All Entries Tagged With: "University of Minnesota"
Honors for Four Women Faculty Members
The award winners are Urmeka Jefferson of the University of Missouri School of Nursing Jamie Stang of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health, and Kathryn Eason and Angela Dial of West Virginia University.
In Memoriam: Eleanor Helen Hansen, 1921-2013
Professor Hansen joined the faculty at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota, in 1952 as chair of women’s physical education. She remained on the Carleton College faculty for 34 years until her retirement in 1986.
Fourteen Women in New Higher Education Administrative Positions
Here is a collection of new appointments of women to administrative posts at colleges and universities across the United States.
A Quartet of New Women Deans at State Universities
The new deans are Ellen McIntyre at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, Stefanie Linquist at the University of Georgia, Danita Brown at the University of Minnesota, and Vasti Torres of the University of South Florida.
Five Women Scholars Honored With Awards
The honorees are Gunda Georg of the University of Minnesota, Jill Manners of Western Carolina University, Barbara Selby of the University of Virginia, Hong Gang Jin of Hamilton College, and Joan Teno of Brown University.
One Woman Among Four Finalists for Dean of Students at the University of Minnesota
Danita M. Brown is currently the dean of students at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana. She has degrees from Kent State University, Loyola University of Chicago, and Ohio University.
Study Finds That Women Are More Likely Than Men to “Stop the Tenure Clock”
According to researchers at the University of Minnesota, 64 percent of male hires in the 2002 to 2004 period achieved tenure in six years compared to 53 percent of women faculty hired in the same period.
Fourteen Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Here is news of 14 women who have been appointed to new positions at college and universities throughout the United States.
University Researchers Develop New Therapy for Bulimia Nervosa
According to the U.S. government, there are an estimated half million people suffering from bulimia in the United States and about 90 percent are thought to be women. One of every 25 women in college is thought to be bulimic.
University Study Shows Successful Women Professionals More Likely to Be Sexually Harassed
The data showed that 58 percent of women supervisors in predominantly male workplaces experienced sexual harassment.
Nine Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of women who have, or soon will be taking on, new administrative duties at colleges and universities across the United States.
Karla Hughes Is One of Three Finalists for Chancellor of the University of Minnesota-Crookston
She currently is provost and vice president for academic affairs at Morehead State University in Kentucky.
Iowa State Names a Woman Chair of Mechanical Engineering, the University’s Largest Department
Caroline Hayes comes to Iowa State from the University of Minnesota.
The New Dean of the Business School at the University of Minnesota
Srilata Zaheer has been on the faculty at the Carlson School of Management since 1991 and has been interim dean since last June.
A Dozen Women Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is news of 12 women who have or will soon be taking on new responsibilities in higher education administration.
In Memoriam: Jane E. Larson (1958-2011)
For the past 15 years she served as a law professor at the University of Wisconsin.
Karen Hanson Wins the Philip Quinn Prize from the American Philosophical Association
In February, she will become provost at the University of Minnesota.
Women Enrollments in Engineering on the Rise at the University of Minnesota
Through school visits and summer camps, the university has sought to increase the number of women entering its engineering programs.
Kathryn VandenBosch Named Dean at the University of Wisconsin
On March 1, she will assume leadership of the university’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences.
Six Women Honored for Their Accomplishments
Lisa Pruitt, a professor of mechanical engineering at Berkeley, and five other women win prestigious awards.
In Memoriam: Judith A. Martin (1948-2011)
She was a professor of geography and director of the urban studies program at the University of Minnesota.
New Provost at the University of Minnesota
Karen Hanson is currently provost at Indiana University in Bloomington.
Kathryn VandenBosch Is One of Three Finalists for Dean of the Agricultural College at the University of Wisconsin
She is the only woman among the three finalists. A decision is expected this fall after the three candidate visit campus.
The New Leader of the Dental School at the University of Minnesota
Judith Buchanan has served on the dental school’s faculty since 2005.
Faculty News: Five Women Receive Distinguished Appointments
Melissa V. Harris-Perry was named professor of political science at Tulane University in New Orleans. There, she will also be the founding director of the Anna Julia Cooper Project on Gender, Race, and Politics in the South. She was on the political science and African-American studies faculty at Princeton University. Her most recent book, Sister […]
Women to Lead the Governing Boards at Princeton and the University of Minnesota
Kathryn Hall is the first woman to head Princeton’s board of trustees. Linda Cohen chairs the board of regents at the University of Minnesota.
Notable Appointments of Women in Higher Education
● Barbara Entwisle, Kenan Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, was appointed vice chancellor for research at the university. A graduate of Swarthmore College, Dr. Entwisle holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in sociology from Brown University. ● Jamie Monson, professor of history at Macalester College in […]
