All Entries Tagged With: "University of South Carolina"
Alice Taylor-Colbert to Lead the Union Campus of the University of South Carolina
Since 2010, she has served as associate vice president for academic affairs at Lander University in Greenwood, South Carolina. Previously, she spent 21 years on the faculty at Shorter College in Rome, Georgia.
Two Women Named Carolina Distinguished Professors
The University of South Carolina in Columbia has named six faculty members Carolina Distinguished Professors. Two of the new appointees – Robyn Hunt professor of theatre and dance and Mitzi Nagarkatti professor in the medical school – are women.
Chancellor Selected for Palmetto College at the University of South Carolina
Susan Elkins, vice president of extended programs and regional development and dean of the College of Interdisciplinary Studies at Tennessee Technological University in Cookesville, has been chosen as the inaugural chancellor of Palmetto College at the University of South Carolina.
Three Women in New Teaching Positions
Cristina Rodriguez is joining the faculty at Yale Law School, Nikky Finney was named to an endowed chair at the University of South Carolina, and Eriz Suzuki has joined the English department faculty at Emory University in Atlanta.
Four Women Academics Honored With Awards
The honorees are Julie Schwarz of Washington University, Ulrike Heine of Clemson University, Nancy Freeman of the University of South Carolina, and Mercedes Prieto of Florida International University.
Palmetto College at the University of South Carolina Announces Finalists for Chancellor
Two of the four finalists are women: Susan Elkins is a vice president at Tennessee Technological University and Monica Orozco is an assistant provost at Florida Atlantic University.
Six Women Academics Honored With Notable Awards
The honorees are Donna Shalala, Mary Lou Soffa, Pamela Hallock-Muller, Mary Ann Fitzpatric, Elizabeth Andress, and Michelle Scollo.
Three Women in New Faculty Posts
Tiffany Ana Lopez now holds a named chair at the University of California Riverside. Atiya Kai Stokes Brown was promoted at Bucknell University and Birgitta Johnson was hired to the faculty at the University of South Carolina.
Jeannette Andrews to Lead the College of Nursing at the University of South Carolina
Currently, she is associate dean for research at the Medical University of South Carolina’s College of Nursing.
Augusta National’s First Women Members Both Have Ties to the Academic World
Stanford University professor Condoleezza Rice and Darla Moore, the financier who has donated many millions of dollars to universities in South Carolina are the first women members of the nation’s most famous private golf club.
Five Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Amy Finkelstein of MIT, Carolyn Vallas of the University of Virginia, Allison Hyngstrom of Marquette University, Jennifer Larson of the University of North Dakota, and Patricia DeCoursey of the University of South Carolina.
Four Women Academics Are Honored
Marilyn Gugliucci, Jennifer Thomas, Mary Beth Poston, and Harriet Hamilton win prestigious awards.
Six Women Awarded Prestigious Honors
Here is news of six academic women who have recently received, or will receive, distinguished awards.
Three Sociologists Win Awards for Their Book on the Changing American Family
Co-authors Lala Steelman, Catherine Bolzendahl, and Claudia Geist gather in several book awards.
Two Physicians Join the Faculty at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Allison Westcott and Allison Giddings will be full-time clinical faculty members in the department of obstetrics and gynecology.
Seven Women Take on New Administrative Duties
Susan Fritz, Ann Marie Whyte, Carmen Sidbury, Irma Van Scoy, Paula Brewer Byron, Wanda Lester, and Marylou J. Ferry are taking on new assignments.
University of South Carolina Documentary Filmmaker Looks at Women in the Military
Cathy Brookshire’s film, Soldier Girl, shows interviews of 30 women who served in the U.S. military from World War II to the present day.
Women Faculty Named to Distinguished Chairs
Five women have been honored by appointments to distinguished professorships.
A Trio of Distinguished Award Winners
Susan Singer, Lora Lomicka Anderson, and Kim Vonnahme are honored for their teaching or research.
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.
Anna Scheyett Named Dean of the College of Social Work at the University of South Carolina
Dean Scheyette will assume her new post on August 1.
Four Women Recognized for Extraordinary Achievements
Wendy Gillespie, Meera Narasimhan, Jill Fitzgerald and JoAnne Stubbe are honored for their work.
Key Appointments of Women in Academia
Kim Nugent was named president of the Houston Metro division of DeVry University. She was vice president of faculty development for Educational Management Corporation. Dr. Nugent is a graduate of the University of Houston. She holds a master’s degree in education from Capella University, an MBA from the University of St. Thomas, and an educational […]
