Tag: University of South Carolina

University of South Carolina to Launch Midwifery Program for Graduate Nursing Students

Jeannette Andrews, dean of the University of South Carolina College of Medicine, stated, "Our nurse-midwifery program will offer high quality education and training that empowers nurses to provide compassionate, specialized care for families throughout every stage of pregnancy and childbirth."

Nearly Six Percent of Pregnant Women in the United States Use Marijuana in the Last Month of Their Pregnancy

"Prenatal marijuana use is a modifiable risk factor," the authors write. "In a constantly changing legal landscape surrounding marijuana, it becomes imperative to provide clear and unambiguous messaging regarding the adverse effects of marijuana use during pregnancy."

Ten Women Selected for Dean Positions at Colleges and Universities

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new dean positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

Study Finds Gender or Racial Bias in the Workplace Results in Lower Productivity for Everyone

A new study has found bias in the workplace hurts everyone's productivity. The authors stress future research is needed to understand the nuances in how different types of discrimination, such as gender and racially-based biases, affect workplace efficiency.

Nine Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed to Dean Positions

Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to dean at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

Claire Jiménez Wins Pen/Faulkner Award for Fiction

Dr. Jiménez, an assistant professor of English at the University of North Carolina, was honored for her novel, What Happened to Ruthy Ramirez.

The Society for Neuroscience Recognizes the Career Achievements of BJ Casey

BJ Casey, the Christina L. Williams Professor of Neuroscience at Barnard College in New York City, is the winner of the 2023 Mika Salpeter Lifetime Achievement Award from the Society for Neuroscience.

New Administrative Roles for Seven Women 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 [email protected].

Kimberly Rogers Appointed the Fifteenth President of Contra Costa College in California

Before being named acting president of the college in 2022, Dr. Rogers was vice president for instruction. Earlier in her career, she held academic appointments at the University at Buffalo of the State University of New York System, the University of Massachusetts Boston, and the Université de Haute-Alsace in France.

University of Mississippi’s Kathleen Wickham Wins Award for Her Scholarship in Media and Civil Rights History

Kathleen Wickham, a professor of journalism at the University of Mississippi was presented the Ronald T. and Gayla F....

Universities Announce the Appointments of Eight Women to Dean Positions

the new deans are Shannon Jimenez at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michelle D. Young at the University of California, Berkeley, Kimberly Bissell at Louisiana State University, Barbara Krauthamer at Emory University, Jennifer Jahner at Caltech, Teresa Martin at Michigan State University, Teri Browne at the University of South Carolina, and Shelly Blunt at the University of Southern Indiana.

Eight Women Scholars Who Have Been Appointed University Deans

the new deans are Denise Bates at Tufts University in Massachusetts, Ann Vail at the University of South Carolina, Merritt McAlister at the University of Florida, Suzanne Raitt at the College of William and Mary in Virginia, Dawn McCormack at Samford University in Alabama, Michele Moore at the University of North Florida, Mary W. Stewart at Mississippi State University-Meridian, and Melissa Bledsoe at Missouri State University.