As director of the Institute for Black Catholic Studies at Xavier University of Louisiana, Dr. Phelps challenged the Catholic Church to better understand itself through the voices and experiences of Black Catholics and those on the margins.
Dr. Carlson has led the University of Delaware on an interim basis for the past six months. Prior to her interim appointment, she was the university's provost for three years.
Dr. Daut, professor of French and of Black studies at Yale University, was honored for her newest book, The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe, which examines the complex political and intellectual life of early nineteenth-century Haiti.
The new deans are Ayana Allen-Handy at Hofstra University in New York, Margaret Meserve at the University of Notre Dame in Indiana, Michelle Hayes at Talladega College in Alabama, and Carolyn Clevenger at the University of Georgia.
The women selected for new administrative roles are Ana Bakshi at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Karen Imgrund Deak at the University of Notre Dame, Jennifer Stephens at Texas Southern University, Rolanda Horn at Georgia Piedmont Technical College, and Julianna King at the College of Charleston.
“As provost, I will advance Emory's academic mission by enhancing the conditions in which our students thrive and our faculty produce life-changing, life-saving scholarship and research,” said Dr. Ahad.
The appointees to endowed chairs are Joule Bergerson at the University of Notre Dame, Anika Walke at Carnegie Mellon University, and Greeshma Gadikota at Columbia University.
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 [email protected].
Notably, the authors found that simply adding more women to corporate boards does not necessarily increase workplace safety. However, their research revealed that when women directors are in powerful board positions or on key board committee, their firms' workplace safety increases.
Following the upcoming retirement of the university's current president, Dr. Laura Carlson is slated to become the interim president of the University of Delaware on July 1. She has served as the institution's provost for the past three years.
A scholar of comparative politics, women's rights, social justice, and inclusive STEM environments, Dr. Htun taught political science in academia for over two decades. At the time of her passing, she was a distinguished professor at the University of New Mexico.
Denise Bruesewitz has taught in the department of environmental sciences at Colby College for more than a decade. She will assume her new role as the college's chief academic officer on July 1.
