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Kristen Shook Slack Named Director of School of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin

Kristen Shook Slack Named Director of School of Social Work at the University of Wisconsin

She has served as associate director for the past two years.

University of Wisconsin Names a Dormitory in Honor of the First African-American Woman Graduate of Its Law School

University of Wisconsin Names a Dormitory in Honor of the First African-American Woman Graduate of Its Law School

Vel Phillips is a woman of many “firsts.”

Kathryn VandenBosch Is One of Three Finalists for Dean of the Agricultural College at the University of Wisconsin

Kathryn VandenBosch Is One of Three Finalists for Dean of the Agricultural College at the University of Wisconsin

She is the only woman among the three finalists. A decision is expected this fall after the three candidate visit campus.

Wisconsin Professor Pens Winning Entry in Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

Wisconsin Professor Pens Winning Entry in Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest

Suzanne Fondrie writes the winning entry in a contest which calls for composing the worst opening sentence of an imaginary novel.

A Dozen Women Named to Administrative Positions in Higher Education

A Dozen Women Named to Administrative Positions in Higher Education

From Massachusetts to California and from Wisconsin to Texas, women are named to key positions in the academic world.

Two Women From American Universities Are Named DuPont Young Professors

Two Women From American Universities Are Named DuPont Young Professors

LaShanda Korley and Natalia de Leon are the only two women among the 12 winners from American universities.

Dean Robin Douthitt at the University of Wisconsin to Step Down Next Year

Dean Robin Douthitt at the University of Wisconsin to Step Down Next Year

The University of Wisconsin has announced that Robin A. Douthitt, dean of the School of Human Ecology, will step down at the end of the 2011-12 academic year.

Janet Branchaw to Lead the Institute for Biology Education at the University of Wisconsin

Janet Branchaw to Lead the Institute for Biology Education at the University of Wisconsin

Dr. Branchaw will assume her new duties on July 1.

Amherst College Names Woman as President

Amherst College Names Woman as President

Carolyn Arthur “Biddy” Martin will become president of the prestigious liberal arts college in western Massachusetts.

Four Schools Get New Deans

Four Schools Get New Deans

Kathleen A. Getz, Robin N. Coger, Inez Tuck, and Margaret Raymond were named deans.

Iowa Professor One of Three Finalists for Dean of University of Wisconsin Law School

Iowa Professor One of Three Finalists for Dean of University of Wisconsin Law School

Margaret Raymond, the William G. Hammond Professor of Law at the University of Iowa, is one of three finalists and the only woman for the deanship of the University of Wisconsin Law School. Professor Raymond has been on the law school faculty at the University of Iowa since 1995. Professor Raymond is a graduate of […]

Dr. Connie Boerst to Lead Bellin College

Dr. Connie Boerst to Lead Bellin College

Connie Boerst was named interim president of Bellin College in Green Bay, Wisconsin. She will become interim president on July 1 upon the retirement of current president V. Jane Muhl. Dr. Boerst is currently vice president of academic affairs and associate professor of nursing at the college. Dr. Boerst is a graduate of Bellin College. […]

Sheila Ruhland Named President at Moraine Park Technical College

Sheila Ruhland Named President at Moraine Park Technical College

Moraine Park Technical College, which operates three campuses in Beaver Dam, Fond du Lac, and West Bend, Wisconsin, has announced that this July Sheila Ruhland will become the institution’s president.

The New Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin Superior

The New Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin Superior

The board of regents of the University of Wisconsin system has approved the appointment of Renee Wachter as the 12th chancellor of the University of Wisconsin Superior. Dr. Wachter will take office on July 1. Currently, she is dean of the School of Business at Truman State University in Kirksville, Missouri. Prior to coming to […]