The women who have been appointed to new academic leadership roles are Kyna Shelley, Michelle Gray, Christi Brookes, Shirley Clark, Ruth Varner, Janette Kim, Amy Eyler, Stephanie King, and Rima Nakkash.
The new provosts are Barbara Rodriguez at the University of New Mexico, Bridget Chalk at Manhattan University in New York, and Jaci Lederman at Vincennes University in Indiana. All three women had been serving as their university's interim provost.
A new study has found being a mother may lead to positive workplace outcomes for women, such as increased motivation. This challenges prior assumptions of the "motherhood penalty," where women are viewed as less dedicated to their work due their caregiving responsibilities.
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.
An enrolled member of the Navajo Nation (Diné), Dr. Jackson-Dennison has nearly four decades of experience in educational leadership, including more than two decades as a superintendent in Arizona public schools.
“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.
For the past year, Dr. Minthorn has served as president-elect of the ASHE, a scholarly society dedicated to advancing research and policy in higher education. She will be the first Indigenous person to serve as president of the association.
Dr. Fisher has conducted extensive research on plasma chemistries for over three decades. She currently serves as vice president of research at the University of New Mexico.
The appointments are Yiyun Li at Princeton University, Verity Harte of Yale University, Pavithra Prabhakar at the University of New Mexico, Sarah Bilston at Trinity College in Connecticut, Linda Tropp at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Christina Ramos at Washington University in St. Louis, and Terry Kind at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
First appointed chancellor of Penn State Hazelton in 2022, Dr. Wright gained oversight of the Scranton and Wilkes-Barre campuses in 2024. She has taught English at the Hazelton location since 2000.
