elected president of the National Communication Association.
Sheila Bair Named the 28th President of Washington College
Sheila Bair served as chair of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation fro 2006 to 2011. Earlier, she was Dean’s Professor of Financial Regulatory Policy in the School of Management at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. She will be first woman president of Washington 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.
A Dozen Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been named to key administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
Thirteen Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
Here we present this week’s roundup of news that includes the appointments of 13 women who have been named to administrative posts at colleges and universities across the United States.
Prestigious Honors and Awards for Seven Women Scholars
The honorees are Yeonhwa Park at the University of Massachusetts, Mary Staehle at Rowan University, Beverly Purswell at Virginia Tech, Jennifer West at Duke University, Deborah Waldrop at the University at Buffalo, Eve Adler at Middlebury College, and Janet L. Miller at Columbia University.
Research Finds a Way to Boost Retention of Women in STEM Fields
The research found that in engineering women participate more and feel less anxious when they are assigned to work in small groups where women make up at least half of the members.
Marilyn Chin Wins the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Poetry
Professor Chin was born in Hong Kong and grew up in Portland, Oregon. She is a professor of poetry at San Diego State University. Professor Chin is the only woman among the five winners of this year’s Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.
In Memoriam: Katharine E. Reichert, 1928-2015
Dr. Reichert was a former physician in the health services department of the University of Massachusetts and the former director of health services at Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts.
Seven Women in Academia Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Angela Morales of Glendale Community College, Naomi Halas and Kathleen Matthews of Rice University, Maria A. Serrat of Marshall University, Kathleen Lane of the University of Kansas, Carol Tonge Mack of the University of Cincinnati, and Julie M. Goddard of the University of Massachusetts-Amherst.
Seven Women Appointed to Dean Positions
The new deans are Lynda Coon at the University of Arkansas, Jennifer Bard at the University of Cincinnati, Gretchen Holbrook Gerzina at the University of Massachusetts, Susan Tornquist at Oregon State, Susan Weeks at Texas Christian University, Caryn Beck-Dudley at Santa Clara University, and Beth Walker at Colorado State.
University Study Finds Gender and Sexual Identity Differences in Openness to Interracial Dating
A new study by researchers at the University of Massachusetts and the University of Texas finds White straight males and White lesbians are more open to interracial dating than White gay men and White straight women.
