All Entries Tagged With: "University of Nebraska"
Four New Deans at American Universities
Women appointed to dean positions are Janet Guthmiller at the College of Dentistry of the University of Nebraska, Sharon Lovell at James Madison University, Cynthia J. Reed at Northern Kentucky University and Karin Ruhlandt at Syracuse University.
AAUW Names Seven Colleges and Universities That Empower Women
The American Association for University Women has identified seven colleges and universities that the group says empower women. The AAUW says that these seven schools are “making the world a more equitable place for women.”
Sheri Noren Everts Named Chancellor at Appalachian State University in North Carolina
Dr. Everts currently serves as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Illinois State University. She has served in these posts since 2008. She will become chancellor at Appalachian State University on July 1.
Seven Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The seven women in new administrative roles are Kathie Stromile Golden, Cheri St. Arnauld, Amy Campbell, Leslie Levy, Deidra Dennie, Ro Di Brezzo, and Jo-Ann Robinison.
Awards Bestowed on Seven Women Faculty Members
The honorees are Lara Pudwell of Valparaiso University, Nancy Amato of Texas A&M, Elizabeth Gerber of Northwestern, Cecilia Graham of the University of Alabama Birmingham, Linda Gottfredson of the University of Delaware, Elizabeth Jones of the University of Nebraska, and Luisa Igloria of Old Dominion University.
Two Women Among the Four Finalists for Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Nebraska
Barbara J. Risman is professor and chair of the department of sociology at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Susan Sterett is a professor of political science and former department chair and associate dean at the University of Denver.
A Quartet of Women Academics Awarded Honors
The award winners are Drucy S. Borowitz of the University of Buffalo School of Medicine, Dawn Braithwaite of the University of Nebraska, Gail Mitchell Hoyt of the University of Kentucky, and Diana McCormick Strickland of East Carolina University.
A Quartet of New Women Deans
The new deans are Diana R. Lawson at Grand Valley State University in Michigan, Fredda Carroll at the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, Maria Marron at the University of Nebraska and Laura Burney Nissen at Portland State University.
Two Women Among the Five Finalists for Dean of the College of Journalism at the University of Nebraska
Maria B. Marron is professor and chair of the department of journalism at Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant and Derina R. Holtzhausen is a professor and director of the School of Media and Strategic Communication at Oklahoma State University.
Study Finds That Men and Women Both Tend to Stare at Women With Objectifying Gazes
Researchers at the University of Nebraska used sophisticated eye-tracking technology to record where test subject eyes focused when they were shown images of women.
Five Women Scholars Awarded Distinguished Honors
The honorees are Lynne Billard of the University of Georgia, Mary Ann Glendon of Harvard University, Karen Meneses of the University of Alabama Birmingham, Mary L. Vaughn of Mississippi State University, and Sherilyn Fritz of the University of Nebraska.
Faculty News: Eight Women in New Teaching Roles
The women in new teaching posts are L. Ebony Boulware, Pameal A. Weaver, Kemba Clapp, Kate Adams, Sandra Bastin, Hannah W. Hazard, Laura M. DeCastro, and Mary G. Padua.
Ten Women With New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The new appointees are Adela de la Torre, Alice Kinsler, Marie Blakey, Lorna Jean Edmonds, Julie Buehler, Jennifer Curry, Aida Martinez-Freeman, Julie Barroso, Helen Shapiro, and Carol Carbary.
Six Women Named to Dean Positions
The new deans are Maria Franquiz at the University of Utah, Laura Carlson at Notre Dame, Nancy Busch at the University of Nebraska, Susan Stocker at Kent State University, Marsha Horton at Delaware State University and Kristin Sosnowsky at Louisiana State University.
Two Women Appointed to Named Professorships at the University of Nebraska
Joy Castro and Myra B. Cohen were appointed Susan J. Rosowski Professors. These positions, for faculty at the associate professor level, recognize distinguished records of scholarship or creativity and who show exception promise for future excellence.
Six Women in New Higher Education Administrative Posts
The women in new posts are Deloris Pettis at Northeastern University, Judith Burnfield at the University of Nebraska, Christine Tysor at Virginia Tech, Amber Ivins at Rice University, Monica Medina at the Wharton School and Cara Leeman at the University of Wisconsin.
University of Nebraska Professor Teams Up With Lady Gaga
Susan M. Swearer, professor of school psychology at the University of Nebraska, was named chair of the six-member Research and Advisory Board of Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation.
Eight New Women Deans
Brid Grant, Ann Carruth, Julie DeGraw, Elizabeth Cada, Susan Stapleton, Laurie Achenbach, Jennifer Iacino, and Kim Wilson are all named to dean positions.
Two Women in the Running to Lead the Cooperative Extension Division at the University of Nebraska
Susan Williams and Deborah Sheely are among four candidates for the post.
Ann Coyne to Be Honored for a Lifetime of Achievement in Social Work
She is a professor at the Grace Abbot School of Social Work at the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
Three Finalists for Dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center
Sally J. Reel, Laura A. Talbot, and Sarah Ann Thompson are the three candidates.
One Woman Among the Four Finalists for Dean of the University of Nebraska’s College of Fine and Performing Arts
Heather Landes is now an associate dean at Arizona State University.
Magda Peck Named Dean of the School of Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Dr. Peck, who now teaches at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, will begin her new job in March.
Three Notable Faculty Appointments
Theresa Welbourne, Virginia Scharff, and Melody Johnson are named to distinguished teaching positions.
This Week’s News of Women Who Are Assuming New Administrative Positions
Marie A. Barber was named executive director of Extended Education and Outreach at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. She has been on campus for 20 years, most recently as director of instructional design and development for the university’s distance education programs. Barber is a graduate of Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She […]
Seven Women Take on New Administrative Duties
Susan Fritz, Ann Marie Whyte, Carmen Sidbury, Irma Van Scoy, Paula Brewer Byron, Wanda Lester, and Marylou J. Ferry are taking on new assignments.
Two Women Appointed to Top Admissions Posts in Nebraska
Amber Hunter at the University of Nebraska and Sarah Richardson at Creighton University in Omaha are named head of admissions.
Two Women Win Prairie Schooner Book Prizes
Karen Brown and Susan Blackwell Ramsey will have their books published by the University of Nebraska Press.
Grant Funding for College and University Programs Relating to Women
Here is news of four recent grants for higher education programs relating to women.
Significant Appointments of Women to Administrative and Faculty Positions
Kenya Taylor, dean of graduate studies and research at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, was appointed associate vice chancellor for academic and student affairs at the university. She has served on the faculty at the university since 1996. Previously she taught in the department of communications disorders at Texas Christian University. Dr. Taylor holds […]
