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University of New Hampshire Receives Grant to Develop Sexual Assault Prevention Video Game
Sharyn J. Potter, an associate professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire and co-director of Prevention Innovations, a sexual assault prevention research and training organization, is the principal investigator of the grant project.
A Trio of Women Scholars in New Teaching Roles
The women in new teaching positions are Suzanne Oparil at the University of Alabama Birmingham, Jennifer Seavey at the University of New Hampshire, and Debra Ann Mayes at Wright State University in Detroit.
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.
University of New Hampshire Students Conduct Jury Polling Project in Sexual Assault Cases
The students found that in many of the cases in which the defendant was acquitted, jurors frequently blamed the victim because of what she was wearing when the attack occurred or whether or not she had been drinking prior to the assault.
University Study Finds 1 in 10 Young Adults Is a Perpetrator of Sexual Violence
The study was authored by Kimberly J. Mitchell, a research associate professor of psychology at the University of New Hampshire, and Michele Ybarra, president and research director of the Center for Innovative Public Health Research in San Clemente, California.
Three Women Named to Endowed Chairs
Lynn Kremer at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts, Joanne Burke at the University of New Hampshire, and Petra Tsuji at Towson University in Maryland have all been appointed to endowed faculty chairs.
Study Finds Wives’ Contributions to Family Income at Historic Levels
Kristin Smith, a demographer with the Carsey Institute and a research assistant professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire, found that wives contribute 47 percent of total family earned income.
New 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.
Ten Women With New Administrative Appointments in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of women who have been named to key administrative posts at colleges and universities across the nation.
In Memoriam: Evelyn Erika Handler (1933-2011)
She was the first woman president of Brandeis University and the first woman president of the University of New Hampshire.
Two Universities Procure Grants for Programs of Importance to Women
New grants fund programs at the University of Texas and the University of California at Merced.
A New Leader for the Community College System of New Hampshire
On August 15, J. Bonnie Newman will become interim chancellor of the seven-campus system.
