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Seven Women in Higher Education Taking on New Administrative Duties
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
In Memoriam: Nancy Ransom, 1929-2018
Nancy Ransom was the inaugural director of the the Margaret Cuninggim Women’s Center at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She led the center for nearly two decades and also taught courses in sociology and women’s studies at the university.
Eight Women Who Have Been Appointed to New Administrative Posts at Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
New Positions for Eight Women Faculty Members in Academia
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Donna Y. Ford of Vanderbilt University Recognized for Her Diversity Efforts in Gifted Education
Dr. Ford teaches in the department of special education and holds a joint appointment in the department of teaching and learning at Vanderbilt. She holds the Cornelius Vanderbilt Chair at the university’s Peabody College of education and human development.
Lauren Benton of Vanderbilt University to Receive the 2019 Toynbee Prize
The award is given biennially by the Toynbee Prize Foundation to a scholar who has made a significant contribution to the study of global history. Professor Benton will be honored and present a lecture at the annual meeting of the American Historical Association in Chicago next January.
New Roles for 10 Women Faculty Members at U.S. Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Eleven Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Assigned New Duties
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Four Women Scholars Honored With Notable Awards
The honorees are Anjelica Gonzalez of Yale University, Mary-Margaret Chren of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Achsah Guibbory of Barnard College in New York City, and Lamea Shaaban-Magana of the University of Alabama.
New Assignments for Nine Women Faculty Members at Major Universities
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Four Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Lynn E. Maquat of the University of Rochester in New York, Huda Zoghbi of the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, Linda Sealy of the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, and Anita Tood of the University of Cincinnati.
In Memoriam: Lynne Rudder Baker, 1944-2017
Dr. Baker joined the faculty at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst in 2009. She was promoted to Distinguished Professor of Philosophy in 2005 and retired in 2013.
Five Women Scholars Selected to Receive Prestigious Honors and Awards
The honorees are Camilla P. Benbow of Vanderbilt University, Linda Clement of the University of Maryland, College Park, Katherine Flowers of Mississippi State University, Mary M. Case of the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Polina Anikeeva of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Four Women Who Are Stepping Down From Their Academic Posts
They are Jo Marshall, president of Somerset Community College in Kentucky, Nancy Wells, director of nursing research at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Maria Marron dean of the journalism school at the University of Nebraska, and Lisa Freiman director of the Institute for Contemporary Art at Virginia Commonwealth University.
Nine Women Who Are Taking on New Administrative Roles at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s roundup of women who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.
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.
New Roles for Six Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
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 Stepping Down From High-Ranking Posts at Leading Universities
Lauren Benton, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Vanderbilt University, Jackie O’Neil, University Marshall at Harvard University, and Anne Massey dean of the School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are leaving their posts.
Oberlin College Scholar Wins Book Award From the Biblical Archaeology Society
Cynthia Chapman, the Adelia A.F. Johnston and Harry Thomas Frank Professor of Religion at Oberlin College in Ohio, received the Best Book Relating to the Hebrew Bible Award from the Biblical Archaeology Society.
A Trio of Women Scholars Honored With Notable Awards
The honorees are Shelly Haley a professor of classics and Africana studies at Hamilton College in Clinton, New York, Kathryn Edwards, a professor at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, and Marjorie Zatz, dean of the Graduate School at the University of California, Merced.
Four Women Scholars Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Donna K. Arnett of the University of Kentucky, Caroline Haythornthwaite of Syracuse University in New York, Kelly McQueen of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and Rachel Croson of Michigan State University.
New Assignments for Seven Women Faculty Members at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Six Women in Higher Education Honored With Prestigious Awards
The honorees are Jacqueline Levine of the University of Rochester, Kathryn Edwards of Vanderbilt University, Simine Vizire of the University of California, Davis, Donna Hoylman Peduto of West Virginia University, Mary Sue Coleman of the Association of American Universities, and Karen M. Sames of St. Catherine University.
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.
A Quartet of Women in New Faculty Positions at Major Universities
The four women in new faculty posts are Pajarita Charles at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Daphne A. Bascom at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, Rena Robinson at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, and Miriam Rocah at Pace University in New York.
New Roles in Higher Education for Eight Women Faculty Members
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Two Women Who Are the Inaugural Holders of New Endowed Chairs
Pheme Perkins is the inaugural Joseph Professor of Catholic Spirituality in the department of theology at Boston College and Rhonda Williams was named the inaugural holder of the John L. Seigenthaler Chair in American History at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.
Ten Women Scholars Who Are Taking on New Faculty Roles in Higher Education
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
New Assignments in Higher Education for 10 Women Faculty Members
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
A Dozen Women With New Faculty Roles at Colleges and Universities
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Seven Women Faculty Members Who Have Been Appointed to New Positions
They are: Julie Dash at Spelman College in Atlanta, Kristy Kelly at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Ruth Kleinpell and Mariann Plano at Vanderbilt University, Deana A. Rohlinger at Florida State University, Carolyn Roberts at Yale University, and Karen Davies at the University of South Dakota.
In Memoriam: Ann Jennalie Cook Calhoun, 1934-2017
Ann Cook Calhoun, an expert on Shakespeare, was a professor of English emerita at Vanderbilt University. in 1982, she became the first woman in the English department at Vanderbilt to earn tenure after being promoted through the ranks.
Nine Women Faculty Members in New Positions or Taking on New Duties
Here is this week’s listing of women faculty members from colleges and universities throughout the United States who have been appointed to new positions or have been assigned new duties.
Two Women Scholars Honored by the American Sociological Association
Laura Stark, an associate professor of history at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, and Nancy D. Campbell, a professor of science and technology studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, shared an award for the best scholarly article published over the past two years in the field of sociology of science, knowledge, and technology.
