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Virginia Howard Honored by the American Heart Association for Outstanding Population Research
Dr. Howard has received national recognition for her outstanding research on stroke risk factors. She currently leads the REGARDS project, which investigates racial health disparities in stroke-related deaths.
Kathleen DuVal Honored for Her Book on the History of North America
Dr. DuVal is a longtime professor of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her award-winning book, Native Nations: A Millennium in North America, discusses the history of the continent’s Indigenous peoples over the past 1,000 years.
University of Southern California President Carol Folt Announces She Will Step Down Next Summer
Prior to taking on her current role in 2019, Dr. Folt served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from July 2013 to January 2019. Her career in higher education began as a professor at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, where she served as a faculty member in biological sciences.
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.
Six Women Appointed to Administrative Roles 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
In Memoriam: June Frazer, 1936-2024
Dr. Frazer was a tenured professor of English at Western Illinois University for more than two decades. After her retirement, she was an elected member of the New Hampshire State House of Representatives for three terms.
Six Women Scholars Selected for Endowed Faculty Appointments at Universities
The six women appointed to endowed chairs are Julia Ernst \at the University of North Dakota, Amanda Thompson at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Erin Gibson at the University of Pennsylvania, Jennifer McIntosh at the University of Arizona, Britt Tevis at Syracuse University in New York and Amanda Ashley at Boise State University in Idaho.
Lindsey Claire Smith Appointed as the Inaugural Director of NYU Tulsa
NYU Tulsa is an initiative that brings New York University students to Tulsa, Oklahoma to engage in academic courses, community activities, and local internships. The program is the university’s sixteenth global location and fourth in the United States.
Four Women Selected for Endowed Faculty Appointments
The women appointed to endowed faculty positions are Joanna Ryan at the University of North Dakota, Mary-Hunter McDonnell at the University of Pennsylvania, Vahideh Manshadi at Yale University, and Cynthia Fraga Rizo at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Ten Women Professors Appointed to New Academic Positions
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.
New Faculty Appointments for Ten Women Scholars
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.
American Association of Law Libraries Honors Ellie Campbell for Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Legal Research
Professor Campbell was honored for her article, “Critical Legal Research, Artificial Intelligence, and Systemic Racism: Teaching with Jim Crow Text-Mining,” which discusses a UNC initiative to use artificial intelligence to identify racially based laws passed in North Carolina between 1865 and 1967.
Fifteen Women Taking on New Administrative Roles 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Bonita Brown Named the Fourteenth Chancellor of Winston-Salem State University
Earlier in her career, Bonita Brown served as an assistant attorney with Winston-Salem State University. On July 1, she will return to the university as its fourteenth chancellor.
University of North Carolina Partners With Nagoya University in Japan in Cybersecurity Program
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Nagoya University in Japan have established the Women’s Undergraduate Cybersecurity Engagement Program. The program is organized by the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Affairs and funded by the U.S. Embassy Tokyo Public Affairs Section.
Five Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
Taking on new administrative roles are Dee Raneri at Northampton Community College in Pennsylvania, Shauna Harris at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Andrea Anderson at the University of Michigan, Fara Warner at the University of Rhode Island, and Brigitte Weinsteiger at the University of Pennsylvania.
Seven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Duties
Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new positions or given new duties at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Three Women Who Have Been Selected to Serve as University Deans
Sarah Treul Roberts will serve as interim director and dean of the new School of Civic Life and Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Shirley Hymon-Parker will lead the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at North Carolina A&T State University as interim dean and DeNeia Thomas is the new dean of the College of Professional Studies at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Missouri.
New Assignments for Seven Women Faculty Members in Higher Education
The faculty in new roles are Meng Zhao at North Carolina A&T State University, Lucia Unrau at Oklahoma State University, Kimberly Cornaggia at Pennsylvania State University, Karen Keaton Jackson at North Carolina Central University, Elizabeth Topp at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana, Berit Bangoura at the University of Wyoming, and Penny Gordon-Larsen at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Three Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Endowed Professorships
The three women faculty members who have been appointed to endowed professorships are Azadeh Tajdar in the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University in New York, Jessica Brantley in the department of English at Yale University, and Kristen Harrison in the Hussman School of Journalism and Media at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Universities Announce the Appointment of Eight Women to Dean Positions
The women named deans are Ah-Hyung Park at UCLA, Hopi Hoekstra at Harvard University, Jill Dixon at West Chester University in Pennsylvania, Twinette Johnson at the University of the District of Columbia, Mary Margaret Frank at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Heather Woofter at the University of Texas at Austin, Sharonda Ragland at Virginia Union University, and Camille Su-Lin Johnson at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona.
Radha Pyati Will Be the Next Chancellor of Pennsylvania State University-Berks
Since 2018, Dr. Pyati has been serving as the dean of the College of Sciences and Mathematics at West Chester University in Pennsylvania. Prior to her role at West Chester, Dr. Pyati worked at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs and the University of North Florida in Jacksonville.
In Memoriam: Lee Walker Willard, 1951-2023
Early in her career, Dr. Willard taught at the University of Massachusetts and the University of Maryland. At Duke University, she served Trinity College for 37 years under the leadership of 10 deans as assistant dean, associate dean, senior associate dean, and associate vice provost of undergraduate education.
Colleges and Universities Appoint Four Women to Dean Positions
Aimee N. Wall is the new dean of the School of Government at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Ja’Wanda Grant was appointed dean of students at Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee. Elizabeth Lorang has been named interim dean of University Libraries at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Suzanne Wright is interim dean of the School of Nursing at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.
Eight Women Who Have Been Assigned New Administrative Duties at 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
Tressie McMillan Cottom Is the Winner of the Gittler Prize from Brandeis University
The Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize was created in 2007 by the late Professor Joseph B. Gittler to recognize outstanding and lasting scholarly contributions to racial, ethnic, and/or religious relations. The annual award includes a $25,000 prize and a medal.
Carol Folt Named Chair of the Association of American Universities
Carol L. Folt became the 12th president of the University of Southern California on July 1, 2019. She served as chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill from July 2013 to January 2019. Dr. Folt’s career in higher education began as a professor at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.
University of Georgia Marine Scientist Wins Award for Deep-Water Ocean Exploration
Samantha Joye, Regents’ Professor, Georgia Athletic Association Distinguished Professor of Arts and Sciences, and professor of marine sciences at the University of Georgia, has been honored by the Marine Technology Society and the Society for Underwater Technology.
In Memoriam: Trudy Harrington Becker, 1961-2022
Dr. Becker began her career at Virginia Tech in 1991. In addition to her role as senior instructor in the history department, she served as associate chair of the department from 2011 to 2016.
Deborah Thomas Appointed the Chief Academic Officer at Texas A&M University-Galveston
Dr. Thomas joined the university as an assistant professor in 2004. She is now a full professor of oceanography. Professor Thomas’ research applies the chemical composition of marine sediments toward the reconstruction of past climate, with a particular interest in the climate dynamics of globally warm periods of time in Earth’s history.
Thirteen Women Who Have Been Appointed to Administrative Posts at 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@WIAReport.com.
State Universities Announce the Appointments of Six Women to Dean Positions
The six women appointed deans are Beth Mayer-Davis at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Leslee Battle at Winston-Salem State University in North Carolina, Margaret A. Amstutz at the University of Georgia, Paula Montgomery at the University of Louisiana Lafayette, Amy Ellen Schwartz at the University of Delaware, and Jenna Hyatt at Washington State University.
Colleges and Universities Appoint Six Women Scholars to Dean Positions
The new deans are Anne Hogan at Ithaca College in New York, Deborah Baldwin at the University of Arkansas Little Rock, Brandy Houlk Larmon at the Mississippi University for Women, Graciela Mochkofsky at the City University of New York, Mary Simmons at Florida A&M University, and Nancy Messonnier at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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.
Deans by the Dozen: Large Group of Women Scholars in New Leadership Positions
The 12 new deans are Guillermina Gina Núñez-Mchiri, Autumn Tooms Cyprès, Deborah M. Cady Melzer. Melinda R. Roberts, Kathy Giacomini, Mary Stromberger, Linda Haddad, Valerie Howard, Sonya Hardin, Cindy D. Kam, Andrea Hickerson, and Vicki Ellingrod.
