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Two Women Among Three Finalists for Key Post at Virginia Tech
Cynthia M Furse, associate vice president for research at the University to Utah, and Patricia Rankin, associate vice chancellor for research at the University of Colorado, are among three finalists for vice president for research and innovation at Virginia Tech.
The University of Utah Now Offers Part-Time Infant Care for Student Parents
The University of Utah has opened a new infant care facility for students who need part-time childcare services while attending classes or participating in other campus activities. Fees are based on the parent’s income level.
In Memoriam: Julia Neary, 1964-2015
She was an assistant professor of movement and acting in the Theatre School of DePaul University in Chicago. In addition to teaching, Neary worked as a professional actor, writer, choreographer, producer, designer, and director in the Chicago theater community for 20 years.
New Leader for the University of Wisconsin Colleges and UW-Extension
Cathy Sandeen has been serving as vice president for education attainment and innovation at the American Council on Education. She is the former dean of continuing education at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Gender Differences in Sexting Behavior of College Students
A study conducted by researchers at the University of Utah found that while the percentage of men and women who had sent sext messages was similar, men were far more likely than women to have received nude photographs on their cellphones.
University of Utah Looks to Boost the Enrollment of Women
Nationwide, women make up about 57 percent of the total enrollments in higher education. But at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, women are just 45 percent of the 32,000-member undergraduate student body. A new initiative aims to increase the number of women who enroll.
Eleven Women Appointed to Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The women in new administrative roles are Brooke Horejsi, Endia Beal, Joyce A. Dixon, Jessica Mertz, Marjorie Thompson, Selina B. Kohn, Deborah Cheesebro, Denisha L. Hendricks, Cheryl Lovelady, Destinee Waiters, and Lisa Dippre Titus.
University of Utah Changes Its Fight Song That Is Considered Sexist by Some in the Campus Community
The line in the song, “our coeds are the fairest” will be changed to “our students are the finest.” The line, “no other gang of college men” will be replaced with “no rival band of college fans.” But the university president stated that historical renditions of the song “will always be acceptable.”
University of Virginia’s Pamela Cipriano to Lead the American Nurses Association
Dr. Cipriano, associate research professor at the University of Virginia School of Nursing, is the 35th president in the association’s 118-year history. She was the inaugural editor of the association’s official journal, American Nurse Today.
Eight Women Are Appointed to Dean Positions
The eight women appointed to dean posts are Marie Hardin, Chandice Covington, Erika Hayes James, Shelley F. Conroy, Wanda J. Blanchett, Cynthia Berg, Marion E. Broome, and Joann Bangs.
New Archive of Women’s History Established at the University of Utah
The archive was the result of the work of Aileen H. Clyde, who has been a community leader in Utah for the past 60 years. The collection includes oral histories, journals, photographs, manuscripts, and other documents of women from many walks of life.
Eight Women Named to New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The women with new administrative jobs are Melissa Lavitt, Rhonda Risser, Shelly Berkley, Maria O’Mara, Cathi Cody-Hudson, Joyce A. Ingram, Paula Dias, and Rosa Isela Cervates.
Two Nursing Deans Win Book Award
Dorrie K. Fontaine of the University of Virginia and Patricia Gonce Morton of the University of Utah are being honored by Sigma Theta Tau International, the world’s oldest nursing honorary society, for their 2012 textbook on critical care nursing .
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.
Six Women Named to Dean Positions
The new deans are Suzanne Prevost at the University of Alabama, Natasha Billie at Langston University, Alberta Davis Comer at the University of Utah, Ann Cary at the University of Missouri at Kansas City, Sandra Edmonds Crewe at Howard University, and Patricia Davidson at Johns Hopkins University.
New Book Explores the Impact of Children on Academic Careers
The book examines how children affect the careers of men and women in the academic world at every level from graduate students to those facing retirement. And the bottom line is that babies have a negative impact on women’s careers.
Twin Sisters Earn Doctorates at the University of Utah
The twins completed doctorates in communication will now devote their time to furthering the mission of their foundation Beauty Redefined which seeks to replace society’s idea of beauty with a more balanced approach to physical and mental wellness.
New Mineral Named After a University of Utah Geologist
Nashite, named after University of Utah geologist Barbara Nash, was first found in 2010 in abandoned uranium mines in Colorado and Utah. Dr. Nash has been the director of the Electron Microprobe Laboratory at the University of Utah since 1970.
Seven Women Taking on New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The appointees are Natalie Gochnour and Ruth Watkins at the University of Utah, Amy Noah at Purdue, Judy Taylor at Georgia Piedmont, Margaret Winters at Wayne State, Meagan Karvonen at the University of Kansas and Pamela Fuller at the Chamberlain College of Nursing.
Two University Women Named Finalists for a Prestigious Poetry Award
Marianne Boruch, professor of creative writing at Purdue University and Paisley Rekdal, an associate professor of English at the University of Utah, are among the three finalists for the $100,000 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, given out by Claremont Graduate University.
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.
Three Women Academic Physicians Are Honored
The honorees are Ruth-Marie Fincher of the Medical College of Georgia, Catherine deVries at the University of Utah, and Penny Tippy of Southern Illinois University.
How Grandmothers May Have Impacted Evolution
Kristen Hawkes, a distinguished professor of anthropology at the University of Utah, publishes simulation models to back up her “Grandmother Hypothesis,” first proposed in 1997.
Nine Women Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of women who have, or soon will be taking on, new administrative duties at colleges and universities across the United States.
Six Women Academics Win Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Sandra Faber, Elaine Walker, Nalini Nadkarni, Donna Alvermann, Evelyn Wiener, and Kimiko Gunji.
University Study Finds Women Face Bias in Attracting Investment Dollars
All of the financial data given MBA students was the same, only the gender of the executives involved in the company issuing the proposed IPO was different.
Dean of the College of Education at the University of South Florida to Step Down
She will leave her post in June and, after a one year sabbatical, will return to teaching at the University of South Florida.
Sylvia Torti Named Dean of the Honors College at the University of Utah
She has been serving as associate director of the university’s Rio Mesa Center near Moab, Utah. She is also an award-winning novelist.
Awards for Eight Women Scholars
Bevlee Watford, Nalini Nadkarni, Jane Grande-Allen, Paula Heusinkveld, Deborah Steinberg, Jean Langenheim, Susan Henry, and Marsha Glines are honored.
Three Academic Centers Get New Women Leaders
Jennifer Robinson, Mahnaz Mahdavi, and Nancy Morrow-Howell receive appointments.
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 New Vice Presidents
Kim Luckes and Mary G. Parker will assume new roles.
Five Women Named to Noteworthy Faculty Posts
New faculty appointments announced at the University of Florida, the University of Arkansas Little Rock, the University of Utah, and the University of New Mexico.
Graduate Schools Get New Leaders
Vivian S. Lee will head the medical school at the University of Utah and Sheryl Tucker will be dean of the graduate school at Oklahoma State University.
A Fresh Crop of New Deans
Here are five women who recently have been named deans at colleges and universities.
