Tag: Vanderbilt University

Seven Women Scholars Selected for New Faculty Positions

The women taking on new faculty positions are Tori Young at Vanderbilt University, Sarah Font at Washington University, Lizette Zietsman at Virginia Tech, Kristina Bowdrie at Case Western Reserve University, Ana Daugherty at Wayne State University, Swetha Regunathan at Haverford College, and Andrea Hickerson at the University of Mississippi.

Ten Women Appointed to New Positions in the Academic World

Here is this week’s roundup of women faculty members who have been appointed to new academic positions throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

Wake Forest University’s First Woman President Announces Upcoming Retirement

Susan Wente became the first woman president of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, in July 2021. A biochemist by training, she previously served as the first woman provost of Vanderbilt University in Nashville.

In Memoriam: Judy Jean Chapman, 1941-2025

Chapman was a longtime faculty member of Vanderbilt University's School of Nursing and served as its interim dean in the early 1980s. Later in her career, she focused on emergency medicine, promoting the discipline to nurses, medical students, and physicians.

New Administrative Appointments for Eight Women in Academia

The appointments are Sandra Guzmán at Hartnell College, Kelly Ball at James Madison University, Leigh Whitaker at the University of Pennsylvania, Angie Zirschky at Boise State University, Brandi Tatum-Fedrick at Florida A&M University, Ayanna Tweedy at Bakersfield College, Amy Owens at Vanderbilt University, and Kimberly Lewis at Rutgers University.

Melissa Range Wins the 2025 Vanderbilt University Literary Prize

Dr. Range, associate professor of English at Lawrence University, was honored for her new poetry collection, Printer's First, which tells the story of the U.S. abolitionist movement with a particular focus on its print culture.

A Dozen Women Appointed to New Academic Positions

The academic women taking on new roles are Beatriz Lorenzo, Elizabeth Wyles, Megan Case, Lacie Peterson, Stephanie Payne, Sarah Stoneback, Lisa McNair, Cynthia Sides, Amy Landis, Andrea Page-McCaw, Jess Hartshorn, and Lesley Reid.

Seven Women Professors Selected for New Faculty Positions

The professors who have received new appointments are J. Camille Hall at Missouri State University, Desirée Garcia at Dartmouth College, Tracey George at Vanderbilt University, Achala Vagal at the University of Cincinnati, Elizabeth Chen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Viveka Vadyvaloo at Washington State Universiy, and Jimin Nam at MIT.

Seven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Roles

The professors selected for new appointments are Padma Raghavan at Vanderbilt University, Audrey Corbett at the University of Oklahoma, Michelle Harkins at the University of New Mexico, Brittney May at the University of Nevada-Reno, Wendy Townsend at Purdue University, Farah Jasmine Griffin at Columbia University, and Karen Doherty at Syracuse University.

Manya Whitaker is the Fifteenth President of Colorado College

"I am inspired daily by our students’ passion, our faculty’s wisdom, our staff’s dedication, and the entire campus community’s commitment to the College’s values," said Dr. Whitaker. "I look forward to working together to build on our strengths and shape an even brighter future for Colorado College."

In Memoriam: Shirley Marie Watts, 1935-2024

Watts was a librarian for the Blair School of Music at Vanderbilt University for over forty years.

Ten Women Professors Taking on New Roles in Academia

Here is this week’s roundup of women professors who have been appointed to new positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].