All Entries Tagged With: "University of Nebraska"
University of Nebraska Receives a Major Donation to Support the Willa Cather Archives
A 1895 graduate of the University of Nebraska, Willa Cather produced numerous novels and short stories about life on the Great Plains frontier. In 1923, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize. Now a nearly $6 million donation from Cather’s nephew will support research of her extensive archives housed at the University of Nebraska Libraries.
Seven Women Appointed to Positions as Deans in Higher Education
The new deans are Judy Didion at Oakland University, Nasha Torrez at the University of New Mexico, Katherine Ankerson at the University of Nebraska, Rachel Croson at Michigan State, Irene Aiken at UNC-Pembroke, Sharon Basso at Claremont McKenna College, and Rebecca Doerge at Carnegie Mellon University.
New High-Level Administrative Duties for Nine 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.
Martha Potvin Named Provost at Springfield College in Massachusetts
Dr. Potvin has been serving as executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at Montana State University. Earlier in her career, she served for 16 years on the biology faculty at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Promotes Nine Women to Full Professor
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln has announced that 28 faculty members have been promoted to the rank of full professor. Of these 28 promotions, nine or 32 percent went to women.
New Administrative Posts for Nine 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.
Krista Newkirk Appointed the Tenth President of Converse College in South Carolina
Krista Newkirk, chief of staff at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, will become president of Converse College on July 1. The college enrolls about 825 women in its undergraduate programs and more than 500 students in graduate programs.
Two Women Are Finalists for Dean Posts at the University of Nebraska and New Mexico State University
Katherine S. Ankerson of Kansas State University is a finalist for dean of the College of Architecture at the University of Nebraska. Mary Holz-Clause of Cal Poly, Pomona is a candidate for dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences at New Mexico State University.
Seven Women Faculty Members Appointed to New Posts
Taking on new roles are Margarita A. Mooney at Princeton Theological Seminary, Martha Mamo at the University of Nebraska, Suzanna Rose at Florida International University, Eve Straussman-Pflanzer at Detroit Institute of Arts, Suzanne Lenhart at the University of Tennessee, Megan J. Mueller at Tufts University, and Cheryl Lyn Walker at Texas A&M University.
New Assignments for a Dozen Women Faculty Members
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions.
One Woman Among Four Finalists for Chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
April C. Mason is provost and senior vice president at Kansas State University. She is the former dean of the College of Applied Human Sciences at Colorado State University and taught at Purdue University from 1984 to 2004.
Are Changing Gender Roles Reflected in Popular Parenting Magazines?
A new study authored by Rachel Schmitz, a graduate student in sociology at the University of Nebraksa-Lincoln, finds that changing gender roles in the workforce and in the home are not reflected in parenting magazines to the degree that they have occurred in society.
In Memoriam: Jean Francine Dummer, 1932-2016
Dr. Dummer served as a faculty member in the department of education at Saint Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, from 1973 until her retirement in 2005. She was the first director of the university’s master’s degree program in education.
Sherlyn Fritz Is the New Co-Chair of Past Global Changes
Dr. Fritz is the George Holmes University Professor of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. She is now co-chair of the international organization that aims to understand the Earth’s past environment in order to obtain better predictions of its environmental future.
Laura Tohe Named Poet Laureate of the Navajo Nation
Professor Tohe grew up on the Navajo reservation in Crystal, New Mexico, which was a four-hour round trip to the nearest library. She has served on the faculty at Arizona State University since 1994.
Study Says That Sexual Objectification Increases College Women’s Vulnerability to Sexual Assault
A new study by researchers at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln finds that women who are repeatedly ogled by men become hyper-conscious of their appearance and sex appeal, contributing to low assertiveness in sexual situations.
Seven Women Taking on New Administrative Duties 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.
In Memoriam: Elaine Davis, 1956-2015
Elaine Davis was a longtime professor of management at the Herberger School of Business at St Cloud State University. She grew up as one of 11 children on a dairy farm in Minnesota.
Safiya Sinclair Wins the 2015 Prairie Schooner Book Prize for Poetry
Sinclair, a native of Montego Bay, Jamaica, is a graduate of Bennington College in southwestern Vermont and holds a master of fine arts degree from the University of Virginia. She is currently a Dornsife Doctoral Fellow at the University of Southern California.
The New Provost at Berkeley College
Dr. Mary McDonough joined the faculty of the business department at Berkeley College in 2000. The college operates three campuses in New York and six in New Jersey as well as an extensive online degree program.
Six Women Are Promoted to Full Professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
The women promoted to full professor are Radha Balasubramanian in modern languages and literatures, Vanessa Gorman in history, Eileen Hebets and Etsuko Moriyama in biological sciences, Shari Stenberg in English, and Amalia Yiannaka in agricultural economics.
New University Administrative Posts for Seven Women
The appointees are Amanda Walsh at Brown, Laura Spitz at Cornell, Ramona L. Taylor at Virginia State, Lynn Okagaki at the University of Delaware, Raquel Alexander at Washington and Lee, Shelley Zabrorowski at the University of Nebraska, and Elizabeth Tranter at Virginia Tech.
University of Toledo Has Announced the Appointment of Its First Woman President
Sharon L. Gaber is provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Arkansas. Earlier in her career she held faculty and administrative posts at Auburn University and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Six Women in New Teaching Roles at Major Universities
The women in new roles are Erica J. Hashimoto at the University of Georgia, Julia Randall at Wesleyan University, Hilary Blumberg at Yale University, Lydia Conklin at Emory University, Concetta DiRusso at the University of Nebraska, and Carol Berry at Louisiana State University.
Ten Women in New Faculty Roles at U.S. Colleges and Universities
The 10 women in new teaching posts are Margot Quijano, Stefanie Jegelka, Leora Auslander, Kathryn Ellerbeck, Debra Romberger, Dana Levin, Aarti Gupta, Ericka A. Albaugh, Sally Radovick, and Kal Alston.
A Dozen Women Appointed to New Administrative Positions in Higher Education
Here is this week’s roundup of news of appointments of women to high-level administrative posts at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
University of Nebraska Scholar Finds What She Believes Is an Undiscovered Poem by Walt Whitman
The poem, found in an 1842 newspaper, was signed simply “W.W.” But Dr. Katz believes the poem was written by Walt Whitman. She recently published an article that explains her theory that the poem was written by Whitman.
One Woman Among the Four Finalists for President of the University of Nebraska System
Sally Rockey is deputy director for extramural research at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. Previously, Dr. Rockey worked at the U.S. Department of Agriculture for nearly 20 years.
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.
New Information on the First American Woman to Earn a Ph.D. in Chemistry
Mark Griep, an associate professor of chemistry at the University of Nebraska has spent the past 17 years trying to find out more information about Rachel Lloyd, who taught at the university for seven years from 1887 to 1894. He found what he was looking for in a time capsule in the cornerstone of a university building.
A Dozen Women With New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
The women taking on new administrative roles are Carrie Landa, Brianna Bunce-Douglas, Mary Corcoran, Windsor Westbrook Sherrill, Deborah Blum, Sandy Barbour, Tiffancy C. Graham, Yana Cornish, Annie Wright, Gabrielle Banick, Rhonda Kitch, and Ellen de Graffenreid.
The New Provost at the University of Nebraska
Susan M. Fritz was named executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the University of Nebraska. She was serving as interim provost and dean of the graduate college. Dr. Fritz joined the faculty at the university as an instructor in 1984.
Four Women Announce Their Retirements From High-Level University Posts
The women stepping down from their positions are Sarah Wallace at Lenior-Rhyne University, Delores Taylor at Virginia Commonwealth University, Alla Efimova at the University of California, Berkeley, and Linda R. Crump at the University of Nebraska.
Study Finds That Women Are Less Likely Than Men to Return to Rural Areas After College
The study found that during the 2000 to 2010 period more than half of local communities with fewer than 800 people showed an increased ratio of young men to young women of traditional college age.
The New Provost at Hendrix College in Conway, Arkansas
Terri L. Bonebright has been serving as a professor of psychology and dean of the faculty at DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana. She joined the faculty at DePauw University in 1995 and will begin her new job in July.
