Dr. Cherney has served as the thirteenth president of Mount Mary University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, since July 2022. She is slated to step down from her role at the conclusion of her current contract in June 2027.
Dr. Newkirk was the first faculty member of color in the College of Home Economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where served as chair of the department of home economics education for 20 years. Dr. Newkirk was also the first African American elected president of the American Home Economics Association.
The appointments are Paula Termuhlen at the University of North Dakota, Abbey Zink at Fairmont State University, Colleen Hastings at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Jennifer Mize Nelson at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Christy Swinson at Fayetteville State University, Rachel Roberts at the University of Cincinnati, and Belinda Sturm at Virginia Tech.
Andrews is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in English and creative writing at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Her award-winning manuscript will be published by Yale University Press in March 2027.
Joy Castro, Xia Hong, Jena Asgarpoor, Manda Williamson, and Bonita Sharif were appointed to named professorships at the flagship campus of the University of Nebraska.
Here is this week’s roundup of women scholars who have been appointed to new positions in the academic world. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Dr. Leitzel served as the seventeenth president of the University of New Hampshire from 1996-2002. Earlier, she served as provost and interim chancellor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and spent 25 years on the faculty of Ohio State University.
The women who have been selected for endowed positions are Tiffany Heng-Moss at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, SaMin Han at Mississippi State University, Emily Bernhardt at Cornell University, and Melanie Joy at the University of Colorado Anschutz.
The Association for Women in Mathematics and the Mathematical Association of American have recognized Dr. Edholm for her outstanding career in mathematics and sustained commitment to education, mentorship, and equity.
“Poetry is alive; it celebrates our human experience with language, voice, and reflection. I especially look forward to sharing and supporting poetry in Arizona's rural communities,” said Laura Tohe, professor emerita of English at Arizona State University and the next poet laureate for the state of Arizona.
Professor Ankerson recently retired from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2025, following three years of service as executive vice chancellor. Prior to assuming that role in 2022, she served as dean of the university's College of Architecture for six years.
The Society for Ethnomusicology recently presented its Bess Lomax Hawes Prize in Applied Ethnomusicology to Kristen Graves, assistant professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
