Before being named interim provost last August, Professor Mersey was the dean of the Moody College of Communication at the University of Texas. Earlier, she was a professor and the associate dean for research in the Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing Communications at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois.
President-elect Donald Trump has recently nominated five women to lead federal departments. Linda McMahon, Kristi Noem, and Lori Chavez-DeRemer hold bachelor's degrees. Pam Bondi and Brooke Rollins hold juris doctorates.
New research has found that when women use communal language that appears to be helpful or caring, on their resumes, they are less likely to be hired for roles in male-dominated industries.
The Scientific Management Review Board supervises and reviews the operation of all scientific research programs within the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Dr. Hayes Dixon will serve as board chair through June 2026.
Dr. Cutrer's new appointment marks a return to the California State University System, where she previously served as provost of California State University, San Marcos. Most recently, she served as president of Texas A&M University-Texarkana.
“I hope to cultivate a culture of care and support within our university community, advocating for the success and happiness of students, faculty, and staff alike,” said Dr. Stewart. She will assume her position as provost of Hampton University on July 1.
While Yale has previously appointed women as interim presidents, Maurie McInnis will be the first woman to serve as the university's official president. She has been serving as president of Stony Brook University, a campus of the State University of New York System.
With over two decades of experience in aerospace engineering in academia, Dr. Wilcox currently serves as a professor of aerodynamics and aeronautics and the associate vice president of research at the University of Texas.
Jacqueline Jones of the University of Texas Austin won the Pulitzer Prize in History and Critinia Rivera Garza of the University of Houston won the Pulitzer Prize in Memoir or Autobiography.
The appointments are Laura Dolbow at the University of Colorado, Christina Ferando at Yale University, Laura Bowling at Purdue Univeristy, Yanwen Zhang at Queen's University, Zeynep Çelik of the University of Texas, and Dana Cusano of Syracuse University.
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].
