All Entries Tagged With: "University of North Carolina Asheville"
University of North Carolina at Asheville Appoints Yvonne Villanueva-Russell as Provost
Dr. Villanueva currently serves as dean of the College of Innovation and Design at Texas A&M University Commerce where she has worked for over two decades. She will assume her new position as provost of the University of North Carolina at Asheville this summer.
Karin Peterson to Serve as Provost at the University of North Carolina at Asheville
Karin Peterson, a professor and chair of the department of sociology and anthropology at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, has agreed to serve as acting provost during the Spring 2018 semester.
Two University Leaders Announce They Are Stepping Down From Their Posts
Kay Norton, president of the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, announced that she will retire at the end of the current academic year and Mary K. Grant, chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Asheville, will become president of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston.
Ten Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Academia
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
Seven Women Faculty Members Receive Prestigious Honors and Awards
They are Jane Lubchenco at Oregon State University, Kristy L. Weber and Megan S. Ryerson of the University of Pennsylvania, Virginia Derryberry of the University of North Carolina, Asheville, Marina Angel of Temple University in Philadelphia, Yue Qi of Michigan State University, and Sangeeta Pratap of Hunter College in New York City.
New Administrative Roles for 22 Women at American Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
A Dozen Women With New Administrative Jobs in Higher Education
The appointees are Janice Tawney, Lori S. White, Lorraince Acker, Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Janice Lewis, Kirsten Waarala, Laura Simmelink, Nicole Edwards Evans, Sue Roberts, Sarah Covert, Ruth Jacobs Jackson, and Shannon Jackson.
University of North Carolina-Asheville Names Its Next Chancellor
Currently, Dr. Mary K. Grant is president of the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams. She has served in that post since 2002. She will become chancellor on January 5, 2015.
The First Woman President of Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina
Since 2008, Dr. Janes Fernandes has served as provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. She is the former provost at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. She will begin her new duties on July 1.
Four Women Scholars Presented With Awards
The honorees are Sonya Douglass Horsford at George Mason University, Billie J. Collier at Florida State University, Janice Haggart at North Dakota State University, and Virginia Derryberry at the University of North Carolina at Asheville.
Scholar Wins Award From the Council of State Archivists
Deborah Miles, executive director of the Center for Diversity Education at the University of North Carolina at Asheville, is sharing the 2013 Award of Merit from the Council of State Archivists.
Eleven Women in New Administrative Positions at Colleges and Universities
The 11 women taking on new administrative roles in higher education are: Valandra German, Tracey Criss, Gina Eubanks, Claire Wurmfeld, J. Renee Navarro, Sarah Schroth, Gina Siesing, Erin McDermott, Ronna Vanderslice, Danielle Wood, and Nicole Norian.
A Quartet of Women Scholars Honored With Awards
The honorees are Velma McBride Murry of Vanderbilt University, Teresa Sullivan of the University of Virginia, Mary Lynn McPherson of the University of Maryland, and Anne Ponder of the University of North Carolina Asheville.
Three Women Join the Faculty at the University of North Carolina Asheville
The new assistant professors are Tiece Ruffin in education, Lyndi Hewitt in sociology, and Jackie Langille in environmental studies.
