All Entries Tagged With: "University of Notre Dame"
Notre Dame’s Joan F. Brennecke Receives Award From the American Chemical Society
Dr. Brennecke, the Keating-Crawford Professor of Chemical and Molecular Engineering at the University of Notre Dame, was honored for her outstanding research in the development of solvents including supercritical fluids and iconic liquids.
Ten Women With New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The new appointees are Adela de la Torre, Alice Kinsler, Marie Blakey, Lorna Jean Edmonds, Julie Buehler, Jennifer Curry, Aida Martinez-Freeman, Julie Barroso, Helen Shapiro, and Carol Carbary.
Six Women Named to Dean Positions
The new deans are Maria Franquiz at the University of Utah, Laura Carlson at Notre Dame, Nancy Busch at the University of Nebraska, Susan Stocker at Kent State University, Marsha Horton at Delaware State University and Kristin Sosnowsky at Louisiana State University.
Ten Women Appointed to New Administrative Posts at American Colleges and Universities
The women taking on new administrative roles are Amanda Kelso, Angela Lee Gieras, Joyce E. Coffee, Kristen Fischer, S. Laurel Weldon, Poonam Arora, Lynne O’Brien, Alonda Thomas, Allison Rains, and Kathy Bickel.
Study Finds Mothers Who Were Abused When They Were Young Tend to Avoid Emotional Issues With Their Children
The researchers found that mothers who were traumatized as children exhibited “traumatic avoidance symptoms” with their own children. These mothers showed an unwillingness to talk to their children about emotional topics.
Six Women Taking On New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The new appointees are Linda Bruce at the University of Memphis, Robin Izzo at Princeton, Anne Collins Goodyear at Bowdoin College, Hilary Flanagan at Notre Dame, Gail Walenga at Purdue and Lisa Tamiris Becker at the University of New Mexico.
Three Women Named Churchill Scholars
Each year, the Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States offers 14 full scholarships for students to pursue graduate studies in the sciences at Cambridge University in England. This year, three of the 14 winners are women.
In Memoriam: Mary Louise Gude, 1939-2013
She taught in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures at the University of Notre Dame and from 1998 to 2006 she was the university’s vice president for student affairs.
Academic Awards for Six Women Scholars
The honorees are Hyun-Kyung You, Sarita Soni, Beverly Ann Chin, MurphyKate Montee, Anna Mikusheva, and Lisa Flowers.
Study Finds Women Are More Passive When Confronted With Sexual Harassment Than They Predict They Would Be
A new series of five studies by researchers at four universities also finds that because women believe they will mount a more aggressive response than they actually do, women tend to be highly critical of other women who are passive when confronted by sexual harassment.
Seven Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
The new appointees are Tracy Hall, Noor Azizan-Gardner, Rhonda Gibler, LouAnn Westall, Patricia Watson, April Flint, and Linda Kurtos.
Nine Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
The women taking on new roles are Patricia Watson, Suzanne Thoren Walker, Elsie Scott, Laurinda Smith, Peggy Miller, Carol Ash, Gina Pertee, Eboni Pringle, and Patricia Rodriguez Mosquera.
Nine Women Named to Faculty Posts
Here is this week’s news of the appointment of women to faculty positions at major colleges and universities across the United States.
University of Notre Dame Scholar Wins Book Prize
Monika Nalepa, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame, was awarded the 2012 Leon D. Epstein Prize from the American Political Science Association.
In Memoriam: Sabine G. MacCormack, 1941-2012
A native of Frankfurt, Germany, she was the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh Professor of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame.
Laurie Ann Guerrero Wins the Andres Montoya Poetry Prize
The award for an author’s first full-length book of poetry is given by the Institute for Latino Studies at the University of Notre Dame.
Notre Dame Professor Wins Book Award
Margot Fassler recently was honored at the International Congress on Medieval Studies at Western Michigan University.
Six Women Academics Receive Notable Awards
The honorees are Susanna Childress, Marika Botha, Patricia Whitely, Margaret Campbell, Karen Richman, and Kimberly Bess.
Three Women Faculty Members Making News
Rowena Punzalan, Mary Jacobson, and Kathleen Sprows Cummings receive promotions.
Seven Women Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Of the 66 new members of the National Academy of Engineering, only seven are women.
Three Women Scholars Receive Prestigious Awards
Gwynn Powell of the University of Georgia, Martin LaBerge of Clemson University, and Kristin Shrader-Frechette of Notre Dame are honored.
Three Women Named to New Faculty Posts
Carmen-Helena Tellez, Deborah Watkins Bruner, and Katie Boes receive new appointments.
Five Women Awarded Academic Honors
Rebecca Solnit, Marie Chisholm-Burns, Marisel Moreno, Mimi Chakarov, and Loise O’Neal win awards.
Notre Dame Political Scientist to Lead Advisory Committee for New Institute on Civic Engagement and Governance
Professor Dianne Pinderhughes will share duties with Kurt Schmoke, dean of the Howard University School of Law.
Notre Dame Agrees to Alter Procedures on Handling Sexual Assault Allegations
Under the agreement, the university will file periodic reports with the Education Department and has agreed to complete administrative reviews of all sexual assault complaints within 60 days.
Notable Appointments of Women to Administrative Positions in Academia
Here is news of six women who have been named to new positions in recent days.
Study Finds That Arrests Are Made in Very Few Campus Sexual Assault Cases
A survey of six universities in Illinois and Indiana finds very few arrests and almost no convictions resulting from reported cases of sexual assault.
Woman Trustee Resigns From Notre Dame Board of Trustees
Watchdog group says she supported organizations that espoused positions contrary to Catholic teachings.
