Tag: Villanova University

In Memoriam: Marietta Culhane, 1930-2025

During her career, Dr. Culhane conducted over 250 math workshops in 18 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands and served as an administrator at Essex Community College in New Jersey and Neuman University in Aston, Pennsylvania.

Seven Women Appointed to Administrative Roles 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

Five Women Appointed to Administrative Roles 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. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to [email protected].

Five Women Scholars Named to Endowed Positions in Higher Education

†he five women appointed to endowed faculty posts are Paulina Mena at Central College in Iowa, Sarah Ganz Blythe at Harvard University, Sylvie Lorente at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, Janeen Salak-Johnson at Oklahoma State University, and Mary-Hunter "Mae" McDonnell at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Scholars Provide a Blueprint for Ending the Gender Pay Gap in Organizations

A new study by scholars at the University of Florida, the University of Maryland, and Villanova University in Pennsylvania, found that businesses can close gender pay gaps, reward high performance and improve their compensation strategy by identifying the true source of pay inequity and fairly allocating raises to the most underpaid women.

Helen Lafferty Will Lead Youngstown State University in Ohio

Alumna Helen K. Lafferty was appointed interim president of Youngstown State University in Ohio, effective January 31, 2023. She has been a member of the university's board of trustees and will resign from that position. Dr. Lafferty is College Professor of the Liberal Arts and Sciences and a full-time faculty member in the department of education and counseling at Villanova University in suburban Philadelphia.

In Memoriam: Carol Lazzaro-Weis, 1949-2022

Carol Lazzaro-Weis was a professor emerita of French and Italian studies at the University of Missouri. She served as president of the American Association of Italian Studies from 2009 to 2016.

University of Nevada Scholar Honored by the National Council on Family Relations

Bridget Walsh, an associate professor of human development and family studies at the University of Nevada, Reno, received the Margaret Arcus Award, which honors the scholars and educators who work to move the field of family life education forward.

In Memoriam: Marian William Hoben, 1923-2020

Sister Hoben joined the faculty at Immaculata in 1960. She later chaired the English department. In 1982, she assumed the presidency of Immaculata University, serving two, five-year terms.

Study Finds No Gender Gap in Computing Skills but a Persisting Gender Gap in Confidence in Those Skills

The results showed that the gender gap in performance is minimal in accuracy with no differences in time spent, while the gap in confidence in computer skills has remained. Women were less confident than men of their answers in all scenarios.

Seven Women Faculty Members Who Are Taking on New Assignments

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.

Three Universities Announce the Appointments of Women to Dean Positions

Deidré Keller will be the next dean of the Florida A&M University College of Law. Martha Banz was appointed as dean of the College of Professional and Continuing Studies at the University of Oklahoma and Michele Marcolongo was appointed dean of the College of Engineering at Villanova University in Pennsylvania.