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In Memoriam: Patricia Buffler, 1938-2013
Dr. Buffler held the Kenneth and Marjorie Kaiser Chair in Cancer Epidemiology in the School of Public Health at the University of California at Berkeley. At the time of her death, Professor Buffler was leading several studies on childhood leukemia and other childhood cancers.
A Quartet of Women Who Will Serve as Deans
The new deans are Ana Diez Roux at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Michele Baptiste at City College of New York, Gilda Barabino at the City College of New York and Sharon L. Wood at the University of Texas.
Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
University of Texas Receives the Papers of Barbara Probst Solomon
The Henry Ransom Center, a humanities research library at the University of Texas at Austin, has acquired the papers of Barbara Probst Solomon, a journalist, author, and essayist.
Eight Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The eight women honored with awards are Mary Kay Hemenway, Jenna Price Carpenter, Huda Y. Zoghbi, Rosalie Carpenter, Linda Florence Callahan, Diana Lados, Rebecca Patton and Sheree Toth.
Dean of Boston University Medical School Honored for Work With Women in Cancer Research
Karen H. Antman, provost of the medical campus and dean of the School of Medicine at Boston University, received the 2013 Margaret L. Kripke Legend Award for Promotion of Women in Cancer Medicine and Cancer Research from the MD Anderson Cancer Center at the University of Texas.
Gretchen Ritter Will Be the First Woman Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Cornell
Dr. Ritter currently serves as professor of government and vice provost for undergraduate education at the University of Texas at Austin. She joined the faculty at the Austin campus in 1992. From 2004 to 2009, she was the director of the university’s Center for Women’s and Gender Studies.
Stefanie Lindquist Is a Finalist for Dean of the School of Public and International Affairs at the University of Georgia
Professor Lindquist holds the Charles Alan Wright Chair in Federal Courts at the University of Texas School of Law. She also serves as associate dean for external affairs at the law school.
Only Five Women Among the 69 New Members of the National Academy of Engineering
Two of the five women have no current academic affiliations but the other three are Donna Blackmond of the Scripps Research Institute, Dawn Bonnell of the University of Pennsylvania, and Sharon Wood of the University of Texas.
Three Women in New Teaching Positions
The three women in new faculty posts are Andrea Warner-Czyz at the University of Texas at Dallas, Julie Dash at Wayne State University, and Megan Shepherd at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine.
Does Gender Play Too Big a Role in the Teaching of U.S. History?
The National Association of Scholars released a report that criticizes the history department curricula at the University of Texas and Texas A&M University as being overly concerned with issues of race, class, and gender.
Six Women in New Faculty Roles
The women with new teaching roles are Shirley Franklin at the University of Texas, Janie Simms Hipp at the University of Arkansas, Vivian Fluellen at Fort Valley State University, Larissa Williams at Bates College, Gloria Choi at MIT, and Robin Fontenot at Virginia Tech.
Six Women Appointed to Administrative Positions in Higher Education
The women assuming new administrative posts are Jacqueline DiStefano, Lisa Dorin, Laura Rugless, Ellen Houston, Jalah Goette, and Terri Ventress.
Sharon Mosher of the University of Texas to Lead the American Geosciences Institute
The institute is a nonprofit federation of geoscientific and professional associations that represent 250,000 geologists, geophysicists, and earth scientists.
Sandra Woodley Is the Likely New President of the University of Louisiana System
Currently she is vice chancellor for strategic initiatives for the University of Texas system. She was the only candidate invited to Baton Rouge for a public interview session on Friday November 9.
New Grants or Gifts Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants and gifts that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Ten Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of women being appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
University of Texas Study Examines Social and Psychological Impact of Rape
Among areas in which researchers found widespread negative consequences were self-esteem, perceived social reputation, sexual desire, and self-perceived mate value or desirability.
Laurie Glimcher Honored for Her Work in Cancer Research
Dr. Glimcher is dean of the Weill Cornell Medical College in New York and provost for medical affairs at Cornell University.
Fourteen Women With New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of women who have been appointed to key administrative positions at colleges and universities across the United States.
Mary Ann Rankin Named Provost at the University of Maryland
She is currently the chief executive officer of the National Math and Science Initiative and was dean of natural sciences at the University of Texas for nearly 17 years.
Fourteen Women Taking on New Administrative Roles in Higher Education
Here is a host of appointments of women to key posts at colleges and universities across the United States.
Highly Educated Woman Makes Air Force History
The nation’s first woman fighter pilot and first woman combat wing commander holds four master’s degrees.
Nine Appointments of Women to High-Level Administrative Positions in Academia
Here are the appointments of women to high-level administrative posts in higher education that have come to our attention in the past week.
Five Women Who Have Been Appointed to Positions as Dean
Shelley Simon, Belinda Anderson, Linda Hicke, Maria Gallo, and Madeline Scott have all been named to dean posts.
Three Women Win Hertz Fellowships
They will receive up to $250,000 over the next five years to pursue graduate education in the applied sciences.
Research Finds a Bias Against Female Students by High School Mathematics Teachers
A study conducted at the University of Texas finds that high school math teachers were more likely to believe their female students were less competent than their male students, even when their grades and test scores were identical.
Two Women Appointed to Endowed Chairs
Nancy Staudt at the University of Southern California and Andrea Giunta at the University of Texas are the inaugural holders of two new endowed professorships.
University of Texas Scholar Named the Inaugural Poet Laureate of San Antonio
Known as the “godmother of Chicana literature,” she is writer-in-residence in the College of Education and Human Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio.
University of Texas Art Museum Names Two Women to Key Posts
Francesca Consagra and Colette Crossman have been named to curator positions at the Blanton Museum of Art.
Honors for Three Woman Scholars
Barbara White, Martha Reinke, and Ann P. McElroy win prestigious awards.
A Dozen Women Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is news of 12 women who have or will soon be taking on new responsibilities in higher education administration.
Change in Leadership at the Graduate School of the University of Texas
Victoria Rodriguez is stepping down to return to teaching and will be replaced on an interim basis by vice provost Judith Langlois.
Ten New Appointments of Women to Administrative Posts in Higher Education
Here is a roundup of new appointments of women to key posts in the academic world.
A New President for the University of Saskatchewan
Ilene Busch-Vishniac will become the university ninth president in July 2012.
