All Entries Tagged With: "University of Virginia"
New Leader for the University of Virginia’s College at Wise
The new president is Donna Price Henry, a biologist, who has served since 2005 as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Meyers.
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.
Two Women Among the Four Finalists for Provost at Emory University
The two women finalists are Claire Elizabeth Sterk, acting provost and professor of public health at Emory, and Meredith Jung-En Woo, dean of the College and the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Virginia.
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.
Seven Women Academics Win Book Awards
The honorees are Jorie Graham, Jennifer Klein, Eileen Boris, Barbara Ann Naddeo, Wendy Kohli, Arlene Keeling, and Barbara Mann Wall.
Elizabeth Hutton Turner to Step Down as Vice Provost for the Arts at the University of Virginia
Beginning in January, Dr. Turner will take a two-year leave of absence from her duties as University Professor to serve as vice president for collections and curatorial affairs at the Terra Foundation for American Art.
A Quartet of Women Awarded Prestigious Honors
The honorees are Erika Camacho, Catherine Barnett, Jane Goldstein, and Marva Barnett.
Professor Sophia Rosenfeld Honored for Her Common Sense
The University of Virginia history professor won awards from the Nieman Foundation and the Society for Historians of the Early American Republic.
The Nursing History Center at the University of Virginia Is Renamed
The university recently renamed the museum and research facility the Eleanor Crowder Bjoring Center for Nursing HIstorical Inquiry.
Name Change for Women’s Studies at the University of Virginia
The program, which was called Studies in Women and Gender, is now Women, Gender, and Sexuality.
Women Faculty in Higher Education Making News
Thelma Thompson, Sara Waller, Cristina Teixeira, and Mary Lou Soffa are taking on new duties.
Seven Women in New Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The new appointees are Julie DGraw, Mary Tileston Wagner, Melissa Jordan Love, Dorothy Teegarden, Nancy Guerra, Courtney Leon, and Amy Farmer.
In Memoriam: Barbara Ann Graham, 1930-2012
Dr. Graham joined the nursing faculty at the University of Virginia in 1971 and taught there until her retirement in 1994.
University of Virginia’s Farzaneh Milani Honored With Book Award
The chair of the department of Middle Eastern and South Asian Languages and Cultures, Dr. Milani was honored for her latest book on Iranian women writers.
Stanford Law Selects a New Dean
Mary Elizabeth Magill has been serving as vice dean and the Joseph Weintraub-Bank of America Distinguished Professor at the University of Virginia School of Law.
Eight Women Named to Administrative Posts in Higher Education
The new appointees are Erika Ramalho, Johanna Bond, Joy Pugh, Kim Weeden, Jill Hough, Sara De Ritter, Karisa Moore, and Miranda Mulligan.
Seven Women Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Susan Stinson, Denise Linton, Lesely Wellman, Sandra Cesario, Mary Hughes, Rita Colistra, and Kim Needy.
Teresa Sullivan Leaving Presidency of the University of Virginia
The board of visitors and Dr. Sullivan “mutually agreed” that she would step down. Dr. Sullivan has been president of the University of Virginia for only two years.
In Memoriam: Patricia Martin Rodier (1944-2012)
A leading scholar in the field of autism research, she was a research professor at the University of Rochester Medical Center for more than 30 years.
Six Women Named to New Faculty Posts
The new appointees are Susan Trout, Christine Evans, Edith Clowes, Dina Khapaeva, Barbara Ehren, and Laurie Anderson.
Three Women Professors Win Awards for Their Recent Books
Robbie Ethridge of the University of Mississippi, Cathleen Cahill of the University of New Mexico, and Maurie McInnis of the University of Virginia, are honored for their scholarly works.
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.
New Grant Programs Relating to Women in Higher Education
Here is this week’s news of grants that may be of particular interest to women in higher education.
Seven Women Scholars Receive Notable Awards
The honorees are Marilyn Flynn, Virginia Gonzalez, Silvia Salinas Belmker, Sherry Matusoff Merfish, Elizabeth Willis, and Laura Larsson.
Four Women Scholars Chosen to Receive Notable Awards
Catherine Kane of the University of Virginia, Candy Carmel-Gilfilen of the University of Florida, Susan Martin of the University of Tennessee, and Betty Press of the University of Southern Mississippi are the honorees.
Two Women Scholars Win the Bancroft Prize
Anne F. Hyde of Colorado College and Tomiko Brown-Nagin of the University of Virginia Law School receive the prestigious awards in history.
Study Finds That Male Professors With Infants and Toddlers Are Not Sharing Child Care Tasks Equally
Given the results of their survey, the authors question whether colleges and universities should be granting equal parental leave benefits to male faculty as they do to female faculty.
Rita Dove Receives the National Medal of Arts From President Obama
She is the Commonwealth Professor of Poetry at the University of Virginia.
Four Women Academics Are Honored
Sarah Farrell, Elva Kaye Lance, Dorothy Leidner and Valerie Krugh win awards.
Five Colleges Receive Grants to Boost Recruiting and Retention of Women in Computing Fields
The winners are Claremont Graduate University, Fisk University, Union College, the University of Central Arkansas, and the University of Virginia.
New Director Wants to Expand the Women’s Studies Program at the University of Virginia
Charlotte Patterson wants to expand the program’s academic offerings in sexuality studies.
Women Have a Higher Graduation Rate Than Men at All 50 Flagship State Universities
Among all the 50 flagship state universities, the highest graduation rate for women is at the University of Virginia.
University of Virginia Researchers to Develop Personalized Breast Cancer Screening Model
The research is funded by a $5.5 million grant from the Department of Defense.
Sharon Davie Receives the Founders Award from the National Women’s Studies Association
She founded the Women’s Center at the University of Virginia in 1989.
